The Val Barker Trophy, named for boxer Val Barker, is presented every four years to an Olympic boxing athlete who exemplifies style during competition.[1] In theory, the award goes to the top "pound-for-pound" boxer in the Olympics.
Recipients
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1936 | Berlin | Louis Laurie | ![]() |
Flyweight | Bronze |
1948 | London | George Hunter | ![]() |
Light Heavyweight | Gold |
1952 | Helsinki | Norvel Lee | ![]() |
Light Heavyweight | Gold |
1956 | Melbourne | Richard McTaggart | ![]() |
Lightweight | Gold |
1960 | Rome | Giovanni Benvenuti | ![]() |
Welterweight | Gold |
1964 | Tokyo | Valeri Popenchenko | ![]() |
Middleweight | Gold |
1968 | Mexico City | Philip Waruinge | ![]() |
Featherweight | Bronze |
1972 | Munich | Teofilo Stevenson | ![]() |
Heavyweight | Gold |
1976 | Montréal | Howard Davis, Jr. | ![]() |
Lightweight | Gold |
1980 | Moscow | Patrizio Oliva | ![]() |
Light Welterweight | Gold |
1984 | Los Angeles | Paul Gonzales | ![]() |
Light Flyweight | Gold |
1988 | Seoul | Roy Jones, Jr. | ![]() |
Light Middleweight | Silver |
1992 | Barcelona | Roberto Balado | ![]() |
Super Heavyweight | Gold |
1996 | Atlanta | Vassiliy Jirov | ![]() |
Light Heavyweight | Gold |
2000 | Sydney | Oleg Saitov | ![]() |
Welterweight | Gold |
2004 | Athens | Bakhtiyar Artayev | ![]() |
Welterweight | Gold |
2008 | Beijing | Vasyl Lomachenko | ![]() |
Featherweight | Gold |
2012 | London | Serik Sapiyev | ![]() |
Welterweight | Gold |
References
- ^ "Val Barker Trophy". The Amateur Boxing Association of England. Retrieved 9 September 2010.[dead link]