Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's middleweight
| Women's middleweight boxing at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | ExCeL Exhibition Centre | ||||||||||||||||
| Date | 5 to 9 August | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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| Qualification | ||
| Men | Women | |
| 49 kg | 51 kg | |
| 52 kg | 60 kg | |
| 56 kg | 75 kg | |
| 60 kg | ||
| 64 kg | ||
| 69 kg | ||
| 75 kg | ||
| 81 kg | ||
| 91 kg | ||
| 91 kg | ||
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]
Seventeen-year-old American Claressa Shields won gold in the women's middleweight, defeating Russia's veteran thirty-three-year-old Nadezda Torlopova by a score of 19–12 in the final.[2] Her victory will be depicted in the film Flint Strong.[3]
Competition format
[edit]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.[4]
Schedule
[edit]All times are British Summer Time (UTC 01:00)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday 5 August 2012 | 15:30 | Round of 16 |
| Monday 6 August 2012 | 15:30 | Quarter-finals |
| Wednesday 8 August 2012 | 14:30 | Semi-finals |
| Thursday 9 August 2012 | 17:15 | Final |
Results
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ Women's Boxing to make Olympic debut at London 2012. Archived 2012-05-01 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2 May 2012.
- ^ "Tongue Wagging, American Middleweight Wins Gold". The New York Times. Associated Press. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (October 7, 2016). "'Moonlight's Barry Jenkins To Script Story Of First American Female Gold Medal Boxer Claressa 'T-Rex' Shields". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
- ^ Women's competition format. Archived 2012-12-08 at archive.today Accessed 2 May 2012.
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