Winners of the Val Barker Trophy (20)
Description
The Val Barker Award is given out to the best technical boxer at each Olympics. The award is named for Val Barker, who was President of AIBA (Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur) from 1926-29. No awards were given in 2020 because AIBA was suspended at the time of the Tokyo Olympics - although an award with the same name was given out at the AIBA men’s world championships later in 2021.
| Athlete | Nation(s) | Sport(s) | Role(s) | Era | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakhtiyar Artayev |  KAZ |
BOX | Olympics / Other | 2004—2008 | Winner 2004 |
| Roberto Balado |  CUB |
BOX | Olympics | 1992 | Winner 1992 |
| Nino Benvenuti |  ITA |
BOX | Olympics | 1960 | Winner 1960 |
| Howard Davis, Jr. |  USA |
BOX | Olympics | 1976 | Winner 1976 |
| Hasanboy Dusmatov |  UZB |
BOX | Olympics | 2016 | Winner 2016 (Men) |
| Paul Gonzales, Jr. | USA |
BOX | Olympics | 1984 | Winner 1984 |
| George Hunter |  RSA |
BOX | Olympics | 1948 | Winner 1948 |
| Roy Jones, Jr. | USA |
BOX | Olympics | 1988 | Winner 1988 |
| Lou Laurie | USA |
BOX | Olympics | 1936 | Winner 1936 |
| Norvel Lee | USA |
BOX | Olympics / Non-starter / Non-starter | 1948—1952 | Winner 1952 |
| Vasyl Lomachenko |  UKR |
BOX | Olympics | 2008—2012 | Winner 2008 |
| Dick McTaggart |  GBR |
BOX | Olympics / Other | 1956—1964 | Winner 1956 |
| Patrizio Oliva | ITA |
BOX | Olympics | 1980 | Winner 1980 |
| Valery Popenchenko |  RUS URS |
BOX | Olympics | 1964 | Winner 1964 |
| Oleg Saitov | RUS |
BOX | Olympics | 1996—2004 | Winner 2000 |
| Serik Sapiyev | KAZ |
BOX | Olympics / Other | 2008—2012 | Winner 2012 |
| Claressa Shields | USA |
BOX | Olympics | 2012—2016 | Winner 2016 (Women) |
| Teófilo Stevenson | CUB |
BOX | Olympics / Other | 1972—1980 | Winner 1972 |
| Philip Waruinge |  KEN |
BOX | Olympics | 1964—1972 | Winner 1968 |
| Vasily Zhirov | KAZ |
BOX | Olympics | 1996 | Winner 1996 |