# Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

The boxing programme of the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico was held at the Arena México. Medals were awarded in eleven events, with each event corresponding to a recognized weight division of male boxers.

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Light flyweight details | Francisco Rodríguez Venezuela | Jee Yong-ju South Korea | Hubert Skrzypczak Poland |
| Light flyweight details | Francisco Rodríguez Venezuela | Jee Yong-ju South Korea | Harlan Marbley United States |
| Flyweight details | Ricardo Delgado Mexico | Artur Olech Poland | Servílio de Oliveira Brazil |
| Flyweight details | Ricardo Delgado Mexico | Artur Olech Poland | Leo Rwabwogo Uganda |
| Bantamweight details | Valerian Sokolov Soviet Union | Eridadi Mukwanga Uganda | Eiji Morioka Japan |
| Bantamweight details | Valerian Sokolov Soviet Union | Eridadi Mukwanga Uganda | Chang Kyou-chul South Korea |
| Featherweight details | Antonio Roldán Mexico | Al Robinson United States | Philip Waruinge Kenya |
| Featherweight details | Antonio Roldán Mexico | Al Robinson United States | Ivan Mihailov Bulgaria |
| Lightweight details | Ronnie Harris United States | Józef Grudzień Poland | Zvonimir Vujin Yugoslavia |
| Lightweight details | Ronnie Harris United States | Józef Grudzień Poland | Calistrat Cuțov Romania |
| Light welterweight details | Jerzy Kulej Poland | Enrique Regüeiferos Cuba | Arto Nilsson Finland |
| Light welterweight details | Jerzy Kulej Poland | Enrique Regüeiferos Cuba | Jim Wallington United States |
| Welterweight details | Manfred Wolke East Germany | Joseph Bessala Cameroon | Mario Guilloti Argentina |
| Welterweight details | Manfred Wolke East Germany | Joseph Bessala Cameroon | Vladimir Musalimov Soviet Union |
| Light middleweight details | Boris Lagutin Soviet Union | Rolando Garbey Cuba | John Baldwin United States |
| Light middleweight details | Boris Lagutin Soviet Union | Rolando Garbey Cuba | Günther Meier West Germany |
| Middleweight details | Chris Finnegan Great Britain | Aleksei Kiselyov Soviet Union | Agustín Zaragoza Mexico |
| Middleweight details | Chris Finnegan Great Britain | Aleksei Kiselyov Soviet Union | Alfred Jones United States |
| Light heavyweight details | Danas Pozniakas Soviet Union | Ion Monea Romania | Georgi Stankov Bulgaria |
| Light heavyweight details | Danas Pozniakas Soviet Union | Ion Monea Romania | Stanisław Dragan Poland |
| Heavyweight details | George Foreman United States | Jonas Čepulis Soviet Union | Giorgio Bambini Italy |
| Heavyweight details | George Foreman United States | Jonas Čepulis Soviet Union | Joaquín Rocha Mexico |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Mexico (MEX) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Venezuela (VEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (21 entries) | Totals (21 entries) | 11 | 11 | 22 | 44 |

## Participating nations

| Nation | -48kg | -51kg | -54kg | -57kg | -60kg | -63.5kg | -67kg | -71kg | -75kg | -81kg | +81kg | Total |
| Algeria | | | | X | | | X | | | | | 2 |
| Argentina | X | X | X | X | X | | X | X | | | | 7 |
| Australia | X | X | X | | | X | | | | | | 4 |
| Austria | | | | | | | | X | | X | | 2 |
| Brazil | | X | | | | | X | | | | | 2 |
| Bulgaria | X | | X | X | X | X | X | | X | X | X | 8 |
| Burma | X | | | | X | | | | | | | 2 |
| Cameroon | | | | | X | X | X | | X | | | 4 |
| Canada | | X | | | X | X | X | | | | | 4 |
| Ceylon | X | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Chile | | | X | | X | X | X | X | X | | | 6 |
| Chinese Taipei | | X | X | | X | | | | | | | 3 |
| Costa Rica | | | | | | X | | X | | | | 2 |
| Cuba | X | X | X | X | X | | X | X | X | X | X | 10 |
| Czechoslovakia | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | | 5 |
| Denmark | | | | | | | X | X | | | | 2 |
| Dominican Republic | | | | | X | X | | | | | | 2 |
| Ecuador | | | X | | | X | | | | | | 2 |
| East Germany | X | | X | | X | X | X | X | | X | X | 8 |
| Egypt | X | | | X | | | | X | | X | X | 5 |
| Ethiopia | | | | X | X | | X | X | | | | 4 |
| Finland | | | X | X | X | X | X | | | | | 5 |
| France | | | X | X | X | | X | X | | X | | 6 |
| Ghana | X | X | X | | X | X | X | | | | X | 7 |
| Great Britain | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | X | 9 |
| Greece | | | X | | | | X | | | X | | 3 |
| Guatemala | | | X | | | | | X | | | | 2 |
| Guyana | | | X | | | | | | X | | | 2 |
| Hungary | X | X | X | | X | X | X | | | | | 6 |
| Ireland | | X | X | X | X | X | | X | | | | 6 |
| Italy | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 11 |
| Jamaica | | | | X | | | | | X | | | 2 |
| Japan | X | X | X | X | | | | | | | | 4 |
| Kenya | | | X | X | | X | | X | | | | 4 |
| Mali | | | | | | | | | | X | | 1 |
| Mexico | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 11 |
| Morocco | X | X | | X | | | X | | X | | | 5 |
| Netherlands | | | | | | | | | X | | X | 2 |
| Nicaragua | | | X | X | X | | | | | | | 3 |
| Niger | | | X | | | | X | | | | | 2 |
| Nigeria | X | | X | | X | X | | | | X | | 5 |
| Norway | | | | X | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Peru | | | | | X | | | | X | | | 2 |
| Philippines | X | X | X | X | X | | | | | | | 5 |
| Poland | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 11 |
| Puerto Rico | | | X | X | X | X | | | X | X | | 6 |
| Romania | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | X | X | 9 |
| Sierra Leone | | | | | | | | | | | X | 1 |
| South Korea | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | | | 7 |
| Soviet Union | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 11 |
| Spain | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | | 6 |
| Sudan | | | | X | X | | | X | | | | 3 |
| Sweden | | | X | X | | | X | | | | | 3 |
| Tanzania | | | | | | | | | X | | | 1 |
| Thailand | | X | X | | | X | | | | | | 3 |
| Tunisia | | | X | X | X | X | | | | | | 4 |
| Turkey | X | X | | X | X | X | X | | | | | 6 |
| Uganda | X | X | X | | X | X | X | X | X | | | 8 |
| United States | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 11 |
| Uruguay | | | | | X | X | | X | X | | | 4 |
| Venezuela | X | X | | | X | X | | | | | | 4 |
| West Germany | | | X | X | | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
| Yugoslavia | | | | X | X | X | | | X | | X | 5 |
| Zambia | X | X | X | | | | X | | | | | 4 |
| Total: 64 NOCs | 24 | 25 | 39 | 32 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 308 |