Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification
Qualification for the boxing events at the 2016 Summer Olympics is based on the APB and WSB World Rankings, APB and WSB World and Olympic Qualifier, the 2015 World Championships, and the 2016 World Olympic Qualifying Tournament. For the women's events, qualification is based only on the 2016 Women's World Championships. For both men and women, each boxer is selected to compete for the Games through the four Continental Olympic Qualifying Tournaments to be held in 2016.[1]
Summary
Template:Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – List of Qualified NOCs
Timeline
| Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) World Rankings[2] | October 24, 2014 – September 19, 2015 | Various cities |
| World Series of Boxing (WSB) World Rankings[3] | January 15 – June 13, 2015 | Various cities |
| 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships[4] | October 5–15, 2015 |  Doha, Qatar
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – America[5] | March 11–19, 2016 |  Buenos Aires, Argentina
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa[5] | March 11–19, 2016 |  Yaoundé, Cameroon
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia & Oceania[5] | March 23 – April 3, 2016 |  Qian'an, China
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe[5][6] | April 7–17, 2016 |  Samsun, Turkey
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| 2016 APB and WSB Olympic Qualifier[5] | May 13–22, 2016 |  Sofia, Bulgaria
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| 2016 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships[7] | May 19–27, 2016 |  Astana, Kazakhstan
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| 2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifier[5] | June 7–19, 2016 |  Baku, Azerbaijan
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Men's events
Olympic qualification system per continent and by weight category.[1]
| Weight | WSB Rankings |
APB Rankings |
WC 2015 | Continental Qualifier | APB & WSB 2016 |
AOB 2016 | Host Country |
TCI Places |
Total Quota | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | America | AS & OC | Europe | |||||||||
| 49 kg | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1** | 0 | 22 |
| 52 kg | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1** | 0 | 26 |
| 56 kg | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1** | 1 | 28 |
| 60 kg | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| 64 kg | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1** | 1 | 28 |
| 69 kg | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1** | 1 | 28 |
| 75 kg | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1** | 1 | 28 |
| 81 kg | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1** | 0 | 26 |
| 91 kg | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| +91 kg | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Total | 17 | 20 | 23 | 30 | 25* | 30 | 30 | 26 | 39 | 5** | 5 | 250 |
* The number of quotas for America includes the five host country places subtracted.
** Among eight available weight categories, only five places are reserved for the host nation.
Light flyweight (49 kg)
| Competition | Places | Qualified boxer |
|---|---|---|
| Host Country | 1 |  Patrick Lourenço (BRA)
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| WSB Individual World Rankings | 1 |  Paddy Barnes (IRL)
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| AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) World Rankings | 2 |  Lü Bin (CHN) Birzhan Zhakypov (KAZ)
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| 2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships | 2 |  Vasily Yegorov (RUS) Joahnys Argilagos (CUB)
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa | 3 |  Simplice Fotsala (CMR) Mathias Hamunyela (NAM)
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – America | 2 |  Yurberjen Martinez (COL) Nico Hernández (USA)
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania | 3 | |
| Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe | 3 | |
| 2016 APB & WSB Olympic Qualifier | 3 | |
| 2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 2 | |
| Total | 22 |
Flyweight (52 kg)
| Competition | Places | Qualified boxer |
|---|---|---|
| Host Country | 1 | Julião Henriques (BRA)
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| WSB Individual World Rankings | 2 |  Jeyvier Cintrón (PUR) Achraf Kharroubi (MAR)
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| AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) World Rankings | 2 | Misha Aloyan (RUS) Elías Emigdio (MEX)
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| 2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships | 2 |  Elvin Mamishzada (AZE) Yosvany Veitía (CUB)
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa | 3 |  Mohamed Flissi (ALG) Sikho Nqothole (RSA)
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – America | 2 |  Fernando Martínez (ARG) Leonel de los Santos (DOM)
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania | 3 | |
| Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe | 3 | |
| 2016 APB & WSB Olympic Qualifier | 3 | |
| 2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 5 | |
| Total | 26 |
Bantamweight (56 kg)
| Competition | Places | Qualified boxer |
|---|---|---|
| Host Country | 1 | Robenílson Vieira (BRA)
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| WSB Individual World Rankings | 2 | Vladimir Nikitin (RUS) Andy Cruz Gómez (CUB)
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| AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) World Rankings | 2 |  Khedafi Djelkhir (FRA) Zhang Jiawei (CHN)
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| 2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships | 3 | Michael Conlan (IRL) Murodjon Akhmadaliev (UZB) Dzmitry Asanau (BLR)
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa | 3 |  Inkululeko Suntele (LES) Bilel Mhamdi (TUN)
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – America | 2 | Alberto Melián (ARG) Shakur Stevenson (USA)
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania | 3 | |
| Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe | 3 | |
| 2016 APB & WSB Olympic Qualifier | 3 | |
| 2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 5 | |
| Tripartite Invitation | 1 | |
| Total | 28 |
Lightweight (60 kg)
| Competition | Places | Qualified boxer |
|---|---|---|
| WSB Individual World Rankings | 2 | Adlan Abdurashidov (RUS) Carlos Balderas (USA)
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| AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) World Rankings | 2 | Berik Abdrakhmanov (KAZ) Hurshid Tojibaev (UZB)
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| 2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships | 3 | Lázaro Álvarez (CUB) Albert Selimov (AZE) Robson Conceição (BRA)
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa | 3 | Reda Benbaziz (ALG) Mahmoud Abdelaal (EGY)
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – America | 3 |  Luis Angel Cabrera (VEN) Teofimo Lopéz (HON)
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania | 3 | |
| Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe | 3 | |
| 2016 APB & WSB Olympic Qualifier | 3 | |
| 2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 5 | |
| Tripartite Invitation | 1 | |
| Total | 28 |
Light welterweight (64 kg)
| Competition | Places | Qualified boxer |
|---|---|---|
| Host Country | 1 | Joedison Teixeira (BRA)
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| WSB Individual World Rankings | 2 | Yasniel Toledo (CUB) Raúl Curiel Garcia (MEX)
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| AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) World Rankings | 2 |  Artem Harutyunyan (GER) Abdelkader Chadi (ALG)
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| 2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships | 3 | Vitaly Dunaytsev (RUS) Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (UZB) Wuttichai Masuk (THA)
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa | 3 | Hamza El-Barbari (MAR) Jonas Junius (NAM)
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – America | 2 |  Arthur Biyarslanov (CAN) Luis Arcon (VEN)
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania | 3 | |
| Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe | 3 | |
| 2016 APB & WSB Olympic Qualifier | 3 | |
| 2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 5 | |
| Tripartite Invitation | 1 | |
| Total | 28 |
Welterweight (69 kg)
| Competition | Places | Qualified boxer |
|---|---|---|
| WSB Individual World Rankings | 2 | Parviz Baghirov (AZE) Steven Donnelly (IRL)
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| AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) World Rankings | 2 |  Onur Şipal (TUR) Andrey Zamkovoy (RUS)
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| 2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships | 3 | Mohammed Rabii (MAR) Daniyar Yeleussinov (KAZ) Liu Wei (CHN)
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa | 3 |  Rayton Okwiri (KEN) Walid Sedik Mohamed (EGY)
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – America | 3 | Roniel Iglesias (CUB) Gabriel Maestre (VEN)
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania | 3 | |
| Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe | 3 | |
| 2016 APB & WSB Olympic Qualifier | 3 | |
| 2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 5 | |
| Tripartite Invitation | 1 | |
| Total | 28 |
Middleweight (75 kg)
| Competition | Places | Qualified boxer |
|---|---|---|
| WSB Individual World Rankings | 2 |  Tomasz Jabłoński (POL) Ilyas Abbadi (ALG)
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| AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) World Rankings | 2 | Adem Kılıççı (TUR) Artem Chebotarev (RUS)
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| 2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships | 3 | Arlen López (CUB) Bektemir Melikuziev (UZB) Hosam Abdin (EGY)
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa | 3 | Wilfried Ntsengue (CMR) Merven Clair (MRI) Said Harnouf (MAR)
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – America | 3 | Misael Rodríguez (MEX) Charles Conwell (USA) Jorge Luis Vivas (COL)
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania | 3 | |
| Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe | 3 | |
| 2016 APB & WSB Olympic Qualifier | 3 | |
| 2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 5 | |
| Tripartite Invitation | 1 | |
| Total | 28 |
Light heavyweight (81 kg)
| Competition | Places | Qualified boxer |
|---|---|---|
| Host Country | 1 | Michel Borges (BRA)
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| WSB Individual World Rankings | 2 |  Valentino Manfredonia (ITA) Hrvoje Sep (CRO)
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| AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) World Rankings | 2 |  Ehsan Rouzbahani (IRI) Mathieu Bauderlique (FRA)
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| 2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships | 2 | Julio César la Cruz (CUB) Joe Ward (IRL)
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa | 3 | Abdelhafid Benchabla (ALG) Abdelrahman Salah (EGY)
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – America | 2 | Albert Ramirez (VEN) Carlos Andres Mina (ECU)
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania | 3 | |
| Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe | 3 | |
| 2016 APB & WSB Olympic Qualifier | 3 | |
| 2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 5 | |
| Total | 26 |
Heavyweight (91 kg)
| Competition | Places | Qualified boxer |
|---|---|---|
| WSB Individual World Rankings | 1 | Vasiliy Levit (KAZ)
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| AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) World Rankings | 2 | Clemente Russo (ITA) David Graf (GER)
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| 2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships | 1 | Evgeny Tishchenko (RUS)
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa | 3 | Kennedy St-Pierre (MRI) Chouaib Bouloudinat (ALG)
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – America | 3 | Erislandy Savon (CUB) Yamil Peralta (ARG)
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania | 3 | |
| Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe | 3 | |
| 2016 APB & WSB Olympic Qualifier | 1 | |
| 2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 1 | |
| Total | 18 |
Super heavyweight (+91 kg)
| Competition | Places | Qualified boxer |
|---|---|---|
| WSB Individual World Rankings | 1 | Filip Hrgović (CRO)
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| AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) World Rankings | 2 | Erik Pfeifer (GER) Mihai Nistor (ROU)
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| 2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships | 1 | Tony Yoka (FRA)
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa | 3 | Mohamed Arjaoui (MAR) Efe Ajagba (NGR)
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – America | 3 |  Nigel Paul (TRI) Lenier Pero (CUB)
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania | 3 | |
| Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe | 3 | |
| 2016 APB & WSB Olympic Qualifier | 1 | |
| 2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 1 | |
| Total | 18 |
Women's events
Olympic qualification system per continent and by weight category.[1]
| Weight | WC 2016 | Continental Qualifier | Host Country |
TCI Places |
Total Quota | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | America | AS & OC | Europe | |||||
| 51 kg | 4 | 1 | 2* | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 60 kg | 4 | 1 | 1* | 2 | 2 | 1** | 1 | 12 |
| 75 kg | 4 | 1 | 2* | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Total | 12 | 3 | 5* | 6 | 6 | 1** | 3 | 36 |
* The number of quotas for America may depend on the availability and use of host country place.
** Among three available weight categories, a single place is reserved for the host nation.
Flyweight (51 kg)
| Competition | Places | Qualified boxer |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 World Amateur Boxing Championships | 4 | |
| Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa | 1 | |
| Olympic Qualifying Event – America | 2 | Mandy Bujold (CAN) Ingrit Valencia (COL)
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania | 2 | |
| Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe | 2 | |
| Tripartite Invitation | 1 | |
| Total | 12 |
Lightweight (60 kg)
| Competition | Places | Qualified boxer |
|---|---|---|
| Host Country | 1 | Adriana Araújo (BRA)
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| 2016 World Amateur Boxing Championships | 4 | |
| Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa | 1 | |
| Olympic Qualifying Event – America | 1 | |
| Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania | 2 | |
| Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe | 2 | |
| Tripartite Invitation | 1 | |
| Total | 12 |
Middleweight (75 kg)
| Competition | Places | Qualified boxer |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 World Amateur Boxing Championships | 4 | |
| Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa | 1 | |
| Olympic Qualifying Event – America | 2 | Claressa Shields (USA) Ariane Fortin (CAN)
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| Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia/Oceania | 2 | |
| Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe | 2 | |
| Tripartite Invitation | 1 | |
| Total | 12 |
References
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- ^ "AIBA Pro Boxing Series – Individual Results". AIBA. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ "World Series of Boxing – Individual Results". WSB. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
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