Boxing — Heavyweight, Men

Times held 27
Total participants 367
Total countries 81

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
1904 Heavyweight (>158 pounds), Men Olympic 3 1
1908 Heavyweight (>158 pounds), Men Olympic 6 1
1920 Heavyweight (>175 pounds), Men Olympic 9 7
1924 Heavyweight (>175 pounds), Men Olympic 15 10
1928 Heavyweight (>175 pounds), Men Olympic 10 10
1932 Heavyweight (>175 pounds), Men Olympic 6 6
1936 Heavyweight (>175 pounds), Men Olympic 17 17
1948 Heavyweight (>80 kilograms), Men Olympic 17 17
1952 Heavyweight (>81 kilograms), Men Olympic 21 21
1956 Heavyweight (>81 kilograms), Men Olympic 11 11
1960 Heavyweight (>81 kilograms), Men Olympic 17 17
1964 Heavyweight (>81 kilograms), Men Olympic 14 14
1968 Heavyweight (>81 kilograms), Men Olympic 16 16
1972 Heavyweight (>81 kilograms), Men Olympic 14 14
1976 Heavyweight (>81 kilograms), Men Olympic 15 15
1980 Heavyweight (>81 kilograms), Men Olympic 14 14
1984 Heavyweight (≤91 kilograms), Men Olympic 19 19
1988 Heavyweight (≤91 kilograms), Men Olympic 18 18
1992 Heavyweight (≤91 kilograms), Men Olympic 23 23
1996 Heavyweight (≤91 kilograms), Men Olympic 24 24
2000 Heavyweight (≤91 kilograms), Men Olympic 16 16
2004 Heavyweight (≤91 kilograms), Men Olympic 15 15
2008 Heavyweight (≤91 kilograms), Men Olympic 16 16
2012 Heavyweight (≤91 kilograms), Men Olympic 14 14
2016 Heavyweight (≤91 kilograms), Men Olympic 18 18
2020 Heavyweight (81-91 kilograms), Men Olympic 17 17
2024 Heavyweight (81-92 kilograms), Men Olympic 16 16

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1904 Sam BergerUSA Charles MayerUSA Bill MichaelsUSA
1908 Albert OldmanGBR Sid EvansGBR Frank ParksGBR
1920 Ron RawsonGBR Søren PetersenDEN Xavier EluèreFRA
1924 Otto von PoratNOR Søren PetersenDEN Alfredo PorzioARG
1928 Arturo RodríguezARG Nils RammSWE Jakob MichaelsenDEN
1932 Alberto LovellARG Luigi RovatiITA Fred FearyUSA
1936 Herbert RungeGER Guillermo LovellARG Erling NilsenNOR
1948 Rafael IglesiasARG Gunnar NilssonSWE Johnny ArthurRSA
1952 Ed SandersUSA Ingemar JohanssonSWE Ilkka Koski
Dries Niemann
FIN
RSA
1956 Pete RademacherUSA Lev MukhinURS Mino Bozzano
Daan Bekker
ITA
RSA
1960 Franco De PiccoliITA Daan BekkerRSA Günter Siegmund
Josef Němec
GER
TCH
1964 Joe FrazierUSA Hans HuberGER Giuseppe Ros
Vadim Yemelyanov
ITA
URS
1968 George ForemanUSA Jonas ČepulisURS Giorgio Bambini
Joaquín Rocha
ITA
MEX
1972 Teófilo StevensonCUB Ion AlexeROU Peter Hussing
Hasse Thomsén
FRG
SWE
1976 Teófilo StevensonCUB Mircea ŞimonROU Clarence Hill
Johnny Tate
BER
USA
1980 Teófilo StevensonCUB Pyotr ZayevURS Jürgen Fanghänel
István Lévai
GDR
HUN
1984 Henry TillmanUSA Willie deWitCAN Angelo Musone
Arnold Vanderlijde
ITA
NED
1988 Ray MercerUSA Baek Hyeon-ManKOR Arnold Vanderlijde
Andrzej Gołota
NED
POL
1992 Félix SavónCUB David IzonriteiNGR Arnold Vanderlijde
David Tua
NED
NZL
1996 Félix SavónCUB David DefiagbonCAN Luan Krasniqi
Nate Jones
GER
USA
2000 Félix SavónCUB Sultan IbragimovRUS Vladimir Chanturia
Sebastian Köber
GEO
GER
2004 Odlanier SolísCUB Viktar ZuyeuBLR Mohamed El-Sayed
Naser Al Shami
EGY
SYR
2008 Rakhim ChakhkiyevRUS Clemente RussoITA Osmay Acosta
Deontay Wilder
CUB
USA
2012 Oleksandr UsykUKR Clemente RussoITA Teymur Məmmədov
Tervel Pulev
AZE
BUL
2016 Yevgeny TishchenkoRUS Vasily LevitKAZ Erislandy Savón
Rustam Tulaganov
CUB
UZB
2020 Julio César la CruzCUB Muslim GadzhimagomedovROC Abner Teixeira
David Nyika
BRA
NZL
2024 Lazizbek MullojonovUZB Loren AlfonsoAZE Enmanuel Reyes
Davlat Boltaev
ESP
TJK

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
Cuba CUB 8 0 2 10
United States USA 7 1 5 13
Argentina ARG 3 1 1 5
Great Britain GBR 2 1 1 4
Russian Federation RUS 2 1 0 3
Italy ITA 1 3 4 8
Germany GER 1 1 3 5
Norway NOR 1 0 1 2
Uzbekistan UZB 1 0 1 2
Ukraine UKR 1 0 0 1
Soviet Union URS 0 3 1 4
Sweden SWE 0 3 1 4
Denmark DEN 0 2 1 3
Canada CAN 0 2 0 2
Romania ROU 0 2 0 2
South Africa RSA 0 1 3 4
Azerbaijan AZE 0 1 1 2
Belarus BLR 0 1 0 1
Kazakhstan KAZ 0 1 0 1
Nigeria NGR 0 1 0 1
ROC ROC 0 1 0 1
Republic of Korea KOR 0 1 0 1
Netherlands NED 0 0 3 3
New Zealand NZL 0 0 2 2
Bermuda BER 0 0 1 1
Brazil BRA 0 0 1 1
Bulgaria BUL 0 0 1 1
Czechoslovakia TCH 0 0 1 1
East Germany GDR 0 0 1 1
Egypt EGY 0 0 1 1
Finland FIN 0 0 1 1
France FRA 0 0 1 1
Georgia GEO 0 0 1 1
Hungary HUN 0 0 1 1
Mexico MEX 0 0 1 1
Poland POL 0 0 1 1
Spain ESP 0 0 1 1
Syrian Arab Republic SYR 0 0 1 1
Tajikistan TJK 0 0 1 1
West Germany FRG 0 0 1 1

Top medallists

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Félix Savón CUB 3 0 0 3
Teófilo Stevenson CUB 3 0 0 3
Albert Oldman GBR 1 0 0 1
Ron Rawson GBR 1 0 0 1
Herbert Runge GER 1 0 0 1
Franco De Piccoli ITA 1 0 0 1
Otto von Porat NOR 1 0 0 1
Rafael Iglesias ARG 1 0 0 1
Alberto Lovell ARG 1 0 0 1
Arturo Rodríguez ARG 1 0 0 1
Sam Berger USA 1 0 0 1
George Foreman USA 1 0 0 1
Joe Frazier USA 1 0 0 1
Ray Mercer USA 1 0 0 1
Pete Rademacher USA 1 0 0 1
Ed Sanders USA 1 0 0 1
Henry Tillman USA 1 0 0 1
Odlanier Solís CUB 1 0 0 1
Rakhim Chakhkiyev RUS 1 0 0 1
Oleksandr Usyk UKR 1 0 0 1
Julio César la Cruz CUB 1 0 0 1
Yevgeny Tishchenko RUS 1 0 0 1
Lazizbek Mullojonov UZB 1 0 0 1

Best performance by country

Olympic and Intercalated results only.
Country Games Athlete/Team Placement
Algeria ALG 1984 Summer Olympics Mohamed Bouchiche =9 See all
2000 Summer Olympics Mohamed Azzaoui =9
2008 Summer Olympics Abdelaziz Touilbini =9
2012 Summer Olympics Chouaib Bouloudinats =9
2016 Summer Olympics Chouaib Bouloudinats =9
2020 Summer Olympics Abdelhafid Benchabla =9
Angola ANG 2012 Summer Olympics Tumba Silva DNS See all
Argentina ARG 1928 Summer Olympics Arturo Rodríguez 1 Gold See all
1932 Summer Olympics Alberto Lovell 1 Gold
1948 Summer Olympics Rafael Iglesias 1 Gold
Australia AUS 1964 Summer Olympics Athol McQueen =5 See all
2004 Summer Olympics Adam Forsyth =5
Austria AUT 1936 Summer Olympics Karl Lutz =9 See all
1948 Summer Olympics Karl Ameisbichler =9
Azerbaijan AZE 2024 Summer Olympics Loren Alfonso 2 Silver See all
Belarus BLR 2004 Summer Olympics Viktar Zuyeu 2 Silver See all
Belgium BEL 1920 Summer Olympics Jean Creusen =5 See all
1976 Summer Olympics Rudy Gauwe =5
2024 Summer Olympics Victor Schelstraete =5
Bermuda BER 1976 Summer Olympics Clarence Hill =3 Bronze See all
Brazil BRA 2020 Summer Olympics Abner Teixeira =3 Bronze See all
Bulgaria BUL 2012 Summer Olympics Tervel Pulev =3 Bronze See all
Cameroon CMR 1972 Summer Olympics Jean Bassomben =9 See all
Canada CAN 1984 Summer Olympics Willie deWit 2 Silver See all
1996 Summer Olympics David Defiagbon 2 Silver
Chile CHI 1948 Summer Olympics Víctor Bignon =9 See all
Colombia COL 2008 Summer Olympics Deivis Julio =9 See all
Croatia CRO 1992 Summer Olympics Željko Mavrović =9 See all
2004 Summer Olympics Vedran Đipalo =9
Cuba CUB 1972 Summer Olympics Teófilo Stevenson 1 Gold See all
1976 Summer Olympics Teófilo Stevenson 1 Gold
1980 Summer Olympics Teófilo Stevenson 1 Gold
1992 Summer Olympics Félix Savón 1 Gold
1996 Summer Olympics Félix Savón 1 Gold
2000 Summer Olympics Félix Savón 1 Gold
2004 Summer Olympics Odlanier Solís 1 Gold
2020 Summer Olympics Julio César la Cruz 1 Gold
Czechoslovakia TCH 1960 Summer Olympics Josef Němec =3 Bronze See all
Denmark DEN 1920 Summer Olympics Søren Petersen 2 Silver See all
1924 Summer Olympics Søren Petersen 2 Silver
Dominican Republic DOM 1984 Summer Olympics Virgilio Frías =16 See all
East Germany GDR 1980 Summer Olympics Jürgen Fanghänel =3 Bronze See all
Ecuador ECU 1980 Summer Olympics Luis Castillo =9 See all
2012 Summer Olympics Julio Castillo =9
2016 Summer Olympics Julio Castillo =9
2020 Summer Olympics Julio Castillo =9
Egypt EGY 2004 Summer Olympics Mohamed El-Sayed =3 Bronze See all
Finland FIN 1952 Summer Olympics Ilkka Koski =3 Bronze See all
France FRA 1920 Summer Olympics Xavier Eluère 3 Bronze See all
Georgia GEO 2000 Summer Olympics Vladimir Chanturia =3 Bronze See all
Germany GER 1936 Summer Olympics Herbert Runge 1 Gold See all
Ghana GHA 1968 Summer Olympics Adonis Ray =9 See all
Great Britain GBR 1908 Summer Olympics Albert Oldman 1 Gold See all
1920 Summer Olympics Ron Rawson 1 Gold
Greece GRE 1984 Summer Olympics Georgios Stefanopoulos =5 See all
2008 Summer Olympics Ilias Pavlidis =5
Hungary HUN 1980 Summer Olympics István Lévai =3 Bronze See all
India IND 1984 Summer Olympics Kaur Singh =9 See all
Ireland IRL 1992 Summer Olympics Paul Douglas =5 See all
2024 Summer Olympics Jack Marley =5
Islamic Republic of Iran IRI 1948 Summer Olympics Mohamed Jamshid Abadi =9 See all
1976 Summer Olympics Parviz Badpa =9
1992 Summer Olympics Morteza Shiri =9
2000 Summer Olympics Rohollah Husseini =9
2008 Summer Olympics Ali Mazaheri =9
2012 Summer Olympics Ali Mazaheri =9
Italy ITA 1960 Summer Olympics Franco De Piccoli 1 Gold See all
Jamaica JAM 1976 Summer Olympics Trevor Berbick =9 See all
1984 Summer Olympics Alex Stewart =9
Japan JPN 1964 Summer Olympics Tadayuki Maruyama =9 See all
Jordan JOR 2020 Summer Olympics Hussein Iashaish =5 See all
Kazakhstan KAZ 2016 Summer Olympics Vasily Levit 2 Silver See all
Kenya KEN 1988 Summer Olympics Harold Obunga =5 See all
Kyrgyzstan KGZ 1996 Summer Olympics Andrey Kurnyavka =17 See all
Latvia LAT 1996 Summer Olympics Romans Kuklins =17 See all
Lithuania LTU 1992 Summer Olympics Vidas Markevičius =17 See all
Luxembourg LUX 1936 Summer Olympics Ernest Toussaint =5 See all
Mauritius MRI 2016 Summer Olympics Kennedy St. Pierre =5 See all
Mexico MEX 1968 Summer Olympics Joaquín Rocha =3 Bronze See all
Montenegro MNE 2008 Summer Olympics Milorad Gajović =9 See all
Morocco MAR 2008 Summer Olympics Mohamed Arjaoui =5 See all
Netherlands NED 1984 Summer Olympics Arnold Vanderlijde =3 Bronze See all
1988 Summer Olympics Arnold Vanderlijde =3 Bronze
1992 Summer Olympics Arnold Vanderlijde =3 Bronze
New Zealand NZL 1992 Summer Olympics David Tua =3 Bronze See all
2020 Summer Olympics David Nyika =3 Bronze
Nigeria NGR 1992 Summer Olympics David Izonritei 2 Silver See all
Norway NOR 1924 Summer Olympics Otto von Porat 1 Gold See all
Pakistan PAK 1964 Summer Olympics Abdul Rehman =5 See all
People's Republic of China CHN 1996 Summer Olympics Jiang Tao 5 See all
Peru PER 1972 Summer Olympics Óscar Ludeña =5 See all
Poland POL 1988 Summer Olympics Andrzej Gołota =3 Bronze See all
ROC ROC 2020 Summer Olympics Muslim Gadzhimagomedov 2 Silver See all
Republic of Korea KOR 1988 Summer Olympics Baek Hyeon-Man 2 Silver See all
Romania ROU 1972 Summer Olympics Ion Alexe 2 Silver See all
1976 Summer Olympics Mircea Şimon 2 Silver
Russian Federation RUS 2008 Summer Olympics Rakhim Chakhkiyev 1 Gold See all
2016 Summer Olympics Yevgeny Tishchenko 1 Gold
Samoa SAM 1984 Summer Olympics Loi Faaeteete =9 See all
2000 Summer Olympics Pauga Lalau =9
2020 Summer Olympics Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali =9
2024 Summer Olympics Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali =9
Senegal SEN 1976 Summer Olympics Mamadou Drame =9 See all
Sierra Leone SLE 1968 Summer Olympics John Coker =9 See all
1984 Summer Olympics Egerton Forster =9
South Africa RSA 1960 Summer Olympics Daan Bekker 2 Silver See all
Soviet Union URS 1956 Summer Olympics Lev Mukhin 2 Silver See all
1968 Summer Olympics Jonas Čepulis 2 Silver
1980 Summer Olympics Pyotr Zayev 2 Silver
Spain ESP 2024 Summer Olympics Enmanuel Reyes =3 Bronze See all
Sweden SWE 1928 Summer Olympics Nils Ramm 2 Silver See all
1948 Summer Olympics Gunnar Nilsson 2 Silver
1952 Summer Olympics Ingemar Johansson 2 Silver
Switzerland SUI 1948 Summer Olympics Hans Müller 4 See all
Syrian Arab Republic SYR 2004 Summer Olympics Naser Al Shami =3 Bronze See all
Tajikistan TJK 2024 Summer Olympics Davlat Boltaev =3 Bronze See all
Tonga TGA 1984 Summer Olympics Tevita Taufo'ou =5 See all
Tunisia TUN 2016 Summer Olympics Hassen Chaktami =9 See all
Türkiye TUR 2004 Summer Olympics Ertuğrul Ergezen DNS See all
Uganda UGA 1984 Summer Olympics Dodovic Owiny =5 See all
Ukraine UKR 2012 Summer Olympics Oleksandr Usyk 1 Gold See all
Unified Team EUN 1992 Summer Olympics Aleksey Chudinov =9 See all
United Republic of Tanzania TAN 1980 Summer Olympics Willie Isangura =9 See all
United States USA 1904 Summer Olympics Sam Berger 1 Gold See all
1952 Summer Olympics Ed Sanders 1 Gold
1956 Summer Olympics Pete Rademacher 1 Gold
1964 Summer Olympics Joe Frazier 1 Gold
1968 Summer Olympics George Foreman 1 Gold
1984 Summer Olympics Henry Tillman 1 Gold
1988 Summer Olympics Ray Mercer 1 Gold
United States Virgin Islands ISV 1976 Summer Olympics Eric George DNS See all
Uruguay URU 1936 Summer Olympics José Feans =5 See all
Uzbekistan UZB 2024 Summer Olympics Lazizbek Mullojonov 1 Gold See all
Venezuela VEN 2004 Summer Olympics Wilmer José Vásquez =5 See all
West Germany FRG 1972 Summer Olympics Peter Hussing =3 Bronze See all
Yugoslavia YUG 1952 Summer Olympics Tomislav Krizmanić =5 See all
1960 Summer Olympics Obrad Sretenović =5