Women's flyweight boxing at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Riocentro – Pavilion 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Date | 12–20 August 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
Competitors | 12 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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Qualification | ||
Men | Women | |
49 kg | 51 kg | |
52 kg | 60 kg | |
56 kg | 75 kg | |
60 kg | ||
64 kg | ||
69 kg | ||
75 kg | ||
81 kg | ||
91 kg | ||
+91 kg | ||
The women's flyweight boxing competition at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was held from 12 to 20 August at the Riocentro. It featured 12 boxers from as many nations. [1]
All times are Brasília Time (UTC−3).
Date | Time | Round |
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Friday, 12 August 2016 | 11:00 | Round of 16 |
Tuesday, 16 August 2016 | 11:00 | Quarter-finals |
Thursday, 18 August 2016 | 14:00 | Semi-finals |
Saturday, 20 August 2016 | 14:00 | Final |
Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
Nicola Adams (GBR) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tetyana Kob (UKR) | 2 | Tetyana Kob (UKR) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Stanimira Petrova (BUL) | 1 | Nicola Adams (GBR) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Yodgoroy Mirzaeva (UZB) | 0 | Ren Cancan (CHN) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Mandy Bujold (CAN) | 3 | Mandy Bujold (CAN) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Ren Cancan (CHN) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Nicola Adams (GBR) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sarah Ourahmoune (FRA) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Peamwilai Laopeam (THA) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ingrit Valencia (COL) | TKO | Ingrit Valencia (COL) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Judith Mbougnade (CAF) | Ingrit Valencia (COL) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Zohra Ez-Zahraoui (MAR) | 0 | Sarah Ourahmoune (FRA) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Sarah Ourahmoune (FRA) | 3 | Sarah Ourahmoune (FRA) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Zhaina Shekerbekova (KAZ) | 0 |
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