Boxing at the Olympic Games
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 from 2012 women will also compete, in three weight categories; 51kg, 60kg and 75kg.
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 find out more about GB Boxing and the athletes and coaches at www.gbboxing.org.uk.
Olympic medalists for Great Britain so far:
Gold
Beijing 2008 - James DeGale (Middleweight, 75kg)
Sidney 2000 - Audley Harrison (Super Heavyweight, 91kg+)
Mexico 1968 - Christopher Finnegan (Middleweight, 75kg)
Melbourne 1956 - Richard McTaggart (Lightweight, 60kg)
Melbourne 1956 - Terence Spinks (Flyweight, 51kg)
Paris 1924 - Henry Mallin (Middleweight, 75kg)
Paris 1924 - Harold Mitchell (Light Heavyweight, 81kg)
Antwerp 1920 - Ronald Rawson (Heavywight, 91kg)
Antwerp 1920 - Henry Mallin (Middleweight, 75kg)
London 1908 - John Douglas (Middleweight, 75kg)
London 1908 - Frederick Grace (Lightweight, 60kg)
London 1908 - Richard Gunn (Featherweight, 57kg)
London 1908 - Albert Oldman (Heavyweight, 91kg)
London 1908 - H Thomas (Bantamweight, 54kg)
Silver
Athens 2004 - Amir Khan (Lightweight, 60kg)
Melbourne 1956 - Nicholas Cargano (Welterweight, 69kg)
Melbourne 1956 - Tommy Nicholls (Featherweight, 57kg)
London 1948 - Donald Scott, Light Heavyweight, 81kg)
London 1948 - John Wright (Middleweight, 75kg)
Paris 1924 - John Elliott (Middleweight, 75kg)
Paris 1924 - J MacKenzie (Flyweight, 51kg)
Paris 1924 - T Peterson (Light Heavyweight, 81kg)
Antwerp 1920 - Alexander Ireland (Welterweight, 69kg)
Bronze
Beijing 2008 - David Price (Super Heavyweight, 91kg+)
Beijing 2008 - Tony Jeffries (Light Heavyweight, 81kg)
Barcelona 1992 - Robin Reid (Middleweight, 75kg)
Seoul 1988 - Richie Woodhall (Light Middleweight, 71kg)
Los Angeles 1984 - Robert Wells (Super Heavyweight, 91kg+)
Moscow 1980 - Anthony Willis (Light Welterweight, 64kg)
Montreal 1976 - Patrick Cowdell (Bantamweight, 54kg)
Munich 1972 - Ralph Evans (Light Flyweight, 48kg)
Munich 1972 - Alan Minter (Light Middleweight, 71kg)
Munich 1972 - George Turpin (Bantamweight, 54kg)
Rome 1960 – William Fisher (Lightweight, 60kg)
Rome 1960 – James Lloyd (Welterweight, 69kg)
Melbourne 1956 – John McCormack (Light Middleweight, 71kg)