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The '''[[boxing]]''' tournaments at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]] took place from 6 to 21 August 2016 at the Pavilion 6 of [[Riocentro]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/boxing|title=Rio 2016: Boxing|publisher=[[Rio 2016]]|accessdate=31 January 2015}}</ref>
The '''[[boxing]]''' tournaments at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]] took place from 6 to 21 August 2016 at the Pavilion 6 of [[Riocentro]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/boxing |title=Rio 2016: Boxing |publisher=[[Rio 2016]] |accessdate=31 January 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116012727/http://www.rio2016.com/en/boxing |archivedate=16 November 2015 |df= }}</ref>


==Competition format==
==Competition format==
On March 23, 2013, the [[Amateur International Boxing Association]] instituted significant changes to the format. The [[World Series of Boxing]], AIBA's pro team league which started in 2010, already enabled team members to retain 2012 Olympic eligibility. The newer AIBA Pro Boxing Tournament, consisting of pros who sign 5 year contracts with AIBA and compete on pro cards leading up to the tournament, also provides a pathway for new pros to retain their Olympic eligibility and retain ties with national committees. The elimination of headgear and the adoption of the "10-point must" scoring system further clears the delineation between amateur and pro format.<ref name="rio-boxing">{{cite news|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/news/changes-of-rules-move-olympic-boxing-closer-to-its-professional-counterpart-and-split-opinions|title=Changes of rules move Olympic Boxing closer to its professional counterpart and split opinions|publisher=[[Rio 2016]]|date=1 November 2013|accessdate=30 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://espn.go.com/olympics/story/_/id/9087686/olympic-boxing-drops-head-guards-changes-scoring-system|title=Olympic boxing drops head guards|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=23 March 2013|accessdate=30 January 2015}}</ref>
On March 23, 2013, the [[Amateur International Boxing Association]] instituted significant changes to the format. The [[World Series of Boxing]], AIBA's pro team league which started in 2010, already enabled team members to retain 2012 Olympic eligibility. The newer AIBA Pro Boxing Tournament, consisting of pros who sign 5 year contracts with AIBA and compete on pro cards leading up to the tournament, also provides a pathway for new pros to retain their Olympic eligibility and retain ties with national committees. The elimination of headgear and the adoption of the "10-point must" scoring system further clears the delineation between amateur and pro format.<ref name="rio-boxing">{{cite news|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/news/changes-of-rules-move-olympic-boxing-closer-to-its-professional-counterpart-and-split-opinions |title=Changes of rules move Olympic Boxing closer to its professional counterpart and split opinions |publisher=[[Rio 2016]] |date=1 November 2013 |accessdate=30 January 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151216054353/http://www.rio2016.com/en/news/changes-of-rules-move-olympic-boxing-closer-to-its-professional-counterpart-and-split-opinions |archivedate=16 December 2015 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://espn.go.com/olympics/story/_/id/9087686/olympic-boxing-drops-head-guards-changes-scoring-system|title=Olympic boxing drops head guards|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=23 March 2013|accessdate=30 January 2015}}</ref>


Similar to 2012 format, men competed in the following ten events:
Similar to 2012 format, men competed in the following ten events:

Revision as of 23:23, 8 May 2017

Boxing
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueRiocentro – Pavilion 6
Dates6–21 August 2016
No. of events13
Competitors286 from 76 nations
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The boxing tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 21 August 2016 at the Pavilion 6 of Riocentro.[1]

Competition format

On March 23, 2013, the Amateur International Boxing Association instituted significant changes to the format. The World Series of Boxing, AIBA's pro team league which started in 2010, already enabled team members to retain 2012 Olympic eligibility. The newer AIBA Pro Boxing Tournament, consisting of pros who sign 5 year contracts with AIBA and compete on pro cards leading up to the tournament, also provides a pathway for new pros to retain their Olympic eligibility and retain ties with national committees. The elimination of headgear and the adoption of the "10-point must" scoring system further clears the delineation between amateur and pro format.[2][3]

Similar to 2012 format, men competed in the following ten events:

As for the women, they were eligible to compete in the following three events:

Qualifying criteria

Each National Olympic Committee was permitted to enter up to one athlete in each event. Six places (five men and one woman) were reserved for the host nation Brazil, while the remaining places were allocated to the Tripartite Invitation Commission. Because non-AIBA professional boxers were eligible to compete for the first time at the Olympics, a total of thirty-seven places had been reserved and thereby distributed to pros; twenty were qualified through the AIBA Pro Boxing Series with two for each event, while seventeen through the World Series of Boxing. Each continent had a quota of places to be filled through the two amateur and semi-pro league tournaments.[4]

Qualification events were:

  • 2014–2015 World Series of Boxing (WSB) – The two top ranked boxers at the end of the 2014–2015 season in each weight category (except light flyweight, heavyweight, and super heavyweight with one each).[4]
  • 2014–2015 AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) World Ranking – The champion and world-ranked top challenger in each weight category of the APB World Ranking at the end of the first cycle in September 2015.[4]
  • 2015 AIBA World Boxing ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar, 5–18 October – The top three boxers from five weight categories (bantamweight, lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, and middleweight), the gold and silver medalists from three divisions (light flyweight, flyweight, and light heavyweight), and the champions in two heaviest classes (heavyweight and super heavyweight).[4]
  • 2016 AIBA Women's World Boxing ChampionshipsAstana, Kazakhstan – The top four boxers in each weight category.[4]
  • 2016 APB and WSB Olympic Qualifier – The top three of the remaining boxers in each of the eight categories, and the champion in two heaviest classes.[4]
  • 2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament
  • 2016 AIBA Continental Olympic Qualifiers (both men and women)

Competition schedule

Template:2016OlympicBoxingSchedule

Participation

Participating nations

Medalists

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light flyweight
details
Hasanboy Dusmatov
 Usbekistan
Yuberjén Martínez
 Kolumbien
Joahnys Argilagos
 Cuba
Nico Hernández
 Vereinigte Staaten
Flyweight [a]
details
Shakhobidin Zoirov
 Usbekistan
Vacant Yoel Finol
 Venezuela
Hu Jianguan
 China
Bantamweight
details
Robeisy Ramírez
 Cuba
Shakur Stevenson
 Vereinigte Staaten
Vladimir Nikitin
 Russland
Murodjon Akhmadaliev
 Usbekistan
Lightweight
details
Robson Conceição
 Brasilien
Sofiane Oumiha
 Frankreich
Lázaro Álvarez
 Cuba
Dorjnyambuugiin Otgondalai
 Mongolei
Light welterweight
details
Fazliddin Gaibnazarov
 Usbekistan
Lorenzo Sotomayor
 Aserbaidschan
Vitaly Dunaytsev
 Russland
Artem Harutyunyan
 Deutschland
Welterweight
details
Daniyar Yeleussinov
 Kasachstan
Shakhram Giyasov
 Usbekistan
Mohammed Rabii
 Marokko
Souleymane Cissokho
 Frankreich
Middleweight
details
Arlen López
 Cuba
Bektemir Melikuziev
 Usbekistan
Misael Rodríguez
 Mexiko
Kamran Shakhsuvarly
 Aserbaidschan
Light heavyweight
details
Julio César La Cruz
 Cuba
Adilbek Niyazymbetov
 Kasachstan
Mathieu Bauderlique
 Frankreich
Joshua Buatsi
 Great Britain
Heavyweight
details
Evgeny Tishchenko
 Russland
Vasiliy Levit
 Kasachstan
Rustam Tulaganov
 Usbekistan
Erislandy Savón
 Cuba
Super heavyweight
details
Tony Yoka
 Frankreich
Joe Joyce
 Great Britain
Filip Hrgović
 Kroatien
Ivan Dychko
 Kasachstan
  • Men's flyweight  Russland silver medalist Misha Aloian was found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation after testing positive for Tuaminoheptane, a specified stimulant, prohibited in-competition under S6 on the WADA Prohibited List, during an in-competition doping control on 21 August 2016. The results obtained by the athlete in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games were disqualified.[5]

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Flyweight
details
Nicola Adams
 Great Britain
Sarah Ourahmoune
 Frankreich
Ren Cancan
 China
Ingrit Valencia
 Kolumbien
Lightweight
details
Estelle Mossely
 Frankreich
Yin Junhua
 China
Mira Potkonen
 Finnland
Anastasia Belyakova
 Russland
Middleweight
details
Claressa Shields
 Vereinigte Staaten
Nouchka Fontijn
 Niederlande
Dariga Shakimova
 Kasachstan
Li Qian
 China

Medal summary

Medal table

Key

  *   Host nation (Brazil)

1  Usbekistan 3 2 2 7
2  Cuba 3 0 3 6
3  Frankreich 2 2 2 6
4  Kasachstan 1 2 2 5
5  Great Britain 1 1 1 3
 Vereinigte Staaten 1 1 1 3
7  Russland [a] 1 0 3 4
8  Brasilien 1 0 0 1
9  China 0 1 3 4
10  Aserbaidschan 0 1 1 2
 Kolumbien 0 1 1 2
12  Niederlande 0 1 0 1
13  Kroatien 0 0 1 1
 Finnland 0 0 1 1
 Deutschland 0 0 1 1
 Mexiko 0 0 1 1
 Mongolei 0 0 1 1
 Marokko 0 0 1 1
 Venezuela 0 0 1 1
Total 19 NOCs 13 12 [a] 26 51

Controversy

On 17 August, The New York Times reported that the AIBA had removed several referees and judges after "less than a handful of the decisions were not at the level expected". It was reported that, in response to allegations of corruption, "AIBA invited people with evidence about bribing judges to step forward." The rules of the competition did not allow any results to be appealed, and the AIBA has stated that all the decisions will stand.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rio 2016: Boxing". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Changes of rules move Olympic Boxing closer to its professional counterpart and split opinions". Rio 2016. 1 November 2013. Archived from the original on 16 December 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Olympic boxing drops head guards". ESPN. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Rio 2016 – AIBA Boxing Qualification System" (PDF). AIBA. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  5. ^ ANTI-DOPING DIVISION OF THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT ISSUES DECISIONS IN THE CASE OF MISHA ALOIAN
  6. ^ Belson, Ken (17 August 2016). "Boxing Judges and Refs Removed After Suspicious Results". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 August 2016.