Boxing at the Summer Olympics

Boxing at the Summer Olympics
Boxing at the Summer Olympics
IOC Code	BOX
Governing body	No body recognized
Events	13 (men: 7; women: 6)
Summer Olympics
	1896; 1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024; 2028;
	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.^[1] The 2008 Summer Olympics were the final games with boxing as a male only event. Since the 2012 Summer Olympics, women's boxing is part of the program.^[2]

Summary

Games	Year	Events	Best Nation
1
2
3	1904	7	United States (1)
4	1908	5	Great Britain (1)
5
6
7	1920	8	United States (2)
8	1924	8	United States (3)
9	1928	8	Italy (1)
10	1932	8	Argentina (1)
11	1936	8	Germany (1)
12
13
14	1948	8	South Africa (1)
15	1952	10	United States (4)
16	1956	10	Soviet Union (1)
17	1960	10	Italy (2)

Games	Year	Events	Best Nation
18	1964	10	Soviet Union (2)
19	1968	11	Soviet Union (3)
20	1972	11	Cuba (1)
21	1976	11	United States (5)
22	1980	11	Cuba (2)
23	1984	12	United States (6)
24	1988	12	United States (7)
25	1992	12	Cuba (3)
26	1996	12	Cuba (4)
27	2000	12	Cuba (5)
28	2004	11	Cuba (6)
29	2008	11	China (1)
30	2012	13	Great Britain (2)
31	2016	13	Uzbekistan (1)
32	2020	13	Cuba (7)
33	2024	13	Uzbekistan (2)

History

Boxing made its first appearance at the 1904 Summer Olympics as a men's event. Due to few competitors at the time, only North American boxers competed for this edition.^[3] Since the 1908 Olympics, boxing has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games besides the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, because Swedish law banned the martial arts at the time.^[1]

Until 1948, losing semi-finalists competed in a match for a bronze medal. However, in 1950 the International Boxing Association (IBA) decided to discontinue the bronze medal match as the short time interval between the semi-finals and the third-place match allowed limited time for competitors to recover. In 1970, the IBA proposed for both losing semi-finalists to receive a bronze medals, which was accepted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and implemented since the 1972 Summer Olympics. Losing semi-finalists from 1952 to 1968 were also retroactively awarded bronze medals after initially only receiving Olympic diplomas.^[4]^[5]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, women's boxing events were added to the programme for the first time.^[2]

In 2016, the IBA allowed professional boxers to compete in Olympic events, previously being limited to amateur or state-funded boxers, for the first time.^[6]^[7]

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 7 for men and 6 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.

On 23 March 2013, the International Boxing Association instituted significant changes to the format. The World Series of Boxing, AIBA's pro team league which started in 2010, already enabled team members to retain 2012 Olympic eligibility. The newer AIBA Pro Boxing Tournament, consisting of boxers who sign 5-year contracts with AIBA and compete on pro cards leading up to the tournament, also provides a pathway for new pros to retain their Olympic eligibility and retain ties with national committees.^[8]^[9]

From the 2016 Summer Olympics, male athletes no longer have to wear protective headgear in competition, due to a ruling by the AIBA and the IOC that it contributes to greater concussion risk. Female athletes will continue to wear the headgear, due to "lack of data" on the effectiveness of it on women.^[10] Also from 2016 onwards, the "10-point must" scoring system was used.^[8]

Men's weight classes
1904^[a]	1908	1920–1936	1948	1952–1964	1968–1980	1984–2000	2004–2008^[11]	2012–2016^[12]	2020^[13]	2024^[14]
Heavyweight +158 lb (+71.7 kg)		Heavyweight +175 lb (+79.4 kg)	Heavyweight +80 kg	Heavyweight +81 kg		Super heavyweight +91 kg				Super heavyweight +92 kg
						Super heavyweight +91 kg				Heavyweight 80–92 kg
						Heavyweight 81–91 kg
				Light heavyweight 75–81 kg
			Light heavyweight 73–80 kg							Light heavyweight 71–80 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						Welterweight 63.5–71 kg
				Light middleweight 67–71 kg			Welterweight 64–69 kg		Welterweight 63–69 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 57–63.5 kg
									Lightweight 57–63 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^[b]–126 lb (53.5–57.2 kg)
				Featherweight 54–57 kg					Featherweight 52–57 kg	Featherweight 51–57 kg
Featherweight 115–125 lb (52.2–56.7 kg)
								Bantamweight 52–56 kg
			Bantamweight 51–54 kg
		Bantamweight 112–118^[b] 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 48–52 kg
			Flyweight –51 kg		Flyweight 48–51 kg					Flyweight –51 kg
		Flyweight –112 lb (–50.8 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	8	7

Women's weight classes
1904	2012–2016	2020	2024^[14]
demonstration bout	Middleweight 69–75 kg		Middleweight 66–75 kg
	—	Welterweight 64–69 kg
	Welterweight 60–66 kg	Welterweight 64–69 kg
	Lightweight 57–60 kg
	—	Featherweight 54–57 kg
	—	Bantanweight 50–54 kg
	Flyweight 48–51 kg
	Flyweight 48–51 kg		Flyweight −50 kg
—	3	5	6

Medal table

The following table is ranked by the number of golds, then silvers, then bronzes.^[15] Until 1948, losing semi-finalists held a bronze medal playoff; since 1952, both losing semi-finalists have received bronze medals.

As of the 2024 Summer Olympics, considering stripped and reallocated medals as of 31 December 2021.


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	50	27	41	118
2	Cuba (CUB)	42	19	19	80
3	Great Britain (GBR)	20	15	28	63
4	Italy (ITA)	15	15	18	48
5	Soviet Union (URS)	14	19	18	51
6	Russia (RUS)	10	5	15	30
7	Hungary (HUN)	10	2	8	20
7	Uzbekistan (UZB)	10	2	8	20
9	Poland (POL)	8	10	26	44
10	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	7	8	11	26
11	Argentina (ARG)	7	7	10	24
12	France (FRA)	6	11	11	28
13	China (CHN)	6	7	6	19
14	South Africa (RSA)	6	4	9	19
15	Bulgaria (BUL)	5	5	10	20
16	Ukraine (UKR)	5	4	7	16
17	East Germany (GDR)	5	2	6	13
18	Germany (GER)	4	9	11	24
19	Ireland (IRL)	4	5	10	19
20	Thailand (THA)	4	4	8	16
21	South Korea (KOR)	3	7	11	21
22	Canada (CAN)	3	7	8	18
23	Yugoslavia (YUG)	3	2	6	11
24	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	3	1	2	6
25	Japan (JPN)	3	0	5	8
26	Mexico (MEX)	2	4	8	14
27	North Korea (PRK)	2	3	4	9
28	Brazil (BRA)	2	2	5	9
29	Finland (FIN)	2	1	13	16
30	Algeria (ALG)	2	0	5	7
31	Romania (ROU)	1	9	15	25
32	Denmark (DEN)	1	5	6	12
33	Turkey (TUR)	1	5	4	10
34	United Team of Germany (EUA)	1	3	2	6
34	Venezuela (VEN)	1	3	2	6
36	Netherlands (NED)	1	2	5	8
37	Mongolia (MGL)	1	2	4	7
38	Norway (NOR)	1	2	2	5
39	Kenya (KEN)	1	1	5	7
40	ROC (ROC)	1	1	4	6
41	Belgium (BEL)	1	1	2	4
41	New Zealand (NZL)	1	1	2	4
43	West Germany (FRG)	1	0	5	6
44	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	1	0	3	4
44	Dominican Republic (DOM)	1	0	3	4
46	Sweden (SWE)	0	5	6	11
47	Philippines (PHI)	0	4	6	10
48	Nigeria (NGR)	0	3	3	6
48	Spain (ESP)	0	3	3	6
50	Uganda (UGA)	0	3	1	4
51	Azerbaijan (AZE)	0	2	8	10
52	Belarus (BLR)	0	2	0	2
53	Australia (AUS)	0	1	6	7
54	Puerto Rico (PUR)	0	1	5	6
55	Colombia (COL)	0	1	4	5
56	Egypt (EGY)	0	1	3	4
56	Ghana (GHA)	0	1	3	4
58	Chile (CHI)	0	1	2	3
59	Cameroon (CMR)	0	1	1	2
59	Unified Team (EUN)	0	1	1	2
61	Australasia (ANZ)	0	1	0	1
	Czech Republic (CZE)	0	1	0	1
	Estonia (EST)	0	1	0	1
	Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)	0	1	0	1
	Panama (PAN)	0	1	0	1
	Tonga (TGA)	0	1	0	1
67	Morocco (MAR)	0	0	4	4
68	India (IND)	0	0	3	3
69	Armenia (ARM)	0	0	2	2
	Georgia (GEO)	0	0	2	2
	Moldova (MDA)	0	0	2	2
	Tajikistan (TJK)	0	0	2	2
	Tunisia (TUN)	0	0	2	2
74	Bermuda (BER)	0	0	1	1
	Cape Verde (CPV)	0	0	1	1
	Croatia (CRO)	0	0	1	1
	Guyana (GUY)	0	0	1	1
	Lithuania (LTU)	0	0	1	1
	Mauritius (MRI)	0	0	1	1
	Niger (NIG)	0	0	1	1
	Pakistan (PAK)	0	0	1	1
	Refugee Olympic Team (EOR)	0	0	1	1
	Syria (SYR)	0	0	1	1
	Uruguay (URU)	0	0	1	1
	Zambia (ZAM)	0	0	1	1
Totals (85 entries)		278	278	492	1,048

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	08	12	16	20	24	Years
Afghanistan (AFG)																			3						1		1				3
Algeria (ALG)																2	1		2	7	6	8	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	5	14
American Samoa (ASA)																					2	2	1								3
Andorra (AND)																		1													1
Angola (ANG)																			3		3	1									3
Antigua and Barbuda (ANT)																					2								1		2
Argentina (ARG)						1	10	8	8	8	8	10	10	10	10	8	5	3		6	4	3	5	7	1	1	2	6	4		23
Armenia (ARM)																							4	3	1	4	1	5	3	1	8
Aruba (ARU)																					2										1
Australasia (ANZ)				1																											1
Australia (AUS)							3			3	7	5	9	10	10	4	4	4	2	5	4	6	8	9	9	9	11	3	5	12	22
Austria (AUT)							3	1		6	5	4	1	5	3	2	1	2	1	2	1										14
Azerbaijan (AZE)																							2	5	9	2	8	11	5	5	8
Bahamas (BAH)																	2			3	1					1			1		5
Barbados (BAR)																				2	2	2	2	1							5
Belarus (BLR)																							5	1	6	4	3	3	4		7
Belgium (BEL)						13	10	6		8	8	5	1	4				1				1								3	11
Belize (BIZ)																				1											1
Benin (BEN)																	2		7	3							1				4
Bermuda (BER)																	1	2			1										3
Bolivia (BOL)																				1											1
Botswana (BOT)																					2	1	1	1	2	2	1		2		8
Brazil (BRA)											3	6	2	5	3	2	2	4	4		3	4	6	6	5	6	10	9	7	10	19
Bulgaria (BUL)												4	2	6	6	9	9	11	11		11	7	6	3	5	2	4	3	3	5	18
Burkina Faso (BUR)																					2		1	1					1		4
Burundi (BDI)																													1		1
Cambodia (CAM)															4		1														2
Cameroon (CMR)																4	3		4	6	4		4	2	3	3	5	4	3		12
Canada (CAN)						8	9	7	7	4	7	7	6	4	4	4	5	9		10	10	10	11	7	5	1	3	3	5	2	24
Cape Verde (CPV)																									1			1	1	2	4
Central African Republic (CAF)																				2	2					1		1			4
Chad (CHA)																	1														1
Chile (CHI)							4	4		4	5		3	3	4	6	3					1	1								11
China (CHN)																					2	4	3	3	6	10	9	11	6	8	10
Chinese Taipei (TPE)													1	2	7	3	1			2	2		1					2	4	6	11
Colombia (COL)																	7	5		5	2	3	4	3	5	5	3	5	6	5	13
Republic of the Congo (CGO)																			3												1
Cook Islands (COK)																					3										1
Costa Rica (CRC)																2					1										2
Ivory Coast (CIV)															3					3	2										3
Croatia (CRO)																						1	1		2	2		2	2	1	7
Cuba (CUB)														1	6	11	11	11	11			12	12	12	11	10	8	10	7	5	15
Czechoslovakia (TCH)								3		8	5	5	5	3	5	5	2		3		3	4									12
Czech Republic (CZE)																							4	2			1				3
Denmark (DEN)				2		12	8	6	2	8	6	5	3	5	4	2	3	3	3		5	4	2				1			1	20
Dominican Republic (DOM)																2		6	1	6	5	6	6	3	5	6	3	2	7	3	14
Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD)																				6	5	1				1	1		4	2	7
East Germany (GDR)																8	8	8	10		11										5
Ecuador (ECU)																2	1		3		1		2		1	3	7	4	4	3	11
Egypt (EGY)							1			4	5	7			8	5	6	3		6	4	3	4	7	6	3	5	4	2	3	19
El Salvador (ESA)																					2								1		2
Estonia (EST)							1	1		2																					3
Swaziland (SWZ)																				3	2	1	1	1					1		6
Ethiopia (ETH)															3	4	6		8				2	2	2						7
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)																												1			1
Fiji (FIJ)													2								2							1			3
Finland (FIN)								3	2	6	6	10	3	7	5	5	4	5	5	5	3	1		1				1	1	1	19
France (FRA)				7		15	16	8	6	6	8	10	6	8	4	6	6	6	2	4	4	5	7	8	6	9	5	11	6	8	26
Gabon (GAB)																	1			2	1	1	2	1	2		2				8
The Gambia (GAM)																										1					1
Georgia (GEO)																							5	2	2	2			3	2	6
Germany (GER)								8	8	8		10										12	8	8	4	4	4	6	3	2	12
Ghana (GHA)														6	7	7	6			6	4	5	2	4		6	3	1	3		13
Great Britain (GBR)				32		16	16	8	3	8	8	10	7	10	8	9	9	7	9	12	8	10	2	2	1	7	10	12	11	6	26
Greece (GRE)							1	2	1					2		3	4	3		2	1	1	2	3	6	2					14
Grenada (GRN)																				4	4					1					3
Guam (GUM)																					1										1
Guatemala (GUA)																2				1	1	2				1					5
Guinea (GUI)																			3		2		1	1							4
Guyana (GUY)														1		2	2		4	3	3	2	1						1		9
Haiti (HAI)																		3							1	1		1	1	1	6
Honduras (HON)																					2		2				1	1			4
Hong Kong (HKG)															2																1
Hungary (HUN)							1	4	2	6	6	9	2	6	5	6	6	8	9		9	8	5	3	5	5	3	2	1	3	23
India (IND)											7	4					3	2	3	2	3	5	3	4	4	5	8	3	9	6	16
Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA)																								1							1
Indonesia (INA)														3			2	2		3	2	2	4	2	1						9
Iran (IRI)											8	6		4	5		5	6				5	4	3	1	3	4	1	2		14
Iraq (IRQ)														2	2				7	3	3	2			1		1	1			9
Ireland (IRL)							7	8	4		8	8	7	10	5	6	6	5	7	6	7	6	4	1	1	5	6	8	7	10	23
Israel (ISR)																				2	3		1								3
Italy (ITA)						5	16	7	8	8	8	10	8	10	10	11	8	6	4	7	7	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	4	8	25
Jamaica (JAM)											1				2	3	1	3		3	4	2	3						1		10
Japan (JPN)								2	5	5		2	3	5	9	4	4	6		7	7	4	3	2	1	2	4	2	5	2	21
Jordan (JOR)																					2						1	2	5	3	5
Kazakhstan (KAZ)																							8	7	8	10	11	12	9	10	8
Kenya (KEN)															5	4	8			10	12	5	5	4		4	2	3	4		11
Kosovo (KOS)																													1	1	2
Kuwait (KUW)																					3										1
Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)																							3	5	2	1		1		1	5
Laos (LAO)																			6		2	1									3
Latvia (LAT)							1															1	1								3
Lebanon (LIB)											1	1					1		2	1	3										6
Lesotho (LES)																				2	3			2		1		2			5
Liberia (LBR)																					4										1
Lithuania (LTU)								2														4	1	2	2	3	2	2			8
Luxembourg (LUX)							6	5		5	4	4		5																	6
Madagascar (MAD)																			3	3		2	1	1	1	1					7
Malaysia (MAS)															2								1								2
Malawi (MAW)																	3			6	7										3
Mali (MLI)																1			1	1	1									1	5
Mauritius (MRI)																					1		3	3	1	2	2	2	2		8
Mexico (MEX)								4	6	4	1	3		3	5	11	8	3	4	6	6	4	8	6	5	3	2	6	3	4	22
Moldova (MDA)																							2	1	2	2	1				5
Mongolia (MGL)																	9	6	7		7	6	3	1	1	4	4	6	3	2	13
Montenegro (MNE)																										1	1			1	3
Morocco (MAR)														7	2	5	3	5		4	7	7	6	5	7	10	8	10	7	3	16
Mozambique (MOZ)																					3		1				1		2	2	5
Myanmar (MYA)											2	3	4	3	3	2	2			1											8
Namibia (NAM)																						1	2	1	2	3	2	2	1		8
Nepal (NEP)															4				3	3	5										4
Netherlands (NED)						8	9	6		8	6	5		3	4	2	2			2	2	5						3	2	1	16
New Zealand (NZL)							1	2	3	3	1		2		2		2	2		2		3	1	1	1		2		1		16
Nicaragua (NCA)																3	2	1	2	3		2					1				7
Niger (NIG)															1	2	4			2	3						1				6
Nigeria (NGR)														4	4	5	6		8	6	7	9	4	5	7	4	3	1		3	15
North Korea (PRK)																	2	3	6			6	2	1	2	1	2			2	10
Norway (NOR)						14	9	5		6	4	4		2		1	4			3		1	1							2	13
Oman (OMA)																					2										1
Pakistan (PAK)											3	4	6	4	4		2	2		4	2	4	4	4	5						13
Palestine (PLE)																														1	1
Panama (PAN)															1		2										1	1	1	1	5
Papua New Guinea (PNG)																		2			2	5	4			1		1	1	1	8
Paraguay (PAR)																				2	2										2
Peru (PER)											3					2	2						1						2		5
Philippines (PHI)									4	5	5	5	5	1	6	5	4	3		3	6	6	5	4	4	1	1	2	4	5	24
Poland (POL)							5	4		7	6	10	9	10	10	11	11	11	11		7	8	4	5	3	2	1	2	4	5	22
Portugal (POR)																			1												1
Puerto Rico (PUR)											3	3			1	6	6	10	3	11	10	8	7	5	5	5	5	1	1	2	18
Qatar (QAT)																												2			1
Refugee Olympic Team (EOR)																													2	2	2
Republic of China (ROC)										2																					1
Rhodesia (RHO)								2						4	1																3
Romania (ROU)										4		10	4	9	9	9	11	11	11	6	2	5	6	10	3	2	2	1	2	1	20
Russia (RUS)																							9	12	11	11	10	11	11		6
Saar (SAA)												3																			1
Samoa (SAM)																				4	7	3	2	1		1			2	1	8
Senegal (SEN)																	4	1						1							3
Serbia (SRB)																											1		1	3	3
Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)																								1							1
Seychelles (SEY)																			2	4		2	3		1		1	1			7
Sierra Leone (SLE)																1			2	2	2		1			1					6
Singapore (SIN)																	1														1
Slovakia (SVK)																							2						1	1	3
Somalia (SOM)																													1		1
South Africa (RSA)						7	4	6	5	6	8	8	7	8								2	5	3	3	1	2				15
South Korea (KOR)											3	4	5	6	8	7	6	6		9	12	11	9	9	7	5	2		2	2	18
South Yemen (YMD)																					2										1
Solomon Islands (SOL)																					1										1
Soviet Union (URS)												10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11		12										9
Spain (ESP)							7	6			8			8	4	6	5	5		4	5	7	1	1		1	2	2	4	6	18
Sri Lanka (SRI)											4	2	2	2	2	1										1					7
Sudan (SUD)														3		3	5			4	5										5
Sweden (SWE)							5	8	3	4	4	7	3	2		2	2	3	6	6	6	3	6		1	2	3	1	2	2	22
Switzerland (SUI)						1	7			8	4	6		6	2	1	3														9
Syria (SYR)																			8	2	3		2	2	1		1				7
Tajikistan (TJK)																							1		1	3	4	1	3	3	7
Tanzania (TAN)																1	8		9	6	4	5	2				1				8
Thailand (THA)													5	4	5	3	7	5		5	6	6	6	9	6	8	3	4	5	8	17
Togo (TOG)																	2			3	3										3
Tonga (TGA)																				7	3		2		1					1	5
Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)																				2			1				1	1	1		5
Tunisia (TUN)														5	2	4	3	1		3		3	4	5	5	5	5	2	2	1	15
Turkey (TUR)																6	7	3		6	4	1	8	9	7	5	6	6	6	7	14
Turkmenistan (TKM)																							1		2	1	2	1			5
Uganda (UGA)														6	5	8	8		7	11	9	3	2	4	5	1		2	3		14
Ukraine (UKR)																							7	11	6	7	7	5	5	3	8
Unified Team (EUN)																						12									1
United Team of Germany (EUA)													8	10	10																3
United Arab Republic (UAR)														4																	1
United States (USA)			18			16	16	8	8	8	8	10	8	10	10	11	11	11		12	11	12	12	12	9	8	12	8	10	8	25
Uruguay (URU)							5			7	8	2		3	1	4	1	1		1	2	2									12
Uzbekistan (UZB)																							7	10	9	7	6	11	11	11	8
Vanuatu (VAN)																					1							1			2
Venezuela (VEN)												5	2	3		4	7	10	9	3	6	3	2	4	7	6	3	8	4	2	18
Vietnam (VIE)												2									2								2	2	4
Virgin Islands (ISV)																	1	2		1		2	1			2		1			7
West Germany (FRG)																8	9	6		8	6										5
Yugoslavia (YUG)												3		4		5	3	7	9	7	7										8
Zambia (ZAM)															2	4	4		8	9	7	4	4	2	2	3	1	1	3	2	15
Zimbabwe (ZIM)																				3	3		2								3
No. of nations	-	-	1	4	-	12	27	29	18	31	39	43	34	54	56	65	80	54	51	81	106	78	97	75	72	77	77	74	81	68
No. of boxers	-	-	18	42	-	116	181	144	85	179	205	249	161	281	269	307	354	266	271	354	432	336	355	307	280	283	283	286	289	248
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	16	20	24

Notes

^ 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.

References

^ ^a ^b Douglas, Steve (27 July 2020). "3 sporting trailblazers light up Stockholm Olympics in 1912". AP News. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b "When did women first compete in the Olympic Games?". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
^ "Boxing 101: Olympic history". NBC Olympics. NBC. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
^ Ansari, Aarish (1 August 2021). "Explained: Two bronze medals are awarded in the Olympics boxing competition". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
^ Bradford, Brendan (6 August 2021). "Two bronze medals: Why are there no bronze medal boxing matches at the Olympics?". The Sporting News. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
^ "Top professional boxers to be eligible for Rio Olympics under Aiba plan". The Guardian. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
^ "A few pro boxers are big hits in Paris. Some foes think they should pick on somebody their own size". Associated Press. 30 July 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Changes of rules move Olympic Boxing closer to its professional counterpart and split opinions". Rio 2016. 1 November 2013. Archived from the original on 16 December 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
^ "Olympic boxing drops head guards". ESPN. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
^ "(Male) Olympic Boxers Will No Longer Wear Ridiculous and Dangerous Headgear - FIGHTLAND".
^ "PROGRAMME OF THE GAMES OF THE XXIX OLYMPIAD, BEIJING 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2006. Retrieved 10 August 2006.
^ "Technical & Competition Rules" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
^ "IOC EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVES QUALIFICATION PATHWAY FOR ATHLETES IN BOXING ON THE ROAD TO TOKYO 2020". olympic.org. IOC. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Paris 2024: Weight categories for the Olympic boxing competition". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
^ "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

[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.

[Division-16] The division between Bantamweight and Featherweight was moved from 118 lb to 119 lb for 1932–1936.

[APNews-1] Douglas, Steve (27 July 2020). "3 sporting trailblazers light up Stockholm Olympics in 1912". AP News. Retrieved 16 June 2023.

[IOCHistory-2] "When did women first compete in the Olympic Games?". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 June 2023.

[3] "Boxing 101: Olympic history". NBC Olympics. NBC. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2023.

[4] Ansari, Aarish (1 August 2021). "Explained: Two bronze medals are awarded in the Olympics boxing competition". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 June 2023.

[5] Bradford, Brendan (6 August 2021). "Two bronze medals: Why are there no bronze medal boxing matches at the Olympics?". The Sporting News. Retrieved 18 June 2023.

[6] "Top professional boxers to be eligible for Rio Olympics under Aiba plan". The Guardian. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2023.

[7] "A few pro boxers are big hits in Paris. Some foes think they should pick on somebody their own size". Associated Press. 30 July 2024.

[rio-boxing-8] "Changes of rules move Olympic Boxing closer to its professional counterpart and split opinions". Rio 2016. 1 November 2013. Archived from the original on 16 December 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

[9] "Olympic boxing drops head guards". ESPN. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

[10] "(Male) Olympic Boxers Will No Longer Wear Ridiculous and Dangerous Headgear - FIGHTLAND".

[12] "PROGRAMME OF THE GAMES OF THE XXIX OLYMPIAD, BEIJING 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2006. Retrieved 10 August 2006.

[13] "Technical & Competition Rules" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.

[14] "IOC EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVES QUALIFICATION PATHWAY FOR ATHLETES IN BOXING ON THE ROAD TO TOKYO 2020". olympic.org. IOC. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2024.

[weight2024-15] "Paris 2024: Weight categories for the Olympic boxing competition". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2024.

[17] "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

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