Boxing made its first appearance as an Olympic sport at the 1904 St Louis Olympic Games in the United States, but due to short notice only American boxers took part.
At the 1908 Games in London, five British boxers took all the gold medals. In 1912 boxing was not contested at the Stockholm Olympics because it was banned as a sport under Swedish law.
Until recently boxing was only contested by men in the Olympics, but in 2012 women competed for the first time, in three weight categories; 51kg, 60kg and 75kg. For the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, there were five weight categories for women and eight for men.
England’s Olympic prospects train as part of the GB squad at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, under the guidance of GB Boxing Performance Director Rob McCracken and a team of elite coaches.
You can learn more about GB Boxing and the athletes and coaches at www.gbboxing.org.uk.
Read all the details from Tokyo 2020 by clicking here.
Olympic medalists for Great Britain to date
All of Great Britain’s boxing medalists from London 1908 to Tokyo 2020 are detailed below.
Gold
| Games | Weight | Name |
| Tokyo 2020* | Flyweight, Under 52kg | Galal Yafai |
| Tokyo 2020* | Middleweight, Under 75kg | Lauren Price |
| Rio 2016 | Flyweight, Under 51kg | Nicola Adams |
| London 2012 | Flyweight, Under 51kg | Nicola Adams |
| London 2012 | Bantamweight, Under 56kg | Luke Campbell |
| London 2012 | Super Heavyweight, Over 91kg | Anthony Joshua |
| Beijing 2008 | Middleweight, Under 75kg | James DeGale |
| Sydney 2000 | Super Heavyweight, Over 91kg | Audley Harrison |
| Mexico 1968 | Middleweight, Under 75kg | Christopher Finnegan |
| Melbourne 1956 | Flyweight, Under 51kg | Terence Spinks |
| Melbourne 1956 | Lightweight, Under 60kg | Richard McTaggart |
| Paris 1924 | Middleweight, Under 72.6kg | Harry Mallin |
| Paris 1924 | Light Heavyweight, Under 89.4kg | Harold Mitchell |
| Antwerp 1920 | Middleweight, Under 72.6kg | Harry Mallin |
| Antwerp 1920 | Heavyweight, Over 79.4kg | Ronald Rawson |
| London 1908 | Bantamweight, Under 52.6kg | Henry Thomas |
| London 1908 | Featherweight, Under 57.2kg | Richard Gunn |
| London 1908 | Lightweight, Under 63.5kg | Frederick Grace |
| London 1908 | Middleweight, Under 71.7kg | John Douglas |
| London 1908 | Heavyweight, Over 71.7kg | Albert Oldman |
*Contested in 2021 due to Coronavirus Pandemic
Silver
| Games | Weight | Name |
| Tokyo 2020* | Welterweight, Under 69kg | Pat McCormack |
| Tokyo 2020* | Light-Heavyweight, Under 81kg | Ben Whittaker |
| Rio 2016 | Super-Heavyweight, Over 91kg | Joe Joyce |
| London 2012 | Welterweight, Under 69kg | Fred Evans |
| Athens 2004 | Lightweight, Under 60kg | Amir Khan |
| Munich 1972 | Light Flyweight, Under 48kg | Ralph Evans |
| Melbourne 1956 | Featherweight, Under 57kg | Tommy Nicholls |
| Melbourne 1956 | Welterweight, Under 69kg | Nicholas Cargano |
| London 1948 | Middleweight, Under 73kg | John Wright |
| London 1948 | Light-Heavyweight, Under 80kg | Donald Scott |
| Paris 1924 | Flyweight, Under 50.8kg | James MacKenzie |
| Paris 1924 | Middleweight, Under 72.6kg | John Elliott |
| Antwerp 1920 | Welterweight, Under 66.7kg | Alexander Ireland |
| London 1908 | Bantamweight, Under 52.6kg | John Condon |
| London 1908 | Featherweight, Under 57.2kg | Charles Morris |
| London 1908 | Lightweight, Under 63.5kg | Frederick Spiller |
| London 1908 | Heavyweight, Over 71.7kg | Sydney Evans |
*Contested in 2021 due to Coronavirus Pandemic
Bronze
|
Games |
Weight | Name |
| Tokyo 2020* | Featherweight, Under 57kg | Karriss Artingstall |
| Tokyo 2020* | Super-Heavyweight, Over 91kg | Frazer Clarke |
| Rio 2016 | Light-Heavyweight, Under 81kg | Joshua Buatsi |
| London 2012 | Middleweight, Under 75kg | Anthony Ogogo |
| Beijing 2008 | Light-Heavyweight, Under 81kg | Tony Jeffries |
| Beijing 2008 | Super-Heavyweight, Over 91kg | David Price |
| Barcelona 1992 | Light-Middleweight, Under 71kg | Robin Reid |
| Seoul 1988 | Light-Middleweight, Under 71kg | Richie Woodhall |
| Los Angeles 1984 | Super-Heavyweight, Over 91kg | Robert Wells |
| Moscow 1980 | Light-Welterweight, Under 64kg | Anthony Willis |
| Montreal 1976 | Bantamweight, Under 54kg | Patrick Cowdell |
| Munich 1972 | Light-Flyweight, Under 48kg | Ralph Evans |
| Munich 1972 | Light-Middleweight, Under 71kg | Alan Minter |
| Munich 1972 | Bantamweight, Under 54kg | George Turpin |
| Rome 1960 | Lightweight, Under 60kg | Richard McTaggart |
| Rome 1960 | Welterweight, Under 67kg | James Lloyd |
| Rome 1960 | Light-Middleweight, Under 71kg | William Fisher |
| Melbourne 1956 | Welterweight, Under 67kg | Nicholas Gargano |
| Melbourne 1956 | Light-Middleweight, Under 71kg | John McCormack |
| Antwerp 1920 | Flyweight, Under 50.8kg | William Cuthbertson |
| Antwerp 1920 | Bantamweight, Under 53.5kg | George McKenzie |
| Antwerp 1920 | Light-Heavyweight, Under 79.4kg | Harold Franks |
| London 1908 | Bantamweight, Under 52.6kg | William Webb |
| London 1908 | Featherweight, Under 57.2kg | Hugh Roddin |
| London 1908 | Lightweight, Under 63.5kg | Harry Johnson |
| London 1908 | Middleweight, Under 71.7kg | William Philo |
| London 1908 | Heavyweight, Over 71.7kg | Frederick Parks |
*Contested in 2021 due to Coronavirus Pandemic
