The women's
lightweight
Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing.
Boxing
Professional boxing
The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing.
Notable lightweight ...
boxing competition at the
2016 Olympic Games
)
, nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams)
, athletes = 11,238
, events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines)
, opening = 5 August 2016
, closing = 21 August 2016
, opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer
, cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro d ...
in
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a ...
was held from 12 to 19 August at the
Riocentro
Riocentro is an exhibition and convention center located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Built in 1977, it is the largest exhibition center in Latin America.
Notable events
1981 May Day attack
On April 30, 1981, during a May Day music concert, Ri ...
.
won gold beating
Yin Junhua in the final.
The bronze medals were awarded to
Anastasia Belyakova
Anastasia Belyakova (born 1 May 1993) is a Russian boxer. She competed in the women's lightweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics
)
, nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams)
, athletes = 11,238
, events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disci ...
of Russia and
Mira Potkonen
Mira Marjut Johanna Potkonen (née ''Miettinen'', born 17 November 1980) is a Finnish lightweight boxer. She won a bronze medal in the 60 kg category at the 2016 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships and the 2016 Summer Olympics, the latte ...
of Finland, the latter being the country's only medal at the 2016 games.
Schedule
All times are Brasília Time ( UTC−3).
Results
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics - Women's lightweight
Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Women's events at the 2016 Summer Olympics
2016 in women's boxing