Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Featherweight
Men's Featherweight at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |
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Venue | Arena México |
Dates | 15 – 26 October 1968 |
Competitors | 32 from 32 nations |
Medalists | |
Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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File:Boxing pictogram.svg | |
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 Featherweight class in the boxing competition was the fourth-lowest weight class. Featherweights were limited to those boxers weighing a maximum of 57 kilograms (125.7 lbs). The event took place between 15 and 26 October 1968 at Arena México.[1] Mexican Antonio Roldán won the gold medal after Al Robinson from the United States was controversially disqualified for alleged head-butting in the gold medal bout, and did not receive his silver medal. After a successful protest by American officials, Robinson was awarded silver. The losing semifinalists, Philip Waruinge from Kenya and Ivan Mihailov from Bulgaria, both received bronze medals.[2]
Competition format
32 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.[3]
Schedule
Date | Round |
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Tuesday 15 October 1968 | First round |
Thursday 17 October 1968 | Second round |
Tuesday 22 October 1968 | Quarterfinals |
Thursday 24 October 1968 | Semifinals |
Saturday 26 October 1968 | Final Bout |
Results
Finals
Top half
Bottom half
References
- ↑ "Official Report of the 1968 Olympic Games Volume 3". la84.org. p. 165. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ↑ Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 171. ISBN 0140066322.
- ↑ "Boxing at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Featherweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2018.