Boxing at the Summer Olympics
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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.
[edit] Events
The boxing competition is organized as a set of tournaments, one for each weight class. There have been between 5 and 12 Olympic weight classes over the years (currently 11), 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.
| 1904[1] | 1908 | 1920-1936 | 1948 | 1952-1964 | 1968-1980 | 1984-2000 | 2004-2008 [1] |
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| Heavyweight +158 lb (+71.7 kg) |
Heavyweight +175 lb (+79.4 kg) |
Heavyweight +80 kg |
Heavyweight +81 kg |
Super-Heavyweight +91 kg |
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| Heavyweight 81-91 kg |
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| Light-Heavyweight 75-81 kg |
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| Light-Heavyweight 73-80 kg |
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| Light-Heavyweight 160-175 lb (72.6-79.4 kg) |
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| Middleweight 71-75 kg |
Middleweight 69-75 kg |
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| Middleweight 67-73 kg |
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| Middleweight 147-160 lb (66.7-72.6 kg) |
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| Middleweight 145-158 lb (65.8-71.7 kg) |
Middleweight 140-158 lb (63.5-71.7 kg) |
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| Light-Middleweight 67-71 kg |
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| Welterweight 64-69 kg |
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| Welterweight 62-67 kg |
Welterweight 63.5-67 kg |
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| Welterweight 135-147 lb (61.2-66.7 kg) |
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| Welterweight 135-145 lb (61.2-65.8 kg) |
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| Light-Welterweight 60-64 kg |
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| Lightweight 126-140 lb (57.2-63.5 kg) |
Light-Welterweight 60-63.5 kg |
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| Lightweight 58-62 kg |
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| Lightweight 125-135 lb (56.7-61.2 kg) |
Lightweight 126-135 lb (57.2-61.2 kg) |
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| Lightweight 57-60 kg |
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| Featherweight 54-58 kg |
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| Featherweight 116-126 lb (52.6-57.2 kg) |
Featherweight 118[2]-126 lb (53.5-57.2 kg) |
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| Featherweight 54-57 kg |
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| Featherweight 115-125 lb (52.2-56.7 kg) |
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| Bantamweight 51-54 kg |
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| Bantamweight 112-118[2] lb (50.8-53.5 kg) |
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| Bantamweight -116 lb (-52.6 kg) |
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| Bantamweight 105-115 lb (47.6-52.2 kg) |
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| Flyweight -51 kg |
Flyweight 48-51 kg |
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| Flyweight -112 lb (-50.8 kg) |
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| Light-Flyweight -48 kg |
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| Flyweight -105 lb (-47.6 kg) |
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| 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
[edit] Medal Table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) |
48 | 24 | 35 | 107 |
| 2 |  Cuba (CUB) |
32 | 15 | 8 | 55 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union (URS) |
14 | 19 | 19 | 52 |
| 4 |  Italy (ITA) |
14 | 13 | 15 | 42 |
| 5 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
13 | 12 | 20 | 45 |
| 6 |  Hungary (HUN) |
10 | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 7 |  Poland (POL) |
8 | 9 | 26 | 43 |
| 8 |  Argentina (ARG) |
7 | 6 | 11 | 24 |
| 9 |  South Africa (RSA) |
6 | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 10 |  Russia (RUS) |
6 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 11 |  East Germany (GDR) |
5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 12 |  Germany (GER) |
4 | 7 | 8 | 19 |
| 13 |  Bulgaria (BUL) |
4 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 14 |  France (FRA) |
4 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 15 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 16 |  Canada (CAN) |
3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 17 |  South Korea (KOR) |
3 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
| 18 |  Thailand (THA) |
3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
 Yugoslavia (YUG) |
3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | |
| 20 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 21 |  Mexico (MEX) |
2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 22 |  North Korea (PRK) |
2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 23 |  Finland (FIN) |
2 | 0 | 12 | 14 |
| 24 |  Romania (ROM) |
1 | 9 | 15 | 25 |
| 25 |  Denmark (DEN) |
1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 26 |  Ireland (IRL) |
1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 27 |  United Team of Germany (EUA) |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 28 |  Ukraine (UKR) |
1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 29 |  Norway (NOR) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Venezuela (VEN) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 31 | West Germany (FRG) |
1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 32 |  Kenya (KEN) |
1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 33 |  Netherlands (NED) |
1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 34 |  Belgium (BEL) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 35 |  New Zealand (NZL) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 36 |  Algeria (ALG) |
1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) |
1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| 38 |  Japan (JPN) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 39 |  Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 40 |  Nigeria (NGR) |
0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 41 |  Uganda (UGA) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 42 |  Puerto Rico (PUR) |
0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 43 |  Philippines (PHI) |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 44 |  Spain (ESP) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Turkey (TUR) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 46 |  Colombia (COL) |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 47 |  Belarus (BLR) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 48 |  Australia (AUS) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Egypt (EGY) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 50 |  Chile (CHI) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Ghana (GHA) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 52 |  Unified Team (EUN) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 53 |  Australasia (ANZ) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Cameroon (CMR) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Czech Republic (CZE) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Estonia (EST) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Tonga (TGA) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 58 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Morocco (MAR) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 60 |  Mongolia (MGL) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Tunisia (TUN) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 62 |  Bermuda (BER) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Brazil (BRA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Cambodia (CAM) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 China (CHN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Dominican Republic (DOM) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Georgia (GEO) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Guyana (GUY) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Moldova (MDA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Niger (NIG) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Pakistan (PAK) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Syria (SYR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Uruguay (URU) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Zambia (ZAM) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 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.
- ^ a b The division between Bantamweight and Featherweight was moved from 118 lb to 119 lb for 1932-1936.
| Boxing at the Summer Olympics |  |
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| 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in boxing |
