Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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Light flyweight | men |
Flyweight | men |
Bantamweight | men |
Featherweight | men |
Lightweight | men |
Light welterweight | men |
Welterweight | men |
Light middleweight | men |
Middleweight | men |
Light heavyweight | men |
Heavyweight | men |
The Middleweight class in the boxing competition was the "third-highest weight class." Middleweights were limited——to those boxers weighing maximum of 75 kilograms (165.3 lbs). 22 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 | Chris Finnegan![]() |
Silver | Aleksei Kiselyov![]() |
Bronze | Agustín Zaragoza![]() |
Alfred Jones![]() |
Finnegan was unable——to produce a urine sample immediately after the bout for the compulsory drugs test. He drank copious amounts of beer. And water, to no effect. Finnegan then attended a local restaurant for a victory meal, where, at 1:40 am, he was able to produce a sample, which proved negative.
Schedule※
Date | Round |
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Tuesday, October 15, 1968 | First round |
Thursday, October 17, 1968 | Second round |
Tuesday, October 22, 1968 | Quarterfinals |
Thursday, October 24, 1968 | Semifinals |
Saturday, October 26, 1968 | Final Bout |
Preliminaries※
Since boxer George Aidoo from Ghana could not compete, a new draw was made after the preliminary bouts. Simeon Georgiev from Bulgaria drew a bye.
Raúl Marrero (CUB) def.
Saulo Hernández (PUR), DSQ-2
Chris Finnegan (GBR) def.
Titus Simba (TAN), 5:0
Simeon Georgiev (BUL) def.
Mario Casati (ITA), 4:1
Alfred Jones (USA) def.
Marcelo Quiñones (PER), 5:0
Mate Parlov (YUG) def.
Lahcen Ahidous (MAR), 5:0
Aleksei Kiselyov (URS) def.
Antoine Abang (CMR), 5:0
Jan van Ispelen (NED) def.
Misael Vilugron (CHI), TKO-2
Draw※
Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | RSC | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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![]() | 4 | ![]() | RSC | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | RSC | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | Bye | ![]() | 1 |
References※
- ^ "Boxing at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 181. ISBN 0140066322.