# 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.

## Medalists

| Gold | Boris Lagutin Soviet Union |
| Silver | Rolando Garbey Cuba |
| Bronze | John Baldwin United States |
| Bronze | Günther Meier West Germany |

## Schedule

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

## Draw

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