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Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men

Date13 – 26 October 1968
StatusOlympic
LocationArena México, Ciudad de México
Participants37 from 37 countries
FormatSingle elimination tournament.

The 1964 gold medalist was Poland’s Józef Grudzień and since Tokyo he had won the 1967 European Amateur Championship in this class, after taking a silver medal in that event in 1965. In 1964 Grudzień had defeated American Ronnie Harris in the semi-final. The final in 1968 would again come down to Grudzień against Ronnie Harris from the United States, but oddly enough, this was a different Ronnie Harris than had represented the USA in 1964. This Ronnie Harris was a three-time AAU Champion (1966-68), a two-time Golden Gloves champion, and had won the 1967 Pan American Games gold medal. He won a unanimous decision in Mexico City over Grudzień to win the 1968 gold medal. Harris turned professional after the Olympics, fighting through 1982 and finishing with a career record of 35 wins and 2 losses. Unfortunately his two losses came in his only two title fights, losing a bout for the WBA/WBC middleweight title to Hugo Corro in 1978, and losing to Sammy NeSmith in 1980 for the NABF middleweight crown.

PosCompetitorNOC
1Ronnie HarrisUSAGold
2Józef GrudzieńPOLSilver
=3Calistrat CuțovROUBronze
=3Zvonko VujinYUGBronze
=5Stoyan PilichevBUL
=5Mohamed MuruliUGA
=5Luis MinamiPER
=5Enzo PetrigliaITA
=9José Antonio DuránMEX
=9Mongi LahdhiliTUN
=9John H. StraceyGBR
=9Armando MendozaVEN
=9Yeter SevimlıTUR
=9Valery BelousovURS
=9Marty QuinnIRL
=9Pedro AgüeroARG
=17Bayu AyeleETH
=17Dominique AzzaroFRA
=17Erik NikkinenFIN
=17Alfonso MolinaNCA
=17Lee Chang-GilKOR
=17Marv ArnesonCAN
=17Luis MuñozCHI
=17Ramón PuelloDOM
=17Tin TunMYA
=17Juan RiveroURU
=17László GulaHUN
=17Peter RiegerGDR
=17Inoua BodiaCMR
=17Roberto CamineroCUB
=17Dele JonathanNGR
=17Sayed Abdel GadirSUD
=33Ho Su-LungTPE
=33Marcos ChineaESP
=33Tony MarteyGHA
=33Eugenio FebusPUR
=33Rodolfo ArponPHI

Round One

Date13 October 1968
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the second round.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #113 OctStoyan PilichevBUL
Match #213 OctBayu AyeleETH
Match #313 OctJosé Antonio DuránMEX
Match #413 OctDominique AzzaroFRA
Match #513 OctCalistrat CuțovROU
Match #613 OctErik NikkinenFIN
Match #713 OctMongi LahdhiliTUN
Match #813 OctAlfonso MolinaNCA
Match #913 OctRonnie HarrisUSA
Match #1013 OctLee Chang-GilKOR
Match #1113 OctJohn H. StraceyGBR
Match #1213 OctMarv ArnesonCAN
Match #1313 OctMohamed MuruliUGA
Match #1413 OctLuis MuñozCHI
Match #1513 OctArmando MendozaVEN
Match #1613 OctRamón PuelloDOM
Match #1713 OctLuis MinamiPER
Match #1813 OctTin TunMYA
Match #1913 OctYeter SevimlıTUR
Match #2013 OctJuan RiveroURU
Match #2113 OctValery BelousovURS
Match #2213 OctLászló GulaHUN
Match #2313 OctZvonko VujinYUG
Match #2413 OctPeter RiegerGDR
Match #2513 OctMarty QuinnIRL
Match #2613 OctInoua BodiaCMR
Match #2713 OctRoberto CamineroCUB
Match #2813 OctJózef GrudzieńPOLDecisionHo Su-LungTPE
Match #2913 OctDele JonathanNGRDecisionMarcos ChineaESP
Match #3013 OctEnzo PetrigliaITADecisionTony MarteyGHA
Match #3113 OctSayed Abdel GadirSUDDecisionEugenio FebusPUR
Match #3213 OctPedro AgüeroARGDecisionRodolfo ArponPHI

Round Two

Date17 October 1968
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the third round.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #117 OctStoyan PilichevBULDecisionBayu AyeleETH
Match #217 OctJosé Antonio DuránMEXReferee stops contestDominique AzzaroFRA
Match #317 OctCalistrat CuțovROUDecisionErik NikkinenFIN
Match #417 OctMongi LahdhiliTUNDecisionAlfonso MolinaNCA
Match #517 OctRonnie HarrisUSADecisionLee Chang-GilKOR
Match #617 OctJohn H. StraceyGBRDecisionMarv ArnesonCAN
Match #717 OctMohamed MuruliUGADecisionLuis MuñozCHI
Match #817 OctArmando MendozaVENReferee stops contestRamón PuelloDOM
Match #917 OctLuis MinamiPERKnock-outTin TunMYA
Match #1017 OctYeter SevimlıTURDisqualifiedJuan RiveroURU
Match #1117 OctValery BelousovURSReferee stops contestLászló GulaHUN
Match #1217 OctZvonko VujinYUGDecisionPeter RiegerGDR
Match #1317 OctMarty QuinnIRLKnock-outInoua BodiaCMR
Match #1417 OctJózef GrudzieńPOLDecisionRoberto CamineroCUB
Match #1517 OctEnzo PetrigliaITADecisionDele JonathanNGR
Match #1617 OctPedro AgüeroARGDecisionSayed Abdel GadirSUD

Round Three

Date20 October 1968
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #120 OctStoyan PilichevBULDecisionJosé Antonio DuránMEX
Match #220 OctCalistrat CuțovROUDecisionMongi LahdhiliTUN
Match #320 OctRonnie HarrisUSADecisionJohn H. StraceyGBR
Match #420 OctMohamed MuruliUGADecisionArmando MendozaVEN
Match #520 OctLuis MinamiPERDecisionYeter SevimlıTUR
Match #620 OctZvonko VujinYUGDecisionValery BelousovURS
Match #720 OctJózef GrudzieńPOLDecisionMarty QuinnIRL
Match #820 OctEnzo PetrigliaITADecisionPedro AgüeroARG

Quarter-Finals

Date23 October 1968
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #123 OctCalistrat CuțovROUDecisionStoyan PilichevBUL
Match #223 OctRonnie HarrisUSADecisionMohamed MuruliUGA
Match #323 OctZvonko VujinYUGDecisionLuis MinamiPER
Match #423 OctJózef GrudzieńPOLDecisionEnzo PetrigliaITA

Semi-Finals

Date24 October 1968
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the final match.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #124 OctRonnie HarrisUSADecisionCalistrat CuțovROU
Match #224 OctJózef GrudzieńPOLDecisionZvonko VujinYUG

Final Round

Date26 October 1968
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match 1/226 OctRonnie HarrisUSADecisionJózef GrudzieńPOL