Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from 20 July to 4 August 1996 at the Alexander Memorial Coliseum.
Medal Table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cuba | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
2 | Bulgaria | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
3 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
4 | United States | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
5 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
6 | Algeria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Thailand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
9 | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
11 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Philippines | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Tonga | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Turkey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
16 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
17 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Statistics[]
- There were 355 total athletes from 97 countries.
- Ahmed Omar was the youngest participant with 16 years and 205 days.
- Julio Gonzalez Valladares was the oldest participant with 35 years and 209 days.
- 17 participants were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- Cuba won 7 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Kazakhstan won 4 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Thailand won 2 medals, more than in any other sport, its first-ever Olympic gold medal, and its only medals of Atlanta 1996.
- Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan won their first-ever medals in the sport since their dissolution from the Soviet Union.
- Tonga won its first-ever Olympic medal.
- Philippines and Tunisia won their only medal of Atlanta 1996.