Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's flyweight

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

Women's flyweight boxing
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
VenueExCeL Exhibition Centre
Date5 to 9 August
Competitors12 from 12 nations
Medalists
Nicola Adams  Great Britain
Ren Cancan  China
Mary Kom  India
Marlen Esparza  United States

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

Nicola Adams from Great Britain won the gold medal — the first Olympic gold ever awarded in women's boxing. Adams beat China's Ren Cancan by 16 points to seven in the final.

Competition format

The competition consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Bronze medals were awarded to both semi-final losers, Marlen Esparza of the United States and Mary Kom of India. Each bout comprised four rounds of two minutes each.[2]

Schedule

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

Date Time Round
Sunday 5 August 201213:30Round of 16
Monday 6 August 201213:30Quarter-finals
Wednesday 8 August 201213:30Semi-finals
Thursday 9 August 201216:30Final

Results

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
     
         Ren Cancan (CHN) 12  
 Elena Savelyeva (RUS) 12      Elena Savelyeva (RUS) 7  
 Kim Hye-song (PRK) 9        Ren Cancan (CHN) 10  
 Érica Matos (BRA) 14        Marlen Esparza (USA) 8  
 Karlha Magliocco (VEN) 15      Karlha Magliocco (VEN) 16  
         Marlen Esparza (USA) 24  
           Ren Cancan (CHN) 7
           Nicola Adams (GBR) 16
         Maroua Rahali (TUN) 6  
 Karolina Michalczuk (POL) 14      Mary Kom (IND) 15  
 Mary Kom (IND) 19        Mary Kom (IND) 6  
 Stoyka Petrova (BUL) 23        Nicola Adams (GBR) 11  
 Siona Fernandes (NZL) 11      Stoyka Petrova (BUL) 7      
         Nicola Adams (GBR) 16      
     

References

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