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Men’s Light heavyweight
Held at 7 Games, 1960–2020. Most golds: Cuba (2). Most medals: Cassius Clay (1). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games71960–2020
Medals28
Delegations19on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Tokyo | Arlen López Cuba | Benjamin Whittaker Great Britain | Loren Alfonso Azerbaijan / Imam Khataev ROC |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Julio César La Cruz Cuba | Adilbek Niyazymbetov Kazakhstan | Mathieu Bauderlique France / Joshua Buatsi Great Britain |
| 2012 London | Egor Mekhontsev Russia | Adilbek Niyazymbetov Kazakhstan | Yamaguchi Falcão Florentino Brazil / Oleksandr Hvozdyk Ukraine |
| 2008 Beijing | Zhang Xiaoping China | Kenny Egan Ireland | Tony Jeffries Great Britain / Yerkebulan Shynaliyev Kazakhstan |
| 1992 Barcelona | Torsten May Germany | Rostyslav Zaulychnyi Unified Team | Zoltán Béres Hungary / Wojciech Bartnik Poland |
| 1976 Montreal | Leon Spinks United States | Sixto Soria Cuba | Janusz Gortat Poland / Kostica Dafinoiu Romania |
| 1960 Rome | Cassius Clay United States | Zbigniew Pietrzykowski Poland | Anthony Madigan Australia / Giulio Saraudi Italy |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Unified Team | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Cassius Clay | 1 | 1 |
| Leon Spinks | 1 | 1 |
| Torsten May | 1 | 1 |
| Zhang Xiaoping | 1 | 1 |
| Egor Mekhontsev | 1 | 1 |
| Julio César La Cruz | 1 | 1 |
| Arlen López | 1 | 1 |
| Adilbek Niyazymbetov | 0 | 2 |
| Zbigniew Pietrzykowski | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Madigan | 0 | 1 |
| Giulio Saraudi | 0 | 1 |
| Sixto Soria | 0 | 1 |