How come a semifinalist in boxing is assured of at least a bronze medal in Olympics??

Question

How come a semifinalist in boxing is assured of at least a bronze medal in Olympics??

Answer 1

Like other Olympic combat sports, two bronze medals are awarded; in the case of boxing, both losing semi-finalists receive a bronze medal, with no further play-off. As a result, the quarter-final essentially equates to a bronze medal match, a semi-final to a silver medal match, and the final to a gold medal match

Answer 2

This would only be true if there were only 3 semi-finalists.

Answer 3

two bronzes are awarded.

Answer 4

The reason is because in all of the combat sports, there are 2 bronze medals awarded.

Quarterfinals- a win here guarantees at least a bronze medal.

Semifinals- a win here guarantees at least the silver medal, while a loss here still guarantees a bronze medal.

Finals- a win here guarantees the gold medal, while a loss here guarantees the silver medal.