Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification
Qualification for the boxing events at the 2016 Summer Olympics is based on the APB and WSB World Rankings, APB and WSB World and Olympic Qualifier, the 2015 World Championships, and the 2016 World Olympic Qualifying Tournament. For the women's events, qualification is based only on the 2016 Women's World Championships. For both men and women, each boxer is selected to compete for the Games through the four Continental Olympic Qualifying Tournaments to be held in 2016.[1]
Summary
Timeline
Event |
Date |
Venue |
AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) World Rankings[2] | October 24, 2014 – September 19, 2015 | Various cities |
World Series of Boxing (WSB) World Rankings[3] | January 15 – June 13, 2015 | Various cities |
2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships[4] | October 5–15, 2015 | Doha, Qatar |
Olympic Qualifying Event – America[5] | March 11–19, 2016 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa[5] | March 11–19, 2016 | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia & Oceania[5] | March 25 – April 2, 2016 | Qian'an, China |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe[5][6] | April 9–17, 2016 | Samsun, Turkey |
2016 APB and WSB Olympic Qualifier[5] | May 13–22, 2016 | Sofia, Bulgaria |
2016 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships[7] | May 19–27, 2016 | Astana, Kazakhstan |
2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifiying Tournament[5] | June 7–19, 2016 | Baku, Azerbaijan |
Men's events
Olympic qualification system per continent and by weight category.[1]
Weight |
WSB Rankings |
APB Rankings |
WC 2015 |
Continental Qualifier |
APB & WSB 2016 |
AOB 2016 |
Host Country |
TCI Places |
Total Quota |
Africa |
America |
AS & OC |
Europe |
49 kg | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1** | 0 | 22 |
52 kg | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1** | 0 | 26 |
56 kg | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1** | 1 | 28 |
60 kg | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
64 kg | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1** | 1 | 28 |
69 kg | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1** | 1 | 28 |
75 kg | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1** | 1 | 28 |
81 kg | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1** | 0 | 26 |
91 kg | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
+91 kg | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Total | 17 | 20 | 23 | 30 | 25* | 30 | 30 | 26 | 39 | 5** | 5 | 250 |
* The number of quotas for America includes the five host country places subtracted.
** Among eight available weight categories, only five places are reserved for the host nation.
Light flyweight (49 kg)
Competition |
Places |
Qualified boxer |
Host Country | 1 | Patrick Lourenço (BRA) |
WSB Individual World Rankings | 1 | Paddy Barnes (IRL) |
AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) World Rankings | 2 | Lü Bin (CHN)
Birzhan Zhakypov (KAZ) |
2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships | 2 | Vasily Yegorov (RUS)
Joahnys Argilagos (CUB) |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa | 3 | Simplice Fotsala (CMR)
Mathias Hamunyela (NAM)
Sibusiso Bandla (RSA) |
Olympic Qualifying Event – America | 2 | Yurberjen Martinez (COL)
Nico Hernández (USA) |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania | 3 | Rogen Ladon (PHI)
Hasanboy Dusmatov (UZB)
Gankhuyagiin Gan-Erdene (MGL) |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe | 3 | Artur Hovhannisyan (ARM)
Galal Yafai (GBR)
Manuel Cappai (ITA) |
2016 APB & WSB Olympic Qualifier | 3 | |
2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 2 | |
Total | 22 | |
Flyweight (52 kg)
Bantamweight (56 kg)
Lightweight (60 kg)
Light welterweight (64 kg)
Welterweight (69 kg)
Middleweight (75 kg)
Light heavyweight (81 kg)
Heavyweight (91 kg)
Competition |
Places |
Qualified boxer |
WSB Individual World Rankings | 1 | Vasiliy Levit (KAZ) |
AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) World Rankings | 2 | Clemente Russo (ITA)
David Graf (GER) |
2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships | 1 | Evgeny Tishchenko (RUS) |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa | 3 | Kennedy St-Pierre (MRI)
Chouaib Bouloudinat (ALG)
Hassen Chaktami (TUN) |
Olympic Qualifying Event – America | 3 | Erislandy Savon (CUB)
Yamil Peralta (ARG)
Juan Nogueira (BRA) |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania | 3 | Rustam Tulaganov (UZB)
Yu Fengkai (CHN)
Jason Whateley (AUS) |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe | 3 | Lawrence Okolie (GBR)
Paul Omba-Biongolo (FRA)
Abdulkadir Abdullayev (AZE) |
2016 APB & WSB Olympic Qualifier | 1 | |
2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 1 | |
Total | 18 | |
Super heavyweight (+91 kg)
Women's events
Olympic qualification system per continent and by weight category.[1]
Weight |
WC 2016 |
Continental Qualifier |
Host Country |
TCI Places |
Total Quota |
Africa |
America |
AS & OC |
Europe |
51 kg | 4 | 1 | 2* | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
60 kg | 4 | 1 | 1* | 2 | 2 | 1** | 1 | 12 |
75 kg | 4 | 1 | 2* | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
Total | 12 | 3 | 5* | 6 | 6 | 1** | 3 | 36 |
* The number of quotas for America may depend on the availability and use of host country place.
** Among three available weight categories, a single place is reserved for the host nation.
Flyweight (51 kg)
Competition |
Places |
Qualified boxer |
2016 World Amateur Boxing Championships | 4 | |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa | 1 | Zohra Ez-Zahraoui (MAR) |
Olympic Qualifying Event – America | 2 | Mandy Bujold (CAN)
Ingrit Valencia (COL) |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania | 2 | Ren Cancan (CHN)
Yodgoroy Mirzaeva (UZB) |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe | 2 | Nicola Adams (GBR)
Stanimira Petrova (BUL) |
Tripartite Invitation | 1 | |
Total | 12 | |
Lightweight (60 kg)
Competition |
Places |
Qualified boxer |
Host Country | 1 | Adriana Araújo (BRA) |
2016 World Amateur Boxing Championships | 4 | |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa | 1 | Hasnaa Lachgar (MAR) |
Olympic Qualifying Event – America | 1 | Mikaela Mayer (USA) |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania | 2 | Yin Junhua (CHN)
Shelley Watts (AUS) |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe | 2 | Yana Alekseevna (AZE)
Irma Testa (ITA) |
Tripartite Invitation | 1 | |
Total | 12 | |
Middleweight (75 kg)
Competition |
Places |
Qualified boxer |
2016 World Amateur Boxing Championships | 4 | |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa | 1 | Khadija El-Mardi (MAR) |
Olympic Qualifying Event – America | 2 | Claressa Shields (USA) Ariane Fortin (CAN) |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania | 2 | Li Qian (CHN)
Dariga Shakimova (KAZ) |
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe | 2 | Anna Laurell Nash (SWE)
Yaroslava Yakushina (RUS) |
Tripartite Invitation | 1 | |
Total | 12 | |
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