Boxing — Lightweight, Men

Times held 27
Total participants 682
Total countries 131

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
1904 Lightweight (≤135 pounds), Men Olympic 8 1
1908 Lightweight (≤140 pounds), Men Olympic 12 3
1920 Lightweight (≤135 pounds), Men Olympic 16 10
1924 Lightweight (≤135 pounds), Men Olympic 30 22
1928 Lightweight (≤135 pounds), Men Olympic 24 24
1932 Lightweight (≤135 pounds), Men Olympic 13 13
1936 Lightweight (≤135 pounds), Men Olympic 26 26
1948 Lightweight (≤62 kilograms), Men Olympic 27 27
1952 Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men Olympic 27 27
1956 Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men Olympic 18 18
1960 Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men Olympic 34 34
1964 Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men Olympic 34 34
1968 Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men Olympic 37 37
1972 Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men Olympic 37 37
1976 Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men Olympic 23 23
1980 Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men Olympic 29 29
1984 Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men Olympic 40 40
1988 Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men Olympic 39 39
1992 Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men Olympic 29 29
1996 Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men Olympic 31 31
2000 Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men Olympic 28 28
2004 Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men Olympic 28 28
2008 Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men Olympic 27 27
2012 Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men Olympic 28 28
2016 Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men Olympic 28 28
2020 Lightweight (57-63 kilograms), Men Olympic 29 29
2024 Lightweight (57-63.5 kilograms), Men Olympic 20 20

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1904 Harry SpanjerUSA Russell Van HornUSA Peter SturholdtUSA
1908 Fred GraceGBR Fred SpillerGBR Harry JohnsonGBR
1920 Sammy MosbergUSA Gotfred JohansenDEN Chris NewtonCAN
1924 Hans NielsenDEN Alfredo CopelloARG Fred BoylsteinUSA
1928 Carlo OrlandiITA Steve HalaikoUSA Gunnar BerggrenSWE
1932 Laurie StevensRSA Thure AhlqvistSWE Nat BorUSA
1936 Imre HarangiHUN Nikolai StepulovEST Erik ÅgrenSWE
1948 Gerald DreyerRSA Jos VissersBEL Svend VadDEN
1952 Aureliano BolognesiITA Aleksy AntkiewiczPOL Erkki Pakkanen
Gheorghe Fiat
FIN
ROU
1956 Dick McTaggartGBR Harry KurschatGER Tony Byrne
Anatoly Lagetko
IRL
URS
1960 Kazimierz PaździorPOL Sandro LopopoloITA Abel Laudonio
Dick McTaggart
ARG
GBR
1964 Józef GrudzieńPOL Vilikton BarannikovURS Jim McCourt
Ronnie Harris
IRL
USA
1968 Ronnie HarrisUSA Józef GrudzieńPOL Calistrat Cuțov
Zvonko Vujin
ROU
YUG
1972 Jan SzczepańskiPOL László OrbánHUN Alfonso Pérez
Samuel Mbugua
COL
KEN
1976 Howard Davis, Jr.USA Simion CuțovROU Vasily Solomin
Ace Rusevski
URS
YUG
1980 Ángel HerreraCUB Viktor DemyanenkoURS Richard Nowakowski
Kazimierz Adach
GDR
POL
1984 Pernell WhitakerUSA Luis OrtizPUR Martin N'Dongo Ebanga
Jeon Chil-Seong
CMR
KOR
1988 Andreas ZülowGDR George CramneSWE Nergüin Enkhbat
Romallis Ellis
MGL
USA
1992 Oscar De La HoyaUSA Marco RudolphGER Hong Seong-Sik
Namjilyn Bayarsaikhan
KOR
MGL
1996 Hocine SoltaniALG Toncho TonchevBUL Leonard Doroftei
Terrance Cauthen
ROU
USA
2000 Mario KindelánCUB Andriy KotelnykUKR Cristian Bejarano
Aleksandr Maletin
MEX
RUS
2004 Mario KindelánCUB Amir KhanGBR Serik Yeleuov
Murat Khrachov
KAZ
RUS
2008 Aleksey TishchenkoRUS Daouda SowFRA Hrachik Javakhyan
Yordenis Ugás
ARM
CUB
2012 Vasyl LomachenkoUKR Han Sun-CheolKOR Yasniel Toledo
Evaldas Petrauskas
CUB
LTU
2016 Robson ConceiçãoBRA Sofiane OumihaFRA Lázaro Álvarez
Dorjnyambuugiin Otgondalai
CUB
MGL
2020 Andy CruzCUB Keyshawn DavisUSA Hovhannes Bachkov
Harry Garside
ARM
AUS
2024 Erislandy ÁlvarezCUB Sofiane OumihaFRA Wyatt Sanford
Lasha Guruli
CAN
GEO

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
United States USA 6 3 6 15
Cuba CUB 5 0 3 8
Poland POL 3 2 1 6
Great Britain GBR 2 2 2 6
Italy ITA 2 1 0 3
South Africa RSA 2 0 0 2
Denmark DEN 1 1 1 3
Hungary HUN 1 1 0 2
Ukraine UKR 1 1 0 2
Russian Federation RUS 1 0 2 3
East Germany GDR 1 0 1 2
Algeria ALG 1 0 0 1
Brazil BRA 1 0 0 1
France FRA 0 3 0 3
Soviet Union URS 0 2 2 4
Sweden SWE 0 2 2 4
Germany GER 0 2 0 2
Romania ROU 0 1 3 4
Republic of Korea KOR 0 1 2 3
Argentina ARG 0 1 1 2
Belgium BEL 0 1 0 1
Bulgaria BUL 0 1 0 1
Estonia EST 0 1 0 1
Puerto Rico PUR 0 1 0 1
Mongolia MGL 0 0 3 3
Armenia ARM 0 0 2 2
Canada CAN 0 0 2 2
Ireland IRL 0 0 2 2
Yugoslavia YUG 0 0 2 2
Australia AUS 0 0 1 1
Cameroon CMR 0 0 1 1
Colombia COL 0 0 1 1
Finland FIN 0 0 1 1
Georgia GEO 0 0 1 1
Kazakhstan KAZ 0 0 1 1
Kenya KEN 0 0 1 1
Lithuania LTU 0 0 1 1
Mexico MEX 0 0 1 1

Top medallists

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Mario Kindelán CUB 2 0 0 2
Józef Grudzień POL 1 1 0 2
Dick McTaggart GBR 1 0 1 2
Ángel Herrera CUB 1 0 0 1
Hans Nielsen DEN 1 0 0 1
Hocine Soltani ALG 1 0 0 1
Fred Grace GBR 1 0 0 1
Andreas Zülow GDR
GER
1 0 0 1
Imre Harangi HUN 1 0 0 1
Aureliano Bolognesi ITA 1 0 0 1
Carlo Orlandi ITA 1 0 0 1
Kazimierz Paździor POL 1 0 0 1
Jan Szczepański POL 1 0 0 1
Gerald Dreyer RSA 1 0 0 1
Laurie Stevens RSA 1 0 0 1
Howard Davis, Jr. USA 1 0 0 1
Oscar De La Hoya USA 1 0 0 1
Ronnie Harris USA 1 0 0 1
Sammy Mosberg USA 1 0 0 1
Harry Spanjer USA 1 0 0 1
Pernell Whitaker USA 1 0 0 1
Aleksey Tishchenko RUS 1 0 0 1
Robson Conceição BRA 1 0 0 1
Vasyl Lomachenko UKR 1 0 0 1
Andy Cruz CUB 1 0 0 1
Erislandy Álvarez CUB 1 0 0 1

Best performance by country

Olympic and Intercalated results only.
Country Games Athlete/Team Placement
Afghanistan AFG 1980 Summer Olympics Rabani Ghulam =17 See all
Algeria ALG 1996 Summer Olympics Hocine Soltani 1 Gold See all
Angola ANG 1980 Summer Olympics Alberto Coelho =17 See all
Antigua and Barbuda ANT 2020 Summer Olympics Alston Ryan =17 See all
Argentina ARG 1924 Summer Olympics Alfredo Copello 2 Silver See all
Armenia ARM 2008 Summer Olympics Hrachik Javakhyan =3 Bronze See all
2020 Summer Olympics Hovhannes Bachkov =3 Bronze
Australasia ANZ 1908 Summer Olympics George Blake DNS See all
Australia AUS 2020 Summer Olympics Harry Garside =3 Bronze See all
Austria AUT 1952 Summer Olympics Leo Potesil =9 See all
Azerbaijan AZE 2004 Summer Olympics Rövşən Hüseynov =5 See all
2016 Summer Olympics Albert Səlimov =5
Barbados BAR 1988 Summer Olympics Sean Knight =17 See all
Belarus BLR 2012 Summer Olympics Vazhen Safariants =9 See all
2020 Summer Olympics Dzmitry Asanau =9
Belgium BEL 1948 Summer Olympics Jos Vissers 2 Silver See all
Benin BEN 1980 Summer Olympics Patrice Martin =17 See all
2012 Summer Olympics Shafiq Chitou =17
Botswana BOT 1988 Summer Olympics Shakes Kubuitsile =17 See all
2000 Summer Olympics Gilbert Khunwane =17
Brazil BRA 2016 Summer Olympics Robson Conceição 1 Gold See all
Bulgaria BUL 1996 Summer Olympics Toncho Tonchev 2 Silver See all
Burkina Faso BUR 1996 Summer Olympics Idrissa Kabore =17 See all
Cambodia CAM 1964 Summer Olympics You Chin Hong =33 See all
Cameroon CMR 1984 Summer Olympics Martin N'Dongo Ebanga =3 Bronze See all
Canada CAN 1920 Summer Olympics Chris Newton 3 Bronze See all
2024 Summer Olympics Wyatt Sanford =3 Bronze
Central African Republic CAF 1984 Summer Olympics Dieudonné Kossi =17 See all
Chile CHI 1928 Summer Olympics Jorge Díaz =5 See all
1936 Summer Olympics Carlos Lillo =5
Chinese Taipei TPE 2024 Summer Olympics Lai Chu-En =9 See all
Colombia COL 1972 Summer Olympics Alfonso Pérez =3 Bronze See all
Congo CGO 1980 Summer Olympics Alphonse Matoubela =17 See all
Cook Islands COK 1988 Summer Olympics Terepai Maea =17 See all
Cuba CUB 1980 Summer Olympics Ángel Herrera 1 Gold See all
2000 Summer Olympics Mario Kindelán 1 Gold
2004 Summer Olympics Mario Kindelán 1 Gold
2020 Summer Olympics Andy Cruz 1 Gold
2024 Summer Olympics Erislandy Álvarez 1 Gold
Czechia CZE 1996 Summer Olympics Jaroslav Konečný =9 See all
Czechoslovakia TCH 1956 Summer Olympics Josef Chovanec =9 See all
1972 Summer Olympics Karel Kašpar =9
Côte d'Ivoire CIV 1964 Summer Olympics Gabriel Achy =17 See all
1984 Summer Olympics Bakary Fofana =17
Democratic People's Republic of Korea PRK 1980 Summer Olympics Jong Jo-Ung =9 See all
Democratic Republic of the Congo COD 1984 Summer Olympics André Kimbu Mboma =17 See all
2020 Summer Olympics Fiston Mbaya =17
Denmark DEN 1924 Summer Olympics Hans Nielsen 1 Gold See all
Dominican Republic DOM 2004 Summer Olympics Félix Díaz =9 See all
2012 Summer Olympics Wellington Arias =9
East Germany GDR 1988 Summer Olympics Andreas Zülow 1 Gold See all
Egypt EGY 1988 Summer Olympics Mohamed Hegazi =5 See all
Estonia EST 1936 Summer Olympics Nikolai Stepulov 2 Silver See all
Ethiopia ETH 1968 Summer Olympics Bayu Ayele =17 See all
1972 Summer Olympics Girmaye Gabre =17
1980 Summer Olympics Tadesse Haile =17
2000 Summer Olympics Adisu Tebebu =17
Finland FIN 1952 Summer Olympics Erkki Pakkanen =3 Bronze See all
France FRA 2008 Summer Olympics Daouda Sow 2 Silver See all
2016 Summer Olympics Sofiane Oumiha 2 Silver
2024 Summer Olympics Sofiane Oumiha 2 Silver
Gabon GAB 1984 Summer Olympics Desiré Ollo =17 See all
1996 Summer Olympics Julio Mboumba =17
Georgia GEO 2024 Summer Olympics Lasha Guruli =3 Bronze See all
Germany GER 1956 Summer Olympics Harry Kurschat 2 Silver See all
1992 Summer Olympics Marco Rudolph 2 Silver
Ghana GHA 1960 Summer Olympics Eddie Blay =9 See all
1984 Summer Olympics Douglas Odame =9
2000 Summer Olympics Ray Narh =9
Great Britain GBR 1908 Summer Olympics Fred Grace 1 Gold See all
1956 Summer Olympics Dick McTaggart 1 Gold
Greece GRE 2000 Summer Olympics Tigran Ouzlian 5 See all
Grenada GRN 1984 Summer Olympics Emrol Phillip =17 See all
Guam GUM 1988 Summer Olympics Eduardo de la Peña =17 See all
Guatemala GUA 1992 Summer Olympics Mauricio Ávila =9 See all
Guyana GUY 1984 Summer Olympics Gordon Carew =9 See all
Haiti HAI 1976 Summer Olympics Yves Jeudy =5 See all
Honduras HON 2016 Summer Olympics Teófimo López =17 See all
Hungary HUN 1936 Summer Olympics Imre Harangi 1 Gold See all
Independent Olympic Athletes IOA 2000 Summer Olympics Victor Ramos =17 See all
India IND 1972 Summer Olympics Muniswamy Venu =9 See all
2012 Summer Olympics Jai Bhagwan =9
Indonesia INA 1988 Summer Olympics Adrianus Taroreh =17 See all
Iraq IRQ 1960 Summer Olympics Taha Abdul Karim =17 See all
1984 Summer Olympics Samir Khenyab =17
Ireland IRL 1956 Summer Olympics Tony Byrne =3 Bronze See all
1964 Summer Olympics Jim McCourt =3 Bronze
Islamic Republic of Iran IRI 1952 Summer Olympics Petros Nazarbegian =9 See all
1976 Summer Olympics Parviz Bahmani =9
2004 Summer Olympics Mohamed Asheri =9
Israel ISR 1984 Summer Olympics Shlomo Niazov =33 See all
Italy ITA 1928 Summer Olympics Carlo Orlandi 1 Gold See all
1952 Summer Olympics Aureliano Bolognesi 1 Gold
Jamaica JAM 1988 Summer Olympics Mark Kennedy =9 See all
Japan JPN 1932 Summer Olympics Hwang Eul-Su =8 See all
Jordan JOR 2024 Summer Olympics Obada Al-Kasbeh =9 See all
Kazakhstan KAZ 2004 Summer Olympics Serik Yeleuov =3 Bronze See all
Kenya KEN 1972 Summer Olympics Samuel Mbugua =3 Bronze See all
Kyrgyzstan KGZ 2000 Summer Olympics Almazbek Raimkulov 8 See all
Lao People's Democratic Republic LAO 1980 Summer Olympics Bounphisith Songkhamphou =17 See all
Latvia LAT 1924 Summer Olympics Ernests Gūtmanis =17 See all
Liberia LBR 1988 Summer Olympics Tommy Gbay =17 See all
Libya LBA 1976 Summer Olympics Nassreddin El-Agely DNS See all
Lithuania LTU 2012 Summer Olympics Evaldas Petrauskas =3 Bronze See all
Luxembourg LUX 1928 Summer Olympics Metty Sancassiani =9 See all
Madagascar MAD 1980 Summer Olympics Sylvain Rajefiarison =17 See all
1984 Summer Olympics Milson Randrianasolo =17
2008 Summer Olympics Jean de Dieu Soloniaina =17
Malawi MAW 1972 Summer Olympics Tatu Chionga =17 See all
1988 Summer Olympics John Elson Mkangala =17
Mali MLI 1988 Summer Olympics Kassim Traoré =9 See all
Mauritius MRI 2020 Summer Olympics Richarno Colin =9 See all
Mexico MEX 2000 Summer Olympics Cristian Bejarano =3 Bronze See all
Mongolia MGL 1988 Summer Olympics Nergüin Enkhbat =3 Bronze See all
1992 Summer Olympics Namjilyn Bayarsaikhan =3 Bronze
2016 Summer Olympics Dorjnyambuugiin Otgondalai =3 Bronze
Morocco MAR 1988 Summer Olympics Kamal Marjouane =5 See all
Myanmar MYA 1968 Summer Olympics Tin Tun =17 See all
Namibia NAM 2020 Summer Olympics Jonas Jonas =9 See all
Nepal NEP 1964 Summer Olympics Ram Prasad Gurung =17 See all
Netherlands NED 1928 Summer Olympics David Baan =5 See all
New Zealand NZL 1932 Summer Olympics Bob Purdie =8 See all
Nicaragua NCA 1976 Summer Olympics Ernesto González =15 See all
Nigeria NGR 1984 Summer Olympics Christopher Ossai =9 See all
1992 Summer Olympics Moses Odion =9
2008 Summer Olympics Rasheed Lawal =9
Norway NOR 1920 Summer Olympics Johan Sæterhaug =5 See all
1924 Summer Olympics Haakon Hansen =5
1948 Summer Olympics Øivind Breiby =5
1972 Summer Olympics Svein Erik Paulsen =5
Pakistan PAK 1952 Summer Olympics Muhammad Ali =9 See all
1964 Summer Olympics Ghulam Sarwar =9
2000 Summer Olympics Syed Asghar Ali Shah =9
2004 Summer Olympics Syed Asghar Ali Shah =9
Panama PAN 2012 Summer Olympics Juan Huertas =17 See all
Papua New Guinea PNG 1992 Summer Olympics Henry Kungsi =9 See all
People's Republic of China CHN 2008 Summer Olympics Hu Qing =5 See all
Peru PER 1968 Summer Olympics Luis Minami =5 See all
Philippines PHI 1936 Summer Olympics José Padilla =5 See all
1964 Summer Olympics Rodolfo Arpon =5
1984 Summer Olympics Leopoldo Cantancio =5
1992 Summer Olympics Ronald Chavez =5
Poland POL 1960 Summer Olympics Kazimierz Paździor 1 Gold See all
1964 Summer Olympics Józef Grudzień 1 Gold
1972 Summer Olympics Jan Szczepański 1 Gold
Puerto Rico PUR 1984 Summer Olympics Luis Ortiz 2 Silver See all
Qatar QAT 2016 Summer Olympics Hakan Erşeker =17 See all
ROC ROC 2020 Summer Olympics Gabil Mamedov =5 See all
Republic of Korea KOR 2012 Summer Olympics Han Sun-Cheol 2 Silver See all
Republic of Moldova MDA 1996 Summer Olympics Octavian Țicu =17 See all
Romania ROU 1976 Summer Olympics Simion Cuțov 2 Silver See all
Russian Federation RUS 2008 Summer Olympics Aleksey Tishchenko 1 Gold See all
Seychelles SEY 1984 Summer Olympics Jean-Claude Labonte =17 See all
2012 Summer Olympics Andrique Allisop =17
2016 Summer Olympics Andrique Allisop =17
Sierra Leone SLE 1980 Summer Olympics Mohamed Bangura =17 See all
South Africa RSA 1932 Summer Olympics Laurie Stevens 1 Gold See all
1948 Summer Olympics Gerald Dreyer 1 Gold
Soviet Union URS 1964 Summer Olympics Vilikton Barannikov 2 Silver See all
1980 Summer Olympics Viktor Demyanenko 2 Silver
Spain ESP 1964 Summer Olympics Domingo Barrera =5 See all
1984 Summer Olympics José Antonio Hernando =5
Sri Lanka SRI 1948 Summer Olympics Eddie Gray =9 See all
1956 Summer Olympics Chandrasena Jayasuriya =9
Sudan SUD 1968 Summer Olympics Sayed Abdel Gadir =17 See all
1972 Summer Olympics Kasamiro Kashri Marchlo =17
1988 Summer Olympics Tobi Pelly =17
Sweden SWE 1932 Summer Olympics Thure Ahlqvist 2 Silver See all
1988 Summer Olympics George Cramne 2 Silver
Switzerland SUI 1936 Summer Olympics Roby Seidel =9 See all
1948 Summer Olympics Edy Schmidiger =9
Tajikistan TJK 2016 Summer Olympics Anvar Yunusov =9 See all
2020 Summer Olympics Bakhodur Usmonov =9
Thailand THA 2024 Summer Olympics Bunjong Sinsiri =5 See all
Togo TOG 1984 Summer Olympics Ama Sodogah =17 See all
Tunisia TUN 1968 Summer Olympics Mongi Lahdhili =9 See all
2012 Summer Olympics Ahmed Mejri =9
Türkiye TUR 1972 Summer Olympics Eraslan Doruk =5 See all
1984 Summer Olympics Fahri Sümer =5
Uganda UGA 1968 Summer Olympics Mohamed Muruli =5 See all
2004 Summer Olympics Sam Rukundo =5
Ukraine UKR 2012 Summer Olympics Vasyl Lomachenko 1 Gold See all
Unified Team EUN 1992 Summer Olympics Artur Grigoryan =9 See all
United Arab Republic UAR 1960 Summer Olympics Salah Shokweir =5 See all
United Republic of Tanzania TAN 1992 Summer Olympics Rashi Ali Hadj Matumla =5 See all
United States USA 1904 Summer Olympics Harry Spanjer 1 Gold See all
1920 Summer Olympics Sammy Mosberg 1 Gold
1968 Summer Olympics Ronnie Harris 1 Gold
1976 Summer Olympics Howard Davis, Jr. 1 Gold
1984 Summer Olympics Pernell Whitaker 1 Gold
1992 Summer Olympics Oscar De La Hoya 1 Gold
United States Virgin Islands ISV 1992 Summer Olympics Jacobo Garcia =9 See all
Uruguay URU 1924 Summer Olympics Julio César Nicolari =9 See all
1948 Summer Olympics Alberto Boullosa =9
Uzbekistan UZB 2012 Summer Olympics Fazliddin Gaybnazarov =5 See all
2016 Summer Olympics Khurshid Todzhiboyev =5
2020 Summer Olympics Elnur Abduraimov =5
2024 Summer Olympics Ruslan Abdullaev =5
Venezuela VEN 1952 Summer Olympics Vicente Matute =5 See all
West Germany FRG 1984 Summer Olympics Reiner Gies =5 See all
Yugoslavia YUG 1968 Summer Olympics Zvonko Vujin =3 Bronze See all
1976 Summer Olympics Ace Rusevski =3 Bronze
Zambia ZAM 1980 Summer Olympics Blackson Siukoko =9 See all
1984 Summer Olympics Jaineck Chinyanta =9
1996 Summer Olympics Denis Zimba =9
Zimbabwe ZIM 1928 Summer Olympics Cecil Bissett =5 See all
Équipe Olympique des Réfugies EOR 2020 Summer Olympics Wessam Slamana =17 See all