Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
		Light flyweight
		Flyweight
		Bantamweight
		Featherweight
		Lightweight
		Light welterweight
		Welterweight
		Middleweight
		Light heavyweight
		Heavyweight
		Super heavyweight

The boxing programme of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China was held at the Workers Indoor Arena.

Medals were awarded in eleven events, with each event corresponding to a recognized weight division of male boxers. The 2008 games were the last Olympic boxing competition to exclude women, as the International Olympic Committee approved the introduction of female boxing events for the 2012 London Olympics.

Like other Olympic combat sports, two bronze medals are awarded; in the case of boxing, both losing semi-finalists receive a bronze medal, with no further play-off. As a result, the quarter-final essentially equates to a bronze medal match, a semi-final to a silver medal match, and the final to a gold medal match. 44 medals are therefore available, 22 of which are bronze medals.

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Light flyweight	Zou Shiming China (CHN)	Pürevdorjiin Serdamba Mongolia (MGL)	Paddy Barnes Ireland (IRL)
			Yampier Hernández Cuba (CUB)
Flyweight	Somjit Jongjohor Thailand (THA)	Andry Laffita Cuba (CUB)	Georgy Balakshin Russia (RUS)
			Vincenzo Picardi Italy (ITA)
Bantamweight	Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan Mongolia (MGL)	Yankiel León Cuba (CUB)	Bruno Julie Mauritius (MRI)
			Veaceslav Gojan Moldova (MDA)
Featherweight	Vasyl Lomachenko Ukraine (UKR)	Khedafi Djelkhir France (FRA)	Yakup Kılıç Turkey (TUR)
			Shahin Imranov Azerbaijan (AZE)
Lightweight	Aleksei Tishchenko Russia (RUS)	Daouda Sow France (FRA)	Hrachik Javakhyan Armenia (ARM)
			Yordenis Ugás Cuba (CUB)
Light welterweight	Manuel Félix Díaz Dominican Republic (DOM)	Manus Boonjumnong Thailand (THA)	Roniel Iglesias Cuba (CUB)
			Alexis Vastine France (FRA)
Welterweight	Bakhyt Sarsekbayev Kazakhstan (KAZ)	Carlos Banteaux Suárez Cuba (CUB)	Hanati Silamu China (CHN)
			Kim Jung-Joo South Korea (KOR)
Middleweight	James DeGale Great Britain (GBR)	Emilio Correa Cuba (CUB)	Darren Sutherland Ireland (IRL)
			Vijender Singh India (IND)
Light heavyweight	Zhang Xiaoping China (CHN)	Kenneth Egan Ireland (IRL)	Tony Jeffries Great Britain (GBR)
			Yerkebuian Shynaliyev Kazakhstan (KAZ)
Heavyweight	Rakhim Chakhkiev Russia (RUS)	Clemente Russo Italy (ITA)	Osmay Acosta Cuba (CUB)
			Deontay Wilder United States (USA)
Super heavyweight	Roberto Cammarelle Italy (ITA)	Zhang Zhilei China (CHN)	Vyacheslav Glazkov Ukraine (UKR)
			David Price Great Britain (GBR)

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	2	1	1	4
2	Russia	2	0	1	3
3	Italy	1	1	1	3
4	Thailand	1	1	0	2
	Mongolia	1	1	0	2
6	Great Britain	1	0	2	3
7	Kazakhstan	1	0	1	2
	Ukraine	1	0	1	2
9	Dominican Republic	1	0	0	1
10	Cuba	0	4	4	8
11	France	0	2	1	3
12	Ireland	0	1	2	3
13	Armenia	0	0	1	1
	Azerbaijan	0	0	1	1
	India	0	0	1	1
	Mauritius	0	0	1	1
	Moldova	0	0	1	1
	South Korea	0	0	1	1
	Turkey	0	0	1	1
	United States	0	0	1	1
Total		11	11	22	44

Events

• Light flyweight (-48 kg)
• Flyweight (48-51 kg)
• Bantamweight (51-54 kg)
• Featherweight (54-57 kg)
• Lightweight (57-60 kg)
• Light welterweight (60-64 kg)
• Welterweight (64-69 kg)
• Middleweight (69-75 kg)
• Light heavyweight (75-81 kg)
• Heavyweight (81-91 kg)
• Super heavyweight (+91 kg)

Qualifying criteria

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) may enter up to 1 athlete in each event. Nine places will be reserved for the host nation, from which it will choose 6 places maximum, while the remaining places will be allocated to the Tripartite Invitation Commission. For each athlete from the host NOC who qualifies through the AIBA World Amateur Boxing Championships, the host nation will lose a guaranteed place.

Qualification events are:

• 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships - Chicago, United States, October 23-November 3 (8 athletes for -81 kg categories, 4 athletes for +81 kg)
• Continental Olympic Qualifying Events (during 2008, two events in Africa, America, Asia and Europe)
• 2008 Oceania Boxing Championships

The quota awarded to each of the continents is as follows:

* Two additional places will be awarded by Tripartite Invitation Commission, so the athlete quota will be 286

Participating nations

Nation	-48kg	-51kg	-54kg	-57kg	-60kg	-64kg	-69kg	-75kg	-81kg	-91kg	+91kg	Total
Algeria			X	X	X			X	X	X	X	7
Argentina								X				1
Armenia	X				X	X		X				4
Australia		X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	9
Azerbaijan		X		X								2
Bahamas							X					1
Belarus			X				X		X	X		4
Botswana			X	X								2
Brazil	X	X		X	X	X			X			6
Bulgaria						X					X	2
Cameroon	X					X	X					3
Canada							X					1
Central African Republic							X					1
China	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
Colombia			X		X				X	X	X	5
Croatia									X		X	2
Cuba	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	10
Dominican Republic	X	X		X		X	X	X				6
DR Congo								X				1
Ecuador	X			X				X				3
Egypt							X	X	X			3
France	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X		9
The Gambia								X				1
Georgia				X			X					2
Germany			X	X			X	X				4
Ghana	X		X	X		X		X	X			6
Great Britain		X	X			X	X	X	X		X	7
Greece								X		X		2
Grenada							X					1
Guatemala		X										1
Haiti									X			1
Hungary	X	X			X	X			X			5
India		X	X	X				X	X			5
Iran						X			X	X		3
Ireland	X		X			X		X	X			5
Italy		X	X	X	X					X	X	6
Japan				X		X						2
Kazakhstan	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	10
Kenya	X	X		X					X			4
Kyrgyzstan					X							1
Lesotho			X									1
Lithuania						X			X		X	3
Madagascar					X							1
Mauritius			X			X						2
Mexico			X	X	X							3
Moldova			X				X					2
Mongolia	X		X	X		X						4
Montenegro										X		1
Morocco	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	10
Namibia	X				X		X					3
Nigeria					X				X	X	X	4
North Korea					X							1
Papua New Guinea	X											1
Philippines	X											1
Poland	X	X										2
Puerto Rico		X	X		X	X			X			5
Romania					X	X						2
Russia	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	11
Samoa									X			1
Sierra Leone	X											1
South Africa		X										1
South Korea		X	X		X		X	X				5
Spain	X											1
Sri Lanka		X										1
Sweden								X	X			2
Tajikistan	X	X							X			3
Thailand	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X				8
Tunisia		X		X	X	X			X			5
Turkey		X		X	X		X		X			5
Turkmenistan							X					1
Uganda	X											1
Ukraine	X			X	X		X	X		X	X	7
United States	X	X		X	X	X	X	X		X		8
Virgin Islands							X		X			2
Uzbekistan	X	X	X	X			X	X	X			7
Venezuela	X		X			X		X	X		X	6
Zambia		X				X	X					3
Total: 77 NOCs	29	27	27	28	27	28	29	28	28	16	16	283

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