Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Lightweight

The Lightweight class in the boxing competition was the fifth-lowest weight class. Lightweights were limited to those boxers weighing a maximum of 60 kilograms (132.3 lbs). 37 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	Ronnie Harris  United States
Silver	Józef Grudzień  Poland
Bronze	Zvonimir Vujin  Yugoslavia
	Calistrat Cuțov  Romania

Schedule

Date	Round
Sunday, October 13, 1968	First round
Thursday, October 17, 1968	Second round
Sunday, October 20, 1968	Third round
Wednesday, October 23, 1968	Quarterfinals
Thursday, October 24, 1968	Semifinals
Saturday, October 26, 1968	Final Bout

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals					Final
	Ronnie Harris (USA)		5
	Calistrat Cuțov (ROU)		0			Ronnie Harris (USA)		5
	Vujin Svonimir (YUG)		0			Józef Grudzień (POL)		0
	Józef Grudzień (POL)		5

Top Half

	First round				Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals				Final
					Stoiane Pilitchev (BUL)	5
					Bayu Ayele (ETH)	0
									Stoiane Pilitchev (BUL)	4
									Antonio Durán (MEX)	1
					Antonio Durán (MEX)	RSC
					Dominique Azzaro (FRA)
													Stoiane Pilitchev (BUL)	1
													Calistrat Cuțov (ROU)	4
					Calistrat Cuțov (ROU)	5
					Karl-Erik Nikkinen (FIN)	0
									Calistrat Cuțov (ROU)	5
									Mongi Landhili (TUN)	0
					Mongi Landhili (TUN)	5
					Alfonso Molina (NCA)	0
																	Ronnie Harris (USA)	5
																	Calistrat Cuțov (ROU)	0
					Ronnie Harris (USA)	5
					Lee Chang-kyi (KOR)	0
									Ronnie Harris (USA)	4
									John Stracey (GBR)	1
					John Stracey (GBR)	3
					Marvin Arneson (CAN)	2
													Ronnie Harris (USA)	5
													Mohamed Muruli (UGA)	0
					Mohamed Muruli (UGA)	5
					Luis Muñoz (CHI)	0
									Mohamed Muruli (UGA)	4
									Armando Mendoza (VEN)	1
					Armando Mendoza (VEN)	RSC
					Martín Puello (DOM)

Bottom Half

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Luis Minami (PER)

KO-2

Tin Tun (BIR)

Luis Minami (PER)

3

Yeter Sevimli (TUR)

2

Yeter Sevimli (TUR)

Juan Rivero (URU)

DSQ

Luis Minami (PER)

0

Vujin Svonimir (YUG)

4

Valery Belousov (URS)

RSC

Laszlo Gula (HUN)

Valery Belousov (URS)

0

Vujin Svonimir (YUG)

5

Vujin Svonimir (YUG)

3

Peter Rieger (GDR)

2

Vujin Svonimir (YUG)

0

Józef Grudzień (POL)

5

Anthony Quinn (IRL)

KO-1

Inoua Bodio (CMR)

Anthony Quinn (IRL)

1

Józef Grudzień (POL)

4

Roberto Caminero (CUB)

0

Józef Grudzień (POL)

5

Józef Grudzień (POL)

5

Ho Ssu-long (TPE)

0

Józef Grudzień (POL)

5

Dele Jonathan (NGR)

5

Enzo Petriglia (ITA)

0

Marcos Chinea (ESP)

0

Dele Jonathan (NGR)

0

Enzo Petriglia (ITA)

3

Enzo Petriglia (ITA)

5

Joe Martey (GHA)

2

Enzo Petriglia (ITA)

3

Abdel Sheed (SUD)

5

Pedro Agüero (ARG)

2

Eugenio Febus (PUR)

0

Abdel Sheed (SUD)

0

Pedro Agüero (ARG)

3

Pedro Agüero (ARG)

5

Rodolfo Arpón (PHI)

2

External links

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