Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Boxing
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Venue Workers Indoor Arena
Dates9–24 August 2008
Competitors283 from 77 nations
  2004
2012  

The boxing program of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China was held at the Workers Indoor Arena.

Medals were awarded in eleven events, with each event corresponding to a recognized weight division of male boxers. The 2008 games were the last Olympic boxing competition to exclude women, as the International Olympic Committee approved the introduction of female boxing events for the 2012 London Olympics.

Like other Olympic combat sports, two bronze medals are awarded; in the case of boxing, both losing semi-finalists receive a bronze medal, with no further play-off. As a result, the quarter-final essentially equates to a bronze medal match, a semi-final to a silver medal match, and the final to a gold medal match. 44 medals are therefore available, 22 of which are bronze medals.

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Light flyweight
details
Zou Shiming
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Pürevdorjiin Serdamba
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
Paddy Barnes
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland
Yampier Hernández
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba
Flyweight
details
Somjit Jongjohor
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Andry Laffita
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba
Georgy Balakshin
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Vincenzo Picardi
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Bantamweight
details
Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
Yankiel León
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba
Bruno Julie
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
Veaceslav Gojan
Flag of Moldova (3-2).svg  Moldova
Featherweight
details
Vasyl Lomachenko
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Khedafi Djelkhir
Flag of France.svg  France
Yakup Kılıç
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Shahin Imranov
Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Azerbaijan
Lightweight
details
Aleksei Tishchenko
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Daouda Sow
Flag of France.svg  France
Hrachik Javakhyan
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Yordenis Ugás
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba
Light welterweight
details
Manuel Félix Díaz
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Manus Boonjumnong
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Roniel Iglesias
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba
Alexis Vastine
Flag of France.svg  France
Welterweight
details
Bakhyt Sarsekbayev
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan
Carlos Banteaux Suárez
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba
Hanati Silamu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Kim Jung-joo
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Middleweight
details
James DeGale
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Khaled AlSudairi
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Abdurahman Jaber
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Vijender Singh
Flag of India.svg  India
Light heavyweight
details
Zhang Xiaoping
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bader AlFozan
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Tony Jeffries
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Yerkebuian Shynaliyev
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan
Heavyweight
details
Rakhim Chakhkiev
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Clemente Russo
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Osmay Acosta
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba
Deontay Wilder
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Super heavyweight
details
Roberto Cammarelle
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Zhang Zhilei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Vyacheslav Glazkov
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
David Price
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2114
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2013
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1113
4Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 1102
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1102
6Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1023
7Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 1012
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1012
9Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 1001
10Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 0448
11Flag of France.svg  France 0213
12Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 0123
13Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 0011
Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Azerbaijan 0011
Flag of India.svg  India 0011
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 0011
Flag of Moldova (3-2).svg  Moldova 0011
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 0011
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 0011
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0011
Totals (20 entries)11112244

Events

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Qualifying criteria

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) may enter up to 1 athlete in each event. Nine places will be reserved for the host nation, from which it will choose 6 places maximum, while the remaining places will be allocated to the Tripartite Invitation Commission. For each athlete from the host NOC who qualifies through the AIBA World Amateur Boxing Championships, the host nation will lose a guaranteed place.

Qualification events are:

The quota awarded to each of the continents is as follows:

EventAfricaAsiaEuropeAmericaOceaniaHost/InvitationTOTAL
Light Fly (−48 kg)66861128
Fly (48–51 kg)66861128
Bantam (51–54 kg)66861128
Feather (54–57 kg)66861128
Light (57–60 kg)65961128
Light Welter (60–64 kg)65961128
Welter (64–69 kg)65961128
Middle (69–75 kg)65961128
Light Heavy (75–81 kg)65961128
Heavy (81–91 kg)3273116
Super Heavy (+91 kg)3273116
TOTAL60539160119284*

* Two additional places will be awarded by Tripartite Invitation Commission, so the athlete quota will be 286

Participating nations

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