Poland competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 140 competitors, 115 men and 25 women, took part in 87 events in 12 sports.
Ireland competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 38 competitors, 33 men and 5 women, took part in 27 events in 6 sports. Ireland won its first Olympic medal as an independent nation as Pat O'Callaghan won the gold medal in the men's hammer throw.
Poland competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 177 competitors, 140 men and 37 women, took part in 112 events in 16 sports.
Southern Rhodesia competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. This was the first time the country had participated in the Olympic Games. It was one of two British Crown colonies who were allowed, by the International Olympic Committee, to compete as independent nations at the Games. Rhodesia was represented by two boxers; neither were able to reach the medal rounds of their respective tournaments.
The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the fourth-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 135.5 pounds. The competition was held from August 21, 1920 to August 24, 1920. 16 boxers from ten nations competed.
The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 118 pounds. The competition was held from Tuesday, August 7, 1928 to Saturday, August 11, 1928.
The men's featherweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the third-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 126 pounds. The competition was held from Tuesday, August 7, 1928 to Saturday, August 11, 1928.
The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the fourth-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 147 pounds. The competition was held from August 7, 1928 to August 11, 1928.
The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the third-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 160 pounds. The competition was held from Tuesday, August 7, 1928 to Saturday, August 11, 1928.
The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 175 pounds. The competition was held from Wednesday, August 8, 1928 to Saturday, August 11, 1928.
The men's heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the heaviest contested, allowing boxers weighing over 175 pounds. The competition was held from Wednesday, August 8, 1928 to Saturday, August 11, 1928.
The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the fourth-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 135 pounds. The competition was held from Tuesday, August 9, 1932 to Saturday, August 13, 1932. Thirteen boxers from 13 nations competed.
Kyrgyzstan competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.
The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the fourth-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 135 pounds. The competition was held from Tuesday, August 11, 1936 to Saturday, August 15, 1936. Twenty-six boxers from 26 nations competed.
The men's lightweight boxing competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 30 July to 12 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.
The boxing tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 21 August 2016 at the Pavilion 6 of Riocentro.
The men's lightweight boxing competition at the 1948 Olympic Games in London was held from 9 to 13 August at the Empress Hall in Earl's Court and the Wembley Arena.
The Lightweight class in the boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics competition was the fifth-lightest class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Lightweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 60 kilograms. The competition in the Alexander Memorial Coliseum started on 1996-07-20 and ended on 1996-08-04.
The men's lightweight boxing competition at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was held from 6–16 August at the Riocentro.
The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 60 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 28 July to 2 August 1952. 27 boxers from 27 nations competed.
