Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics
| Dates | 7 – 11 August 1928 |
|---|---|
| Medal Events | 8 |
The Olympic boxing tournament was held in the Krachtsportgebouw in Amsterdam. Competition took place between the 7th and 11th of August in 8 weight categories. With entries now limited to one boxer per nation, the number of participants was slightly reduced but the number of countries represented rose to 29. Okamoto and Usuda of Japan became the first Asian boxers to compete at Olympic level.
Events
| Event | Status | Date | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (≤112 pounds), Men | Olympic | 7 – 11 August 1928 | 19 | 19 |
| Bantamweight (≤118 pounds), Men | Olympic | 7 – 11 August 1928 | 18 | 18 |
| Featherweight (≤126 pounds), Men | Olympic | 7 – 11 August 1928 | 18 | 18 |
| Lightweight (≤135 pounds), Men | Olympic | 7 – 11 August 1928 | 24 | 24 |
| Welterweight (≤147 pounds), Men | Olympic | 7 – 11 August 1928 | 22 | 22 |
| Middleweight (≤160 pounds), Men | Olympic | 7 – 11 August 1928 | 17 | 17 |
| Light-Heavyweight (≤175 pounds), Men | Olympic | 8 – 11 August 1928 | 16 | 16 |
| Heavyweight (>175 pounds), Men | Olympic | 7 – 11 August 1928 | 10 | 10 |
| 144 (144/0) | 29 (29/0) |
Medals
Medal table
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy |  ITA |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Argentina |  ARG |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Netherlands |  NED |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Hungary |  HUN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| New Zealand |  NZL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United States |  USA |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Sweden |  SWE |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Czechoslovakia |  TCH |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| France |  FRA |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany |  GER |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Belgium |  BEL |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Canada |  CAN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denmark |  DEN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| South Africa |  RSA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |