The Val Barker Cup is an award for the technically best boxer at the Olympic Games . The trophy was first awarded at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin . The namesake Val Barker was the first honorary secretary of the Fédération Internationale de Boxe Amateur (FIBA) and president and honorary secretary of the Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABA).
| year | venue | athlete | nationality | Weight class | medal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Berlin | Louis Laurie |
United States United States
|
Flyweight |
 bronze
|
| 1948 | London | George Hunter |
South Africa 1928.svg){kind=small} South Africa
|
Light heavyweight |
 gold
|
| 1952 | Helsinki | Norvel Lee |
United States United States
|
Light heavyweight |
gold
|
| 1956 | Melbourne | Richard McTaggart |
United Kingdom United Kingdom
|
lightweight |
gold
|
| 1960 | Rome | Giovanni Benvenuti |
Italy Italy
|
Welterweight |
gold
|
| 1964 | Tokyo | Valery Popenchenko |
Soviet Union 1955.svg){kind=small} Soviet Union
|
medium weight |
gold
|
| 1968 | Mexico city | Philip Waruinge |
Kenya Kenya
|
Featherweight |
bronze
|
| 1972 | Munich | Teófilo Stevenson |
Cuba Cuba
|
Heavyweight |
gold
|
| 1976 | Montréal | Howard Davis |
United States United States
|
lightweight |
gold
|
| 1980 | Moscow | Patrizio Oliva |
Italy Italy
|
Light welterweight |
gold
|
| 1984 | los Angeles | Paul Gonzales |
United States United States
|
lightweight |
gold
|
| 1988 | Seoul | Roy Jones |
United States United States
|
Light middleweight |
 silver
|
| 1992 | Barcelona | Roberto Balado |
Cuba Cuba
|
Super heavyweight |
gold
|
| 1996 | Atlanta | Vasily Shirov |
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
|
Light heavyweight |
gold
|
| 2000 | Sydney | Oleg Saitov |
Russia Russia
|
Welterweight |
gold
|
| 2004 | Athens | Baqtiyar Artayev |
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
|
Welterweight |
gold
|
| 2008 | Beijing | Vasyl Lomatschenko |
Ukraine Ukraine
|
Featherweight |
gold
|
| 2012 | London | Serik Säpiev |
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
|
Welterweight |
gold
|
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | Hasanboy Do'smatov |
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
|
Light flyweight |
gold
|
|
|
|
