Historic achievements in the Paris Olympics

Several historic moments delighted the boxing event of the Paris Olympic Games which finished after its fourteenth competition day.

Uzbekistan claimed five out of the seven male gold medals, while China, Chinese Taipei, Algeria, Ireland and Ukraine were the further nations, which bagged Olympic titles in Paris.

Uzbekistan dominated the men’s part of the Olympic Games while China bagged three gold medals in the women’s competition in Paris.

Uzbekistan’s super heavyweight (+92kg) Bakhodir Jalolov defended his Olympic title after Tokyo but Hasanboy Dusmatov also became two-time champion after Rio de Janeiro. Ireland’s Kellie Harrington also became two-time Olympic Champion following her first title in the 2021 Tokyo edition.

Chinese Taipei earned its first Olympic title after their fifteen year-long strategic investment to boxing which finally paid off with a gold medal in Paris.

The host nation, the French team had three medallists but both Billal Bennama and Sofiane Oumiha failed to get the titles in Paris on home soil.

Kyrgyzstan had only a few quarter-finalists in the past Olympic Games since the country becoming independent in 1991 but Munarbek Seyitbek Uulu’s silver medal is their new highlight in the sport.

Panama’s Atheyna Bylon was their first World Champion in 2014 and after 10 years of further exposures in boxing, she earned a historic Olympic silver medal in Paris.

Poland’s Julia Szeremeta was a huge surprise in the entire Olympic Games and she became her nation’s first medallist since 1992 when Wojciech Bartnik achieved a bronze as last.

Spain earned its first Olympic medal since 2000, and the Paris edition was their new highlight with two podium places in one Games.

The Dominican Republic has never claimed two medals in any of the previous Olympic Games in boxing, same as Spain, but Junior Alcantara and Cristian Pinales achieved these fantastic results.

Cape Verde and the Boxing Refugee Team took their first ever bronze medals in a boxing event in an Olympics.