Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's middleweight

The women's middleweight boxing competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 5 to 9 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.

For the first time at an Olympic Games, the 10 men's boxing events were joined by three women's events: flyweight, lightweight and middleweight.Women's Boxing to make Olympic debut at London 2012. Accessed 2 May 2012.

Seventeen-year-old American Claressa Shields won gold in the women's middleweight, defeating Russia's veteran thirty-three-year-old Nadezda Torlopova by a score of 19–12 in the final. Her victory is depicted in the 2024 film The Fire Inside.

Competition format The competition consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Bronze medals were awarded to both semi-final losers. Bouts were four rounds of two minutes each.Women's competition format. Accessed 2 May 2012.

Schedule All times are British Summer Time (UTC+01:00) Date Time RoundSunday 5 August 2012 15:30 Round of 16Monday 6 August 2012 15:30 Quarter-finalsWednesday 8 August 2012 14:30 Semi-finalsThursday 9 August 2012 17:15 Final

Results

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