Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Welterweight

The Welterweight class in the boxing competition was the fifth-highest weight class. Welterweights were limited to those boxers weighing a maximum of 67 kilograms (147.8 lbs). 33 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	Manfred Wolke  East Germany
Silver	Joseph Bessala  Cameroon
Bronze	Mario Guilloti  Argentina
	Vladimir Musalimov  Soviet Union

Schedule

Date	Round
Sunday, October 13, 1968	First round
Saturday, October 19, 1968	Second round
Tuesday, October 22, 1968	Third round
Wednesday, October 23, 1968	Quarterfinals
Thursday, October 24, 1968	Semifinals
Saturday, October 26, 1968	Final Bout

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals					Final
	Manfred Wolke (GDR)		3
	Vladimir Musalimov (URS)		2			Manfred Wolke (GDR)		4
	Mario Guilloti (ARG)		0			Joseph Bessala (CMR)		1
	Joseph Bessala (CMR)		5

Top Half

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Celal Sandal (TUR)

3

Aaron Popoola (GHA)

2

Celal Sandal (TUR)

RSC

Ivan Kiriakov (BUL)

Ivan Kiriakov (BUL)

Bohumil Němeček (TCH)

DSQ-3

Celal Sandal (TUR)

1

Manfred Wolke (GDR)

4

Manfred Wolke (GDR)

4

Andrés Molina (CUB)

1

Manfred Wolke (GDR)

5

Expedito Arrais (BRA)

0

Expedito Arrais (BRA)

RSC

Tadesse Gebregiorgis (ETH)

Manfred Wolke (GDR)

3

Vladimir Musalimov (URS)

2

Alfonso Ramírez (MEX)

3

Marco Scano (ITA)

2

Alfonso Ramírez (MEX)

4

Evangelos Ekonomakos (GRE)

1

Evangelos Ekonomakos (GRE)

3

Alan Tottoh (GBR)

2

Alfonso Ramírez (MEX)

0

Vladimir Musalimov (URS)

5

Vladimir Musalimov (URS)

5

Dieter Kottysch (GDR)

RSC

Dieter Kottysch (FRG)

0

Mauri Saarivainio (FIN)

Vladimir Musalimov (URS)

5

José Durán (ESP)

José Durán (ESP)

3

Park Koo-il (KOR)

2

Bottom Half

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Armando Muñíz (USA)

4

Marian Kasprzyk (POL)

1

Armando Muñíz (USA)

4

Max Hebeisen (SUI)

1

Max Hebeisen (SUI)

4

M'hamed Bouchara (MAR)

1

Armando Muñíz (USA)

1

Mario Guilloti (ARG)

4

Donato Paduano (CAN)

4

Fidelis Onye (NGR)

1

Donato Paduano (CAN)

0

Mario Guilloti (ARG)

5

Mario Guilloti (ARG)

4

Andrew Kajjo (UGA)

1

Mario Guilloti (ARG)

0

Joseph Bessala (CMR)

5

Victor Zilberman (ROU)

RSC

Jørgen Hansen (DEN)

Victor Zilberman (ROU)

5

István Gáli (HUN)

0

István Gáli (HUN)

RSC

Yvon Mariolle (FRA)

Victor Zilberman (ROU)

Joseph Bessala (CMR)

RSC

Joseph Bessala (CMR)

5

Luis González (CHI)

0

Joseph Bessala (CMR)

RSC

Julius Luipa (ZAM)

Julius Luipa (ZAM)

Julius Luipa (ZAM)

4

Bye

Rabah Labiod (ALG)

1

External links

• Boxing at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's Welterweight, sports-reference.com.