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Boxing — Light-Flyweight, Men

Times held 13
Total participants 315
Total countries 92

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
1968 Light-Flyweight (≤48 kilograms), Men Olympic 23 23
1972 Light-Flyweight (≤48 kilograms), Men Olympic 31 31
1976 Light-Flyweight (≤48 kilograms), Men Olympic 27 27
1980 Light-Flyweight (≤48 kilograms), Men Olympic 22 22
1984 Light-Flyweight (≤48 kilograms), Men Olympic 24 24
1988 Light-Flyweight (≤48 kilograms), Men Olympic 34 34
1992 Light-Flyweight (≤48 kilograms), Men Olympic 30 30
1996 Light-Flyweight (≤48 kilograms), Men Olympic 30 30
2000 Light-Flyweight (≤48 kilograms), Men Olympic 27 27
2004 Light-Flyweight (≤48 kilograms), Men Olympic 29 29
2008 Light-Flyweight (≤48 kilograms), Men Olympic 29 29
2012 Light-Flyweight (≤49 kilograms), Men Olympic 26 26
2016 Light-Flyweight (≤49 kilograms), Men Olympic 22 22

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1968 Francisco RodríguezVEN Ji Yong-JuKOR Hubert Skrzypczak
Harlan Marbley		POL
USA
1972 György GedóHUN Kim U-GilPRK Dacal Rodríguez
Ralph Evans		ESP
GBR
1976 Jorge HernándezCUB Li Byong-UkPRK Orlando Maldonado
Payao Poontarat		PUR
THA
1980 Shamil SabirovURS Hipólito RamosCUB Ismail Mustafov
Li Byong-Uk		BUL
PRK
1984 Paul Gonzales, Jr.USA Salvatore TodiscoITA Marcelino Bolívar
Keith Mwila		VEN
ZAM
1988 Ivaylo HristovBUL Michael CarbajalUSA Róbert Isaszegi
Leopoldo Serantes		HUN
PHI
1992 Rogelio MarceloCUB Daniel BozhinovBUL Jan Quast
Roel Velasco		GER
PHI
1996 Daniel BozhinovBUL Mansueto VelascoPHI Rafael Lozano
Oleh Kiriukhin		ESP
UKR
2000 Brahim AsloumFRA Rafael LozanoESP Maikro Romero
Kim Un-Chol		CUB
PRK
2004 Yan BarthelemíCUB Atagün YalçınkayaTUR Zou Shiming
Sergey Kazakov		CHN
RUS
2008 Zou ShimingCHN Pürevdorjiin SerdambaMGL Yampier Hernández
Paddy Barnes		CUB
IRL
2012 Zou ShimingCHN Kaew PongprayoonTHA Paddy Barnes
David Ayrapetyan		IRL
RUS
2016 Hasanboy DusmatovUZB Yuberjén MartínezCOL Joahnys Argilagos
Nico Hernandez		CUB
USA

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
Cuba CUB 3 1 3 7
Bulgaria BUL 2 1 1 4
People's Republic of China CHN 2 0 1 3
United States USA 1 1 2 4
Hungary HUN 1 0 1 2
Venezuela VEN 1 0 1 2
France FRA 1 0 0 1
Soviet Union URS 1 0 0 1
Uzbekistan UZB 1 0 0 1
Democratic People's Republic of Korea PRK 0 2 2 4
Philippines PHI 0 1 2 3
Spain ESP 0 1 2 3
Thailand THA 0 1 1 2
Colombia COL 0 1 0 1
Italy ITA 0 1 0 1
Mongolia MGL 0 1 0 1
Republic of Korea KOR 0 1 0 1
Türkiye TUR 0 1 0 1
Ireland IRL 0 0 2 2
Russian Federation RUS 0 0 2 2
Germany GER 0 0 1 1
Great Britain GBR 0 0 1 1
Poland POL 0 0 1 1
Puerto Rico PUR 0 0 1 1
Ukraine UKR 0 0 1 1
Zambia ZAM 0 0 1 1

Top medallists

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Zou Shiming CHN 2 0 1 3
Daniel Bozhinov BUL 1 1 0 2
Ivaylo Mustafov-Hristov BUL 1 0 1 2
Jorge Hernández CUB 1 0 0 1
Rogelio Marcelo CUB 1 0 0 1
György Gedó HUN 1 0 0 1
Shamil Sabirov RUS
URS		 1 0 0 1
Paul Gonzales, Jr. USA 1 0 0 1
Francisco Rodríguez VEN 1 0 0 1
Brahim Asloum FRA 1 0 0 1
Yan Barthelemí CUB 1 0 0 1
Hasanboy Dusmatov UZB 1 0 0 1

Best performance by country

Olympic and Intercalated results only.
Country Games Athlete/Team Placement
Algeria ALG 1980 Summer Olympics Ahmed Saïd =5 See all
Argentina ARG 1976 Summer Olympics Héctor Patri =5 See all
Armenia ARM 2004 Summer Olympics Aleksan Nalbandyan =5 See all
Australia AUS 1968 Summer Olympics Joey Donovan =5 See all
Azerbaijan AZE 2004 Summer Olympics Ceyhun Abiyev =9 See all
Benin BEN 1972 Summer Olympics Meriga Salou Seriki =17 See all
Botswana BOT 1996 Summer Olympics Modiradilo Healer =17 See all
Brazil BRA 2008 Summer Olympics Paulo Carvalho =5 See all
Bulgaria BUL 1988 Summer Olympics Ivaylo Hristov 1 Gold See all
1996 Summer Olympics Daniel Bozhinov 1 Gold
Cameroon CMR 2012 Summer Olympics Thomas Essomba =9 See all
Canada CAN 1988 Summer Olympics Scotty Olson =5 See all
Chile CHI 1972 Summer Olympics Héctor Velásquez =9 See all
Chinese Taipei TPE 1984 Summer Olympics Chung Pao-Ming =9 See all
Colombia COL 2016 Summer Olympics Yuberjén Martínez 2 Silver See all
Cuba CUB 1976 Summer Olympics Jorge Hernández 1 Gold See all
1992 Summer Olympics Rogelio Marcelo 1 Gold
2004 Summer Olympics Yan Barthelemí 1 Gold
Democratic People's Republic of Korea PRK 1972 Summer Olympics Kim U-Gil 2 Silver See all
1976 Summer Olympics Li Byong-Uk 2 Silver
Dominican Republic DOM 1984 Summer Olympics Manuel Herrera =9 See all
1988 Summer Olympics Manuel Herrera =9
2008 Summer Olympics Winston Montero =9
East Germany GDR 1980 Summer Olympics Dietmar Geilich =5 See all
Ecuador ECU 2016 Summer Olympics Carlos Quipo =5 See all
Egypt EGY 1972 Summer Olympics Said El-Ashry =9 See all
1976 Summer Olympics Said Abdel Wehab =9
2012 Summer Olympics Ramy Hilmi =9
El Salvador ESA 1988 Summer Olympics Donald Martínez =9 See all
Eswatini SWZ 1992 Summer Olympics Mfamsibili Mnisi =17 See all
Ethiopia ETH 1972 Summer Olympics Chanyalew Haile =5 See all
Finland FIN 1980 Summer Olympics Antti Juntumaa =9 See all
France FRA 2000 Summer Olympics Brahim Asloum 1 Gold See all
Germany GER 1992 Summer Olympics Jan Quast =3 Bronze See all
Ghana GHA 1992 Summer Olympics Stephen Ahialey =9 See all
2008 Summer Olympics Manyo Plange =9
Great Britain GBR 1972 Summer Olympics Ralph Evans =3 Bronze See all
Guatemala GUA 1984 Summer Olympics Carlos Motta =5 See all
Guyana GUY 1988 Summer Olympics Colin Moore =17 See all
Honduras HON 1988 Summer Olympics Darwin Ángeles =17 See all
1996 Summer Olympics Geovanny Baca =17
2012 Summer Olympics Bayron Molina =17
Hungary HUN 1972 Summer Olympics György Gedó 1 Gold See all
India IND 2012 Summer Olympics Devendro Singh Laishram =5 See all
Indonesia INA 1996 Summer Olympics La Paene Masara 8 See all
Iraq IRQ 1980 Summer Olympics Farid Salman Makhdi =9 See all
1988 Summer Olympics Sadoon Mohamed Aboub =9
2004 Summer Olympics Najah Ali =9
Ireland IRL 2008 Summer Olympics Paddy Barnes =3 Bronze See all
2012 Summer Olympics Paddy Barnes =3 Bronze
Islamic Republic of Iran IRI 1976 Summer Olympics Sayed Bashiri =17 See all
Israel ISR 1984 Summer Olympics Yehuda Ben Haim =9 See all
Italy ITA 1984 Summer Olympics Salvatore Todisco 2 Silver See all
Jamaica JAM 1992 Summer Olympics St. Aubyn Hines =17 See all
Japan JPN 1984 Summer Olympics Mamoru Kuroiwa =5 See all
Kazakhstan KAZ 2008 Summer Olympics Birzhan Zhakypov =5 See all
2012 Summer Olympics Birzhan Zhakypov =5
2016 Summer Olympics Birzhan Zhakypov =5
Kenya KEN 2016 Summer Olympics Peter Warui =5 See all
Lao People's Democratic Republic LAO 1980 Summer Olympics Singkham Phongpratith =17 See all
1988 Summer Olympics Bounmy Thephavong =17
Lesotho LES 2000 Summer Olympics Sebusiso Keketsi =17 See all
Liberia LBR 1988 Summer Olympics Sammy Stewart =9 See all
Lithuania LTU 2000 Summer Olympics Ivanas Stapovičius 8 See all
Madagascar MAD 1996 Summer Olympics Anicet Rasonnaivo =9 See all
Malawi MAW 1972 Summer Olympics Shekie Kongo =9 See all
Malaysia MAS 1996 Summer Olympics Sapok Biki =17 See all
Mexico MEX 1968 Summer Olympics Alberto Morales =5 See all
Mongolia MGL 2008 Summer Olympics Pürevdorjiin Serdamba 2 Silver See all
Morocco MAR 1988 Summer Olympics Mahjoub M'jirih =5 See all
Mozambique MOZ 2012 Summer Olympics Juliano Máquina =17 See all
Myanmar MYA 1968 Summer Olympics Thet U Lai =9 See all
Namibia NAM 2004 Summer Olympics Joseph Jermia =5 See all
Nepal NEP 1988 Summer Olympics Damber Dutta Bhatta =32 See all
Nigeria NGR 1968 Summer Olympics Gabriel Ogun =5 See all
Pakistan PAK 1996 Summer Olympics Abdul Rashid Qambrani =17 See all
Papua New Guinea PNG 1976 Summer Olympics Zoffa Yarawi =9 See all
People's Republic of China CHN 2008 Summer Olympics Zou Shiming 1 Gold See all
2012 Summer Olympics Zou Shiming 1 Gold
Peru PER 1996 Summer Olympics Alberto Rossel =17 See all
Philippines PHI 1996 Summer Olympics Mansueto Velasco 2 Silver See all
Poland POL 1968 Summer Olympics Hubert Skrzypczak =3 Bronze See all
Portugal POR 1980 Summer Olympics Paquito Fernandes =9 See all
Puerto Rico PUR 1976 Summer Olympics Orlando Maldonado =3 Bronze See all
Republic of Korea KOR 1968 Summer Olympics Ji Yong-Ju 2 Silver See all
Romania ROU 1980 Summer Olympics Dumitru Șchiopu =5 See all
1992 Summer Olympics Valentin Barbu =5
Russian Federation RUS 2004 Summer Olympics Sergey Kazakov =3 Bronze See all
2012 Summer Olympics David Ayrapetyan =3 Bronze
Sierra Leone SLE 2008 Summer Olympics Saidu Kargbo =17 See all
Singapore SGP 1972 Summer Olympics Syed Abdul Kadir =9 See all
Slovakia SVK 1996 Summer Olympics Peter Baláž =17 See all
South Africa RSA 1996 Summer Olympics Masibulele Makepula =9 See all
2000 Summer Olympics Phumzile Matyhila =9
Soviet Union URS 1980 Summer Olympics Shamil Sabirov 1 Gold See all
Spain ESP 2000 Summer Olympics Rafael Lozano 2 Silver See all
Sri Lanka SRI 1968 Summer Olympics Hatha Karunaratne =5 See all
Sudan SUD 1984 Summer Olympics Alego Akomi =17 See all
Sweden SWE 1996 Summer Olympics Stefan Ström =17 See all
Syrian Arab Republic SYR 1980 Summer Olympics Adel Hammoude =17 See all
1988 Summer Olympics Mohamed Haddad =17
Tajikistan TJK 2004 Summer Olympics Sheralī Dostiev =17 See all
2008 Summer Olympics Sheralī Dostiev =17
Thailand THA 2012 Summer Olympics Kaew Pongprayoon 2 Silver See all
Togo TOG 1976 Summer Olympics Alodji Eloh DNS See all
Trinidad and Tobago TTO 2012 Summer Olympics Carlos Suarez =17 See all
Türkiye TUR 2004 Summer Olympics Atagün Yalçınkaya 2 Silver See all
Uganda UGA 1972 Summer Olympics James Odwori =5 See all
Ukraine UKR 1996 Summer Olympics Oleh Kiriukhin =3 Bronze See all
Unified Team EUN 1992 Summer Olympics Vladimir Ganchenko =17 See all
United Republic of Tanzania TAN 1972 Summer Olympics Bakari Seleman =17 See all
United States USA 1984 Summer Olympics Paul Gonzales, Jr. 1 Gold See all
Uzbekistan UZB 2016 Summer Olympics Hasanboy Dusmatov 1 Gold See all
Venezuela VEN 1968 Summer Olympics Francisco Rodríguez 1 Gold See all
Vietnam VIE 1988 Summer Olympics Ðặng Hiếu Hiền =9 See all
Zambia ZAM 1984 Summer Olympics Keith Mwila =3 Bronze See all