# Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Lightweight

The Lightweight class in the boxing competition was the fifth-lowest weight class. Lightweights were limited to those boxers weighing a maximum of 60 kilograms (132.3 lbs). 37 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 | Ronnie Harris United States |
| Silver | Józef Grudzień Poland |
| Bronze | Zvonimir Vujin Yugoslavia |
| Bronze | Calistrat Cuțov Romania |

## Schedule

| Date | Round |
| Sunday, October 13, 1968 | First round |
| Thursday, October 17, 1968 | Second round |
| Sunday, October 20, 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 |
| Ronnie Harris (USA) | Ronnie Harris (USA) | 5 | | | |
| Calistrat Cuțov (ROU) | Calistrat Cuțov (ROU) | 0 | Ronnie Harris (USA) | Ronnie Harris (USA) | 5 |
| Zvonimir Vujin (YUG) | Zvonimir Vujin (YUG) | 0 | Józef Grudzień (POL) | Józef Grudzień (POL) | 0 |
| Józef Grudzień (POL) | Józef Grudzień (POL) | 5 | | | |

### Top half

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Stoiane Pilitchev (BUL) | Stoiane Pilitchev (BUL) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Bayu Ayele (ETH) | Bayu Ayele (ETH) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Stoiane Pilitchev (BUL) | Stoiane Pilitchev (BUL) | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Antonio Durán (MEX) | Antonio Durán (MEX) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Antonio Durán (MEX) | Antonio Durán (MEX) | RSC | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominique Azzaro (FRA) | Dominique Azzaro (FRA) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Stoiane Pilitchev (BUL) | Stoiane Pilitchev (BUL) | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | Calistrat Cuțov (ROU) | Calistrat Cuțov (ROU) | 4 | | | |
| Calistrat Cuțov (ROU) | Calistrat Cuțov (ROU) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Erik Nikkinen (FIN) | Erik Nikkinen (FIN) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Calistrat Cuțov (ROU) | Calistrat Cuțov (ROU) | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Mongi Landhili (TUN) | Mongi Landhili (TUN) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Mongi Landhili (TUN) | Mongi Landhili (TUN) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alfonso Molina (NCA) | Alfonso Molina (NCA) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Ronnie Harris (USA) | Ronnie Harris (USA) | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | Calistrat Cuțov (ROU) | Calistrat Cuțov (ROU) | 0 |
| Ronnie Harris (USA) | Ronnie Harris (USA) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee Chang-gil (KOR) | Lee Chang-gil (KOR) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ronnie Harris (USA) | Ronnie Harris (USA) | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | John Stracey (GBR) | John Stracey (GBR) | 1 | | | | | | |
| John Stracey (GBR) | John Stracey (GBR) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Marvin Arneson (CAN) | Marvin Arneson (CAN) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ronnie Harris (USA) | Ronnie Harris (USA) | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | Mohamed Muruli (UGA) | Mohamed Muruli (UGA) | 0 | | | |
| Mohamed Muruli (UGA) | Mohamed Muruli (UGA) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Luis Muñoz (CHI) | Luis Muñoz (CHI) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mohamed Muruli (UGA) | Mohamed Muruli (UGA) | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Armando Mendoza (VEN) | Armando Mendoza (VEN) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Armando Mendoza (VEN) | Armando Mendoza (VEN) | RSC | | | | | | | | | |
| Ramón Puello (DOM) | Ramón Puello (DOM) | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | Luis Minami (PER) | Luis Minami (PER) | KO-2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Tin Tun (BIR) | Tin Tun (BIR) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Luis Minami (PER) | Luis Minami (PER) | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Yeter Sevimli (TUR) | Yeter Sevimli (TUR) | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Yeter Sevimlı (TUR) | Yeter Sevimlı (TUR) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Juan Rivero (URU) | Juan Rivero (URU) | DSQ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Luis Minami (PER) | Luis Minami (PER) | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Zvonimir Vujin (YUG) | Zvonimir Vujin (YUG) | 4 | | | |
| | | | Valery Belousov (URS) | Valery Belousov (URS) | RSC | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | László Gula (HUN) | László Gula (HUN) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Valery Belousov (URS) | Valery Belousov (URS) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Zvonimir Vujin (YUG) | Zvonimir Vujin (YUG) | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Zvonimir Vujin (YUG) | Zvonimir Vujin (YUG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Peter Rieger (GDR) | Peter Rieger (GDR) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Zvonimir Vujin (YUG) | Zvonimir Vujin (YUG) | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Józef Grudzień (POL) | Józef Grudzień (POL) | 5 |
| | | | Anthony Quinn (IRL) | Anthony Quinn (IRL) | KO-1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Inoua Bodia (CMR) | Inoua Bodia (CMR) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Anthony Quinn (IRL) | Anthony Quinn (IRL) | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Józef Grudzień (POL) | Józef Grudzień (POL) | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Roberto Caminero (CUB) | Roberto Caminero (CUB) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Józef Grudzień (POL) | Józef Grudzień (POL) | 5 | Józef Grudzień (POL) | Józef Grudzień (POL) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ho Su-lung (TPE) | Ho Su-lung (TPE) | 0 | | | | | | | Józef Grudzień (POL) | Józef Grudzień (POL) | 5 | | | |
| Dele Jonathan (NGR) | Dele Jonathan (NGR) | 5 | | | | | | | Enzo Petriglia (ITA) | Enzo Petriglia (ITA) | 0 | | | |
| Marcos Chinea (ESP) | Marcos Chinea (ESP) | 0 | Dele Jonathan (NGR) | Dele Jonathan (NGR) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Enzo Petriglia (ITA) | Enzo Petriglia (ITA) | 3 | Enzo Petriglia (ITA) | Enzo Petriglia (ITA) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Martey (GHA) | Joe Martey (GHA) | 2 | | | | Enzo Petriglia (ITA) | Enzo Petriglia (ITA) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Abdel Sheed (SUD) | Abdel Sheed (SUD) | 5 | | | | Pedro Agüero (ARG) | Pedro Agüero (ARG) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Eugenio Febus (PUR) | Eugenio Febus (PUR) | 0 | Abdel Sheed (SUD) | Abdel Sheed (SUD) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Pedro Agüero (ARG) | Pedro Agüero (ARG) | 3 | Pedro Agüero (ARG) | Pedro Agüero (ARG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Rodolfo Arpón (PHI) | Rodolfo Arpón (PHI) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |