Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Information about Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Medal table

 Rank  Nation GoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)3216
2 United States (USA)2147
3 Mexico (MEX)2024
4 Poland (POL)1225
5 East Germany (GDR)1001
 Great Britain (GBR)1001
 Venezuela (VEN)1001
8 Cuba (CUB)0202
9 South Korea (KOR)0112
 Romania (ROM)0112
 Uganda (UGA)0112
12 Cameroon (CMR)0101
13 Bulgaria (BUL)0022
14 Argentina (ARG)0011
 Brazil (BRA)0011
 Finland (FIN)0011
 Italy (ITA)0011
 Japan (JPN)0011
 Kenya (KEN)0011
 West Germany (FRG)0011
 Yugoslavia (YUG)0011

Results

Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
Francisco Rodríguez VEN
Jee Yong-Ju VEN
Hubert Skrzypczak KOR
Harlan Marbley POL

First Round

  • Tahar Aziz (MAR) def. David Nata (ZAM), 4:1
  • Hubert Skrzypczak (POL) def. Mohamed Sohem (EGY), 5:0
  • Joseph Donovan (AUS) def. György Gedó (HUN), TKO-2
  • Robert Urretavizcaya (ARG) def. Ignacio Espinal (DOM), walk-over
  • Alberto Morales (MEX) def. Franco Udella (ITA), 5:0
  • Bernd Engelmeier (GDR) def. Mando Vicera (PHI), 3:2
  • Viktor Zaporozhets (URS) def. Yunji Watanabe (JPN), 5:0
  • Jee Yong-Ju (KOR) def. Douglas Ogada (UGA), TKO-2

Second Round

  • Gabriel Ogun (NGA) def. Stefan Alexandrov (BUL), 4:1
  • Harlan Marbley (USA) def. Fuat Temel (TUR), 5:0
  • Khata Karunatarne (CEY) def. They Lay (BUR), 5:0
  • Francisco Rodríguez def. Rafael Carbonell (CUB), 5:0
  • Hubert Skrzypczak (POL) def. Tahar Aziz (MAR), 4:1
  • Joseph Donovan (AUS) def. Robert Urretavizcaya (ARG), 5:0
  • Alberto Morales (MEX) def. Bernd Engelmeier (GDR), TKO-1
  • Jee Yong-Ju (KOR) def. Viktor Zaporozhets (URS), 3:2

Quarterfinals

  • Harlan Marbley (USA) def. Gabriel Ogun (NGA), 5:0
  • Francisco Rodríguez def. Khata Karunatarne (CEY), TKO-2
  • Hubert Skrzypczak (POL) def. Joseph Donovan (AUS), 3:2
  • Jee Yong-Ju (KOR) def. Alberto Morales (MEX), 3:2

Semifinals

Final

Flyweight (– 51 kg)

RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
Ricardo Delgado USA
Artur Olech KOR
Servílio de Oliveira MEX
Leo Rwabdogo BRA

Quarterfinals

  • Servílio de Oliveira (BRA) def. Joseph Destimo (GHA), 5:0
  • Ricardo Delgado (MEX) def. Tetsuaki Nakamura (JPN), 5:0
  • Artur Olech (POL) def. Nikolay Novikov (URS), TKO-2
  • Leo Rwabwogo (UGA) def. Tibor Badari (HUN), 3:2

Semifinals

Final

  • Ricardo Delgado (MEX) def. Artur Olech (POL), 5:0

Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
Valerian Sokolov UGA
Eridadi Mukwanga BRA
Eiji Morioka URS
Chang Kyou-Chul VEN

Quarterfinals

  • Valerian Sokolov (URS) def. Samuel Mbugua (KEN), 5:0
  • Eiji Morioka (JPN) def. Michael Dowling (IRL), 4:1
  • Eridadi Mukwanga (UGA) def. Roberto Cervantes (MEX), 5:0
  • Chang Kyou-Chul (KOR) def. Horst Rascher (FRG), 5:0

Semifinals

Final

Featherweight (– 57 kg)

RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
Antonio Roldán USA
Alberto Robinson POL
Philip Waruinge JPN
Ivan Mikhailov KEN

Quarterfinals

  • Philip Waruinge (KEN) def. Miguel García (ARG), 4:1
  • Antonio Roldán (MEX) def. Valeri Plotnikov (URS), 4:1
  • Alberto Robinson (USA) def. Abdelhadi Khallafallah (EGY), 5:0
  • Ivan Mikhailov (BUL) def. Seyfi Tatar (TUR), 5:0

Semifinals

  • Antonio Roldán (MEX) def. Philip Waruinge (KEN), 3:2
  • Alberto Robinson (USA) def. Ivan Mikhailov (BUL), 4:1

Final

  • Antonio Roldán (MEX) def. Alberto Robinson (USA), DSQ-2

Lightweight (– 60 kg)

RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
Ronald W. Harris POL
Józef Grudzien KOR
Zvonimir Vujin BUL
Calistrat Cutov YUG

Quarterfinals

  • Calistrat Cutov (ROM) def. Stoyan Pilichev (BUL), 4:1
  • Ronald W. Harris (USA) def. Mohamed Muruli (UGA), 5:0
  • Zvonimir Vujin (YUG) def. Luis Minami (PER), 5:0
  • Józef Grudzien (POL) def. Enzo Petriglia (ITA), 5:0

Semifinals

  • Ronald W. Harris (USA) def. Calistrat Cutov (ROM), 5:0
  • Józef Grudzien (POL) def. Zvonimir Vujin (YUG), 5:0

Final

  • Ronald W. Harris (USA) def. Józef Grudzien (POL), 5:0

Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)

RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
Jerzy Kulej KOR
Enrique Requeiferos ROM
James Wallington POL
Arto Nilsson CUB

Quartersfinals

  • Jerzy Kulej (POL) def. Peter Tiepold (GDR), 3:2
  • Arto Nilsson (FIN) def. Petar Stoychev (BUL), TKO-2
  • James Wallington (USA) def. Kim Sa-Young (KOR), 5:0
  • Enrique Requeiferos (CUB) def. Yevgeni Frolov (URS), 3:2

Semifinals

  • Jerzy Kulej (POL) def. Arto Nilsson (FIN), 5:0
  • Enrique Requeiferos (CUB) def. James Wallington (USA), 4:1

Final

  • Jerzy Kulej (POL) def. Enrique Requeiferos (CUB), 3:2

Welterweight (– 67 kg)

RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
Manfred Wolke FIN
Joseph Bessala GDR
Vladimir Musalimov UGA
Mario Guilloti CMR

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
Boris Lagutin UGA
Rolando Garbey ROM
John Lee Baldwin POL
Günther Meier ARG

Quarterfinals

  • John Lee Baldwin (USA) def. Eustacio Benítez (URU), 5:0
  • Rolando Garbey (CUB) def. Eric Blake (GBR), KO-1
  • Boris Lagutin (URS) def. Janos Covaci (ROM), TKO-3
  • Günther Meier (FRG) def. David Jackson (UGA), 5:0

Semifinals

Final

Middleweight (– 75 kg)

RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
Chris Finnegan FRG
Alexey Kiselev UGA
Agustín Zaragoza USA
Al Jones POL

First Round

  • Raúl Marrero (CUB) def. Saulo Hernández (PUR), DSQ-2
  • Chris Finnegan (GBR) def. Titus Simba (TNZ), 5:0
  • Simon Georgiev (BUL) def. Mario Casati (ITA), 4:1
  • Al Jones (USA) def. Marcelo Quinones (PER), 5:0
  • Mate Parlov (YUG) def. Lahcen Ahidous (MAR), 5:0
  • Alexey Kiselev (URS) def. Antoine Abaing (CMR), 5:0
  • Jan van Ispelen (HOL) def. Miguel Villugron (CHL), TKO-2

Second Round

  • Agustín Zaragoza (MEX) def. Dinsdale Wright (JAM), 5:0
  • Jan Hejduk (CZE) def. Norberto Freitas (URU), TKO-1
  • Wieslaw Rudkowski (POL) def. Charles Amos (GUY), KO-2
  • Alexey Kiselev (URS) def. Matthias Ouma (UGA), 4:1
  • Chris Finnegan (GBR) def. Ewald Wichert (FRG), 3:2
  • Mate Parlov (YUG) def. Jan van Ispelen (HOL), 4:1
  • Al Jones (USA) def. Raúl Marrero (CUB), 5:0

Quarterfinals

  • Agustín Zaragoza (MEX) def. Jan Hejduk (CZE), 4:1
  • Alexey Kiselev (URS) def. Wieslaw Rudkowski (POL), 5:0
  • Chris Finnegan (GBR) def. Mate Parlov (YUG), 5:0
  • Al Jones (USA) def. Simon Georgiev (BUL), 4:1

Semifinals

  • Alexey Kiselev (URS) def. Agustín Zaragoza (MEX), TKO-1
  • Chris Finnegan (GBR) def. Al Jones (USA), 4:1

Final

Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)

RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
Daniel Poznyak UGA
Ion Monea YUG
Georghi Stankov KEN
Stanislaw Dragan KOR

Quarterfinals

  • Georgi Stankov (BUL) def. Bernard Malhebre (FRA), 5:0
  • Dan Pozniak (URS) def. Jürgen Schlegel (GDR), 5:0
  • Ion Monea (ROM) def. Fatai Ayinla (NGA), 3:2
  • Stanislaw Dragan (POL) def. Walter Facchinetti (ITA), 4:1

Semifinals

  • Dan Pozniak (URS) def. Georgi Stankov (BUL), 5:0
  • Ion Monea (ROM) def. Stanislaw Dragan (POL), 4:1

Final

  • Dan Pozniak (URS) def. Ion Monea (ROM), walk-over

Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)

RANK NAME ATHLETE COUNTRY
George Foreman POL
Ionas Chepulis UGA
Giorgio Bambini GBR
Joaquín Rocha USA

First Round

  • George Foreman (USA) def. Lucjan Trela (POL), 4:1
  • Ion Alexe (ROM) def. John Coker (SLE), 5:0
  • Kiril Pandov (BUL) def. Milos Petar (YUG), 3:2
  • Giorgio Bambini (ITA) def. Dieter Renz (FRG), 5:0
  • Rudie Lubbers (HOL) def. Talaat el-Dahsaan (EGY), DSQ-2
  • Joaquín Rocha (MEX) def. Adonis Ray (GHA), 4:1
  • Bernd Anders (GDR) def. Nancio Carrillo (CUB), TKO-1
  • Ionas Chepulis (URS) def. Billy Wells (GBR), TKO-3

Quarterfinals

  • George Foreman (USA) def. Ion Alexe (ROM), TKO-3
  • Giorgio Bambini (ITA) def. Kiril Pandov (BUL), 5:0
  • Joaquín Rocha (MEX) def. Rudie Lubbers (HOL), 3:2
  • Ionas Chepulis (URS) def. Bernd Anders (GDR), KO-3

Semifinals

  • George Foreman (USA) def. Giorgio Bambini (ITA), KO-2
  • Ionas Chepulis (URS) def. Joaquín Rocha (MEX), TKO-2

Final



Boxing (or pugilism) is a combat sport of English origin in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds.
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The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were held in Mexico City in 1968. Mexico City beat out bids from Detroit, Buenos Aires and Lyon to host the Games in 1963.
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