Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics was held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 at the Jamsil Students' Gymnasium.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 |  South Korea |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  East Germany |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Soviet Union |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  Canada |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Bulgaria |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Kenya |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Italy |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Sweden |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Australia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 France |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Romania |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Poland |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 14 |  Colombia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Great Britain |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Hungary |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mexico |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mongolia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Morocco |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Netherlands |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Pakistan |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Philippines |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Thailand |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 West Germany |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Yugoslavia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light flyweight | Ivailo Hristov
|
Michael Carbajal
|
Leopoldo Serantes
|
Robert Isaszegi
|
| Flyweight | Kim Kwang-sun
|
Andreas Tews
|
Timofei Skriabin
|
Mario Gonzalez
|
| Bantamweight | Kennedy McKinney
|
Alexandar Hristov
|
Phajol Moolsan
|
Jorge Julio Rocha
|
| Featherweight | Giovanni Parisi
|
Daniel Dumitrescu
|
Abdelhak Achik
|
Lee Jae-hyuk
|
| Lightweight | Andreas Zuelow
|
George Cramne
|
Romallis Ellis
|
Nerguy Enkhbat
|
| Light welterweight | Viatcheslav Janovski
|
Grahame Cheney
|
Reiner Gies
|
Lars Myrberg
|
| Welterweight | Robert Wangila
|
Laurent Boudouani
|
Jan Dydak
|
Kenneth Gould
|
| Light middleweight | Park Si-hun
|
Roy Jones
|
Raymond Downey
|
Richard Woodhall
|
| Middleweight | Henry Maske
|
Egerton Marcus
|
Chris Sande
|
Hussain Shah Syed
|
| Light heavyweight | Andrew Maynard
|
Nourmagomed Chanavazov
|
Henryk Petrich
|
Damir Skaro
|
| Heavyweight | Ray Mercer
|
Baik Hyun-man
|
Arnold Vanderlijde
|
Andrzej Golota
|
| Super heavyweight | Lennox Lewis
|
Riddick Bowe
|
Janusz Zarenkiewicz
|
Alexandre Mirochnitchenko
|
Statistics[]
- There were 432 total athletes from 106 countries.
- Victor Perez was the youngest participant with 17 years and 223 days.
- Aziz Salihu was the oldest participant with 34 years and 154 days.
- 9 participants were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- Mongolia won its first-ever medal in the sport and its only medal of Seoul 1988.
- Philippines won its only medal of Seoul 1988 and its first Olympic medal since Tokyo 1964.
- Colombia, Pakistan, and Thailand won their only medal of Seoul 1988.
- Kenya won its first-ever gold medal in the sport.