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Pictogram used to identify boxing at the 2008 Games
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 |
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| Light flyweight |
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zou Shiming China (CHN) |
File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Pürevdorjiin Serdamba Mongolia (MGL) |
File:Flag of Ireland.svg Paddy Barnes Ireland (IRL) |
| File:Flag of Cuba.svg Yampier Hernández Cuba (CUB) | |||
| Flyweight |
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Somjit Jongjohor Thailand (THA) |
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Andry Laffita Cuba (CUB) |
File:Flag of Russia.svg Georgy Balakshin Russia (RUS) |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg Vincenzo Picardi Italy (ITA) | |||
| Bantamweight |
File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan Mongolia (MGL) |
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Yankiel León Cuba (CUB) |
File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Bruno Julie Mauritius (MRI) |
| File:Flag of Moldova.svg Veaceslav Gojan Moldova (MDA) | |||
| Featherweight |
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Vasyl Lomachenko Ukraine (UKR) |
File:Flag of France.svg Khedafi Djelkhir France (FRA) |
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Yakup Kılıç Turkey (TUR) |
| File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Shahin Imranov Azerbaijan (AZE) | |||
| Lightweight |
File:Flag of Russia.svg Aleksei Tishchenko Russia (RUS) |
File:Flag of France.svg Daouda Sow France (FRA) |
File:Flag of Armenia.svg Hrachik Javakhyan Armenia (ARM) |
| File:Flag of Cuba.svg Yordenis Ugás Cuba (CUB) | |||
| Light welterweight |
File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Manuel Félix Díaz Dominican Republic (DOM) |
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Manus Boonjumnong Thailand (THA) |
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Roniel Iglesias Cuba (CUB) |
| File:Flag of France.svg Alexis Vastine France (FRA) | |||
| Welterweight |
File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Bakhyt Sarsekbayev Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Carlos Banteaux Suárez Cuba (CUB) |
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hanati Silamu China (CHN) |
| File:Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Jung-Joo South Korea (KOR) | |||
| Middleweight |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James DeGale Great Britain (GBR) |
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Emilio Correa Cuba (CUB) |
File:Flag of Ireland.svg Darren Sutherland Ireland (IRL) |
| File:Flag of India.svg Vijender Singh India (IND) | |||
| Light heavyweight |
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Xiaoping China (CHN) |
File:Flag of Ireland.svg Kenneth Egan Ireland (IRL) |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Jeffries Great Britain (GBR) |
| File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yerkebuian Shynaliyev Kazakhstan (KAZ) | |||
| Heavyweight |
File:Flag of Russia.svg Rakhim Chakhkiev Russia (RUS) |
File:Flag of Italy.svg Clemente Russo Italy (ITA) |
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Osmay Acosta Cuba (CUB) |
 Deontay WilderUnited States (USA) | |||
| Super heavyweight |
File:Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Cammarelle Italy (ITA) |
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Zhilei China (CHN) |
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Vyacheslav Glazkov Ukraine (UKR) |
| File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Price Great Britain (GBR) |
Medal table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| File:Flag of India.svg India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| File:Flag of Turkey.svg 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[]
- Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification
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:
| Event | Africa | Asia | Europe | America | Oceania | Host/Invitation | TOTAL |
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| Light Fly (-48 kg) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Fly (48-51 kg) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Bantam (51-54 kg) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Feather (54-57 kg) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Light (57-60 kg) | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Light Welter (60-64 kg) | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Welter (64-69 kg) | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Middle (69-75 kg) | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Light Heavy (75-81 kg) | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Heavy (81-91 kg) | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | - | 16 |
| Super Heavy (+91 kg) | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | - | 16 |
| TOTAL | 60 | 53 | 91 | 60 | 11 | 9 | 284* |
* Two additional places will be awarded by Tripartite Invitation Commission, so the athlete quota will be 286
Participating nations[]
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