# Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Welterweight

The Welterweight class in the boxing competition was the fifth-highest weight class. Welterweights were limited to those boxers weighing a maximum of 67 kilograms (147.8 lbs). 33 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 | Manfred Wolke East Germany |
| Silver | Joseph Bessala Cameroon |
| Bronze | Mario Guilloti Argentina |
| Bronze | Vladimir Musalimov Soviet Union |

## Schedule

| Date | Round |
| Sunday, October 13, 1968 | First round |
| Saturday, October 19, 1968 | Second round |
| Tuesday, October 22, 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 |
| Manfred Wolke (GDR) | Manfred Wolke (GDR) | 3 | | | |
| Vladimir Musalimov (URS) | Vladimir Musalimov (URS) | 2 | Manfred Wolke (GDR) | Manfred Wolke (GDR) | 4 |
| Mario Guilloti (ARG) | Mario Guilloti (ARG) | 0 | Joseph Bessala (CMR) | Joseph Bessala (CMR) | 1 |
| Joseph Bessala (CMR) | Joseph Bessala (CMR) | 5 | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | Celal Sandal (TUR) | Celal Sandal (TUR) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Aaron Popoola (GHA) | Aaron Popoola (GHA) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Celal Sandal (TUR) | Celal Sandal (TUR) | RSC | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ivan Kiriakov (BUL) | Ivan Kiriakov (BUL) | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ivan Kiryakov (BUL) | Ivan Kiryakov (BUL) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Bohumil Němeček (TCH) | Bohumil Němeček (TCH) | DSQ-3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Celal Sandal (TUR) | Celal Sandal (TUR) | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Manfred Wolke (GDR) | Manfred Wolke (GDR) | 4 | | | |
| | | | Manfred Wolke (GDR) | Manfred Wolke (GDR) | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Andrés Molina (CUB) | Andrés Molina (CUB) | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Manfred Wolke (GDR) | Manfred Wolke (GDR) | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Expedito Arrais (BRA) | Expedito Arrais (BRA) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Expedito Alencar (BRA) | Expedito Alencar (BRA) | RSC | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Tadesse Gebregiorgis (ETH) | Tadesse Gebregiorgis (ETH) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Manfred Wolke (GDR) | Manfred Wolke (GDR) | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Vladimir Musalimov (URS) | Vladimir Musalimov (URS) | 2 |
| | | | Alfonso Ramírez (MEX) | Alfonso Ramírez (MEX) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Marco Scano (ITA) | Marco Scano (ITA) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Alfonso Ramírez (MEX) | Alfonso Ramírez (MEX) | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Evangelos Ekonomakos (GRE) | Evangelos Ekonomakos (GRE) | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Evangelos Oikonomakos (GRE) | Evangelos Oikonomakos (GRE) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Alan Tottoh (GBR) | Alan Tottoh (GBR) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Alfonso Ramírez (MEX) | Alfonso Ramírez (MEX) | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Vladimir Musalimov (URS) | Vladimir Musalimov (URS) | 5 | | | |
| | | | Vladimir Musalimov (URS) | Vladimir Musalimov (URS) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Dieter Kottysch (FRG) | Dieter Kottysch (FRG) | RSC | Dieter Kottysch (FRG) | Dieter Kottysch (FRG) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mauri Saarivainio (FIN) | Mauri Saarivainio (FIN) | | | | | Vladimir Musalimov (URS) | Vladimir Musalimov (URS) | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | José Durán (ESP) | José Durán (ESP) | | | | | | | |
| | | | José Durán (ESP) | José Durán (ESP) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Park Koo-il (KOR) | Park Koo-il (KOR) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | Armando Muñíz (USA) | Armando Muñíz (USA) | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Marian Kasprzyk (POL) | Marian Kasprzyk (POL) | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Armando Muñíz (USA) | Armando Muñíz (USA) | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Max Hebeisen (SUI) | Max Hebeisen (SUI) | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Max Hebeisen (SUI) | Max Hebeisen (SUI) | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mohamed Bouchara (MAR) | Mohamed Bouchara (MAR) | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Armando Muñíz (USA) | Armando Muñíz (USA) | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Mario Guilloti (ARG) | Mario Guilloti (ARG) | 4 | | | |
| | | | Donato Paduano (CAN) | Donato Paduano (CAN) | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Fidelis Onye Som (NGR) | Fidelis Onye Som (NGR) | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Donato Paduano (CAN) | Donato Paduano (CAN) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mario Guilloti (ARG) | Mario Guilloti (ARG) | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Mario Guilloti (ARG) | Mario Guilloti (ARG) | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Andrew Kajjo (UGA) | Andrew Kajjo (UGA) | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Mario Guilloti (ARG) | Mario Guilloti (ARG) | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Joseph Bessala (CMR) | Joseph Bessala (CMR) | 5 |
| | | | Victor Zilberman (ROU) | Victor Zilberman (ROU) | RSC | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jørgen Hansen (DEN) | Jørgen Hansen (DEN) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Victor Zilberman (ROU) | Victor Zilberman (ROU) | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | István Gáli (HUN) | István Gáli (HUN) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | István Gáli (HUN) | István Gáli (HUN) | RSC | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Yvon Mariolle (FRA) | Yvon Mariolle (FRA) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Victor Zilberman (ROU) | Victor Zilberman (ROU) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Joseph Bessala (CMR) | Joseph Bessala (CMR) | RSC | | | |
| | | | Joseph Bessala (CMR) | Joseph Bessala (CMR) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Luis González (CHI) | Luis González (CHI) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Joseph Bessala (CMR) | Joseph Bessala (CMR) | RSC | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Julius Luipa (ZAM) | Julius Luipa (ZAM) | | | | | | | |
| | | | Julius Luipa (ZAM) | Julius Luipa (ZAM) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Julius Luipa (ZAM) | Julius Luipa (ZAM) | 4 | Bye | Bye | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rabah Labiod (ALG) | Rabah Labiod (ALG) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |