Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's bantamweight

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Men's bantamweight boxing
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Venue ExCeL Exhibition Centre
Date28 July to 11 August 2012
Competitors28 from 28 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Luke Campbell Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Silver medal icon.svg John Joe Nevin Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland
Bronze medal icon.svg Lázaro Álvarez Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba
Bronze medal icon.svg Satoshi Shimizu Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
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The men's bantamweight boxing competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 28 July to 11 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.

Twenty-eight boxers from 28 nations competed. Luke Campbell of Great Britain won the gold medal, defeating Ireland's John Joe Nevin in the final. Nevin took the silver medal and bronze medals were awarded to both semi-final losers. [1] [2] [3]

Competition format

Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. [4] The competition consisted of 28 boxers who had qualified through various qualifying tournaments held in 2011 and 2012. The competition began with a preliminary round on 28 July, where the number of competitors was reduced to 16, and concluded with a final on 11 August. [5] As there were less than 32 boxers in the competition a number of boxers received a bye for the preliminary round. Both semi-final losers were awarded bronze medals, so no boxers competed again after their first loss.

All bouts comprised three three-minute periods where the boxers received points for every successful punch they could land on their opponent's head or upper body. [4] The boxer with the most points at the end of the bouts won. If a boxer was knocked to the ground and cannot get up before the referee counts to 10 then the bout is over and the opponent wins.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

DateTimeRound
Saturday 28 July 201213:30 & 20:30Round of 32
Wednesday 1 August 201213:30 & 20:30Round of 16
Sunday 5 August 201220:30Quarter-finals
Friday 10 August 201214:00Semi-finals
Saturday 11 August 201220:45Final

Results

Finals

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Lázaro Álvarez  (CUB)14
 
 
 
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  John Joe Nevin  (IRL)19
 
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  John Joe Nevin  (IRL)11
 
 
 
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Luke Campbell  (GBR)14
 
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Luke Campbell  (GBR)20
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Satoshi Shimizu  (JPN)11
 

Top half

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Lázaro Álvarez  (CUB)21
Flag of the United States.svg  Joseph Diaz  (USA)19Flag of the United States.svg  Joseph Diaz  (USA)15
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Pavlo Ishchenko  (UKR)9 Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Lázaro Álvarez  (CUB)16
Flag of Russia.svg  Sergey Vodopiyanov  (RUS)12Flag of Brazil.svg  Robenílson de Jesus  (BRA)11
Flag of Argentina.svg  Alberto Melián  (ARG)5 Flag of Russia.svg  Sergey Vodopiyanov  (RUS)11
Flag of Brazil.svg  Robenílson de Jesus  (BRA)13Flag of Brazil.svg  Robenílson de Jesus  (BRA)13
Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Orzubek Shayimov  (UZB)7 Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Lázaro Álvarez  (CUB)14
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  John Joe Nevin  (IRL)21Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  John Joe Nevin  (IRL)19
Flag of Denmark.svg  Dennis Ceylan  (DEN)6 Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  John Joe Nevin  (IRL)15
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kanat Abutalipov  (KAZ)15Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kanat Abutalipov  (KAZ)10
Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Wessam Salamana  (SYR)7 Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  John Joe Nevin  (IRL)19
Flag of India.svg  Shiva Thapa  (IND)9 Flag of Mexico.svg  Óscar Valdez  (MEX)13
Flag of Mexico.svg  Óscar Valdez  (MEX)14Flag of Mexico.svg  Óscar Valdez  (MEX)13
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Anvar Yunusov  (TJK)7

Bottom half

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Luke Campbell  (GBR)11
Flag of Namibia.svg  Jonas Matheus  (NAM)7 Flag of Italy.svg  Vittorio Parrinello  (ITA)9
Flag of Italy.svg  Vittorio Parrinello  (ITA)18Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Luke Campbell  (GBR)16
Flag of Australia.svg  Ibrahim Balla  (AUS)16+Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Detelin Dalakliev  (BUL)15
Flag of Morocco.svg  Aboubakr Lbida  (MAR)16 Flag of Australia.svg  Ibrahim Balla  (AUS)10
Flag of South Africa.svg  Ayabonga Sonjica  (RSA)6 Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Detelin Dalakliev  (BUL)14
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Detelin Dalakliev  (BUL)15Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Luke Campbell  (GBR)20
Flag of Georgia.svg  Merab Turkadze  (GEO)Flag of Japan.svg  Satoshi Shimizu  (JPN)11
Flag of Algeria.svg  Mohamed Ouadahi  (ALG)WOFlag of Algeria.svg  Mohamed Ouadahi  (ALG)16
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  William Encarnación  (DOM)15Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  William Encarnación  (DOM)10
Flag of Gabon.svg  Romeo Lemboumba  (GAB)6 Flag of Algeria.svg  Mohamed Ouadahi  (ALG)15
Flag of Ghana.svg  Isaac Dogboe  (GHA)9 Flag of Japan.svg  Satoshi Shimizu  (JPN)17
Flag of Japan.svg  Satoshi Shimizu  (JPN)10Flag of Japan.svg  Satoshi Shimizu  (JPN)RSC
Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Magomed Abdulhamidov  (AZE)

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