Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
| Boxing at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
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| Dates | 17 September-2 October 1988 |
| Competitors | 432 from 106 nations |
Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place in the Jamsil Students' Gymnasium in Seoul between 17 September and 2 October. Twelve men's individual boxing events were contested, attended by 432 athletes and 159 officials from 106 countries. The events were notable for a controversial decision in the light middleweight championship bout between American Roy Jones Jr. and South Korean Park Si-Hun, when Roy Jones was denied gold despite being vastly superior.
Medalists
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 United States (USA)
|
3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 |
 South Korea (KOR)
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |
 East Germany (GDR)
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |
 Soviet Union (URS)
|
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |
 Canada (CAN)
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |
 Bulgaria (BUL)
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |
 Kenya (KEN)
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |
 Italy (ITA)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |
 Sweden (SWE)
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |
 Australia (AUS)
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 France (FRA)
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Romania (ROU)
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |
 Poland (POL)
|
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 14 |
 Colombia (COL)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Great Britain (GBR)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Hungary (HUN)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mexico (MEX)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mongolia (MGL)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Morocco (MAR)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Netherlands (NED)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Pakistan (PAK)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Philippines (PHI)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Thailand (THA)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 West Germany (FRG)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Yugoslavia (YUG)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (25 entries) | 12 | 12 | 24 | 48 | |