Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's lightweight

Women's lightweight boxing
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueRiocentro – Pavilion 6
Date12–19 August 2016
Competitors12 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Estelle Mossely  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yin Junhua  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mira Potkonen  Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anastasia Belyakova  Russia
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The women's lightweight boxing competition at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was held from 12 to 19 August at the Riocentro.[1] Estelle Mossely won the gold, beating Yin Junhua in the final.[2] The bronze medals were awarded to Anastasia Belyakova of Russia and Mira Potkonen of Finland, the latter being her country's only medal at the 2016 games.

Schedule

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All times are Brasília Time (UTC−3).

Date Time Round
Friday, 12 August 2016 11:34 Round of 16
Monday, 15 August 2016 11:00 Quarter-finals
Wednesday, 17 August 2016 14:00 Semi-finals
Friday, 19 August 2016 16:00 Final

Results

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Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 Katie Taylor (IRL) 1
 Mira Potkonen (FIN) 2  Mira Potkonen (FIN) 2
 Adriana Araújo (BRA) 1  Mira Potkonen (FIN) 0
 Yin Junhua (CHN) 3  Yin Junhua (CHN) 3
 Hasnaa Lachgar (MAR) 0  Yin Junhua (CHN) 3
 Yana Alekseevna (AZE) 0
 Yin Junhua (CHN) 1
 Estelle Mossely (FRA) 2
 Anastasia Belyakova (RUS) 2
 Jennifer Chieng (FSM) 0  Mikaela Mayer (USA) 0
 Mikaela Mayer (USA) 3  Anastasia Belyakova (RUS)
 Irma Testa (ITA) 2  Estelle Mossely (FRA) TKO
 Shelley Watts (AUS) 1  Irma Testa (ITA) 0
 Estelle Mossely (FRA) 3

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's lightweight". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Estelle Mossely wins lightweight gold". Daily Telegraph. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.