Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification
Qualification for the Boxing Events at the 2012 Summer Olympics is based on the WBS Individual Championships, the 2011 World Championships and 5 Continental Qualifying Events to be held in 2012. Qualification for the women's events was at the World Championships only.[1]
Qualification summary
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Total: 79 NOCs | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 285 |
Qualification timeline
Event | Date | Venue |
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World Series of Boxing Individual Championships[2] | 27–28 May 2011 | ![]() |
2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships[3] | 26 September – 8 October 2011 | ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Oceania[4] | 21–25 March 2012 | ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia[5] | 5–12 April 2012 | ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe[6] | 15–21 April 2012 | ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa[7] | 28 April – 5 May 2012 | ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – America[8] | 5–12 May 2012 | ![]() |
2012 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships[9] | 11–19 May 2012 | ![]() |
Men's events
Olympic Qualification System per Continent and by Weight Category.[10]
Weight | Africa | America | Asia | Europe | Oceania | Total |
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49 kg | 6 | 4 (1) | 6 | 8 | 1 | 26 |
52 kg | 6 | 4 (1) | 6 | 8 | 1 | 26 |
56 kg | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 28 |
60 kg | 6 | 6 | 6 (1) | 8 | 1 | 28 |
64 kg | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 (1) | 1 | 28 |
69 kg | 6 | 6 | 6 (1) | 8 | 1 | 28 |
75 kg | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 28 |
81 kg | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 (1) | 1 | 26 |
91 kg | 2 (1) | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
+91 kg | 2 (1) | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
Total | 52 | 54 | 56 | 78 | 10 | 250 |
- ( ) Tripartite Selection Quota
Light flyweight (49 kg)
Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
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WSB Individual Championships | 0 | — |
2011 World Championships | 10 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Oceania | 1 | ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia | 1 | ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe | 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa | 6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – America | 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Invitational | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 26 |
Flyweight (52 kg)
Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
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WSB Individual Championships | 0 | — |
2011 World Championships | 9* | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Oceania | 1 | ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia | 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe | 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa | 6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – America | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Invitational | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 26 |
* Both England and Wales boxers qualified but Andrew Selby beat Khalid Yafai in box-off for Olympic place.[11]
Bantamweight (56 kg)
Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
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WSB Individual Championships | 1 | ![]() |
2011 World Championships | 10 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Oceania | 1 | ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia | 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe | 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa | 5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – America | 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Invitational | 0 | — |
Total | 28 |
Lightweight (60 kg)
Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
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WSB Individual Championships | 1 | ![]() |
2011 World Championships | 10 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Oceania | 1 | ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia | 1 | ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe | 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa | 6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – America | 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Invitational | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 28 |
* Wang Zhimin from China, who won the 2011 WSB Individual Championships at this weight, had his qualification withdrawn by the Chinese NOC. Yerzhan Mussafirov from Kazakhstan, as losing finalist in that competition would have inherited the Olympic berth but was also withdrawn by his NOC. Rachid Azzedine from France inherited the qualification place by virtue of his third-place finish.
Light welterweight (64 kg)
Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
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WSB Individual Championships | 0 | — |
2011 World Championships | 10 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Oceania | 1 | ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia | 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe | 1 | ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa | 6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – America | 5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Invitational | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 28 |
Welterweight (69 kg)
Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
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WSB Individual Championships | 0 | — |
2011 World Championships | 10 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Oceania | 1 | ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia | 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa | 6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – America | 5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Invitational | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 28 |
Middleweight (75 kg)
Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
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WSB Individual Championships | 1 | ![]() |
2011 World Championships | 10 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Oceania | 1 | ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia | 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa | 5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – America | 5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Invitational | 0 | — |
Total | 28 |
* Sergiy Derevyanchenko from Ukraine, who won the 2011 WSB Individual Championships at this weight, had his qualification withdrawn by the Ukrainian NOC. Soltan Migitinov from Azerbaijan inherited the qualification place by virtue of his second-place finish.
Light heavyweight (81 kg)
Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
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WSB Individual Championships | 1 | ![]() |
2011 World Championships | 10 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Oceania | 0 | — |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia | 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe | 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa | 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – America | 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Invitational | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 26 |
Heavyweight (91 kg)
Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
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WSB Individual Championships | 1 | ![]() |
2011 World Championships | 6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Oceania | 1 | ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia | 1 | ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe | 1 | ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – America | 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Invitational | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 16 |
Super heavyweight (+91 kg)
Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
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WSB Individual Championships | 0 | — |
2011 World Championships | 6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Oceania | 1 | ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia | 1 | ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Olympic Qualifying Event – America | 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Invitational | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 16 |
Women's events
Olympic Qualification System per Continent and by Weight Category.[12]
Weight | Africa | America | Asia | Europe | Oceania | Total |
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51 kg | 1 | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 3 (1) | 1 | 12 |
60 kg | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 2 (1) | 3 (1) | 1 | 12 |
75 kg | 1 (1) | 2 (1) | 1 (1) | 3 (1) | 1 | 12 |
Total | 5 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 36 |
- ( ) Tripartite Selection Quota
Flyweight (51 kg)
Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
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2012 World Championships | 9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Invitational | 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Total | 12 |
Lightweight (60 kg)
Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
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2012 World Championships | 8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Invitational | 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Total | 12 |
Middleweight (75 kg)
Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
---|---|---|
2012 World Championships | 8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Invitational | 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Total | 12 |
References
- General
- Specific
- ↑ "Qualification System – Boxing" (PDF). AIBA. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ↑ "World Series of Boxing – Individual Results". AIBA. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ↑ "AIBA World Boxing Championships". AIBA. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ↑ "Aussie clean sweep in Canberra". AIBA. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ↑ "Final Asian Olympians revealed". AIBA. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ↑ "Final European Olympic Quota Places revealed". AIBA. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ↑ "Final African Olympic Quota Places revealed". AIBA. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ↑ "Final American Olympic quota places revealed". AIBA. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ↑ "Final Women Olympic quota places revealed". AIBA. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ↑ "AIBA – 2012 Olympic Games Qualification Summary" (PDF). AIBA. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ↑ "Andrew Selby seals GB Olympic boxing spot after Khalid Yafai no-show". The Guardian. 12 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ↑ "AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships Qinhuangdao 2012" (PDF). AIBA. p. 12. Retrieved 5 May 2012.