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Facts about Boxing in the Olympics

Olympics	Boxing has been part of the Olympic program 26 times (including this year).

Medals	A total of 265 Boxing events have been held all-time in the Olympics (including planned events this year).

Events	There has been 19 different events in Olympic Boxing.


Medal table for Boxing in the Olympics


		Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total

1.	USA	50	27	41	118



2.	CUB	41	19	18	78



3.	GBR	20	15	27	62



4.	ITA	15	15	18	48



5.	URS	14	19	18	51




			All-time Olympic Boxing Medal table



Boxing in the Olympic Programme


Olympic Games	Venue	Events
			Women	Men

St. Louis 1904	Physical Culture Gymnasium		0	7
London 1908	Northampton Institute		0	5
Antwerp 1920	La Salle des Fetes de la Zoologie		0	8
Paris 1924	Velodrome d'Hiver		0	8
Amsterdam 1928	Krachtsportgebouw, Olympia Sportpark		0	8
Los Angeles 1932	Olympic Auditorium, Olympic Park		0	8
Berlin 1936	Deutschlandhalle		0	8
London 1948	Empire Pool, Wembley		0	8
Helsinki 1952	Messuhalli I		0	10
Melbourne 1956	West Melbourne Stadium		0	10
Rome 1960	Palazzo dello Sport		0	10
Tokyo 1964	Korakuen Ice Palace		0	10
Mexico City 1968	Arena Mexico		0	11
Munich 1972	Boxhalle, Olympiapark		0	11
Montreal 1976	Montreal Forum		0	11
Moscow 1980	Olympiysky Indoor Stadium		0	11
Los Angeles 1984	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena		0	12
Seoul 1988	Chamsil Students Gymnasium		0	12
Barcelona 1992	Pavello Club Joventut de Badalona		0	12
Atlanta 1996	Alexander Memorial Coliseum		0	12
Sydney 2000	Sydney Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour		0	12
Athens 2004	Peristeri Boxing Hall		0	11
Beijing 2008	Beijing Workers' Gymnasium		0	11
London 2012	ExCel		3	10
Rio 2016	Riocentro - pavilion 6		3	10
Tokyo 2020	Kokugikan Arena		5	8


International Boxing Federation

The Olympic competitions in Boxing is organized by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) in cooperation with the host city of the specific games. Follow the link for more information about world championships, the international organization, general history of

These facts about Boxing in the Olympics is based on the official Olympic reports and the Olympian Database

Boxing at the OlympicsAll-time