Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Boxing
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueArena México
DatesOctober 13–26
Competitors307 from 65 nations

The boxing programme of the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico was held at the Arena México. Medals were awarded in eleven events, with each event corresponding to a recognized weight division of male boxers.

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light flyweight
Francisco Rodríguez
 Venezuela
Jee Yong-ju
 South Korea
Hubert Skrzypczak
 Poland
Harlan Marbley
 United States
Flyweight
Ricardo Delgado
 Mexico
Artur Olech
 Poland
Servílio de Oliveira
 Brazil
Leo Rwabwogo
 Uganda
Bantamweight
Valerian Sokolov
 Soviet Union
Eridadi Mukwanga
 Uganda
Eiji Morioka
 Japan
Chang Kyou-chul
 South Korea
Featherweight
Antonio Roldán
 Mexico
Al Robinson
 United States
Philip Waruinge
 Kenya
Ivan Mihailov
 Bulgaria
Lightweight
Ronnie Harris
 United States
Józef Grudzień
 Poland
Zvonimir Vujin
 Yugoslavia
Calistrat Cuțov
 Romania
Light welterweight
Jerzy Kulej
 Poland
Enrique Regüeiferos
 Cuba
Arto Nilsson
 Finland
James Wallington
 United States
Welterweight
Manfred Wolke
 East Germany
Joseph Bessala
 Cameroon
Mario Guilloti
 Argentina
Vladimir Musalimov
 Soviet Union
Light middleweight
Boris Lagutin
 Soviet Union
Rolando Garbey
 Cuba
John Baldwin
 United States
Günther Meier
 West Germany
Middleweight
Chris Finnegan
 Great Britain
Aleksei Kiselyov
 Soviet Union
Agustín Zaragoza
 Mexico
Alfred Jones
 United States
Light heavyweight
Danas Pozniakas
 Soviet Union
Ion Monea
 Romania
Georgi Stankov
 Bulgaria
Stanisław Dragan
 Poland
Heavyweight
George Foreman
 United States
Jonas Čepulis
 Soviet Union
Giorgio Bambini
 Italy
Joaquín Rocha
 Mexico

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
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 Romania (ROU)0112
 South Korea (KOR)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
Totals (21 entries)11112244

Participating nations

Nation-48kg-51kg-54kg-57kg-60kg-63.5kg-67kg-71kg-75kg-81kg+81kgTotal
 AlgeriaXX2
 ArgentinaXXXXXXX7
 AustraliaXXXX4
 AustriaXX2
 BrazilXX2
 BulgariaXXXXXXXXX8
 BurmaXX2
 CameroonXXXX4
 CanadaXXXX4
 CeylonX1
 ChileXXXXXX6
 Chinese TaipeiXXX3
 Costa RicaXX2
 CubaXXXXXXXXXX10
 CzechoslovakiaXXXXX5
 DenmarkXX2
 Dominican RepublicXX2
 EcuadorXX2
 East GermanyXXXXXXXX8
 EgyptXXXXX5
 EthiopiaXXXX4
 FinlandXXXXX5
 FranceXXXXXX6
 GhanaXXXXXXX7
 Great BritainXXXXXXXXX9
 GreeceXXX3
 GuatemalaXX2
 GuyanaXX2
 HungaryXXXXXX6
 IrelandXXXXXX6
 ItalyXXXXXXXXXXX11
 JamaicaXX2
 JapanXXXX4
 KenyaXXXX4
 MaliX1
 MexicoXXXXXXXXXXX11
 MoroccoXXXXX5
 NetherlandsXX2
 NicaraguaXXX3
 NigerXX2
 NigeriaXXXXX5
 NorwayX1
 PeruXX2
 PhilippinesXXXXX5
 PolandXXXXXXXXXXX11
 Puerto RicoXXXXXX6
 RomaniaXXXXXXXXX9
 Sierra LeoneX1
 South KoreaXXXXXXX7
 Soviet UnionXXXXXXXXXXX11
 SpainXXXXXX6
 SudanXXX3
 SwedenXXX3
 TanzaniaX1
 ThailandXXX3
 TunisiaXXXX4
 TurkeyXXXXXX6
 UgandaXXXXXXXX8
 United StatesXXXXXXXXXXX11
 UruguayXXXX4
 VenezuelaXXXX4
 West GermanyXXXXXXXX8
 YugoslaviaXXXXX5
 ZambiaXXXX4
Total: 64 NOCs2425393237353327221816308

Further reading

  • Florio, John; Shapiro, Ouisie (2013). One Punch from the Promised Land: Leon Spinks, Michael Spinks, and the Myth of the Heavyweight Title. Lyons Press. p. 279. ISBN 978-0-7627-8300-7.

References

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