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Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight
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Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight

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

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

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Gold George Foreman
 United States
Silver Jonas Čepulis
 Soviet Union
Bronze Giorgio Bambini
 Italy
Joaquín Rocha
 Mexico

Schedule

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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

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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)

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