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.[1]

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

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

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

Draw
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 Mario Benítez (URU) 5
 Eugenio Boches (GUA) 0
 Mario Benítez (URU) 0
 John Baldwin (USA) 5
 John Baldwin (USA) 5
 Vojtech Stantien (TCH) 0
 John Baldwin (USA) 1
 Rolando Garbey (CUB) 4'
 Detlef Dahn (GDR) 2
 Rolando Garbey (CUB) RSC  Rolando Garbey (CUB) 3
 Eamonn McCusker (IRL)  Rolando Garbey (CUB) RSC
 Eric Blake (GBR) RSC  Eric Blake (GBR)
 Bekele Alemu (ETH)  Eric Blake (GBR) 4
 Prince Amartey (GHA) 4  Prince Amartey (GHA) 1
 Abdalla Abdel (SUD) 1  Rolando Garbey (CUB) 0
 Aldo Bentini (ITA) 5  Boris Lagutin (URS) 5
 Víctor Galíndez (ARG) 0  Aldo Bentini (ITA) 0
 Ion Covaci (ROU) 3  Ianos Kovacs (ROU) 5
 Witold Stachurski (POL) 2  Ianos Kovacs (ROU) 0
 Sayed El Nahas (EGY) KO-2  Boris Lagutin (URS) 5
 José Cebreros (MEX)  Sayed El Nahas (EGY)
 Boris Lagutin (URS) KO-2  Boris Lagutin (URS) RSC
 Moisés Fajardo (ESP)  Boris Lagutin (URS) 4
 Günther Meier (FRG) 5  Günther Meier (FRG) 1
 Honorio Bórquez (CHI) 0  Günther Meier (FRG) 5
 Stephen Thega (KEN) 5  Stephen Thega (KEN) 0
 Walter Campos (CRC) 0  Günther Meier (FRG) 5
 Christian Larsen (DEN) 5  David Jackson (UGA)
 Albert Menduni (FRA) 0  Christian Larsen (DEN) 2
 David Jackson (UGA) KO-2  David Jackson (UGA) 3
 Rainer Salzburger (AUT)

References
  1. "Boxing at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Light-Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
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