Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Boxing
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
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Venue Riocentro – Pavilion 6
Dates6–21 August 2016
No. of events13
Competitors286 from 76 nations
  2012
2020  

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. [1] 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.

Competition format

On March 23, 2013, the Amateur International Boxing Association instituted significant changes to the format. The World Series of Boxing, AIBA's pro team league which started in 2010, already enabled team members to retain 2012 Olympic eligibility. The newer AIBA Pro Boxing Tournament, consisting of pros who sign 5 year contracts with AIBA and compete on pro cards leading up to the tournament, also provides a pathway for new pros to retain their Olympic eligibility and retain ties with national committees. The elimination of headgear for male boxers and the adoption of the "10-point must" scoring system further clears the delineation between amateur and pro format. [2] [3]

Similar to 2012 format, men competed in the following ten events:

As for the women, they were eligible to compete in the following three events:

Qualifying criteria

Each National Olympic Committee was permitted to enter up to one athlete in each event. Six places (five men and one woman) were reserved for the host nation Brazil, while the remaining places were allocated to the Tripartite Invitation Commission. Because non-AIBA professional boxers were eligible to compete for the first time at the Olympics, a total of thirty-seven places had been reserved and thereby distributed to pros; twenty were qualified through the AIBA Pro Boxing Series with two for each event, while seventeen through the World Series of Boxing. Each continent had a quota of places to be filled through the two amateur and semi-pro league tournaments. [4]

Qualification events were:

Competition schedule

There were two sessions of competition on most days of the 2016 Olympics Boxing program, an afternoon session (A), starting at 11:00 BRT, and an evening session (E), starting at 17:00 BRT. Starting on August 17, days contained only one session, beginning at 14:00 BRT.

PPreliminary rounds¼Quarterfinals½SemifinalsFFinal
Date →Sat 6Sun 7Mon 8Tue 9Wed 10Thu 11Fri 12Sat 13Sun 14Mon 15Tue 16Wed 17Thu 18Fri 19Sat 20Sun 21
Event ↓AEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAAAAA
Men's light flyweight PP¼½F
Men's flyweight PP¼½F
Men's bantamweight PPP¼½F
Men's lightweight PPP¼½F
Men's light welterweight PPP¼½F
Men's welterweight PPP¼½F
Men's middleweight PPPP½F
Men's light heavyweight PPPP¼½F
Men's heavyweight PP¼½F
Men's super heavyweight PP¼½F
Women's flyweight P¼½F
Women's lightweight P¼½F
Women's middleweight P¼½F


Participation

Participating nations

Medalists

Men

GamesGoldSilverBronze
Light flyweight
details
Hasanboy Dusmatov
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Yuberjen Martínez
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Joahnys Argilagos
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Nico Hernández
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flyweight [a]
details
Shakhobidin Zoirov
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Yoel Finol
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Hu Jianguan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Ceiber Ávila
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Bantamweight
details
Robeisy Ramírez
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Shakur Stevenson
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Vladimir Nikitin
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Murodjon Akhmadaliev
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Lightweight
details
Robson Conceição
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Sofiane Oumiha
Flag of France.svg  France
Lázaro Álvarez
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Dorjnyambuugiin Otgondalai
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
Light welterweight
details
Fazliddin Gaibnazarov
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Lorenzo Sotomayor
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Vitaly Dunaytsev
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Artem Harutyunyan
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Welterweight
details
Daniyar Yeleussinov
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Shakhram Giyasov
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Mohammed Rabii
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Souleymane Cissokho
Flag of France.svg  France
Middleweight
details
Arlen López
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Bektemir Melikuziev
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Misael Rodríguez
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Kamran Shakhsuvarly
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Light heavyweight
details
Julio César La Cruz
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Adilbek Niyazymbetov
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Mathieu Bauderlique
Flag of France.svg  France
Joshua Buatsi
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Heavyweight
details
Evgeny Tishchenko
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Vasiliy Levit
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Rustam Tulaganov
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Erislandy Savón
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Super heavyweight
details
Tony Yoka
Flag of France.svg  France
Joe Joyce
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Filip Hrgović
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Ivan Dychko
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan

Men's flyweight Misha Aloian of Flag of Russia.svg  Russia originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified after he tested positive for Tuaminoheptane. [5]

Women

GamesGoldSilverBronze
Flyweight
details
Nicola Adams
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Sarah Ourahmoune
Flag of France.svg  France
Ren Cancan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Ingrit Valencia
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Lightweight
details
Estelle Mossely
Flag of France.svg  France
Yin Junhua
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Mira Potkonen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Anastasia Belyakova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Middleweight
details
Claressa Shields
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Nouchka Fontijn
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Dariga Shakimova
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Li Qian
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

Medal summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Brazil)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 3227
2Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 3036
3Flag of France.svg  France 2226
4Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1225
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1113
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1113
7Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1034
8Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil*1001
9Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0134
10Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 0123
11Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 0112
12Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0101
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 0101
14Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 0011
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0011
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0011
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0011
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 0011
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 0011
Totals (19 entries)13132652

Manipulated scorecards

A report published in 2021 into the judging at the Rio Olympics found that there were systemic attempts to change the outcome of certain bouts. It also found that the methods that were employed to exploit results had begun in the Olympic qualifying rounds. [6] The boxing at Rio Olympics had been mired in controversy since they took place in 2016, in particular two results attracted attention (both involving Russian athletes being awarded dubious victories)

The AIBA would remove an unspecified number of judges and referees following the controversy, stating that they "determined that less than a handful of the decisions were not at the level expected" and "that the concerned referees and judges will no longer officiate at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games"; however, the original decision would still remain. [10] [11] Results were manipulated using a new judging system employed at Rio. Traditionally, judges would use a computer scoring system to count each punch landed but in 2016 the winner of each round was awarded 10 points and the loser a lower number, based on criteria which includes the quality of punches landed, effective aggression and tactical superiority. The new computer system took the scores of the five judges who judged the bout and supposedly a computer would randomly select three scores from those counted. [8]

In 2019 the IOC stripped the AIBA of the right to organise the tournament at the 2020 Olympics, due to "issues in the areas of finance, governance, ethics and refereeing and judging". [12]

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