| Boxing at the 1982 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Pragati Maidan |
| Dates | 26 November – 3 December 1982 |
| Competitors | 111 from 19 nations |
The Boxing Tournament at the 1982 Asian Games was held in Delhi, India from 26 November to 3 December 1982. South Korea dominated the competition with seven gold medals. [1]
South Korea finished first in medal with winning seven gold medals. [2]
| P | Round of 32 | R | Round of 16 | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | 26th Fri | 27th Sat | 28th Sun | 29th Mon | 30th Tue | 1st Wed | 2nd Thu | 3rd Fri |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 48 kg | R | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||
| Men's 51 kg | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||
| Men's 54 kg | R | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||
| Men's 57 kg | P | R | ¼ | ½ | F | |||
| Men's 60 kg | R | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||
| Men's 63.5 kg | R | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||
| Men's 67 kg | R | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||
| Men's 71 kg | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||
| Men's 75 kg | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||
| Men's 81 kg | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||
| Men's 91 kg | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||
| Men's +91 kg | ¼ | ½ | F |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea (KOR) | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 |  North Korea (PRK) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 |  India (IND) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 |  Thailand (THA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 |  Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Syria (SYR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 |  Kuwait (KUW) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 |  Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 12 | 12 | 24 | 48 | |
A total of 111 athletes from 19 nations competed in boxing at the 1982 Asian Games:
Afghanistan (2)
Bangladesh (5)
Hong Kong (1) India (12)
Indonesia (4) Iraq (3) Japan (7) Kuwait (6) Mongolia (4)
Nepal (3) North Korea (9) Pakistan (12) Philippines (6)
Saudi Arabia (4) South Korea (12)
South Yemen (3)
Sri Lanka (6) Syria (3) Thailand (9)
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