Olympic Champions
- 1952 – Charles Adkins (USA)
- 1956 – Vladimir Yengibaryan (URS)
- 1960 – Bohumil Nemeček (TCH)
- 1964 – Jerzy Kulej (POL)
- 1968 – Jerzy Kulej (POL)
- 1972 – Ray Seales (USA)
- 1976 – Ray Leonard (USA)
- 1980 – Patrizio Oliva (ITA)
- 1984 – Jerry Page (USA)
- 1988 – Vyacheslav Yanovskiy (URS)
- 1992 – Héctor Vinent (CUB)
- 1996 – Héctor Vinent (CUB)
- 2000 – Muhammadqodir Abdullaev (UZB)
- 2004 – Manus Boonjumnong (THA)
- 2008 – Felix Diaz (DOM)
- 2012 – Roniel Iglesias (CUB)
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