| Boxing at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |
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| Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
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| Flyweight | men |
| Bantamweight | men |
| Featherweight | men |
| Lightweight | men |
| Welterweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Light heavyweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics. [1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Africa (RSA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 |  Argentina (ARG) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
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