Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight
Appearance
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 Heavyweight class in the boxing competition was the highest weight class. Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing a minimum of 81 kilograms (178.6 lbs). 16 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]
Medalists[edit]
Gold | George Foreman |
Silver | Jonas Čepulis |
Bronze | Giorgio Bambini |
Joaquín Rocha |
Schedule[edit]
Date | Round |
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Wednesday, October 16, 1968 | First round |
Tuesday, October 22, 1968 | Quarterfinals |
Thursday, October 24, 1968 | Semifinals |
Saturday, October 26, 1968 | Final Bout |
Draw[edit]
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
4 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | RSC | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | |||||||||||||||||||
0 | KO-2 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
0 | RSC | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | |||||||||||||||||||
0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | |||||||||||||||||||
RSC | RSC | ||||||||||||||||||
RSC | RSC | ||||||||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Boxing at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2018.