# Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Light welterweight

The light welterweight class in the boxing competition was the sixth-lowest weight class. Light welterweights were limited to those boxers weighing a maximum of 63.5 kilograms (139.9 lbs). 35 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 | Jerzy Kulej Poland |
| Silver | Enrique Regüeiferos Cuba |
| Bronze | Arto Nilsson Finland |
| Bronze | Jim Wallington United States |

## Schedule

| Date | Round |
| Sunday, October 13, 1968 | First round |
| Friday, October 18, 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 |
| Jerzy Kulej (POL) | Jerzy Kulej (POL) | 5 | | | |
| Arto Nilsson (FIN) | Arto Nilsson (FIN) | 0 | Jerzy Kulej (POL) | Jerzy Kulej (POL) | 3 |
| Jim Wallington (USA) | Jim Wallington (USA) | 1 | Enrique Regüeiferos (CUB) | Enrique Regüeiferos (CUB) | 2 |
| Enrique Regüeiferos (CUB) | Enrique Regüeiferos (CUB) | 4 | | | |

### Top 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 |
| | | | Jerzy Kulej (POL) | Jerzy Kulej (POL) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Janos Kadji (HUN) | Janos Kadji (HUN) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jerzy Kulej (POL) | Jerzy Kulej (POL) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Giambattista Capretti (ITA) | Giambattista Capretti (ITA) | RSC | | | | Gianbattista Capretti (ITA) | Gianbattista Capretti (ITA) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Richard Findlay (CAN) | Richard Findlay (CAN) | | Giambattista Capretti (ITA) | Giambattista Capretti (ITA) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Carlos Casal (URU) | Carlos Casal (URU) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Jerzy Kulej (POL) | Jerzy Kulej (POL) | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Peter Tiepold (GDR) | Peter Tiepold (GDR) | 2 | | | |
| | | | Jaime Lozano (MEX) | Jaime Lozano (MEX) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Emmanuel Lawson (GHA) | Emmanuel Lawson (GHA) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jaime Lozano (MEX) | Jaime Lozano (MEX) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Peter Tiepold (GDR) | Peter Tiepold (GDR) | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Peter Tiepold (GDR) | Peter Tiepold (GDR) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Vladimir Kucera (TCH) | Vladimir Kucera (TCH) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Jerzy Kulej (POL) | Jerzy Kulej (POL) | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Arto Nilsson (FIN) | Arto Nilsson (FIN) | 0 |
| | | | Ljubinko Veselinović (YUG) | Ljubinko Veselinović (YUG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Samuel Valencia (ECU) | Samuel Valencia (ECU) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Vaselinovic Ljubinko (YUG) | Vaselinovic Ljubinko (YUG) | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Petar Stoitchev (BUL) | Petar Stoitchev (BUL) | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Petar Stoychev (BUL) | Petar Stoychev (BUL) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ali Kılıçoğlu (TUR) | Ali Kılıçoğlu (TUR) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Petar Stoitchev (BUL) | Petar Stoitchev (BUL) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Arto Nilsson (FIN) | Arto Nilsson (FIN) | RSC | | | |
| | | | Gert Puzicha (FRG) | Gert Puzicha (FRG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jim McCourt (IRL) | Jim McCourt (IRL) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Gert Puzicha (FRG) | Gert Puzicha (FRG) | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Arto Nilsson (FIN) | Arto Nilsson (FIN) | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Arto Nilsson (FIN) | Arto Nilsson (FIN) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | John Olulu (KEN) | John Olulu (KEN) | 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 |
| | | | Nelson Ruiz (VEN) | Nelson Ruiz (VEN) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Niyom Prasertsom (THA) | Niyom Prasertsom (THA) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Nelson Ruiz (VEN) | Nelson Ruiz (VEN) | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kim Sa-young (KOR) | Kim Sa-young (KOR) | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Kim Sa-yong (KOR) | Kim Sa-yong (KOR) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Enrique González (CHI) | Enrique González (CHI) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Kim Sa-yong (KOR) | Kim Sa-yong (KOR) | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Jim Wallington (USA) | Jim Wallington (USA) | 5 | | | |
| | | | Jim Wallington (USA) | Jim Wallington (USA) | RSC | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Donato Cartagena (DOM) | Donato Cartagena (DOM) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jim Wallington (USA) | Jim Wallington (USA) | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Alex Odhiambo (UGA) | Alex Odhiambo (UGA) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Alex Odhiambo (UGA) | Alex Odhiambo (UGA) | RSC | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mariano Pérez (ESP) | Mariano Pérez (ESP) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Jim Wallington (USA) | Jim Wallington (USA) | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Enrique Regüeiferos (CUB) | Enrique Regüeiferos (CUB) | 4 |
| | | | Issaka Dabore (NIG) | Issaka Dabore (NIG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Isaac Marin (CRC) | Isaac Marin (CRC) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Issaka Dabore (NIG) | Issaka Dabore (NIG) | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Yevgeny Frolov (URS) | Yevgeny Frolov (URS) | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Yevgeny Frolov (URS) | Yevgeny Frolov (URS) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Raymond Maguire (AUS) | Raymond Maguire (AUS) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Yevgeny Frolov (URS) | Yevgeny Frolov (URS) | 2 | | | |
| Enrique Regüefeiros (CUB) | Enrique Regüefeiros (CUB) | RSC | | | | | | | Enrique Regüeiferos (CUB) | Enrique Regüeiferos (CUB) | 3 | | | |
| Terence Waller (GBR) | Terence Waller (GBR) | | Enrique Regüeiferos (CUB) | Enrique Regüeiferos (CUB) | Bye | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Enrique Regüeiferos (CUB) | Enrique Regüeiferos (CUB) | RSC | | | | | | |
| Antoniu Vasile (ROU) | Antoniu Vasile (ROU) | KO-1 | | | | Antoniu Vasile (ROU) | Antoniu Vasile (ROU) | | | | | | | |
| Ernest Dong (CMR) | Ernest Dong (CMR) | | Antoniu Vasile (ROU) | Antoniu Vasile (ROU) | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| Habib Galhia (TUN) | Habib Galhia (TUN) | 5 | Habib Galhia (TUN) | Habib Galhia (TUN) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adalberto Siebens (PUR) | Adalberto Siebens (PUR) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |