Boxing at the Olympic Games
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2024LatestParis 2024: 13 events (7 men's, 6 women's); Uzbekistan won 5 golds
Boxing was first held at St. Louis 1904 and has been held at every Games since, except Stockholm 1912; women's events joined at London 2012.
- Next
- Los Angeles 2028
- Most golds (nation)
- United States, 50; then Cuba, 42
- India
- 3 medals, all bronze: Vijender Singh (2008), Mary Kom (2012), Lovlina Borgohain (2020)
- Cycle
- Every four years
India at the Olympic Games
Tokyo 20201 event
Event Medal Boxer Women's 69 kg Bronze Lovlina Borgohain London 20121 event
Event Medal Boxer Women's 51 kg Bronze Mary Kom Beijing 20081 event
Event Medal Boxer Men's 75 kg Bronze Vijender Singh
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Paris 2024 champions
| Section | Event | Champion |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 51 kg | Hasanboy Dusmatov (Uzbekistan) |
| Men | 57 kg | Abdumalik Khalokov (Uzbekistan) |
| Men | 63.5 kg | Erislandy Álvarez (Cuba) |
| Men | 71 kg | Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev (Uzbekistan) |
| Men | 80 kg | Oleksandr Khyzhniak (Ukraine) |
| Men | 92 kg | Lazizbek Mullojonov (Uzbekistan) |
| Men | +92 kg | Bakhodir Jalolov (Uzbekistan) |
| Women | 50 kg | Wu Yu (China) |
| Women | 54 kg | Chang Yuan (China) |
| Women | 57 kg | Lin Yu-ting (Chinese Taipei) |
| Women | 60 kg | Kellie Harrington (Ireland) |
| Women | 66 kg | Imane Khelif (Algeria) |
| Women | 75 kg | Li Qian (China) |
Medal table (1904 to 2024, top 10)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 50 | 27 | 41 | 118 |
| 2 | Cuba | 42 | 19 | 19 | 80 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 20 | 15 | 28 | 63 |
| 4 | Italy | 15 | 15 | 18 | 48 |
| 5 | Soviet Union | 14 | 19 | 18 | 51 |
| 6 | Russia | 10 | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 7 | Hungary | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 9 | Poland | 8 | 10 | 26 | 44 |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 7 | 8 | 11 | 26 |
History
How it began
St. Louis 1904 held seven events, all won by boxers from the United States. Two bronzes have been awarded in each event since Helsinki 1952.
Champions by era
The United States lead with 50 golds and Cuba is second with 42. At Paris 2024, Uzbekistan won five of the seven men's events.
India's story
Vijender Singh won India's first Olympic boxing medal, bronze in the middleweight class at Beijing 2008. Mary Kom won bronze at London 2012, the first Games with women's boxing. Lovlina Borgohain won bronze at Tokyo 2020.
Firsts and facts
- First Games with boxing: St. Louis 1904.
- Not held: Stockholm 1912.
- Women's boxing first held: London 2012.
- India's first medal: Vijender Singh, 2008.