| Times held | 8 | 
|---|---|
| Total participants | 78 | 
| Total countries | 50 | 
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Flyweight (≤47 kilograms), Women | Olympic (non-medal) | 8 | 8 | 
| 1992 | Flyweight (≤47 kilograms), Women | Olympic (non-medal) | 7 | 7 | 
| 2000 | Flyweight (≤49 kilograms), Women | Olympic | 12 | 12 | 
| 2004 | Flyweight (≤49 kilograms), Women | Olympic | 15 | 15 | 
| 2008 | Flyweight (≤49 kilograms), Women | Olympic | 16 | 16 | 
| 2012 | Flyweight (≤49 kilograms), Women | Olympic | 16 | 16 | 
| 2016 | Flyweight (≤49 kilograms), Women | Olympic | 16 | 16 | 
| 2020 | Flyweight (≤49 kilograms), Women | Olympic | 17 | 17 | 
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Republic of China |  CHN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| Thailand |  THA | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 
| Chinese Taipei |  TPE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 
| Australia |  AUS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| Republic of Korea |  KOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| Cuba |  CUB | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 
| Spain |  ESP | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| Serbia |  SRB | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
| Azerbaijan |  AZE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Croatia |  CRO | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Israel |  ISR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Venezuela |  VEN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wu Jingyu |  CHN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| Panipak Wongpattanakit |  THA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 
| Lauren Burns |  AUS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| Chen Shih-Hsien |  TPE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| Kim So-Hui |  KOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |