Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

The boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia took place at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour. Only men could compete. Each fight had four rounds, and each round lasted two minutes. Five judges scored the fights, and the boxer with the most points won.

Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, hosted the Boxing events

In Olympic boxing, two bronze medals are given out. This means both fighters who lose in the semi-finals get a bronze medal. There is no extra fight to decide who gets bronze. Winning a quarter-final fight means you are sure to get at least a bronze medal. A semi-final win means you could win silver, and the final decides the gold medal winner. This way, 48 medals were given out, with half of them being bronze medals.

Competition format

Men competed in twelve boxing events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Each event had a different weight class. Fighters were grouped by how much they weighed.

The events were:

Medalists

The boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held in Sydney, Australia. Only men could compete. Each match had four rounds, and each round lasted two minutes. Five judges scored the fights, and the boxer with the highest score won.

Medal summary

Medal table


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Cuba	4	0	2	6
2	Russia	2	3	2	7
3	Kazakhstan	2	2	0	4
4	Uzbekistan	1	0	2	3
5	France	1	0	1	2
5	Thailand	1	0	1	2
7	Great Britain	1	0	0	1
8	Ukraine	0	2	3	5
9	United States	0	2	2	4
10	Romania	0	1	1	2
11	Czech Republic	0	1	0	1
11	Spain	0	1	0	1
13	Algeria	0	0	1	1
	Azerbaijan	0	0	1	1
	Georgia	0	0	1	1
	Germany	0	0	1	1
	Hungary	0	0	1	1
	Italy	0	0	1	1
	Mexico	0	0	1	1
	Moldova	0	0	1	1
	Morocco	0	0	1	1
	North Korea	0	0	1	1
Totals (22 entries)		12	12	24	48