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Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place in the Alexander Memorial Coliseum in Atlanta. The boxing schedule began on 20 July and ended on 4 August. Twelve boxing events were contested, with the participation of 355 athletes from 97 countries.[1]
There was significant controversy surrounding judging of the fight between Floyd Mayweather of the US and Serafim Todorov of Bulgaria, with Todorov being awarded the semi-final bout win which, according to many observers, was won by Mayweather.[2]
Qualification
The following tournaments were used as qualification tournaments for boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
| Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Asian Championships | 1 to October 8, 1995 |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| European Championships | March 30 to April 7, 1996 |  Vejle, Denmark |
| All-Africa Games | 13 to September 23, 1995 |  Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Africa Qualification Tournament | April/May 1996 |  Cairo, Egypt |
| Australia and Oceania Qualification Tournament | October 1995 |  Nuku'alofa, Tonga |
| Pan American Games | March 1995 |  Mar del Plata, Argentina |
| Central America Qualification Tournament | February 1996 |  Guaynabo, Puerto Rico |
| North America Qualification Tournament | April 1996 | .svg.png){kind=small} Halifax, Canada |
| South American Championships | March 1996 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | April 19–20, 1996 |  Pasay, Philippines |
Medal winners
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Medal table
* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cuba (CUB) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  United States (USA)* | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 |  Algeria (ALG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Thailand (THA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Tonga (TGA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (22 nations) | 12 | 12 | 24 | 48 | |
References
- ^ "Boxing at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ https://www.cbssports.com/general/news/controversial-olympic-loss-may-have-set-mayweather-on-historic-path/