Boxing at the Summer Olympics

Boxing at the Summer Olympics
Governing body	AIBA
Events	13 (men: 10; women: 3)
	Games
	Medalists

Boxing has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since its introduction to the program at the 1904 Summer Olympics, except for the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, because Swedish law banned the sport at the time. The 2008 Summer Olympics were the final games with boxing as a male only event. Beginning with the 2012 Summer Olympics, women's boxing is included in the program.

Events[]

The boxing competition is organized as a set of tournaments, one for each weight class. The number of weight classes has changed over the years (currently 10 for men and 3 for women), and the definition of each class has changed several times, as shown in the following table. Until 1936, weights were measured in pounds, and from 1948 onwards, weights were measured in kilograms.

Men's weight classes
1904^[1]	1908	1920-1936	1948	1952-1964	1968-1980	1984-2000	2004-2008 [1]	2012 [2]
Heavyweight +158 lb (+71.7 kg)		Heavyweight +175 lb (+79.4 kg)	Heavyweight +80 kg	Heavyweight +81 kg		Super-Heavyweight +91 kg
				Heavyweight +81 kg		Heavyweight 81-91 kg
				Light-Heavyweight 75-81 kg
			Light-Heavyweight 73-80 kg
		Light-Heavyweight 160-175 lb (72.6-79.4 kg)
				Middleweight 71-75 kg			Middleweight 69-75 kg
			Middleweight 67-73 kg
		Middleweight 147-160 lb (66.7-72.6 kg)
Middleweight 145-158 lb (65.8-71.7 kg)	Middleweight 140-158 lb (63.5-71.7 kg)
				Light-Middleweight 67-71 kg
				Light-Middleweight 67-71 kg			Welterweight 64-69 kg
			Welterweight 62-67 kg	Welterweight 63.5-67 kg
		Welterweight 135-147 lb (61.2-66.7 kg)
Welterweight 135-145 lb (61.2-65.8 kg)
							Light-Welterweight 60-64 kg
	Lightweight 126-140 lb (57.2-63.5 kg)			Light-Welterweight 60-63.5 kg
			Lightweight 58-62 kg
Lightweight 125-135 lb (56.7-61.2 kg)		Lightweight 126-135 lb (57.2-61.2 kg)
				Lightweight 57-60 kg				Lightweight 56-60 kg
			Featherweight 54-58 kg
	Featherweight 116-126 lb (52.6-57.2 kg)	Featherweight 118^[2]-126 lb (53.5-57.2 kg)
				Featherweight 54-57 kg
Featherweight 115-125 lb (52.2-56.7 kg)				Featherweight 54-57 kg				Bantamweight 52-56 kg
			Bantamweight 51-54 kg
		Bantamweight 112-118^[2] lb (50.8-53.5 kg)
	Bantamweight -116 lb (-52.6 kg)
Bantamweight 105-115 lb (47.6-52.2 kg)								Flyweight 49-52 kg
			Flyweight -51 kg		Flyweight 48-51 kg			Flyweight 49-52 kg
		Flyweight -112 lb (-50.8 kg)			Flyweight 48-51 kg			Light-Flyweight 46-49 kg
					Light-Flyweight -48 kg
Flyweight -105 lb (-47.6 kg)					Light-Flyweight -48 kg
7	5	8	8	10	11	12	11	10

↑ Boxers were allowed to compete in multiple weight classes in 1904, as long as they were not over the maximum weight for each class.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 The division between Bantamweight and Featherweight was moved from 118 lb to 119 lb for 1932-1936.

Women's weight classes
2012
Middleweight 69-75 kg
Lightweight 57-60 kg
Flyweight 48-51 kg
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Medal table[]

The following table is ranked by the number of golds, then silvers, then bronzes. Until 1948, losing semi-finalists held a bronze medal playoff; since 1952, both losing semi-finalists have received bronze medals.

Table correct as of the end of London 2012.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
70001000000000000001	United States (USA)	49	23	38	110
70002000000000000002	Cuba Cuba (CUB)	34	19	14	67
70003000000000000003	Great Britain Great Britain (GBR)	17	12	24	53
70004000000000000004	Italy Italy (ITA)	15	15	17	47
70005000000000000005	Soviet Union Soviet Union (URS)	14	19	18	51
70006000000000000006	Hungary Hungary (HUN)	10	2	8	20
70007000000000000007	Russia Russia (RUS)	9	5	12	26
70008000000000000008	Poland Poland (POL)	8	9	26	43
70009000000000000009	Argentina Argentina (ARG)	7	7	10	24
700110000000000000010	Kazakhstan Kazakhstan (KAZ)	6	5	6	17
700111000000000000011	South Africa South Africa (RSA)	6	4	9	19
700112000000000000012	East Germany East Germany (GDR)	5	2	6	13
700113000000000000013	Germany Germany (GER)	4	9	9	22
700114000000000000014	France France (FRA)	4	7	8	19
700115000000000000015	Bulgaria Bulgaria (BUL)	4	5	9	18
700116000000000000016	Thailand Thailand (THA)	4	4	6	14
700117000000000000017	Ukraine Ukraine (UKR)	4	3	7	14
700118000000000000018	South Korea South Korea (KOR)	3	7	10	20
700119000000000000019	Canada Canada (CAN)	3	7	7	17
700120000000000000020	Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (YUG)	3	2	6	11
700121000000000000021	China China (CHN)	3	2	3	8
700122000000000000022	Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia (TCH)	3	1	2	6
700123000000000000023	Ireland Ireland (IRL)	2	5	9	16
700124000000000000024	Mexico Mexico (MEX)	2	3	7	12
700125000000000000025	North Korea North Korea (PRK)	2	3	3	8
700126000000000000026	Finland Finland (FIN)	2	1	11	14
700127000000000000027	Japan Japan (JPN)	2	0	3	5
700128000000000000028	Romania Romania (ROU)	1	9	15	25
700129000000000000029	Denmark Denmark (DEN)	1	5	6	12
700130000000000000030	Unified Team of Germany Unified Team of Germany (EUA)	1	3	2	6
700131000000000000031	Mongolia Mongolia (MGL)	1	2	2	5
	Norway Norway (NOR)	1	2	2	5
	Venezuela Venezuela (VEN)	1	2	2	5
700134000000000000034	Kenya Kenya (KEN)	1	1	5	7
700135000000000000035	Netherlands Netherlands (NED)	1	1	4	6
700136000000000000036	Belgium Belgium (BEL)	1	1	2	4
700137000000000000037	New Zealand New Zealand (NZL)	1	1	1	3
700138000000000000038	Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (UZB)	1	0	6	7
700139000000000000039	Algeria Algeria (ALG)	1	0	5	6
700139000000000000039	West Germany West Germany (FRG)	1	0	5	6
700141000000000000041	Dominican Republic Dominican Republic (DOM)	1	0	1	2
700142000000000000042	Sweden Sweden (SWE)	0	5	6	11
700143000000000000043	Nigeria Nigeria (NGR)	0	3	3	6
700144000000000000044	Uganda Uganda (UGA)	0	3	1	4
700145000000000000045	Philippines Philippines (PHI)	0	2	3	5
700145000000000000045	Turkey Turkey (TUR)	0	2	3	5
700147000000000000047	Spain Spain (ESP)	0	2	2	4
700148000000000000048	Belarus Belarus (BLR)	0	2	0	2
700149000000000000049	Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (PUR)	0	1	5	6
700150000000000000050	Australia Australia (AUS)	0	2	3	5
700151000000000000051	Brazil Brazil (BRA)	0	1	3	4
700151000000000000051	Egypt Egypt (EGY)	0	1	3	4
700153000000000000053	Chile Chile (CHI)	0	1	2	3
700153000000000000053	Ghana Ghana (GHA)	0	1	2	3
700155000000000000055	Cameroon Cameroon (CMR)	0	1	1	2
700155000000000000055	Unified Team Unified Team (EUN)	0	1	1	2
700157000000000000057	Australasia Australasia (ANZ)	0	1	0	1
	Czech Republic Czech Republic (CZE)	0	1	0	1
	Estonia Estonia (EST)	0	1	0	1
	Tonga Tonga (TGA)	0	1	0	1
700161000000000000061	Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (AZE)	0	0	6	6
700162000000000000062	Colombia Colombia (COL)	0	0	3	3
700162000000000000062	Morocco Morocco (MAR)	0	0	3	3
700164000000000000064	India India (IND)	0	0	2	2
	Moldova Moldova (MDA)	0	0	2	2
	Tunisia Tunisia (TUN)	0	0	2	2
700167000000000000067	Armenia Armenia (ARM)	0	0	1	1
	Bermuda Bermuda (BER)	0	0	1	1
	Georgia Georgia (GEO)	0	0	1	1
	Guyana Guyana (GUY)	0	0	1	1
	Lithuania Lithuania (LTU)	0	0	1	1
	Mauritius Mauritius (MRI)	0	0	1	1
	Niger Niger (NIG)	0	0	1	1
	Pakistan Pakistan (PAK)	0	0	1	1
	Syria Syria (SYR)	0	0	1	1
	Tajikistan Tajikistan (TJK)	0	0	1	1
	Uruguay Uruguay (URU)	0	0	1	1
	Zambia Zambia (ZAM)	0	0	1	1
Total		239	239	415	893

Number of boxers by nation[]

Nation	96	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	Years
Afghanistan Afghanistan (AFG)																			3						1		1	3
Algeria Algeria (ALG)																2	1		2	7	6	8	6	7	7	7
Argentina Argentina (ARG)						1	10	8	8	8														6		1
Armenia Armenia (ARM)																							4	3	1	4		4
Australasia Australasia (ANZ)				1
Australia Australia (AUS)							3			3														8		9
Austria Austria (AUT)							3	1		6
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (AZE)																								4		2
Bahamas Bahamas (BAH)																										1
Barbados Barbados (BAR)																								1
Belarus Belarus (BLR)																								1		4
Belgium Belgium (BEL)						13	10	6		8
Botswana Botswana (BOT)																								1		2
Brazil Brazil (BRA)																								6		6
Bulgaria Bulgaria (BUL)																								3		2
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (BUR)																								1
Cameroon Cameroon (CMR)																								2		3
Canada Canada (CAN)						8	9	7	7	4														6		1
Central African Republic Central African Republic (CAF)																										1
Chile Chile (CHI)							4	4		4
China China (CHN)										2											2	4	3	3	6	10		7
Republic of China Republic of China (ROC)										2
Colombia Colombia (COL)																								2		5
Croatia Croatia (CRO)																										2
Cuba Cuba (CUB)														1	6	11	11	11	11			12	12	12	11	10		11
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia (TCH)								3		8
Czech Republic Czech Republic (CZE)																								1
Denmark Denmark (DEN)				2		12	8	6	2	8
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic (DOM)																								3		6
DR Congo DR Congo (COD)																										1
Ecuador Ecuador (ECU)																										3
Egypt Egypt (EGY)							1			4														5		3
Estonia Estonia (EST)							1	1		2																		3
Ethiopia Ethiopia (ETH)																								4
Finland Finland (FIN)								3	2	6														1
France France (FRA)				7		15	16	8	6	6														7		9
Gabon Gabon (GAB)																								1
Gambia Gambia (GAM)																										1		1
Georgia Georgia (GEO)																							5	2	2	2		4
Germany Germany (GER)								8	8	8														8		4
Ghana Ghana (GHA)																								4		6
Great Britain Great Britain (GBR)				32		16	16	8	3	8														2		7
Greece Greece (GRE)							1	2	1															2		2
Grenada Grenada (GRN)																										1
Guatemala Guatemala (GUA)																										1
Guinea Guinea (GUI)																								1
Haiti Haiti (HAI)																										1
Hungary Hungary (HUN)							1	4	2	6																5
India India (IND)																								3		5	8
Indonesia Indonesia (INA)																								2
Iran Iran (IRI)																								5		3
Ireland Ireland (IRL)							7	8	4						4		1	1	6	2	1		4	1	1	5	6
Israel Israel (ISR)																				2	3		1
Italy Italy (ITA)						5	16	7	8	8	8	10	8	10	10	11	8	6	4	7	7	5	5	6	6	6		21
Japan Japan (JPN)								2	5	5														2
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan (KAZ)																								6		10
Kenya Kenya (KEN)																								3		4
Kiribati Kiribati (KIR)																								4
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)																							3	5	2	1		4
Latvia Latvia (LAT)							1															1	1					3
Lesotho Lesotho (LES)																				2	3			2		1		4
Lithuania Lithuania (LTU)								2														4	1	2	2	3		6
Luxembourg Luxembourg (LUX)							6	5		5	4	4		5														6
Madagascar Madagascar (MAD)																			3	3		2	1	1	1	1
Maldives Maldives (MDV)																								1
Mauritius Mauritius (MRI)																								3		1
Morocco Morocco (MAR)																								3
Mexico Mexico (MEX)								4	6	4														6		3
Moldova Moldova (MDA)																										2
Mongolia Mongolia (MGL)																								1		4
Montenegro Montenegro (MNE)																										1		1
Morocco Morocco (MAR)																										10
Namibia Namibia (NAM)																						1	2	1	2	3		5
Netherlands Netherlands (NED)						8	9	6		8
New Zealand New Zealand (NZL)							1	2	3	3														1
Nigeria Nigeria (NGR)																								1		4
North Korea North Korea (PRK)																								1		1
Norway Norway (NOR)						14	9	5		6												1
Pakistan Pakistan (PAK)																								3
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (PNG)																										1
Philippines Philippines (PHI)									4	5														3		1
Poland Poland (POL)							5	4		7	6	10	9	10	10	11	11	11	11		7	8	4	5	3	2		18
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (PUR)																								5		5
Rhodesia Rhodesia (RHO)								2
Romania Romania (ROU)										4														10		2
Russia Russia (RUS)																							9	12	11	11		4
Samoa Samoa (SAM)																								1		1
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone (SLE)																										1
Singapore Singapore (SIN)																								1
South Africa South Africa (RSA)						7	4	6	5	6														2		1
South Korea South Korea (KOR)																								7		5
Spain Spain (ESP)							7	6																		1
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (SRI)											4	2	2	2	2	1										1
Sweden Sweden (SWE)							5	8	3	4																2
Switzerland Switzerland (SUI)						1	7			8
Syria Syria (SYR)																								2
Tajikistan Tajikistan (TJK)																										3
Thailand Thailand (THA)																								6		8
Tunisia Tunisia (TUN)																								4		5
Turkey Turkey (TUR)																6	7	3		6	4	1	8	9	7	5		10
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan (TKM)																										1
Uganda Uganda (UGA)																								4		1
Ukraine Ukraine (UKR)																								8		7
United States (USA)			18			16	16	8	8	8							3	2		5	12	12	12	11	8	8
Uruguay Uruguay (URU)							5			7
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (UZB)																								10		7
Virgin Islands Virgin Islands (ISV)																										2
Venezuela Venezuela (VEN)																								4		6
Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (YUG)																								1
Zambia Zambia (ZAM)																								1		3

Nations	-	-	1	4	-	12	27	29	18	31																77
Boxers	-	-	18	42	-	116	181	144	85	179														268		283
Year	96	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	22

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it:Pugilato ai Giochi olimpici

[1904Games-1] Boxers were allowed to compete in multiple weight classes in 1904, as long as they were not over the maximum weight for each class.

[div-2] 2.0 ^2.1 The division between Bantamweight and Featherweight was moved from 118 lb to 119 lb for 1932-1936.

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Boxing at the Summer Olympics

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Events[]

Medal table[]

Number of boxers by nation[]

See also[]

References[]

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