Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification explained

Qualification for the Boxing Events at the 2012 Summer Olympics is based on the WBS Individual Championships, the 2011 World Championships and 5 Continental Qualifying Events to be held in 2012. Qualification for the women's events was at the World Championships only.^[1]

Qualification summary

NOC	Men										Women			! width=55 rowspan="2"	Total
NOC	width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30	width=30	width=30	width=30	width=30	width=30	75
		X												1
	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X					8
									X					1
			X						X					2
							X							1
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X			X	11
		X	X		X		X	X	X	X			X	8
				X				X	X					3
				X										1
		X												1
		X	X	X	X	X	X	X			X	X	X	10
	X		X						X		X			4
	X			X	X			X		X				5
						X				X			X	3
	X			X		X		X	X	X	X	X	X	9
				X	X			X						3
	X	X	X	X	X			X	X	X				8
					X									1
			X											1
			X	X			X							3
										X				1
	X				X	X	X	X	X	X				7
	X	X		X	X		X							5
	X	X		X		X				X				5
			X			X								2
			X											1
						X	X	X		X				4
	X	X	X											3
		X	X	X	X	X	X			X	X	X	X	10
	X													1
				X	X		X							3
	X		X	X	X	X	X	X			X			8
					X	X		X	X					4
						X								1
	X	X	X			X	X					X		6
	X	X	X	X	X				X	X				7
		X	X			X	X							4
								X						1
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X		X	X	11
		X											X	2
				X		X								2
		X			X									2
			X			X								2
						X								1
	X	X			X	X								4
								X						1
	X		X		X	X	X	X		X		X		8
	X													1
			X				X							2
											X	X		2
								X						1
						X								1
							X	X					X	3
		X									X			2
				X										1
	X													1
											X			1
	X	X		X	X		X							5
							X					X		2
	X	X	X			X		X	X	X	X	X	X	10
							X							1
				X										1
			X			X								2
	X			X										2
	X				X									2
		X			X								X	3
			X											1
						X								1
			X				X	X				X		4
	X	X		X										3
	X													1
				X	X			X			X	X		5
	X	X		X	X		X	X						6
					X		X							2
			X	X	X	X	X	X	X					7
		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	12
		X	X	X	X		X	X						6
						X	X				X			3
					X									1
Total: 79 NOCs	26	26	28	28	28	28	28	26	15	16	12	12	12	285

Qualification timeline

width=350	Event !	width=200	Date !	width=200	Venue
World Series of Boxing Individual Championships^[2]	27–28 May 2011	Guizhou, China
2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships^[3]	26 September – 8 October 2011	Baku, Azerbaijan
Olympic Qualifying Event – Oceania^[4]	21–25 March 2012	Canberra, Australia
Olympic Qualifying Event – Asia^[5]	5–12 April 2012	Astana, Kazakhstan
Olympic Qualifying Event – Europe^[6]	15–21 April 2012	Trabzon, Turkey
Olympic Qualifying Event – Africa^[7]	28 April – 5 May 2012	Casablanca, Morocco
Olympic Qualifying Event – America^[8]	5–12 May 2012	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2012 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships^[9]	11–19 May 2012	Qinhuangdao, China

Men's events

Olympic Qualification System per Continent and by Weight Category.^[10]

width=80	Weight !	width=60	Africa !	width=60	America !	width=60	Asia !	width=60	Europe !	width=60	Oceania !	width=80	Total
49 kg	6	4 (1)	6	8	1	26
52 kg	6	4 (1)	6	8	1	26
56 kg	6	6	6	9	1	28
60 kg	6	6	6 (1)	8	1	28
64 kg	6	6	6	8 (1)	1	28
69 kg	6	6	6 (1)	8	1	28
75 kg	5	6	7	9	1	28
81 kg	5	6	7	6 (1)	1	26
91 kg	2 (1)	4	2	6	1	16
+91 kg	2 (1)	4	2	6	1	16
Total	52	54	56	78	10	250

Tripartite Selection Quota

Light flyweight (49 kg)

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Vacancies !	width=300	Qualified
WSB Individual Championships	0	—
	10
	1
	1
	4
	6
	3
Invitational	1
Total	26

Flyweight (52 kg)

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Vacancies !	width=300	Qualified
WSB Individual Championships	0	—
	9*
	1
	4
	3
	6
	2
Invitational	1
Total	26

Both England and Wales boxers qualified but Andrew Selby beat Khalid Yafai in box-off for Olympic place.^[11]

Bantamweight (56 kg)

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Vacancies !	width=300	Qualified
WSB Individual Championships	1
	10
	1
	3
	4
	5
	4
Invitational	0	—
Total	28

Lightweight (60 kg)

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Vacancies !	width=300	Qualified
WSB Individual Championships	1
	10
	1
	1
	4
	6
	4
Invitational	1
Total	28

Wang Zhimin from China, who won the 2011 WSB Individual Championships at this weight, had his qualification withdrawn by the Chinese NOC. Yerzhan Mussafirov from Kazakhstan, as losing finalist in that competition would have inherited the Olympic berth but was also withdrawn by his NOC. Rachid Azzedine from France inherited the qualification place by virtue of his third-place finish.

Light welterweight (64 kg)

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Vacancies !	width=300	Qualified
WSB Individual Championships	0	—
	10
	1
	4
	1
	6
	5
Invitational	1
Total	28

Welterweight (69 kg)

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Vacancies !	width=300	Qualified
WSB Individual Championships	0	—
	10
	1
	3
	2
	6
	5
Invitational	1
Total	28

Middleweight (75 kg)

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Vacancies !	width=300	Qualified
WSB Individual Championships	1
	10
	1
	4
	2
	5
	5
Invitational	0	—
Total	28

Sergiy Derevyanchenko from Ukraine, who won the 2011 WSB Individual Championships at this weight, had his qualification withdrawn by the Ukrainian NOC. Soltan Migitinov from Azerbaijan inherited the qualification place by virtue of his second-place finish.

Light heavyweight (81 kg)

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Vacancies !	width=300	Qualified
WSB Individual Championships	1
	10
Olympic Qualifying Event – Oceania	0	—
	3
	3
	4
	4
Invitational	1
Total	26

Heavyweight (91 kg)

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Vacancies !	width=300	Qualified
WSB Individual Championships	1
	6
	1
	1
	1
	2
	3
Invitational	1
Total	16

Super heavyweight (+91 kg)

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Vacancies !	width=300	Qualified
WSB Individual Championships	0	—
	6
	1
	1
	2
	2
	3
Invitational	1
Total	16

Women's events

Olympic Qualification System per Continent and by Weight Category.^[12]

width=80	Weight !	width=60	Africa !	width=60	America !	width=60	Asia !	width=60	Europe !	width=60	Oceania !	width=80	Total
51 kg	1	2 (1)	2 (1)	3 (1)	1	12
60 kg	1 (1)	1 (1)	2 (1)	3 (1)	1	12
75 kg	1 (1)	2 (1)	1 (1)	3 (1)	1	12
Total	5	8	8	12	3	36

Tripartite Selection Quota

Flyweight (51 kg)

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Vacancies !	width=300	Qualified
	9
Invitational	3
Total	12

Lightweight (60 kg)

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Vacancies !	width=300	Qualified
	8
Invitational	4
Total	12

Middleweight (75 kg)

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Vacancies !	width=300	Qualified
	8
Invitational	4
Total	12

References

General

London 2012 Olympic Games – Qualified Boxers’ List

Specific

Notes and References

Web site: Qualification System – Boxing. AIBA. 16 November 2011.
Web site: World Series of Boxing – Individual Results. 28 May 2011. AIBA. 30 July 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110926012232/http://www.worldseriesboxing.com/results/season-2010/individual-championships.aspx. 26 September 2011.
Web site: AIBA World Boxing Championships. AIBA. 28 March 2012.
Web site: Aussie clean sweep in Canberra. 25 March 2012. AIBA. 28 March 2012.
Web site: Final Asian Olympians revealed. 12 April 2012. AIBA. 12 April 2012.
Web site: Final European Olympic Quota Places revealed. 21 April 2012. AIBA. 22 April 2012.
Web site: Final African Olympic Quota Places revealed. 5 May 2012. AIBA. 5 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20150322065056/http://aiba.org/en-US/news/ozqsp/newsId/4729/news.aspx. 22 March 2015. dead.
Web site: Final American Olympic quota places revealed. 12 May 2012. AIBA. 13 May 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120731224039/http://aiba.org/en-US/news/ozqsp/newsId/4767/news.aspx. 31 July 2012.
Web site: Final Women Olympic quota places revealed. 19 May 2012. AIBA. 22 May 2012.
Web site: AIBA – 2012 Olympic Games Qualification Summary. AIBA. 16 November 2011.
Web site: Andrew Selby seals GB Olympic boxing spot after Khalid Yafai no-show. 12 November 2011. The Guardian. 16 November 2011.
Web site: AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships Qinhuangdao 2012. AIBA. 12. 5 May 2012.