Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's middleweight

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Women's middleweight boxing
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Venue ExCeL Exhibition Centre
Date5 to 9 August
Competitors12 from 12 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Claressa Shields Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Nadezda Torlopova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Bronze medal icon.svg Marina Volnova Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Bronze medal icon.svg Li Jinzi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2016  

The women's middleweight boxing competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 5 to 9 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.

For the first time at an Olympic Games, the 10 men's boxing events were joined by three women's events: flyweight, lightweight and middleweight. [1]

Seventeen-year-old American Claressa Shields won gold in the women's middleweight, defeating Russia's veteran thirty-three-year-old Nadezda Torlopova by a score of 19–12 in the final. [2] Her victory will be depicted in the film Flint Strong . [3]

Competition format

The competition consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Bronze medals were awarded to both semi-final losers. Bouts were four rounds of two minutes each. [4]

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)

DateTimeRound
Sunday 5 August 201215:30Round of 16
Monday 6 August 201215:30Quarter-finals
Wednesday 8 August 201214:30Semi-finals
Thursday 9 August 201217:15Final

Results

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Savannah Marshall  (GBR)12
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Marina Volnova  (KAZ)20Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Marina Volnova  (KAZ)16
Flag of Kenya.svg  Elizabeth Andiego  (KEN)11 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Marina Volnova  (KAZ)15
Flag of Sweden.svg  Anna Laurell  (SWE)24Flag of the United States.svg  Claressa Shields  (USA)29
Flag of Australia.svg  Naomi Fischer-Rasmussen  (AUS)17 Flag of Sweden.svg  Anna Laurell  (SWE)14
Flag of the United States.svg  Claressa Shields  (USA)18
Flag of the United States.svg  Claressa Shields  (USA)19
Flag of Russia.svg  Nadezda Torlopova  (RUS)12
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Mary Spencer  (CAN)14
Flag of Brazil.svg  Roseli Feitosa  (BRA)14 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Jinzi  (CHN)17
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Jinzi  (CHN)19Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Jinzi  (CHN)10
Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Elena Vystropova  (AZE)12 Flag of Russia.svg  Nadezda Torlopova  (RUS)12
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Edith Ogoke  (NGR)14Flag of Nigeria.svg  Edith Ogoke  (NGR)8
Flag of Russia.svg  Nadezda Torlopova  (RUS)18

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