# Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Bantamweight

The Bantamweight class in the boxing competition was the third-lowest weight class. Bantamweights were limited to those boxers weighing a maximum of 54 kilograms (119.1 lbs). 39 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 | Valerian Sokolov Soviet Union |
| Silver | Eridadi Mukwanga Uganda |
| Bronze | Eiji Morioka Japan |
| Bronze | Chang Kyou-chul South Korea |

## Schedule

| Date | Round |
| Sunday, October 13, 1968 | First round |
| Wednesday, October 16, 1968 | Second round |
| Monday, October 21, 1968 | Third round |
| Wednesday, October 23, 1968 | Quarterfinals |
| Thursday, October 24, 1968 | Semifinals |
| Saturday, October 26, 1968 | Final Bout |

## Draw
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Valerian Sokolov (URS) | Valerian Sokolov (URS) | 5 | | | |
| Eiji Morioka (JPN) | Eiji Morioka (JPN) | 0 | Valerian Sokolov (URS) | Valerian Sokolov (URS) | RSC |
| Eridadi Mukwanga (UGA) | Eridadi Mukwanga (UGA) | 4 | Eridadi Mukwanga (UGA) | Eridadi Mukwanga (UGA) | |
| Chang Kyou-chul (KOR) | Chang Kyou-chul (KOR) | 1 | | | |

### Top half

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Valerian Sokolov (URS) | Valerian Sokolov (URS) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Rafael Archundia (ECU) | Rafael Archundia (ECU) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Valerian Sokolov (URS) | Valerian Sokolov (URS) | RSC | | | | | | |
| | | | Michael Carter (GBR) | Michael Carter (GBR) | | | | | | | |
| Michael Carter (GBR) | Michael Carter (GBR) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jouko Lindbergh (FIN) | Jouko Lindbergh (FIN) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Valerian Sokolov (URS) | Valerian Sokolov (URS) | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | Samuel Mbugua (KEN) | Samuel Mbugua (KEN) | 0 | | | |
| Samuel Mbugua (KEN) | Samuel Mbugua (KEN) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Dhanraj Singh (GUY) | Dhanraj Singh (GUY) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Samuel Mbugua (KEN) | Samuel Mbugua (KEN) | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Giuseppe Mura (ITA) | Giuseppe Mura (ITA) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Giuseppe Mura (ITA) | Giuseppe Mura (ITA) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrés Torres (PUR) | Andrés Torres (PUR) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Valerian Sokolov (URS) | Valerian Sokolov (URS) | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | Eiji Morioka (JPN) | Eiji Morioka (JPN) | 0 |
| John Rakowski (AUS) | John Rakowski (AUS) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Angelos Theotokatos (GRE) | Angelos Theotokatos (GRE) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | John Rakowski (AUS) | John Rakowski (AUS) | DSQ | | | | | | |
| | | | Mick Dowling (IRL) | Mick Dowling (IRL) | | | | | | | |
| Mick Dowling (IRL) | Mick Dowling (IRL) | RSC | | | | | | | | | |
| Bernd Juterzenka (GDR) | Bernd Juterzenka (GDR) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mick Dowling (IRL) | Mick Dowling (IRL) | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | Eiji Morioka (JPN) | Eiji Morioka (JPN) | 4 | | | |
| Eiji Morioka (JPN) | Eiji Morioka (JPN) | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominador Calumarde (PHI) | Dominador Calumarde (PHI) | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Eiji Morioka (JPN) | Eiji Morioka (JPN) | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Aldo Cosentino (FRA) | Aldo Cosentino (FRA) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Aldo Cosentino (FRA) | Aldo Cosentino (FRA) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Kjell Fredriksson (SWE) | Kjell Fredriksson (SWE) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | Nicolae Gîju (ROU) | Nicolae Gîju (ROU) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Samuel Goss (USA) | Samuel Goss (USA) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Nicolae Giju (ROU) | Nicolae Giju (ROU) | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Eridadi Mukwanga (UGA) | Eridadi Mukwanga (UGA) | RSC | | | | | | |
| | | | Eridadi Mukwanga (UGA) | Eridadi Mukwanga (UGA) | KO-2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ramiro Suárez (ESP) | Ramiro Suárez (ESP) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Eridadi Mukwanga (UGA) | Eridadi Mukwanga (UGA) | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Roberto Cervantes (MEX) | Roberto Cervantes (MEX) | 1 | | | |
| | | | Roberto Cervantes (MEX) | Roberto Cervantes (MEX) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jan Gałązka (POL) | Jan Gałązka (POL) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Roberto Cervantes (MEX) | Roberto Cervantes (MEX) | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Domingo Casco (ARG) | Domingo Casco (ARG) | DSQ | | | | | | |
| | | | Domingo Casco (ARG) | Domingo Casco (ARG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mahmoud Ladjili (TUN) | Mahmoud Ladjili (TUN) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Eridadi Mukwanga (UGA) | Eridadi Mukwanga (UGA) | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Chang Kyou-chul (KOR) | Chang Kyou-chul (KOR) | 1 |
| | | | Wang Chee-Yen (TPE) | Wang Chee-Yen (TPE) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Chang Kyou-chul (KOR) | Chang Kyou-chul (KOR) | 5 | Chang Kyou-chul (KOR) | Chang Kyou-chul (KOR) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mario Mendoza (GUA) | Mario Mendoza (GUA) | 0 | | | | Chang Kyou-chul (KOR) | Chang Kyou-chul (KOR) | RSC | | | | | | |
| Fermín Espinosa (CUB) | Fermín Espinosa (CUB) | 4 | | | | Nikola Savov (BUL) | Nikola Savov (BUL) | | | | | | | |
| Cherdchai Udompaichitkul (THA) | Cherdchai Udompaichitkul (THA) | 1 | Fermín Espinosa (CUB) | Fermín Espinosa (CUB) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nikola Savov (BUL) | Nikola Savov (BUL) | RSC | Nikola Savov (BUL) | Nikola Savov (BUL) | RSC | | | | | | | | | |
| Godfrey Mwamba (ZAM) | Godfrey Mwamba (ZAM) | | | | | | | | Chang Kyou-chul (KOR) | Chang Kyou-chul (KOR) | 5 | | | |
| Sulley Shittu (GHA) | Sulley Shittu (GHA) | 4 | | | | | | | Horst Rascher (FRG) | Horst Rascher (FRG) | 0 | | | |
| Dary Dasuda (NIG) | Dary Dasuda (NIG) | 1 | Sulley Shittu (GHA) | Sulley Shittu (GHA) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Gyula Szabó (HUN) | Gyula Szabó (HUN) | 3 | Gyula Szabó (HUN) | Gyula Szabó (HUN) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Guillermo Velásquez (CHI) | Guillermo Velásquez (CHI) | 2 | | | | Sulley Shittu (GHA) | Sulley Shittu (GHA) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Horst Rascher (FRG) | Horst Rascher (FRG) | RSC | | | | Horst Rascher (FRG) | Horst Rascher (FRG) | 3 | | | | | | |
| John Dadigi (NGR) | John Dadigi (NGR) | | Horst Rascher (FRG) | Horst Rascher (FRG) | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Kenneth Campbell (JAM) | Kenneth Campbell (JAM) | 5 | Kenneth Campbell (JAM) | Kenneth Campbell (JAM) | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hermes Silva (NCA) | Hermes Silva (NCA) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |