Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Light welterweight

The light welterweight class in the boxing competition was the sixth-lowest weight class. Light welterweights were limited to those boxers weighing a maximum of 63.5 kilograms (139.9 lbs). 35 boxers qualified for this category. Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. Both semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals, so no boxers competed again after their first loss. Bouts consisted of six rounds each. Five judges scored each bout.

Medalists

Gold	Jerzy Kulej  Poland
Silver	Enrique Regüeiferos  Cuba
Bronze	Arto Nilsson  Finland
	Jim Wallington  United States

Schedule

Date	Round
Sunday, October 13, 1968	First round
Friday, October 18, 1968	Second round
Monday, October 21, 1968	Third round
Wednesday, October 23, 1968	Quarterfinals
Thursday, October 24, 1968	Semifinals
Saturday, October 26, 1968	Final Bout

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals					Final
	Jerzy Kulej (POL)		5
	Arto Nilsson (FIN)		0			Jerzy Kulej (POL)		3
	Jim Wallington (USA)		1			Enrique Regüeiferos (CUB)		2
	Enrique Regüeiferos (CUB)		4

Top half

	First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals
						Jerzy Kulej (POL)		3
						Janos Kadji (HUN)		2
											Jerzy Kulej (POL)		4
	Giambattista Capretti (ITA)		RSC								Gianbattista Capretti (ITA)		1
	Richard Findlay (CAN)					Giambattista Capretti (ITA)		5
						Carlos Casal (URU)		0
																Jerzy Kulej (POL)		3
																Peter Tiepold (GDR)		2
						Jaime Lozano (MEX)		5
						Emmanuel Lawson (GHA)		0
											Jaime Lozano (MEX)		0
											Peter Tiepold (GDR)		5
						Peter Tiepold (GDR)		5
						Vladimir Kucera (TCH)		0
																					Jerzy Kulej (POL)		5
																					Arto Nilsson (FIN)		0
						Ljubinko Veselinović (YUG)		3
						Samuel Valencia (ECU)		2
											Vaselinovic Ljubinko (YUG)		1
											Petar Stoitchev (BUL)		4
						Petar Stoychev (BUL)		5
						Ali Kılıçoğlu (TUR)		0
																Petar Stoitchev (BUL)
																Arto Nilsson (FIN)		RSC
						Gert Puzicha (FRG)		5
						Jim McCourt (IRL)		0
											Gert Puzicha (FRG)		2
											Arto Nilsson (FIN)		3
						Arto Nilsson (FIN)		5
						John Olulu (KEN)		0

Bottom half

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Nelson Ruiz (VEN)

3

Niyom Prasertsom (THA)

2

Nelson Ruiz (VEN)

1

Kim Sa-young (KOR)

4

Kim Sa-yong (KOR)

3

Enrique González (CHI)

2

Kim Sa-yong (KOR)

0

Jim Wallington (USA)

5

Jim Wallington (USA)

RSC

Donato Cartagena (DOM)

Jim Wallington (USA)

5

Alex Odhiambo (UGA)

0

Alex Odhiambo (UGA)

RSC

Mariano Pérez (ESP)

Jim Wallington (USA)

1

Enrique Regüeiferos (CUB)

4

Issaka Dabore (NIG)

5

Isaac Marin (CRC)

0

Issaka Dabore (NIG)

1

Yevgeny Frolov (URS)

4

Yevgeny Frolov (URS)

5

Raymond Maguire (AUS)

0

Yevgeny Frolov (URS)

2

Enrique Regüefeiros (CUB)

RSC

Enrique Regüeiferos (CUB)

3

Terence Waller (GBR)

Enrique Regüeiferos (CUB)

Bye

Enrique Regüeiferos (CUB)

RSC

Antoniu Vasile (ROU)

KO-1

Antoniu Vasile (ROU)

Ernest Dong (CMR)

Antoniu Vasile (ROU)

w/o

Habib Galhia (TUN)

5

Habib Galhia (TUN)

Adalberto Siebens (PUR)

0