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Boxing made its first appearance as an Olympic sport at the 1904 St Louis Olympic Games in the United States, but due to short notice only American boxers took part.

At the 1908 Games in London, five British boxers took all the gold medals. In 1912 boxing was not contested at the Stockholm Olympics because it was banned as a sport under Swedish law.

Until recently boxing was only contested by men in the Olympics, but in 2012 women competed for the first time, in three weight categories; 51kg, 60kg and 75kg. For the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, there were five weight categories for women and eight for men.

England’s Olympic prospects train as part of the GB squad at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, under the guidance of GB Boxing Performance Director Rob McCracken and a team of elite coaches.

You can learn more about GB Boxing and the athletes and coaches at www.gbboxing.org.uk.

Read all the details from Tokyo 2020 by clicking here.

Olympic medalists for Great Britain to date

All of Great Britain’s boxing medalists from London 1908 to Tokyo 2020 are detailed below.

Gold
Games Weight Name
Tokyo 2020* Flyweight, Under 52kg Galal Yafai
Tokyo 2020* Middleweight, Under 75kg Lauren Price
Rio 2016 Flyweight, Under 51kg Nicola Adams
London 2012 Flyweight, Under 51kg Nicola Adams
London 2012 Bantamweight, Under 56kg Luke Campbell
London 2012 Super Heavyweight, Over 91kg Anthony Joshua
Beijing 2008 Middleweight, Under 75kg James DeGale
Sydney 2000 Super Heavyweight, Over 91kg Audley Harrison
Mexico 1968 Middleweight, Under 75kg Christopher Finnegan
Melbourne 1956 Flyweight, Under 51kg Terence Spinks
Melbourne 1956 Lightweight, Under 60kg Richard McTaggart
Paris 1924 Middleweight, Under 72.6kg Harry Mallin
Paris 1924 Light Heavyweight, Under 89.4kg Harold Mitchell
Antwerp 1920 Middleweight, Under 72.6kg Harry Mallin
Antwerp 1920 Heavyweight, Over 79.4kg Ronald Rawson
London 1908 Bantamweight, Under 52.6kg Henry Thomas
London 1908 Featherweight, Under 57.2kg Richard Gunn
London 1908 Lightweight, Under 63.5kg Frederick Grace
London 1908 Middleweight, Under 71.7kg John Douglas
London 1908 Heavyweight, Over 71.7kg Albert Oldman

*Contested in 2021 due to Coronavirus Pandemic

Silver
Games Weight Name
Tokyo 2020* Welterweight, Under 69kg Pat McCormack
Tokyo 2020* Light-Heavyweight, Under 81kg Ben Whittaker
Rio 2016 Super-Heavyweight, Over 91kg Joe Joyce
London 2012 Welterweight, Under 69kg Fred Evans
Athens 2004 Lightweight, Under 60kg Amir Khan
Munich 1972 Light Flyweight, Under 48kg Ralph Evans
Melbourne 1956 Featherweight, Under 57kg Tommy Nicholls
Melbourne 1956 Welterweight, Under 69kg Nicholas Cargano
London 1948 Middleweight, Under 73kg John Wright
London 1948 Light-Heavyweight, Under 80kg Donald Scott
Paris 1924 Flyweight, Under 50.8kg James MacKenzie
Paris 1924 Middleweight, Under 72.6kg John Elliott
Antwerp 1920 Welterweight, Under 66.7kg Alexander Ireland
London 1908 Bantamweight, Under 52.6kg John Condon
London 1908 Featherweight, Under 57.2kg Charles Morris
London 1908 Lightweight, Under 63.5kg Frederick Spiller
London 1908 Heavyweight, Over 71.7kg Sydney Evans

*Contested in 2021 due to Coronavirus Pandemic

Bronze
 

Games

Weight Name
Tokyo 2020* Featherweight, Under 57kg Karriss Artingstall
Tokyo 2020* Super-Heavyweight, Over 91kg Frazer Clarke
Rio 2016 Light-Heavyweight, Under 81kg Joshua Buatsi
London 2012 Middleweight, Under 75kg Anthony Ogogo
Beijing 2008 Light-Heavyweight, Under 81kg Tony Jeffries
Beijing 2008 Super-Heavyweight, Over 91kg David Price
Barcelona 1992 Light-Middleweight, Under 71kg Robin Reid
Seoul 1988 Light-Middleweight, Under 71kg Richie Woodhall
Los Angeles 1984 Super-Heavyweight, Over 91kg Robert Wells
Moscow 1980 Light-Welterweight, Under 64kg Anthony Willis
Montreal 1976 Bantamweight, Under 54kg Patrick Cowdell
Munich 1972 Light-Flyweight, Under 48kg Ralph Evans
Munich 1972 Light-Middleweight, Under 71kg Alan Minter
Munich 1972 Bantamweight, Under 54kg George Turpin
Rome 1960 Lightweight, Under 60kg Richard McTaggart
Rome 1960 Welterweight, Under 67kg James Lloyd
Rome 1960 Light-Middleweight, Under 71kg William Fisher
Melbourne 1956 Welterweight, Under 67kg Nicholas Gargano
Melbourne 1956 Light-Middleweight, Under 71kg John McCormack
Antwerp 1920 Flyweight, Under 50.8kg William Cuthbertson
Antwerp 1920 Bantamweight, Under 53.5kg George McKenzie
Antwerp 1920 Light-Heavyweight, Under 79.4kg Harold Franks
London 1908 Bantamweight, Under 52.6kg William Webb
London 1908 Featherweight, Under 57.2kg Hugh Roddin
London 1908 Lightweight, Under 63.5kg Harry Johnson
London 1908 Middleweight, Under 71.7kg William Philo
London 1908 Heavyweight, Over 71.7kg Frederick Parks

*Contested in 2021 due to Coronavirus Pandemic