# Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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 considered vastly superior by observers.

## Medalists

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Light flyweight (– 48 kg) details | Ivailo Marinov Bulgaria | Michael Carbajal United States | Leopoldo Serantes Philippines |
| Light flyweight (– 48 kg) details | Ivailo Marinov Bulgaria | Michael Carbajal United States | Róbert Isaszegi Hungary |
| Flyweight (– 51 kg) details | Kim Kwang-sun South Korea | Andreas Tews East Germany | Mario González Mexico |
| Flyweight (– 51 kg) details | Kim Kwang-sun South Korea | Andreas Tews East Germany | Timofey Skryabin Soviet Union |
| Bantamweight (– 54 kg) details | Kennedy McKinney United States | Aleksandar Khristov Bulgaria | Jorge Eliécer Julio Colombia |
| Bantamweight (– 54 kg) details | Kennedy McKinney United States | Aleksandar Khristov Bulgaria | Phajol Moolsan Thailand |
| Featherweight (– 57 kg) details | Giovanni Parisi Italy | Daniel Dumitrescu Romania | Lee Jae-hyuk South Korea |
| Featherweight (– 57 kg) details | Giovanni Parisi Italy | Daniel Dumitrescu Romania | Abdelhak Achik Morocco |
| Lightweight (– 60 kg) details | Andreas Zülow East Germany | George Cramne Sweden | Nergüin Enkhbat Mongolia |
| Lightweight (– 60 kg) details | Andreas Zülow East Germany | George Cramne Sweden | Romallis Ellis United States |
| Light welterweight (– 63.5 kg) details | Vyacheslav Yanovski Soviet Union | Grahame Cheney Australia | Lars Myrberg Sweden |
| Light welterweight (– 63.5 kg) details | Vyacheslav Yanovski Soviet Union | Grahame Cheney Australia | Reiner Gies West Germany |
| Welterweight (– 67 kg) details | Robert Wangila Kenya | Laurent Boudouani France | Jan Dydak Poland |
| Welterweight (– 67 kg) details | Robert Wangila Kenya | Laurent Boudouani France | Kenneth Gould United States |
| Light middleweight (– 71 kg) details | Park Si-hun South Korea | Roy Jones Jr. United States | Raymond Downey Canada |
| Light middleweight (– 71 kg) details | Park Si-hun South Korea | Roy Jones Jr. United States | Richard Woodhall Great Britain |
| Middleweight (– 75 kg) details | Henry Maske East Germany | Egerton Marcus Canada | Chris Sande Kenya |
| Middleweight (– 75 kg) details | Henry Maske East Germany | Egerton Marcus Canada | Hussain Shah Pakistan |
| Light heavyweight (– 81 kg) details | Andrew Maynard United States | Nurmagomed Shanavazov Soviet Union | Damir Škaro Yugoslavia |
| Light heavyweight (– 81 kg) details | Andrew Maynard United States | Nurmagomed Shanavazov Soviet Union | Henryk Petrich Poland |
| Heavyweight (– 91 kg) details | Ray Mercer United States | Baik Hyun-man South Korea | Andrzej Golota Poland |
| Heavyweight (– 91 kg) details | Ray Mercer United States | Baik Hyun-man South Korea | Arnold Vanderlyde Netherlands |
| Super heavyweight (+ 91 kg) details | Lennox Lewis Canada | Riddick Bowe United States | Aleksandr Miroshnichenko Soviet Union |
| Super heavyweight (+ 91 kg) details | Lennox Lewis Canada | Riddick Bowe United States | Janusz Zarenkiewicz Poland |

## 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 |
| 10 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (25 entries) | Totals (25 entries) | 12 | 12 | 24 | 48 |