Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Light Middleweight

The Light middleweight class in the boxing competition was the fourth-highest weight class. Light middleweights were limited to those boxers weighing a maximum of 71 kilograms (156.5 lbs). 27 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

GoldBoris Lagutin
 Soviet Union
SilverRolando Garbey
 Cuba
BronzeJohn Baldwin
 United States
Günther Meier
 West Germany

Schedule

Date Round
Monday, October 14, 1968 First round
Sunday, October 20, 1968 Second round
Wednesday, October 23, 1968 Quarterfinals
Thursday, October 24, 1968 Semifinals
Saturday, October 26, 1968 Final Bout

Draw

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
      
           Mario Benítez (URU) 5  
           Eugenio Boch (GUA) 0  
             Celal Sandal (TUR) RSC  
           Ivan Kiriakov (BUL)  
           John Baldwin (USA) 5  
           Vojtech Stantien (TCH) 0  
             Celal Sandal (TUR) 1  
           Manfred Wolke (GDR) 4  
           Detlef Dahn (GDR) 2  
  Rolando Garbey (CUB) RSC       Rolando Garbey (CUB) 3  
  Eamon McCusker (IRL)       Manfred Wolke (GDR) 5
  Eric Blake (GBR) RSC       Expedito Arrais (BRA) 0  
  Bekele Alemu (ETH)       Eric Blake (GBR) 4  
  Prince Amartey (GHA) 4       Prince Amartey (GHA) 1  
  Abdalla Abdel (SUD) 1         Manfred Wolke (GDR) 3
  Aldo Bentini (ITA) 5       Vladimir Musalimov (URS) 2
  Víctor Galíndez (ARG) 0       Aldo Bentini (ITA) 0
  Ianos Kovacs (ROU) 3       Ianos Kovacs (ROU) 5  
  Witold Stachurski (POL) 2       Alfonso Ramírez (MEX) 4
  Sayed El Nahas (EGY) KO-2       Evangelos Ekonomakos (GRE) 1  
  José Cebreros (MEX)       Sayed El Nahas (EGY)  
  Boris Lagutin (URS) KO-2       Boris Lagutin (URS) RSC  
  Moisés Fajardo (ESP)       Alfonso Ramírez (MEX) 0  
  Günther Meier (FRG) 5       Vladimir Musalimov (URS) 5  
  Honorio Borquez (CHI) 0       Günther Meier (FRG) 5       
  Stephen Thega (KEN) 5       Stephen Thega (KEN) 0       
  Walter Campos (CRC) 0       Vladimir Musalimov (URS) 5
  Niels Larsen (DEN) 5       José Durán (ESP)  
  Albert Menduni (FRA) 0       Niels Larsen (DEN) 2
  David Jackson (UGA) KO-2       David Jackson (UGA) 3  
  Rainer Salzburger (AUT)  

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