The Val Barker Trophy, named for boxer Val Barker, is presented every four years to an Olympic boxing athlete who exemplifies style during competition.[1] In theory, the award goes to the top "pound-for-pound" boxer in the Olympics.
Recipients[]
1936 | Berlin | Louis Laurie | USA | Flyweight | Bronze |
1948 | London | George Hunter | File:Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg RSA | Light Heavyweight | Gold |
1952 | Helsinki | Norvel Lee | USA | Light Heavyweight | Gold |
1956 | Melbourne | Richard McTaggart | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GBR | Lightweight | Gold |
1960 | Rome | Giovanni Benvenuti | ITA | Welterweight | Gold |
1964 | Tokyo | Valeri Popenchenko | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg URS | Middleweight | Gold |
1968 | Mexico City | Philip Waruinge | File:Flag of Kenya.svg KEN | Featherweight | Bronze |
1972 | Munich | Teofilo Stevenson | File:Flag of Cuba.svg CUB | Heavyweight | Gold |
1976 | Montréal | Howard Davis, Jr. | USA | Lightweight | Gold |
1980 | Moscow | Patrizio Oliva | ITA | Light Welterweight | Gold |
1984 | Los Angeles | Paul Gonzales | USA | Light Flyweight | Gold |
1988 | Seoul | Roy Jones, Jr. | USA | Light Middleweight | Silver |
1992 | Barcelona | Roberto Balado | File:Flag of Cuba.svg CUB | Super Heavyweight | Gold |
1996 | Atlanta | Vassiliy Jirov | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg KAZ | Light Heavyweight | Gold |
2000 | Sydney | Oleg Saitov | RUS | Welterweight | Gold |
2004 | Athens | Bakhtiyar Artayev | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg KAZ | Welterweight | Gold |
2008 | Beijing | Vasyl Lomachenko | UKR | Featherweight | Gold |
2012 | London | Serik Sapiyev | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg KAZ | Welterweight | Gold |
References[]
- ↑ "Val Barker Trophy". The Amateur Boxing Association of England. http://www.abae.co.uk/International/Senior/Olympic/valbarker/index.asp. Retrieved 9 September 2010.[dead link]