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Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men

Date	13 – 26 October 1968
Status	Olympic
Location	Arena México, Ciudad de México
Participants	37 from 37 countries
Format	Single 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.

Pos	Boxer	NOC
1	Ronnie Harris	USA	Gold
2	Józef Grudzień	POL	Silver
=3	Calistrat Cuțov	ROU	Bronze
=3	Zvonko Vujin	YUG	Bronze
=5	Stoyan Pilichev	BUL
=5	Mohamed Muruli	UGA
=5	Luis Minami	PER
=5	Enzo Petriglia	ITA
=9	José Antonio Durán	MEX
=9	Mongi Lahdhili	TUN
=9	John H. Stracey	GBR
=9	Armando Mendoza	VEN
=9	Yeter Sevimlı	TUR
=9	Valery Belousov	URS
=9	Marty Quinn	IRL
=9	Pedro Agüero	ARG
=17	Bayu Ayele	ETH
=17	Dominique Azzaro	FRA
=17	Erik Nikkinen	FIN
=17	Alfonso Molina	NCA
=17	Lee Chang-Gil	KOR
=17	Marv Arneson	CAN
=17	Luis Muñoz	CHI
=17	Ramón Puello	DOM
=17	Tin Tun	MYA
=17	Juan Rivero	URU
=17	László Gula	HUN
=17	Peter Rieger	GDR
=17	Inoua Bodia	CMR
=17	Roberto Caminero	CUB
=17	Dele Jonathan	NGR
=17	Sayed Abdel Gadir	SUD
=33	Ho Su-Lung	TPE
=33	Marcos Chinea	ESP
=33	Joe Martey	GHA
=33	Eugenio Febus	PUR
=33	Rodolfo Arpon	PHI

Round One (13 October 1968)

Winner of each match advanced to the second round.

Match #1	Stoyan Pilichev	BUL			Bye
Match #2	Bayu Ayele	ETH			Bye
Match #3	José Antonio Durán	MEX			Bye
Match #4	Dominique Azzaro	FRA			Bye
Match #5	Calistrat Cuțov	ROU			Bye
Match #6	Erik Nikkinen	FIN			Bye
Match #7	Mongi Lahdhili	TUN			Bye
Match #8	Alfonso Molina	NCA			Bye
Match #9	Ronnie Harris	USA			Bye
Match #10	Lee Chang-Gil	KOR			Bye
Match #11	John H. Stracey	GBR			Bye
Match #12	Marv Arneson	CAN			Bye
Match #13	Mohamed Muruli	UGA			Bye
Match #14	Luis Muñoz	CHI			Bye
Match #15	Armando Mendoza	VEN			Bye
Match #16	Ramón Puello	DOM			Bye
Match #17	Luis Minami	PER			Bye
Match #18	Tin Tun	MYA			Bye
Match #19	Yeter Sevimlı	TUR			Bye
Match #20	Juan Rivero	URU			Bye
Match #21	Valery Belousov	URS			Bye
Match #22	László Gula	HUN			Bye
Match #23	Zvonko Vujin	YUG			Bye
Match #24	Peter Rieger	GDR			Bye
Match #25	Marty Quinn	IRL			Bye
Match #26	Inoua Bodia	CMR			Bye
Match #27	Roberto Caminero	CUB			Bye
Match #28	Józef Grudzień	POL	Ho Su-Lung	TPE	Decision (5 - 0)
Match #29	Dele Jonathan	NGR	Marcos Chinea	ESP	Decision (5 - 0)
Match #30	Enzo Petriglia	ITA	Joe Martey	GHA	Decision (3 - 2)
Match #31	Sayed Abdel Gadir	SUD	Eugenio Febus	PUR	Decision (5 - 0)
Match #32	Pedro Agüero	ARG	Rodolfo Arpon	PHI	Decision (3 - 2)

Round Two (17 October 1968)

Winner of each match advanced to the third round.

Match #1	Stoyan Pilichev	BUL	Bayu Ayele	ETH	Decision (5 - 0)
Match #2	José Antonio Durán	MEX	Dominique Azzaro	FRA	Referee Stops Contest (Round 1)
Match #3	Calistrat Cuțov	ROU	Erik Nikkinen	FIN	Decision (5 - 0)
Match #4	Mongi Lahdhili	TUN	Alfonso Molina	NCA	Decision (5 - 0)
Match #5	Ronnie Harris	USA	Lee Chang-Gil	KOR	Decision (5 - 0)
Match #6	John H. Stracey	GBR	Marv Arneson	CAN	Decision (3 - 2)
Match #7	Mohamed Muruli	UGA	Luis Muñoz	CHI	Decision (5 - 0)
Match #8	Armando Mendoza	VEN	Ramón Puello	DOM	Referee Stops Contest (Round 3)
Match #9	Luis Minami	PER	Tin Tun	MYA	Knock Out (Round 2, 0:33)
Match #10	Yeter Sevimlı	TUR	Juan Rivero	URU	Disqualified (Round 3)
Match #11	Valery Belousov	URS	László Gula	HUN	Referee Stops Contest (Round 1)
Match #12	Zvonko Vujin	YUG	Peter Rieger	GDR	Decision (3 - 2)
Match #13	Marty Quinn	IRL	Inoua Bodia	CMR	Knock Out (Round 1)
Match #14	Józef Grudzień	POL	Roberto Caminero	CUB	Decision (5 - 0)
Match #15	Enzo Petriglia	ITA	Dele Jonathan	NGR	Decision (5 - 0)
Match #16	Pedro Agüero	ARG	Sayed Abdel Gadir	SUD	Decision (5 - 0)

Round Three (20 October 1968)

Winner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.

Match #1	Stoyan Pilichev	BUL	José Antonio Durán	MEX	Decision (4 - 1)
Match #2	Calistrat Cuțov	ROU	Mongi Lahdhili	TUN	Decision (5 - 0)
Match #3	Ronnie Harris	USA	John H. Stracey	GBR	Decision (4 - 1)
Match #4	Mohamed Muruli	UGA	Armando Mendoza	VEN	Decision (4 - 1)
Match #5	Luis Minami	PER	Yeter Sevimlı	TUR	Decision (3 - 2)
Match #6	Zvonko Vujin	YUG	Valery Belousov	URS	Decision (5 - 0)
Match #7	Józef Grudzień	POL	Marty Quinn	IRL	Decision (4 - 1)
Match #8	Enzo Petriglia	ITA	Pedro Agüero	ARG	Decision (3 - 2)

Quarter-Finals (23 October 1968)

Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.

Match #1	Calistrat Cuțov	ROU	Stoyan Pilichev	BUL	Decision (4 - 1)
Match #2	Ronnie Harris	USA	Mohamed Muruli	UGA	Decision (5 - 0)
Match #3	Zvonko Vujin	YUG	Luis Minami	PER	Decision (5 - 0)
Match #4	Józef Grudzień	POL	Enzo Petriglia	ITA	Decision (5 - 0)

Semi-Finals (24 October 1968)

Winner of each match advanced to the final match.

Match #1	Ronnie Harris	USA	Calistrat Cuțov	ROU	Decision (5 - 0)
Match #2	Józef Grudzień	POL	Zvonko Vujin	YUG	Decision (5 - 0)

Final Round (26 October 1968)

Match 1/2	Ronnie Harris	USA	Józef Grudzień	POL	Decision (5 - 0)