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 Light heavyweight class in the boxing competition was the second-highest weight class. Light heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing a maximum of 81 kilograms (178.6 lbs). 18 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. [1]
Gold |
Danas Pozniakas Soviet Union |
Silver |
Ion Monea Romania |
Bronze |
Georgi Stankov Bulgaria |
Stanisław Dragan Poland |
Date | Round |
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Sunday, October 13, 1968 | First round |
Friday, October 18, 1968 | Second round |
Tuesday, October 22, 1968 | Quarterfinals |
Thursday, October 24, 1968 | Semifinals |
Saturday, October 26, 1968 | Final Bout |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
Georgi Stankov ( BUL) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Arthur Redden ( USA) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgi Stankov ( BUL) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bernard Malherbe ( FRA) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bernard Malherbe ( FRA) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Efstathios Alexopoulos ( GRE) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgi Stankov ( BUL) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Danas Pozniakas ( URS) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Danas Pozniakas ( URS) | KO-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Gregorio Aldama ( CUB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danas Pozniakas ( URS) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Jürgen Schlegel ( GDR) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Jürgen Schlegel ( GDR) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hassan Nour-el-Din Aman ( EGY) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Danas Pozniakas ( URS) | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ion Monea ( ROU) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ion Monea ( ROU) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Raymar Reimers ( FRG) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ion Monea ( ROU) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Fatai Ayinla ( NGR) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Fatai Ayinla ( NGR) | RSC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Enrique Villarreal ( MEX) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ion Monea ( ROU) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanisław Dragan ( POL) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanisław Dragan ( POL) | DSQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Jorge Clemente ( PUR) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanisław Dragan ( POL) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Kurt Baumgartner ( AUT) | 3 | Walter Facchinetti ( ITA) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Soungalo Bagayogo ( MLI) | 2 | Kurt Baumgartner ( AUT) | DSQ | |||||||||||||||||||||
Walter Facchinetti ( ITA) | 5 | Walter Facchinetti ( ITA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Josef Kapín ( TCH) | 0 |