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]
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
			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 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 -51 kg		Flyweight 48-51 kg
		Flyweight -112 lb (-50.8 kg)			Flyweight 48-51 kg
					Light-Flyweight -48 kg
Flyweight -105 lb (-47.6 kg)					Light-Flyweight -48 kg
7	5	8	8	10	11	12	11

^ 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.

[edit] Medal Table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA)	48	24	35	107
2	Image:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba (CUB)	32	15	8	55
3	Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS)	14	19	19	52
4	Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (ITA)	14	13	15	42
5	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (GBR)	13	12	20	45
6	Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary (HUN)	10	1	9	20
7	Image:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (POL)	8	9	26	43
8	Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (ARG)	7	6	11	24
9	Image:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (RSA)	6	4	9	19
10	Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS)	6	3	8	17
11	Image:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany (GDR)	5	2	6	13
12	Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER)	4	7	8	19
13	Image:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria (BUL)	4	5	8	17
14	Image:Flag of France.svg France (FRA)	4	5	7	16
15	Image:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan (KAZ)	4	4	3	11
16	Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada (CAN)	3	7	7	17
17	Image:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea (KOR)	3	6	9	18
18	Image:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand (THA)	3	2	6	11
18	Image:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia (YUG)	3	2	6	11
20	Image:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia (TCH)	3	1	2	6
21	Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (MEX)	2	3	6	11
22	Image:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea (PRK)	2	3	3	8
23	Image:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (FIN)	2	0	12	14
24	Image:Flag of Romania.svg Romania (ROU)	1	9	15	25
25	Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (DEN)	1	4	5	10
26	Image:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland (IRL)	1	3	5	9
27	Image:Flag of Germany-1960-Olympics.svg Germany (EUA)	1	3	2	6
28	Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine (UKR)	1	2	4	7
29	Image:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (NOR)	1	2	2	5
29	Image:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela (VEN)	1	2	2	5
31	Image:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (FRG)	1	1	6	8
32	Image:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya (KEN)	1	1	5	7
33	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (NED)	1	1	4	6
34	Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (BEL)	1	1	2	4
35	Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (NZL)	1	1	1	3
36	Image:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria (ALG)	1	0	5	6
36	Image:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan (UZB)	1	0	5	6
38	Image:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (JPN)	1	0	2	3
39	Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (SWE)	0	5	6	11
40	Image:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria (NGR)	0	3	3	6
41	Image:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda (UGA)	0	3	1	4
42	Image:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico (PUR)	0	2	5	7
43	Image:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines (PHI)	0	2	3	5
44	Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain (ESP)	0	2	2	4
44	Image:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey (TUR)	0	2	2	4
46	Image:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia (COL)	0	2	3	5
47	Image:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus (BLR)	0	2	0	2
48	Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia (AUS)	0	1	3	4
48	Image:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt (EGY)	0	1	3	4
50	Image:Flag of Chile.svg Chile (CHI)	0	1	2	3
50	Image:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana (GHA)	0	1	2	3
52	Image:Olympic flag.svg Unified Team (EUN)	0	1	1	2
53	Image:Australasian Olympic Flag.svg Australasia (ANZ)	0	1	0	1
	Image:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon (CMR)	0	1	0	1
	Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (CZE)	0	1	0	1
	Image:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia (EST)	0	1	0	1
	Image:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga (TGA)	0	1	0	1
58	Image:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan (AZE)	0	0	3	3
58	Image:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco (MAR)	0	0	3	3
60	Image:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia (MGL)	0	0	2	2
60	Image:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia (TUN)	0	0	2	2
62	Image:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda (BER)	0	0	1	1
	Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil (BRA)	0	0	1	1
	Image:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia (CAM)	0	0	1	1
	Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (CHN)	0	0	1	1
	Image:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic (DOM)	0	0	1	1
	Image:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia (GEO)	0	0	1	1
	Image:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana (GUY)	0	0	1	1
	Image:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova (MDA)	0	0	1	1
	Image:Flag of Niger.svg Niger (NIG)	0	0	1	1
	Image:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (PAK)	0	0	1	1
	Image:Flag of Syria.svg Syria (SYR)	0	0	1	1
	Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay (URU)	0	0	1	1
	Image:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia (ZAM)	0	0	1	1

[edit] Nations

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	Years
Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (ARG)			-	-		1	10	8	8	8
Image:Australasian Olympic Flag.svg Australasia (ANZ)			-	1		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia (AUS)			-	-		-	3	-	-	3
Image:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (AUT)			-	-		-	3	1	-	6
Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (BEL)			-	-		13	10	6	-	8
Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada (CAN)			-	-		8	9	7	7	4
Image:Flag of Chile.svg Chile (CHI)			-	-		-	4	4	-	4
Image:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Republic of China (ROC)			-	-		-	-	-	-	2
Image:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia (TCH)			-	-		-	-	3	-	8
Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (DEN)			-	2		12	8	6	2	8
Image:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt (EGY)			-	-		-	1	-	-	4
Image:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia (EST)			-	-		-	1	1	-	2
Image:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (FIN)			-	-		-	-	3	2	6
Image:Flag of France.svg France (FRA)			-	7		15	16	8	6	6
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER)			-	-		-	-	8	8	8
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (GBR)			-	32		16	16	8	3	8
Image:Flag of Greece.svg Greece (GRE)			-	-		-	1	2	1	-
Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary (HUN)			-	-		-	1	4	2	6
Image:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland (IRL)			-	-		-	7	8	4	-
Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (ITA)			-	-		5	16	7	8	8
Image:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (JPN)			-	-		-	-	2	5	5
Image:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia (LAT)			-	-		-	1	-	-	-
Image:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania (LTU)			-	-		-	-	2	-	-
Image:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg (LUX)			-	-		-	6	5	-	5
Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (MEX)			-	-		-	-	4	6	4
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (NED)			-	-		8	9	6	-	8
Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (NZL)			-	-		-	1	2	3	3
Image:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (NOR)			-	-		14	9	5	-	6
Image:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines (PHI)			-	-		-	-	-	4	5
Image:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (POL)			-	-		-	5	4	-	7
Image:Flag of Southern Rhodesia.svg Rhodesia (RHO)			-	-		-	-	2	-	-
Image:Flag of Romania.svg Romania (ROM)			-	-		-	-	-	-	4
Image:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (RSA)			-	-		7	4	6	5	6
Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain (ESP)			-	-		-	7	6	-	-
Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (SWE)			-	-		-	5	8	3	4
Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland (SUI)			-	-		1	7	-	-	8
Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA)			18	-		16	16	8	8	8
Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay (URU)			-	-		-	5	-	-	7

Nations	-	-	1	4	-	12	27	29	18	31
Boxers	-	-	18	42	-	116	181	144	85	179
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	22

v • d • e Sports at the Olympic Games
Summer sports	Archery • Athletics • Badminton • Baseball • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Field hockey • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Handball • Judo • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Softball • Swimming • Synchronized swimming • Table tennis • Taekwondo • Tennis • Triathlon • Volleyball • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling
Winter sports	Alpine skiing • Biathlon • Bobsleigh • Cross‑country skiing • Curling • Figure skating • Freestyle skiing • Ice hockey • Luge • Nordic combined • Short track speed skating • Skeleton • Ski jumping • Snowboarding • Speed skating
Past sports	Basque pelota • Cricket • Croquet • Golf • Jeu de paume • Lacrosse • Polo • Rackets • Roque • Rugby union • Tug of war • Water motorsports

v • d • e Boxing at the Summer Olympics
1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008	Image:Boxing pictogram.svg
List of Olympic medalists in boxing

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