Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place in the Jamsil Students' Gymnasium in Seoul between 17 September and 2 October. Twelve men's individual boxing events were contested, attended by 432 athletes and 159 officials from 106 countries.[1] The events were notable for a controversial decision in the light middleweight championship bout between American Roy Jones Jr. and South Korean Park Si-Hun, when Roy Jones was denied gold despite being vastly superior.[2][3][4]
| Boxing at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Jamsil Students' Gymnasium |
| Dates | 17 September-2 October 1988 |
| Competitors | 432 from 106 nations |
Medalists
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Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 |  South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Kenya (KEN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 14 |  Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (25 entries) | 12 | 12 | 24 | 48 | |
References
edit- ^ "Boxing at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ Mamet, David (7 October 1988). "In Losing, a Boxer Won". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
- ^ "Sports of The Times – Nice Gesture Substitutes For Justice – NYTimes.com". Query.nytimes.com. 26 September 1997. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ "Seoul Games scarred by riots". in.rediff.com. Retrieved 22 August 2008.