Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each. Five judges scored the fighters in real time and the boxer with the most points at the end was the winner.
Three days before the Games opening ceremony the International Olympic Committee announced that Kenyan boxer David Munyasia had tested positive for cathine and has been excluded from the event.[1]
Test event
The pre-olympic test event, better known as the 25th Acropolis Cup, was held from May 26 to May 30, 2004 in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall in Athens, Greece.
Qualification
The following tournaments were used as qualification tournaments for boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
- Africa
- North and South America
- Asia
- Europe
- Australia and Oceania
- Qualification Tournament in Tonga from April 26 to May 2, 2004
Medal summary
Medal table
References