Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's middleweight

Women's middleweight boxing
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Venue ExCeL Exhibition Centre
Date 5 to 9 August
Competitors 12 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Claressa Shields  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Nadezda Torlopova  Russia
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Marina Volnova  Kazakhstan
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Li Jinzi  China

The women's middleweight boxing competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 5 to 9 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.

For the first time at an Olympic Games, the 10 men's boxing events were joined by three women's events: flyweight, lightweight and middleweight.[1]

Competition format

The competition consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Bronze medals were awarded to both semi-final losers. Bouts were four rounds of two minutes each.[2]

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)

Date Time Round
Sunday 5 August 201215:30Round of 16
Monday 6 August 201215:30Quarter-finals
Wednesday 8 August 201214:30Semi-finals
Thursday 9 August 201217:15Final

Results

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
     
         Savannah Marshall (GBR) 12  
 Marina Volnova (KAZ) 20      Marina Volnova (KAZ) 16  
 Elizabeth Andiego (KEN) 11        Marina Volnova (KAZ) 15  
 Anna Laurell (SWE) 24        Claressa Shields (USA) 29  
 Naomi Fischer-Rasmussen (AUS) 17      Anna Laurell (SWE) 14  
         Claressa Shields (USA) 18  
           Claressa Shields (USA) 19
           Nadezda Torlopova (RUS) 12
         Mary Spencer (CAN) 14  
 Roseli Feitosa (BRA) 14      Li Jinzi (CHN) 17  
 Li Jinzi (CHN) 19        Li Jinzi (CHN) 10  
 Elena Vystropova (AZE) 12        Nadezda Torlopova (RUS) 12  
 Edith Ogoke (NGR) 14      Edith Ogoke (NGR) 8      
         Nadezda Torlopova (RUS) 18      
     

References

  1. ↑ Women's Boxing to make Olympic debut at London 2012. Accessed 2 May 2012.
  2. ↑ Women's competition format. Accessed 2 May 2012.
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