Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Boxing at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue	Workers Indoor Arena
Dates	9 August – 24 August
Competitors	283 from 77 nations

Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
		Light flyweight
		Flyweight
		Bantamweight
		Featherweight
		Lightweight
		Light welterweight
		Welterweight
		Middleweight
		Light heavyweight
		Heavyweight
		Super heavyweight

The boxing programme of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China was held at the Workers Indoor Arena.

Medals were awarded in eleven events, with each event corresponding to a recognized weight division of male boxers. The 2008 games were the last Olympic boxing competition to exclude women, as the International Olympic Committee approved the introduction of female boxing events for the 2012 London Olympics.

Like other Olympic combat sports, two bronze medals are awarded; in the case of boxing, both losing semi-finalists receive a bronze medal, with no further play-off. As a result, the quarter-final essentially equates to a bronze medal match, a semi-final to a silver medal match, and the final to a gold medal match. 44 medals are therefore available, 22 of which are bronze medals.

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Light flyweight	Zou Shiming China	Pürevdorjiin Serdamba Mongolia	Paddy Barnes Ireland Yampier Hernández Cuba
Flyweight	Somjit Jongjohor Thailand	Andry Laffita Cuba	Georgy Balakshin Russia Vincenzo Picardi Italy
Bantamweight	Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan Mongolia	Yankiel León Cuba	Bruno Julie Mauritius Veaceslav Gojan Moldova
Featherweight	Vasyl Lomachenko Ukraine	Khedafi Djelkhir France	Yakup Kılıç Turkey Shahin Imranov Azerbaijan
Lightweight	Aleksei Tishchenko Russia	Daouda Sow France	Hrachik Javakhyan Armenia Yordenis Ugás Cuba
Light welterweight	Manuel Félix Díaz Dominican Republic	Manus Boonjumnong Thailand	Roniel Iglesias Cuba Alexis Vastine France
Welterweight	Bakhyt Sarsekbayev Kazakhstan	Carlos Banteaux Suárez Cuba	Hanati Silamu China
Welterweight	Bakhyt Sarsekbayev Kazakhstan	Carlos Banteaux Suárez Cuba	Kim Jung-Joo South Korea
Middleweight	James DeGale Great Britain	Emilio Correa Cuba	Darren Sutherland Ireland
Middleweight	James DeGale Great Britain	Emilio Correa Cuba	Vijender Singh India
Light heavyweight	Zhang Xiaoping China	Kenneth Egan Ireland	Tony Jeffries Great Britain
Light heavyweight	Zhang Xiaoping China	Kenneth Egan Ireland	Yerkebuian Shynaliyev Kazakhstan
Heavyweight	Rakhim Chakhkiev Russia	Clemente Russo Italy	Osmay Acosta Cuba
Heavyweight	Rakhim Chakhkiev Russia	Clemente Russo Italy	Deontay Wilder United States
Super heavyweight	Roberto Cammarelle Italy	Zhang Zhilei China	Vyacheslav Glazkov Ukraine
Super heavyweight	Roberto Cammarelle Italy	Zhang Zhilei China	David Price Great Britain

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	2	1	1	4
2	Russia	2	0	1	3
3	Italy	1	1	1	3
4	Thailand	1	1	0	2
4	Mongolia	1	1	0	2
6	Great Britain	1	0	2	3
7	Kazakhstan	1	0	1	2
7	Ukraine	1	0	1	2
9	Dominican Republic	1	0	0	1
10	Cuba	0	4	4	8
11	France	0	2	1	3
12	Ireland	0	1	2	3
13	Armenia	0	0	1	1
	Azerbaijan	0	0	1	1
	India	0	0	1	1
	Mauritius	0	0	1	1
	Moldova	0	0	1	1
	South Korea	0	0	1	1
	Turkey	0	0	1	1
	United States	0	0	1	1
Total		11	11	22	44

Events

Light flyweight (-48 kg)
Flyweight (48-51 kg)
Bantamweight (51-54 kg)
Featherweight (54-57 kg)
Lightweight (57-60 kg)
Light welterweight (60-64 kg)
Welterweight (64-69 kg)
Middleweight (69-75 kg)
Light heavyweight (75-81 kg)
Heavyweight (81-91 kg)
Super heavyweight (+91 kg)

Qualifying criteria

Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) may enter up to 1 athlete in each event. Nine places will be reserved for the host nation, from which it will choose 6 places maximum, while the remaining places will be allocated to the Tripartite Invitation Commission. For each athlete from the host NOC who qualifies through the AIBA World Amateur Boxing Championships, the host nation will lose a guaranteed place.

Qualification events are:

2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships - Chicago, United States, October 23-November 3 (8 athletes for -81 kg categories, 4 athletes for +81 kg)
Continental Olympic Qualifying Events (during 2008, two events in Africa, America, Asia and Europe)
2008 Oceania Boxing Championships

The quota awarded to each of the continents is as follows:

Event	Africa	Asia	Europe	America	Oceania	Host/Invitation	TOTAL
Light Fly (-48 kg)	6	6	8	6	1	1	28
Fly (48-51 kg)	6	6	8	6	1	1	28
Bantam (51-54 kg)	6	6	8	6	1	1	28
Feather (54-57 kg)	6	6	8	6	1	1	28
Light (57-60 kg)	6	5	9	6	1	1	28
Light Welter (60-64 kg)	6	5	9	6	1	1	28
Welter (64-69 kg)	6	5	9	6	1	1	28
Middle (69-75 kg)	6	5	9	6	1	1	28
Light Heavy (75-81 kg)	6	5	9	6	1	1	28
Heavy (81-91 kg)	3	2	7	3	1	-	16
Super Heavy (+91 kg)	3	2	7	3	1	-	16
TOTAL	60	53	91	60	11	9	284*

* Two additional places will be awarded by Tripartite Invitation Commission, so the athlete quota will be 286

Participating nations

Nation	-48kg	-51kg	-54kg	-57kg	-60kg	-64kg	-69kg	-75kg	-81kg	-91kg	+91kg	Total
Algeria			X	X	X			X	X	X	X	7
Argentina								X				1
Armenia	X				X	X		X				4
Australia		X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	9
Azerbaijan		X		X								2
Bahamas							X					1
Belarus			X				X		X	X		4
Botswana			X	X								2
Brazil	X	X		X	X	X			X			6
Bulgaria						X					X	2
Cameroon	X					X	X					3
Canada							X					1
Central African Republic							X					1
China	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
Colombia			X		X				X	X	X	5
Croatia									X		X	2
Cuba	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	10
Dominican Republic	X	X		X		X	X	X				6
DR Congo								X				1
Ecuador	X			X				X				3
Egypt							X	X	X			3
France	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X		9
The Gambia								X				1
Georgia				X			X					2
Germany			X	X			X	X				4
Ghana	X		X	X		X		X	X			6
Great Britain		X	X			X	X	X	X		X	7
Greece								X		X		2
Grenada							X					1
Guatemala		X										1
Haiti									X			1
Hungary	X	X			X	X			X			5
India		X	X	X				X	X			5
Iran						X			X	X		3
Ireland	X		X			X		X	X			5
Italy		X	X	X	X					X	X	6
Japan				X		X						2
Kazakhstan	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	10
Kenya	X	X		X					X			4
Kyrgyzstan					X							1
Lesotho			X									1
Lithuania						X			X		X	3
Madagascar					X							1
Mauritius			X			X						2
Mexico			X	X	X							3
Moldova			X				X					2
Mongolia	X		X	X		X						4
Montenegro										X		1
Morocco	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	10
Namibia	X				X		X					3
Nigeria					X				X	X	X	4
North Korea					X							1
Papua New Guinea	X											1
Philippines	X											1
Poland	X	X										2
Puerto Rico		X	X		X	X			X			5
Romania					X	X						2
Russia	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	11
Samoa									X			1
Sierra Leone	X											1
South Africa		X										1
South Korea		X	X		X		X	X				5
Spain	X											1
Sri Lanka		X										1
Sweden								X	X			2
Tajikistan	X	X							X			3
Thailand	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X				8
Tunisia		X		X	X	X			X			5
Turkey		X		X	X		X		X			5
Turkmenistan							X					1
Uganda	X											1
Ukraine	X			X	X		X	X		X	X	7
United States	X	X		X	X	X	X	X		X		8
Virgin Islands							X		X			2
Uzbekistan	X	X	X	X			X	X	X			7
Venezuela	X		X			X		X	X		X	6
Zambia		X				X	X					3
Total: 77 NOCs	29	27	27	28	27	28	29	28	28	16	16	283

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