Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight
| Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
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
| Gold | George Foreman United States |
| Silver | Jonas Čepulis Soviet Union |
| Bronze | Giorgio Bambini Italy |
| Joaquín Rocha Mexico |
Schedule
| Date | Round |
|---|---|
| Wednesday, October 16, 1968 | First round |
| Tuesday, October 22, 1968 | Quarterfinals |
| Thursday, October 24, 1968 | Semifinals |
| Saturday, October 26, 1968 | Final Bout |
Draw
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| George Foreman (USA) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lucjan Trela (POL) | 1 | George Foreman (USA) | RSC | ||||||||||||||||
| Ion Alexe (ROU) | 5 | Ion Alexe (ROU) | |||||||||||||||||
| John Coker (SLE) | 0 | George Foreman (USA) | KO-2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kiril Pandov (BUL) | 3 | Giorgio Bambini (ITA) | |||||||||||||||||
| Petar Miloš (YUG) | 2 | Kiril Pandov (BUL) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Giorgio Bambini (ITA) | 5 | Giorgio Bambini (ITA) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dieter Renz (FRG) | 0 | George Foreman (USA) | RSC | ||||||||||||||||
| Rudie Lubbers (NED) | 5 | Jonas Čepulis (URS) | |||||||||||||||||
| Talaat Dahshan (EGY) | 0 | Rudie Lubbers (NED) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Joaquín Rocha (MEX) | 4 | Joaquín Rocha (MEX) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Adonis Ray (GHA) | 1 | Joaquín Rocha (MEX) | |||||||||||||||||
| Bernd Anders (GDR) | RSC | Jonas Čepulis (URS) | RSC | ||||||||||||||||
| Nancio Carrillo (CUB) | Bernd Anders (GDR) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jonas Čepulis (URS) | RSC | Jonas Čepulis (URS) | RSC | ||||||||||||||||
| William Wells (GBR) | |||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "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.