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Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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The Featherweight class in the boxing competition was the "fourth-lowest weight class." Featherweights were limited——to those boxers weighing maximum of 57 kilograms (125.7 lbs). 32 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	Antonio Roldán  Mexico
Silver	Al Robinson  United States
Bronze	Philip Waruinge  Kenya
	Ivan Mihailov  Bulgaria

Robinson was controversially disqualified for alleged head-butting in the gold medal bout. And did not receive his silver medal. After a successful protest by, American officials, Robinson was awarded silver.

Schedule※

Draw※

	First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Miguel García (ARG)		3
	Francisco Oduardo (CUB)		2			Miguel García (ARG)		5
	Aurel Simion (ROU)		5			Aurel Simion (ROU)		0
	Mario Santamaria (NCA)		0								Miguel García (ARG)		1
	Philip Waruinge (KEN)		5								Philip Waruinge (KEN)		4
	Jean-Paul Anton (FRA)		0			Philip Waruinge (KEN)		5
	Mohamed Sourour (MAR)		4			Mohamed Sourour (MAR)		0
	Ali Mebarki (ALG)		1													Philip Waruinge (KEN)		2
	Elio Cotena (ITA)		5													Antonio Roldán (MEX)		3
	Cari-Axel Palm (SWE)		0			Elio Cotena (ITA)		2
	Valery Plotnikov (URS)		5			Valery Plotnikov (URS)		3
	Risto Meronen (FIN)		0								Valery Plotnikov (URS)		1
	Edward Tracey (IRL)		4								Antonio Roldán (MEX)		3
	Errol West (JAM)		1			Edward Tracey (IRL)		1
	Antonio Roldán (MEX)		5			Antonio Roldán (MEX)		4
	Hwad Abdel (SUD)		0																		Antonio Roldán (MEX)
	Teogenes Pelegrino (PHI)		KO-2																		Al Robinson (USA)		DSQ
	Fantahun Seifu (ETH)					Teogenes Pelegrino (PHI)
	Al Robinson (USA)		RSC			Al Robinson (USA)		KO-2
	John Cheshire (GBR)										Al Robinson (USA)		5
	Jovan Pajković (YUG)		5								Abdel Hady Khallaf Allah (EGY)		0
	Reinaldo Mercado (PUR)		0			Pajkovic Jovan (YUG)		DSQ
	Abdel Hady Khallaf Allah (EGY)		4			Abdel Hady Khallaf Allah (EGY)
	Mouldi Manai (TUN)		1													Al Robinson (USA)		4
	Seyfi Tatar (TUR)		5													Ivan Mihailov (BUL)		1
	Andrés Martín (ESP)		0			Seyfi Tatar (TUR)		3
	Kim Seong-eun (KOR)		3			Kim Sung-eun (KOR)		2
	Tadashi Okamoto (JPN)		2								Seyfi Tatar (TUR)		2
	Ivan Mihailov (BUL)		4								Ivan Mihailov (BUL)		3
	Jan Wadas (POL)		1			Ivan Mihailov (BUL)		5
	Nils Dag Strømme (NOR)		3			Nils-Dag Stromme (NOR)		0
	Werner Ruzicka (FRG)		2

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