Boxing — Light-Middleweight, Men (discontinued)

Times held 13
Total participants 329
Total countries 109

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
1952 Light-Middleweight (≤71 kilograms), Men Olympic 23 23
1956 Light-Middleweight (≤71 kilograms), Men Olympic 14 14
1960 Light-Middleweight (≤71 kilograms), Men Olympic 23 23
1964 Light-Middleweight (≤71 kilograms), Men Olympic 25 25
1968 Light-Middleweight (≤71 kilograms), Men Olympic 27 27
1972 Light-Middleweight (≤71 kilograms), Men Olympic 34 34
1976 Light-Middleweight (≤71 kilograms), Men Olympic 23 23
1980 Light-Middleweight (≤71 kilograms), Men Olympic 23 23
1984 Light-Middleweight (≤71 kilograms), Men Olympic 34 34
1988 Light-Middleweight (≤71 kilograms), Men Olympic 36 36
1992 Light-Middleweight (≤71 kilograms), Men Olympic 30 30
1996 Light-Middleweight (≤71 kilograms), Men Olympic 31 31
2000 Light-Middleweight (≤71 kilograms), Men Olympic 28 28

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1952 László PappHUN Theunis van SchalkwykRSA Eladio Herrera
Boris Tishin
ARG
URS
1956 László PappHUN José TorresUSA John McCormack
Zbigniew Pietrzykowski
GBR
POL
1960 Wilbert McClureUSA Carmelo BossiITA Billy Fisher
Boris Lagutin
GBR
URS
1964 Boris LagutinURS Joseph GonzalesFRA Nojim Maiyegun
Józef Grzesiak
NGR
POL
1968 Boris LagutinURS Rolando GarbeyCUB Günther Meier
Johnny Baldwin
FRG
USA
1972 Dieter KottyschFRG Wiesław RudkowskiPOL Alan Minter
Peter Tiepold
GBR
GDR
1976 Jerzy RybickiPOL Tadija KačarYUG Rolando Garbey
Viktor Savchenko
CUB
URS
1980 Armando MartínezCUB Aleksandr KoshkinURS Detlef Kästner
Ján Franek
GDR
TCH
1984 Frank TateUSA Shawn O'SullivanCAN Christophe Tiozzo
Manfred Zielonka
FRA
FRG
1988 Park Si-HeonKOR Roy Jones, Jr.USA Ray Downey
Richie Woodhall
CAN
GBR
1992 Juan Carlos LemusCUB Orhan DelibasNED Robin Reid
György Mizsei
GBR
HUN
1996 David ReidUSA Alfredo DuvergelCUB Yermakhan Ibraimov
Karim Tulaganov
KAZ
UZB
2000 Yermakhan IbraimovKAZ Marian SimionROU Pornchai Thongburan
Jermain Taylor
THA
USA

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
United States USA 3 2 2 7
Cuba CUB 2 2 1 5
Soviet Union URS 2 1 3 6
Hungary HUN 2 0 1 3
Poland POL 1 1 2 4
West Germany FRG 1 0 2 3
Kazakhstan KAZ 1 0 1 2
Republic of Korea KOR 1 0 0 1
Canada CAN 0 1 1 2
France FRA 0 1 1 2
Italy ITA 0 1 0 1
Netherlands NED 0 1 0 1
Romania ROU 0 1 0 1
South Africa RSA 0 1 0 1
Yugoslavia YUG 0 1 0 1
Great Britain GBR 0 0 5 5
East Germany GDR 0 0 2 2
Argentina ARG 0 0 1 1
Czechoslovakia TCH 0 0 1 1
Nigeria NGR 0 0 1 1
Thailand THA 0 0 1 1
Uzbekistan UZB 0 0 1 1

Top medallists

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Boris Lagutin RUS
URS
2 0 1 3
László Papp HUN 2 0 0 2
Yermakhan Ibraimov KAZ 1 0 1 2
Juan Carlos Lemus CUB 1 0 0 1
Armando Martínez CUB 1 0 0 1
Dieter Kottysch FRG 1 0 0 1
Park Si-Heon KOR 1 0 0 1
Jerzy Rybicki POL 1 0 0 1
Wilbert McClure USA 1 0 0 1
David Reid USA 1 0 0 1
Frank Tate USA 1 0 0 1

Best performance by country

Olympic and Intercalated results only.
Country Games Athlete/Team Placement
Algeria ALG 1972 Summer Olympics Loucif Hamani =5 See all
American Samoa ASA 1992 Summer Olympics Maselino Masoe =5 See all
Angola ANG 1988 Summer Olympics Apolinário de Silveira =9 See all
Argentina ARG 1952 Summer Olympics Eladio Herrera =3 Bronze See all
Australia AUS 1960 Summer Olympics John Bukowski =5 See all
1964 Summer Olympics Tony Barber =5
Austria AUT 1952 Summer Olympics Josef Hamberger =9 See all
Barbados BAR 1992 Summer Olympics Marcus Thomas =17 See all
Benin BEN 1980 Summer Olympics Roger Houangni =17 See all
1984 Summer Olympics Maxime Mehinto =17
Bermuda BER 1988 Summer Olympics Quinn Paynter =9 See all
Brazil BRA 1952 Summer Olympics Paulo Cavalheiro =5 See all
1980 Summer Olympics Chiquinho de Jesus =5
Bulgaria BUL 1952 Summer Olympics Petar Spasov =5 See all
1956 Summer Olympics Boris Nikolov =5
Burkina Faso BUR 1988 Summer Olympics Sounaila Sagnon =9 See all
Cameroon CMR 1984 Summer Olympics Pierre Claver Mella =17 See all
1988 Summer Olympics François Mayo =17
2000 Summer Olympics Sakio Bika Mbah =17
Canada CAN 1984 Summer Olympics Shawn O'Sullivan 2 Silver See all
Central African Republic CAF 1988 Summer Olympics Moussa Wiawindi =32 See all
Chile CHI 1968 Summer Olympics Honorio Bórquez =17 See all
Chinese Taipei TPE 1964 Summer Olympics Chen Bai-Sun =9 See all
Colombia COL 1972 Summer Olympics Bonifacio Ávila =17 See all
Costa Rica CRC 1968 Summer Olympics Walter Campos =17 See all
Cuba CUB 1980 Summer Olympics Armando Martínez 1 Gold See all
1992 Summer Olympics Juan Carlos Lemus 1 Gold
Czechia CZE 1996 Summer Olympics Pavol Polakovič =9 See all
Czechoslovakia TCH 1980 Summer Olympics Ján Franek =3 Bronze See all
Côte d'Ivoire CIV 1984 Summer Olympics Gnohere Sery =5 See all
Democratic Republic of the Congo COD 1984 Summer Olympics Fubulume Inyama =17 See all
1988 Summer Olympics Wabanko Banko =17
Denmark DEN 1964 Summer Olympics Tom Bogs =5 See all
Dominican Republic DOM 1976 Summer Olympics Jorge Amparo =17 See all
2000 Summer Olympics Juan José Ubaldo =17
East Germany GDR 1972 Summer Olympics Peter Tiepold =3 Bronze See all
1980 Summer Olympics Detlef Kästner =3 Bronze
Ecuador ECU 1988 Summer Olympics Laurensio Mercado =9 See all
Egypt EGY 2000 Summer Olympics Mohamed Hikal 8 See all
Eswatini SWZ 1988 Summer Olympics Charles Mahlalela =17 See all
Ethiopia ETH 1996 Summer Olympics Yared Woldemichael =9 See all
Finland FIN 1976 Summer Olympics Kalevi Kosunen =5 See all
France FRA 1964 Summer Olympics Joseph Gonzales 2 Silver See all
Gabon GAB 2000 Summer Olympics Stéphane N'Zue Mba =17 See all
Germany GER 1952 Summer Olympics Erich Schöppner =5 See all
1956 Summer Olympics Ulrich Kienast =5
Ghana GHA 1964 Summer Olympics Eddie Davies =5 See all
Great Britain GBR 1956 Summer Olympics John McCormack =3 Bronze See all
1960 Summer Olympics Billy Fisher =3 Bronze
1972 Summer Olympics Alan Minter =3 Bronze
1988 Summer Olympics Richie Woodhall =3 Bronze
1992 Summer Olympics Robin Reid =3 Bronze
Greece GRE 1972 Summer Olympics Evangelos Oikonomakos =9 See all
Grenada GRN 1988 Summer Olympics Garth Felix =32 See all
Guatemala GUA 1968 Summer Olympics Eugenio Boches =9 See all
Guinea GUI 1980 Summer Olympics Mbemba Camara =17 See all
2000 Summer Olympics Sidy Sandy =17
Guyana GUY 1972 Summer Olympics Reggie Ford =17 See all
1988 Summer Olympics George Allison =17
Hungary HUN 1952 Summer Olympics László Papp 1 Gold See all
1956 Summer Olympics László Papp 1 Gold
Indonesia INA 1992 Summer Olympics Hendrik Simangunsong =9 See all
1996 Summer Olympics Hendrik Simangunsong =9
Iraq IRQ 1980 Summer Olympics Salah Jassim Beden =9 See all
1992 Summer Olympics Furas Hashim =9
Ireland IRL 1960 Summer Olympics Mick Reid =9 See all
1972 Summer Olympics Christy Elliott =9
1976 Summer Olympics Brian Byrne =9
Islamic Republic of Iran IRI 1976 Summer Olympics Mohamed Azar Hazin =9 See all
Italy ITA 1960 Summer Olympics Carmelo Bossi 2 Silver See all
Jamaica JAM 1964 Summer Olympics Johnny Elliott =17 See all
1988 Summer Olympics Gary Smikle =17
1996 Summer Olympics Sean Black =17
Japan JPN 1964 Summer Olympics Koji Masuda =9 See all
1984 Summer Olympics Chiharu Ogiwara =9
Kazakhstan KAZ 2000 Summer Olympics Yermakhan Ibraimov 1 Gold See all
Kenya KEN 1968 Summer Olympics Steven Thega =9 See all
Kyrgyzstan KGZ 2000 Summer Olympics Nurbek Kasenov =17 See all
Latvia LAT 1992 Summer Olympics Igors Šaplavskis =5 See all
Lebanon LBN 1972 Summer Olympics Farouk Kesrouani =17 See all
1980 Summer Olympics Mohamed Halibi =17
1984 Summer Olympics Mohamed Halibi =17
Lesotho LES 1988 Summer Olympics Ncholu Monontsi =17 See all
Lithuania LTU 1992 Summer Olympics Leonidas Maleckis =9 See all
Luxembourg LUX 1952 Summer Olympics Bruno Mattiussi =17 See all
Malawi MAW 1988 Summer Olympics M'tendere Makalamba =17 See all
Mexico MEX 1972 Summer Olympics Emeterio Villanueva =5 See all
Mongolia MGL 1976 Summer Olympics Dashnyamyn Olzvoi =17 See all
Morocco MAR 1984 Summer Olympics Abdellah Tibazi =9 See all
Netherlands NED 1992 Summer Olympics Orhan Delibas 2 Silver See all
New Zealand NZL 1992 Summer Olympics Joe Figota =17 See all
Nicaragua NCA 1984 Summer Olympics Mario Centeno =17 See all
Niger NIG 1972 Summer Olympics Issoufou Habou =17 See all
Nigeria NGR 1964 Summer Olympics Nojim Maiyegun =3 Bronze See all
Norway NOR 1992 Summer Olympics Ole Klemetsen =5 See all
Pakistan PAK 1956 Summer Olympics Muhammad Safdar =9 See all
1988 Summer Olympics Abrar Hussain Syed =9
Paraguay PAR 1984 Summer Olympics Perfecto Galeano =17 See all
Philippines PHI 1964 Summer Olympics Félix Ocampo =9 See all
Poland POL 1976 Summer Olympics Jerzy Rybicki 1 Gold See all
Puerto Rico PUR 1976 Summer Olympics Wilfredo Guzmán =5 See all
1988 Summer Olympics Rey Rivera =5
Republic of Korea KOR 1988 Summer Olympics Park Si-Heon 1 Gold See all
Rhodesia RHO 1960 Summer Olympics Brian van Niekerk =17 See all
Romania ROU 2000 Summer Olympics Marian Simion 2 Silver See all
Russian Federation RUS 2000 Summer Olympics Andrey Mishin =17 See all
Saar SAA 1952 Summer Olympics Willi Rammo =17 See all
Samoa SAM 1984 Summer Olympics Salulolo Aumua =17 See all
1988 Summer Olympics Likou Aliu =17
Senegal SEN 1972 Summer Olympics Oumar Fall =32 See all
Seychelles SEY 1996 Summer Olympics Rival Cadeau 5 See all
Sierra Leone SLE 1984 Summer Olympics Israel Cole =5 See all
South Africa RSA 1952 Summer Olympics Theunis van Schalkwyk 2 Silver See all
Soviet Union URS 1964 Summer Olympics Boris Lagutin 1 Gold See all
1968 Summer Olympics Boris Lagutin 1 Gold
Spain ESP 1960 Summer Olympics Cesáreo Barrera =17 See all
1968 Summer Olympics Moisés Fajardo =17
Sudan SUD 1968 Summer Olympics Abdel Wahab Abdullah Salih =17 See all
1984 Summer Olympics Augustino Marial =17
1988 Summer Olympics Abdullah Ramadan =17
Sweden SWE 1988 Summer Olympics Martin Kitel =5 See all
Switzerland SUI 1952 Summer Olympics Hans Büchi =9 See all
Syrian Arab Republic SYR 1980 Summer Olympics Imad Idriss =9 See all
Thailand THA 2000 Summer Olympics Pornchai Thongburan =3 Bronze See all
Togo TOG 1976 Summer Olympics Ekue Gogli DNS See all
Tonga TGA 1984 Summer Olympics Elone Lutui =9 See all
Trinidad and Tobago TTO 1996 Summer Olympics Kurt Sinette =17 See all
Tunisia TUN 1972 Summer Olympics Mohamed Majeri =5 See all
Turkmenistan TKM 1996 Summer Olympics Shokhrat Kurbanov =17 See all
Türkiye TUR 2000 Summer Olympics Fırat Karagöllü =9 See all
Uganda UGA 1968 Summer Olympics David Jackson =5 See all
Ukraine UKR 1996 Summer Olympics Serhiy Horodnichov =9 See all
Unified Team EUN 1992 Summer Olympics Arkady Topayev =17 See all
United Republic of Tanzania TAN 1980 Summer Olympics Leonidas Njunwa =5 See all
United States USA 1960 Summer Olympics Wilbert McClure 1 Gold See all
1984 Summer Olympics Frank Tate 1 Gold
1996 Summer Olympics David Reid 1 Gold
United States Virgin Islands ISV 1976 Summer Olympics Earl Liburd =9 See all
Uruguay URU 1968 Summer Olympics Mario Benítez =5 See all
Uzbekistan UZB 1996 Summer Olympics Karim Tulaganov =3 Bronze See all
Vanuatu VAN 1988 Summer Olympics Isaac Iapatu DNS See all
Venezuela VEN 1976 Summer Olympics Alfredo Lemus =5 See all
West Germany FRG 1972 Summer Olympics Dieter Kottysch 1 Gold See all
Yugoslavia YUG 1976 Summer Olympics Tadija Kačar 2 Silver See all
Zambia ZAM 1980 Summer Olympics Wilson Kaoma =5 See all
1984 Summer Olympics Christopher Kapopo =5
Zimbabwe ZIM 1964 Summer Olympics Jannie Gibson =17 See all
1984 Summer Olympics Ambrose Mlilo =17
1996 Summer Olympics Alexander Kwangwari =17