Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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

Results

Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
Gold	Francisco Rodríguez	File:Flag of Venezuela 1930-2006.svg VEN
Silver	Jee Yong-Ju	File:Flag of South Korea.svg KOR
Bronze	Hubert Skrzypczak	File:Flag of Poland.svg POL
Bronze	Harlan Marbley	USA

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 (VEN) 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 (VEN) 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

• Francisco Rodríguez (VEN) def. Harlan Marbley (USA), 4:1

• Jee Yong-Ju (KOR) def. Hubert Skrzypczak (POL), 4:1

Final

• Francisco Rodríguez (VEN) def. Jee Yong-Ju (KOR), 3:2

Flyweight (– 51 kg)

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
Gold	Ricardo Delgado	File:Flag of Mexico.svg MEX
Silver	Artur Olech	File:Flag of Poland.svg POL
Bronze	Servílio de Oliveira	File:Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg BRA
Bronze	Leo Rwabdogo	File:Flag of Uganda.svg UGA

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

• Ricardo Delgado (MEX) def. Servílio de Oliveira (BRA), 5:0

• Artur Olech (POL) def. Leo Rwabwogo (UGA), 3:2

Final

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

Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
Gold	Valerian Sokolov	File:Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg URS
Silver	Eridadi Mukwanga	File:Flag of Uganda.svg UGA
Bronze	Eiji Morioka	File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN
Bronze	Chang Kyou-Chul	File:Flag of South Korea.svg KOR

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

• Valerian Sokolov (URS) def. Eiji Morioka (JPN), 5:0

• Eridadi Mukwanga (UGA) def. Chang Kyou-Chul (KOR), 4:1

Final

• Valerian Sokolov (URS) def. Eridadi Mukwanga (UGA), TKO-2

Featherweight (– 57 kg)

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
Gold	Antonio Roldán	File:Flag of Mexico.svg MEX
Silver	Alberto Robinson	USA
Bronze	Philip Waruinge	File:Flag of Kenya.svg KEN
Bronze	Ivan Mihailov	File:Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg BUL

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 Mihailov (BUL) def. Seyfi Tatar (TUR), 5:0

Semifinals

• Antonio Roldán (MEX) def. Philip Waruinge (KEN), 3:2

• Alberto Robinson (USA) def. Ivan Mihailov (BUL), 4:1

Final

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

Lightweight (– 60 kg)

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
Gold	Ronnie Harris	USA
Silver	Józef Grudzień	File:Flag of Poland.svg POL
Bronze	Zvonimir Vujin	File:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg YUG
Bronze	Calistrat Cuţov	File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg ROU

Quarterfinals

• Calistrat Cuţov (ROU) def. Stoyan Pilichev (BUL), 4:1

• Ronnie Harris (USA) def. Mohamed Muruli (UGA), 5:0

• Zvonimir Vujin (YUG) def. Luis Minami (PER), 5:0

• Józef Grudzień (POL) def. Enzo Petriglia (ITA), 5:0

Semifinals

• Ronnie Harris (USA) def. Calistrat Cuţov (ROU), 5:0

• Józef Grudzień (POL) def. Zvonimir Vujin (YUG), 5:0

Final

• Ronnie Harris (USA) def. Józef Grudzień (POL), 5:0

Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
Gold	Jerzy Kulej	File:Flag of Poland.svg POL
Silver	Enrique Regüeiferos	File:Flag of Cuba.svg CUB
Bronze	Arto Nilsson	File:Flag of Finland.svg FIN
Bronze	James Wallington	USA

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 Regüeiferos (CUB) def. Yevgeni Frolov (URS), 3:2

Semifinals

• Jerzy Kulej (POL) def. Arto Nilsson (FIN), 5:0

• Enrique Regüeiferos (CUB) def. James Wallington (USA), 4:1

Final

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

Welterweight (– 67 kg)

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
Gold	Manfred Wolke	File:Flag of German Olympic Team 1960-1968.svg GDR
Silver	Joseph Bessala	File:Flag of Cameroon (1961).svg CMR
Bronze	Mario Guilloti	File:Flag of Argentina.svg ARG
Bronze	Vladimir Musalimov	File:Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg URS

Quarterfinals

• Manfred Wolke (GDR) def. Celal Sandal (TUR), 4:1

• Vladimir Musalimov (URS) def. Alfonso Ramírez (MEX), 5:0

• Mario Guilloti (ARG) def. Armando Muniz (USA), 4:1

• Joseph Bessala (CMR) def. Victor Zilberman (ROU), TKO-3

Semifinals

• Manfred Wolke (GDR) def. Vladimir Musalimov (URS), 3:2

• Joseph Bessala (CMR) def. Mario Guilloti (ARG), 5:0

Final

• Manfred Wolke (GDR) def. Joseph Bessala (CMR), 4:1

Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
Gold	Boris Lagutin	File:Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg URS
Silver	Rolando Garbey	File:Flag of Cuba.svg CUB
Bronze	John Lee Baldwin	USA
Bronze	Günther Meier	File:Flag of German Olympic Team 1960-1968.svg FRG

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 (ROU), TKO-3

• Günther Meier (FRG) def. David Jackson (UGA), 5:0

Semifinals

• Rolando Garbey (CUB) def. John Lee Baldwin (USA), 4:1

• Boris Lagutin (URS) def. Günther Meier (FRG), 4:1

Final

• Boris Lagutin (URS) def. Rolando Garbey (CUB), 5:0

Middleweight (– 75 kg)

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
Gold	Chris Finnegan	File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GBR
Silver	Aleksei Kiselyov	File:Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg URS
Bronze	Agustín Zaragoza	File:Flag of Mexico.svg MEX
Bronze	Al Jones	USA

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

• Aleksei Kiselyov (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

• Wiesław Rudkowski (POL) def. Charles Amos (GUY), KO-2

• Aleksei Kiselyov (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

• Aleksei Kiselyov (URS) def. Wiesław Rudkowski (POL), 5:0

• Chris Finnegan (GBR) def. Mate Parlov (YUG), 5:0

• Al Jones (USA) def. Simon Georgiev (BUL), 4:1

Semifinals

• Aleksei Kiselyov (URS) def. Agustín Zaragoza (MEX), TKO-1

• Chris Finnegan (GBR) def. Al Jones (USA), 4:1

Final

• Chris Finnegan (GBR) def. Aleksei Kiselyov (URS), 3:2

Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
Gold	Daniel Poznyak	File:Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg URS
Silver	Ion Monea	File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg ROU
Bronze	Georgi Stankov	File:Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg BUL
Bronze	Stanislaw Dragan	File:Flag of Poland.svg POL

Quarterfinals

• Georgi Stankov (BUL) def. Bernard Malhebre (FRA), 5:0

• Daniel Poznyak (URS) def. Jürgen Schlegel (GDR), 5:0

• Ion Monea (ROU) def. Fatai Ayinla (NGA), 3:2

• Stanislaw Dragan (POL) def. Walter Facchinetti (ITA), 4:1

Semifinals

• Daniel Poznyak (URS) def. Georgi Stankov (BUL), 5:0

• Ion Monea (ROU) def. Stanislaw Dragan (POL), 4:1

Final

• Daniel Poznyak (URS) def. Ion Monea (ROU), walk-over

Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
Gold	George Foreman	USA
Silver	Ionas Chepulis	File:Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg URS
Bronze	Giorgio Bambini	File:Flag of Italy.svg ITA
Bronze	Joaquín Rocha	File:Flag of Mexico.svg MEX

First Round

• George Foreman (USA) def. Lucjan Trela (POL), 4:1

• Ion Alexe (ROU) 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. William Wells (GBR), TKO-3

Quarterfinals

• George Foreman (USA) def. Ion Alexe (ROU), 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

• Efren Ortega III (USA) Draw. Matthew Alvarado (MEX), Draw

Semifinals

• George Foreman (USA) def. Giorgio Bambini (ITA), KO-2

• Ionas Chepulis (URS) def. Joaquín Rocha (MEX), TKO-2

Final

• George Foreman (USA) def. Ionas Chepulis (URS), TKO-2

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union Soviet Union (URS)	3	2	1	6
2	United States (USA)	2	1	4	7
3	Mexico Mexico (MEX)	2	0	2	4
4	Poland Poland (POL)	1	2	2	5
5	East Germany East Germany (GDR)	1	0	0	1
	Great Britain Great Britain (GBR)	1	0	0	1
	Venezuela Venezuela (VEN)	1	0	0	1
8	Cuba Cuba (CUB)	0	2	0	2
9	South Korea South Korea (KOR)	0	1	1	2
	Romania Romania (ROU)	0	1	1	2
	Uganda Uganda (UGA)	0	1	1	2
12	Cameroon Cameroon (CMR)	0	1	0	1
13	Bulgaria Bulgaria (BUL)	0	0	2	2
14	Argentina Argentina (ARG)	0	0	1	1
	Brazil Brazil (BRA)	0	0	1	1
	Finland Finland (FIN)	0	0	1	1
	Italy Italy (ITA)	0	0	1	1
	Japan Japan (JPN)	0	0	1	1
	Kenya Kenya (KEN)	0	0	1	1
	West Germany West Germany (FRG)	0	0	1	1
	Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (YUG)	0	0	1	1

References

• Official Olympic Report