Javier Sotomayor Sanabria is a Cuban former track and field athlete who specialized in the high jump and is the current world record holder. The 1992 Olympic champion, he was the dominant high jumper of the 1990s; his personal best of 2.45 m makes him the only person ever to have cleared eight feet.
Yasnier Toledo López is a Cuban amateur boxer from Pinar del Río who won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the PanAm lightweight title in 2011. He is a southpaw.
Julio César De La Cruz Peraza is a Cuban professional boxer. As an amateur he won gold medals at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics, and the 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships.
Daniyar Maratovich Yeleussinov is a Kazakh professional boxer who was the IBO welterweight champion in 2021. As an amateur he competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, winning a gold medal in 2016. He also won gold medals at the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games; the 2013 World Championships; and silver at the 2015 World Championships.
Fazliddin Hasanbaevich Gaibnazarov is an Uzbek professional boxer currently fighting at welterweight. As an amateur fighting at light welterweight, in 2015 he earned silver medals at the world and Asian championships, and in 2016 won a gold medal at the Rio Olympics.
Elvin Mamishzada is an Azerbaijani boxer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's flyweight, but was defeated in the first round by Nyambayaryn Tögstsogt of Mongolia. He also competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics but lost in the quarter-final round against Shakhobidin Zoirov from Uzbekistan, who would go on to win the tournament.
Chatchai-decha Butdee, formerly Chatchai Butdee, is a Thai boxer who won a bronze medal at the 2013 World Championships. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the flyweight, but was defeated in his second bout. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Butdee was again eliminated in his second bout, despite controlling the fight.
The boxing tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 21 August 2016 at the Pavilion 6 of Riocentro. However, boxing at the games was overshadowed with controversy after there were doubts raised that results in certain bouts had been manipulated. These concerns were upheld in a report published in 2021.
Turkey competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's debut in 1908, Turkish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for three occasions. Turkey failed to register any athletes at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, did not attend the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at the period of worldwide Great Depression, and also joined the United States-led boycott, when Moscow hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics. The Turkish team consisted of 103 athletes, 55 men and 48 women, across twenty-one sports.
Cuba competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's twentieth appearance at the Summer Olympics. The Cuban team consisted of 124 athletes, 89 men and 35 women, across eighteen sports.
Azerbaijan competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.
Arthur Biyarslanov is a Canadian professional boxer of Chechen descent. As an amateur, he won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as well as representing Canada at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Karlos Zenon Balderas Jr. is an American boxer who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Joahnys Oscar Argilagos Perez is a Cuban professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics as well as winning a gold medal at both the 2015 and 2017 World Championships.
Parviz Baghirov is an Azerbaijani boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Arlen López Cardona is a Cuban professional boxer. López was a highly accomplished amateur, winning gold medals at both the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. López also won gold medals at both the 2015 and 2019 Pan American Games, the 2014 and 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games and the 2015 World Championships.
Pat McCormack is a British boxer who is affiliated with Birtley ABC. He is the 2018 69 kg Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist. He also competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Hrvoje Sep is a Croatian professional boxer.
Adrian Chacón Muñoz is a Cuban track and field sprinter who competes in the 400 metres. He represented his country at the 2016 Rio Olympics. His personal best for the 400 m is 45.91 seconds, set in 2015.
