# Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Light welterweight

The light welterweight class in the boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics competition was the fifth-lightest class. Light welterweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 63.5 kilograms. 35 boxers from 35 nations competed.

## Medalists

| Gold | Jerzy Kulej Poland |
| Silver | Yevgeny Frolov Soviet Union |
| Bronze | Eddie Blay Ghana |
| Bronze | Habib Galhia Tunisia |

## Results

| First round 11 October | First round 11 October |
| Tóth (HUN) | 4 |
| Prasertsom (THA) | 1 |
| Olulu (KEN) | 5 |
| Zazueta (MEX) | 0 |
| Daraktchiev (BUL) | RSC |
| Kučera (TCH) | W |
| Round of 32 15 October | Round of 32 15 October | Round of 16 18 October | Round of 16 18 October | Quarterfinals 20 October | Quarterfinals 20 October | | Semifinals 21 October | Semifinals 21 October | | Final 23 October | Final 23 October |
| Da Silva (BRA) | W | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chang (ROC) | RSC | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chang (ROC) | RSC | Da Silva (BRA) | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Nadimi (IRI) | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Nadimi (IRI) | W | Nadimi (IRI) | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Gopalan (MAS) | RSC | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gopalan (MAS) | RSC | | | Da Silva (BRA) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Blay (GHA) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Blay (GHA) | 5 | | | | | Blay (GHA) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Rasmussen (DEN) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rasmussen (DEN) | 0 | Blay (GHA) | KO | | | | | | | | |
| | | Touch (CAM) | L | | | | | | | | |
| Touch (CAM) | 3 | Touch (CAM) | L | | | | | | | | |
| Anderson (IRL) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anderson (IRL) | 2 | | | | | | Blay (GHA) | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Kulej (POL) | 5 | | | |
| McTaggart (GBR) | 5 | | | | | | | | Kulej (POL) | 5 | | | |
| Rossi (AUS) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rossi (AUS) | 0 | McTaggart (GBR) | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Kulej (POL) | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Amaya (ARG) | 0 | Kulej (POL) | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Kulej (POL) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kulej (POL) | 5 | | | Kulej (POL) | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Mihalic (ROU) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Mihalic (ROU) | W | | | | | Mihalic (ROU) | 1 | | | | | | |
| König (AUT) | RSC | | | | | | | | | | |
| König (AUT) | RSC | Mihalic (ROU) | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Fasoli (ITA) | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Park (KOR) | 0 | Fasoli (ITA) | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Fasoli (ITA) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fasoli (ITA) | 5 | | | | | | | | | Kulej (POL) | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Frolov (URS) | 0 |
| Fatah (MAR) | L | | | | | | | | | | | Frolov (URS) | 0 |
| Betancourt (CUB) | KO | | | | | | | | | | |
| Betancourt (CUB) | KO | Betancourt (CUB) | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Yonekura (JPN) | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Yonekura (JPN) | 3 | Yonekura (JPN) | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Velázquez (ESP) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Velázquez (ESP) | 2 | | | Betancourt (CUB) | L | | | | | | |
| | | | | Galhia (TUN) | KO | | | | | | |
| Omparsad (NEP) | W | | | | | Galhia (TUN) | KO | | | | | | |
| Guebre Giorgis (ETH) | DQ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Guebre Giorgis (ETH) | DQ | Omparsad (NEP) | L | | | | | | | | |
| | | Galhia (TUN) | KO | | | | | | | | |
| Galhia (TUN) | 3 | Galhia (TUN) | KO | | | | | | | | |
| Gerlach (NED) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gerlach (NED) | 2 | | | | | | Galhia (TUN) | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Frolov (URS) | 5 | | | |
| Frolov (URS) | W | | | | | | | | Frolov (URS) | 5 | | | |
| Maunsell (NZL) | RSC | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maunsell (NZL) | RSC | Frolov (URS) | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Ellis (USA) | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Winter (EUA) | 0 | Ellis (USA) | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Ellis (USA) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ellis (USA) | 5 | | | Frolov (URS) | W | | | | | | |
| | | | | Kučera (TCH) | DNS | | | | | | |
| Reti (CAN) | 2 | | | | | Kučera (TCH) | DNS | | | | | | |
| Tóth (HUN) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tóth (HUN) | 3 | Tóth (HUN) | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Kučera (TCH) | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Olulu (KEN) | 0 | Kučera (TCH) | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Kučera (TCH) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |