Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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

Medal table

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

Results

Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	COUNTRY
	Francisco Rodríguez	Venezuela
	Jee Yong-Ju	South Korea
	Hubert Skrzypczak	Poland
	Harlan Marbley	United States

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
	Ricardo Delgado	Mexico
	Artur Olech	Poland
	Servílio de Oliveira	Brazil
	Leo Rwabdogo	Uganda

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
	Valerian Sokolov	Soviet Union
	Eridadi Mukwanga	Uganda
	Eiji Morioka	Japan
	Chang Kyou-Chul	South Korea

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
	Antonio Roldán	Mexico
	Alberto Robinson	United States
	Philip Waruinge	Kenya
	Ivan Mihailov	Bulgaria

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
	Ronnie Harris	United States
	Józef Grudzień	Poland
	Zvonimir Vujin	Yugoslavia
	Calistrat Cuţov	Romania

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
	Jerzy Kulej	Poland
	Enrique Requeiferos	Cuba
	Arto Nilsson	Finland
	James Wallington	United States

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	East Germany
	Joseph Bessala	Cameroon
	Mario Guilloti	Argentina
	Vladimir Musalimov	Soviet Union

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
	Boris Lagutin	Soviet Union
	Rolando Garbey	Cuba
	John Lee Baldwin	United States
	Günther Meier	West Germany

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
	Chris Finnegan	Great Britain
	Aleksei Kiselyov	Soviet Union
	Agustín Zaragoza	Mexico
	Al Jones	United States

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
	Daniel Poznyak	Soviet Union
	Ion Monea	Romania
	Georgi Stankov	Bulgaria
	Stanislaw Dragan	Poland

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
	George Foreman	United States
	Ionas Chepulis	Soviet Union
	Giorgio Bambini	Italy
	Joaquín Rocha	Mexico

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

References

• Official Olympic Report