Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – 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]

Boxing at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Light flyweightmen
Flyweightmen
Bantamweightmen
Featherweightmen
Lightweightmen
Light welterweightmen
Welterweightmen
Light middleweightmen
Middleweightmen
Light heavyweightmen
Heavyweightmen

Medalists
GoldGeorge Foreman
 United States
SilverJonas Čepulis
 Soviet Union
BronzeGiorgio Bambini
 Italy
Joaquín Rocha
 Mexico

Schedule
Date Round
Wednesday, October 16, 1968First round
Tuesday, October 22, 1968Quarterfinals
Thursday, October 24, 1968Semifinals
Saturday, October 26, 1968Final 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
  1. "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.
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