Current program
Men's
Flyweight
Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing
Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing above 49 kg (108 lb) and up to 51 kg (112 lb).
Professional boxing
The flyweight division was the last of bo ...
*1904: up to 105 lb (47.6 kg)
*1920–1936: up to 112 lb (50.8 kg)
*1948–1964: up to 51 kg
*1968–2008: 48–51 kg
*2012–present: 49–52 kg
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Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling.
Boxing
Professional boxing
History
A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, this ...
*1904: 115–125 lb (52.2–56.7 kg)
*1908: 116–126 lb (52.6–57.2 kg)
*1920–1928: 118–126 lb (53.5–57.2 kg)
*1932–1936: 119–126 lb (54.0–57.2 kg)
*1948: 54–58 kg
*1952–2008: 54–57 kg
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 boxe ...
*1904: 125–135 lb (56.7–61.2 kg)
*1908: 126–140 lb (57.2–63.5 kg)
*1920–1936: 126–135 lb (57.2–61.2 kg)
*1948: 58–62 kg
*1952–2008: 57–60 kg
*2012–present: 56–60 kg
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like Muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify the ...
*1904: 135–145 lb (61.2–65.8 kg)
*1920–1936: 135–147 lb (61.2–66.7 kg)
*1948: 62–67 kg
*1952–2000: 63.5–67 kg
*2004–present: 64–69 kg
Middleweight
Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing Professional
In professional boxing, the middleweight division is contested above and up to .
Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have be ...
*1904: 145–158 lb (65.8–71.7 kg)
*1908: 140–158 lb (63.5–71.7 kg)
*1920–1936: 147–160 lb (66.7–72.6 kg)
*1948: 67–73 kg
*1952–2000: 71–75 kg
*2004–present: 69–75 kg
Light heavyweight
Light heavyweight, also referred to as junior cruiserweight or light cruiserweight, is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing Professional
In professional boxing, the division is above and up to , falling between super middleweight and cruise ...
*1920–1936: 160–175 lb (72.6–79.4 kg)
*1948: 73–80 kg
*1952–present: 75–81 kg
Heavyweight
Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling.
Boxing Professional
Boxers who weigh over are considered heavyweights by 3 of the 4 major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the Wo ...
*1904–1908: over 158 lb (71.7 kg)
*1920–1936: over 175 lb (79.4 kg)
*1948: over 80 kg
*1952–1980: over 81 kg
*1984–present: 81–91 kg
Super heavyweight
*1984–present: over 91 kg
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Light flyweight
Light flyweight, also known as junior flyweight or super strawweight, is a weight class in boxing.
Professional boxing
The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds (49 kilograms). When New York legalized boxing in 1920, ...
*1968–2008: up to 48 kg.
*2012–2016: up to 49 kg.
Bantamweight
Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports. For boxing, the range is above and up to . In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between . In MMA, bantamweight is .
The name for the class is derived from bantam chickens. B ...
*1904: 105–115 lb (47.6–52.2 kg)
*1908: up to 116 lb (52.6 kg)
*1920–1928: 112–118 lb (50.8–53.5 kg)
*1932–1936: 112–119 lb (50.8–54.0 kg)
*1948–2008: 51–54 kg
*2012–2016: 52–56 kg
Light welterweight
Light welterweight, also known as junior welterweight or super lightweight, is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing Professional boxing
In professional boxing, light welterweight is contested between the lightweight and welterweight divisions, ...
*1952–2000: 60–63.5 kg
*2004–2016: 60–64 kg
Light middleweight
Light middleweight, also known as junior middleweight or super welterweight,PeBoxRec/ref> is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing
The light middleweight division (also known as junior middleweight in the IBF or super welterweight in the WBA an ...
*1952–2000: 67–71 kg
Multiple medalists
Boxers who have won 3 or more Olympic medals. Western athletes usually participate in a single Olympic tournament and then turn pro, while boxers from Cuba and other countries with state support of the sport might compete in several Olympics, therefore having a clear advantage in terms of age and experience. Therefore, there are no representatives of the United States, the most medaled boxing nation, on the list.
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2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...
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References
International Olympic Committee results database
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Boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...
medalists
Olympic medalists
This article includes lists of all Olympic medalists since 1896, organized by each Olympic sport or discipline, and also by Olympiad.
Medalist with most medals by sport Summer Olympic sports
Winter Olympic sports
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