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Summer Olympics: Top 20 Countries with the Most Boxing Medals
Muhammad Ali and Teofilo Stevenson, Olympic Gold Medalists for the USA and Cuba, Respectively
So, which countries are the most pugilistic?
The United States, Cuba and the Soviet Union have the most Summer Olympics Boxing medals of any country. The U.S. and Cuba are also way ahead of the pack in terms of Olympic gold.
Here are the top 20 countries with the most Olympic Boxing medals.
Surprises? How about Great Britain and Italy rounding out the top five in total and gold medals? France and South Korea in 12th? And, towards the bottom, Kazakhstan and Thailand making the list?
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| COUNTRY | TOTAL | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE | |
| 1. | United States | 108 | 48 | 23 | 37 |
| 2 | Cuba | 63 | 32 | 19 | 12 |
| 3. | Soviet Union | 51 | 14 | 19 | 18 |
| 4. | Great Britain | 48 | 14 | 11 | 23 |
| 5. | Italy | 44 | 15 | 13 | 16 |
| 6. | Poland | 43 | 8 | 9 | 26 |
| 7. | Germany | 28 | 5 | 12 | 11 |
| 8. | Romania | 25 | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| 9. | Argentina | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 10. | Hungary | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| 10. | Russia | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 |
| 12. | South Africa | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| 12. | France | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| 12. | South Korea | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 15. | Bulgaria | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 15. | Canada | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| 17 | Finland | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 18. | Kazakhstan | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 18. | East Germany | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| 18. | Thailand | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
Photo: miamiherald.com
