List of Val Barker Trophy winners
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
| 1936 | Berlin | Louis Laurie |  USA
|
Flyweight | Bronze |
| 1948 | London | George Hunter |  RSA
|
Light Heavyweight | Gold |
| 1952 | Helsinki | Norvel Lee | USA
|
Light Heavyweight | Gold |
| 1956 | Melbourne | Richard McTaggart |  GBR
|
Lightweight | Gold |
| 1960 | Rome | Giovanni Benvenuti |  ITA
|
Welterweight | Gold |
| 1964 | Tokyo | Valeri Popenchenko |  URS
|
Middleweight | Gold |
| 1968 | Mexico City | Philip Waruinge |  KEN
|
Featherweight | Bronze |
| 1972 | Munich | Teofilo Stevenson |  CUB
|
Heavyweight | Gold |
| 1976 | Montréal | Howard Davis, Jr. |  USA
|
Lightweight | Gold |
| 1980 | Moscow | Patrizio Oliva | ITA
|
Light Welterweight | Gold |
| 1984 | Los Angeles | Paul Gonzales | USA
|
Light Flyweight | Gold |
| 1988 | Seoul | Roy Jones, Jr. | USA
|
Light Middleweight | Silver |
| 1992 | Barcelona | Roberto Balado | CUB
|
Super Heavyweight | Gold |
| 1996 | Atlanta | Vassiliy Jirov |  KAZ
|
Light Heavyweight | Gold |
| 2000 | Sydney | Oleg Saitov |  RUS
|
Welterweight | Gold |
| 2004 | Athens | Bakhtiyar Artayev | KAZ
|
Welterweight | Gold |
| 2008 | Beijing | Vasyl Lomachenko |  UKR
|
Featherweight | Gold |
| 2012 | London | Serik Sapiyev | KAZ
|
Welterweight | Gold |
References
- ^ "Val Barker Trophy". The Amateur Boxing Association of England. Retrieved 9 September 2010. [dead link]