Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Featherweight

Men's Featherweight at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue	Arena México
Dates	15 – 26 October 1968
Competitors	32 from 32 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Antonio Roldán File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Al Robinson File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Philip Waruinge File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ivan Mihailov File:Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg Bulgaria

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. 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.

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.

Schedule

Date	Round
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

	Semifinals				Final
	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Philip Waruinge (KEN)	2
	File:Flag of Mexico.svg Antonio Roldán (MEX)	3
					File:Flag of Mexico.svg Antonio Roldán (MEX)	W
					File:Flag of the United States.svg Al Robinson (USA)	DSQ
	File:Flag of the United States.svg Al Robinson (USA)	4
	File:Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg Ivan Mihailov (BUL)	1

Top half

	Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals
	File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Miguel García (ARG)		3
	File:Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Francisco Oduardo (CUB)		2			File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Miguel García (ARG)		5
	File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Aurel Simion (ROU)		5			File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Aurel Simion (ROU)		0
	File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Mario Santamaria (NCA)		0								File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Miguel García (ARG)		1
	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Philip Waruinge (KEN)		5								File:Flag of Kenya.svg Philip Waruinge (KEN)		4
	File:Flag of France.svg Jean-Paul Anton (FRA)		0			File:Flag of Kenya.svg Philip Waruinge (KEN)		5
	File:Flag of Morocco.svg Mohamed Sourour (MAR)		4			File:Flag of Morocco.svg Mohamed Sourour (MAR)		0
	File:Flag of Algeria.svg Ali Mebarki (ALG)		1													File:Flag of Kenya.svg Philip Waruinge (KEN)		2
	File:Flag of Italy.svg Elio Cotena (ITA)		5													File:Flag of Mexico.svg Antonio Roldán (MEX)		3
	File:Flag of Sweden.svg Carl-Axel Palm (SWE)		0			File:Flag of Italy.svg Elio Cotena (ITA)		2
	File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Valery Plotnikov (URS)		5			File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Valery Plotnikov (URS)		3
	File:Flag of Finland.svg Risto Meronen (FIN)		0								File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Valery Plotnikov (URS)		1
	File:Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg Edward Tracey (IRL)		4								File:Flag of Mexico.svg Antonio Roldán (MEX)		3
	File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Errol West (JAM)		1			File:Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg Edward Tracey (IRL)		1
	File:Flag of Mexico.svg Antonio Roldán (MEX)		5			File:Flag of Mexico.svg Antonio Roldán (MEX)		4
	File:Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg Hwad Abdel (SUD)		0

Bottom half

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

File:Flag of the Philippines (1936–1985, 1986–1998).svg Teogenes Pelegrino (PHI)

KO-2

File:Flag of Ethiopia (1897–1974).svg Fantahun Seifu (ETH)

L

File:Flag of the Philippines (1936–1985, 1986–1998).svg Teogenes Pelegrino (PHI)

L

File:Flag of the United States.svg Al Robinson (USA)

W

File:Flag of the United States.svg Al Robinson (USA)

KO-2

File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg John Cheshire (GBR)

RSC

File:Flag of the United States.svg Al Robinson (USA)

5

File:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Jovan Pajković (YUG)

5

File:Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg Abdel Hady Khallaf Allah (RAU)

0

File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Reinaldo Mercado (PUR)

0

File:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Jovan Pajković (YUG)

DSQ

File:Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg Abdel Hady Khallaf Allah (RAU)

4

File:Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg Abdel Hady Khallaf Allah (RAU)

W

File:Flag of Tunisia (1959–1999).svg Mouldi Manai (TUN)

1

File:Flag of the United States.svg Al Robinson (USA)

4

File:Flag of Turkey.svg Seyfi Tatar (TUR)

5

File:Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg Ivan Mihailov (BUL)

1

File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Andrés Martín (ESP)

0

File:Flag of Turkey.svg Seyfi Tatar (TUR)

3

File:Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Kim Sung-eun (KOR)

3

File:Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Kim Sung-eun (KOR)

2

File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tadashi Okamoto (JPN)

2

File:Flag of Turkey.svg Seyfi Tatar (TUR)

2

File:Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg Ivan Mihailov (BUL)

4

File:Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg Ivan Mihailov (BUL)

3

File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Jan Wadas (POL)

1

File:Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg Ivan Mihailov (BUL)

5

File:Flag of Norway.svg Nils Dag Strømme (NOR)

3

File:Flag of Norway.svg Nils Dag Strømme (NOR)

0

File:Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg Werner Ruzicka (FRG)

2