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Boxing At The 1968 Summer Olympics – Bantamweight
The Bantamweight class in the boxing competition was the third-lowest weight class. Bantamweights were limited to those boxers weighing a maximum of 54 kilogram The kilogram (also kilogramme) is the unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), having the unit symbol kg. It is a widely used measure in science, engineering and commerce worldwide, and is often simply called a kilo colloquially ...s (119.1 lbs). 39 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 Schedule Draw Finals Top half Bottom half References {{DEFAULTSORT:Boxing At The 1968 Summer Olympics - Bantamweight Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 1968 Summer Olympics
The boxing programme of the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico was held at the Arena México. Medals were awarded in eleven events, with each event corresponding to a recognized weight division of male boxers. Medal summary Medal table Participating nations Further reading * References {{Val Barker Trophy winners 1968 Summer Olympics events Olympics The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ... 1968 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernd Juterzenka
Bernd Juterzenka (born 5 February 1945) is a German boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve .... References 1945 births Living people German male boxers Olympic boxers for East Germany Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Neuruppin Bantamweight boxers {{Germany-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horst Rascher
Horst Rascher (born 11 March 1940) is a German boxer. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve .... References External links * 1940 births Living people German male boxers Olympic boxers for the United Team of Germany Olympic boxers for West Germany Boxers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Vienna Bantamweight boxers {{Germany-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillermo Velásquez
Guillermo Velásquez (born 10 December 1944) is a Chilean boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve .... References External links * 1944 births Living people Chilean male boxers Olympic boxers for Chile Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Osorno, Chile Pan American Games medalists in boxing Pan American Games bronze medalists for Chile Boxers at the 1967 Pan American Games Bantamweight boxers Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games 20th-century Chilean people 21st-century Chilean people {{Chile-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyula Szabó (boxer)
Gyula Szabó (29 December 1943 – 16 December 2023) was a Hungarian boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve .... He died on 16 December 2023, at the age of 79. References External links * 1943 births 2023 deaths Hungarian male boxers Olympic boxers for Hungary Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Martial artists from Budapest Bantamweight boxers {{Hungary-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dary Dasuda
Dary Dasuda is a former Nigerien bantamweight boxer. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, losing in his only match to Sulley Shittu of Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To .... at sports-reference.com References External links * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sulley Shittu
Sulley Shittu (born 15 April 1946 in Koforidua) is a Ghanaian amateur fly/bantamweight, and professional bantamweight boxer of the 1960s and 1970s who as an amateur represented Ghana at flyweight in the Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, losing to John McCafferty of the Republic of Ireland, won silver at the 1965 All-Africa Games in Brazzaville, won a gold medal at flyweight in the Boxing at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, represented Ghana at bantamweight in the Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, losing to Horst Rascher of West Germany, and won a gold medal at bantamweight in the Boxing at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland and as a professional won the African Boxing Union The African Boxing Union (ABU; French: ) is a not-for-profit regional sanctioning body that awards regional boxing titles in the African region. It is a boxing federation within the World Boxing Council (WBC), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godfrey Mwamba
Godfrey Mwamba (born 26 March 1950) is a Zambian boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve .... References 1950 births Living people Zambian male boxers Olympic boxers for Zambia Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Kitwe Bantamweight boxers {{Zambia-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikola Savov
Nikola Savov (born 8 July 1942) is a Bulgarian boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve .... References 1942 births Living people Bulgarian male boxers Olympic boxers for Bulgaria Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Sliven Bantamweight boxers {{Bulgaria-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherdchai Udompaichitkul
Cherdchai Udompaichitkul ( th, เชิดชัย อุดมไพจิตรกุล; ; born December 16, 1941) is a retired amateur boxer from Thailand, who won the gold medal at the 1966 Asian Games in the men's bantamweight (– 54 kg) division. He represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...: in 1964 and 1968. References 1941 births Living people Bantamweight boxers Boxers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Cherdchai Udompaichitkul Asian Games medalists in boxing Boxers at the 1966 Asian Games Cherdchai Udompaichitkul Cherdchai Udompaichitkul Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games Cherdchai Udompaichitkul Cherdchai Udompaichitkul {{Thailand-boxing-bio-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fermín Espinosa
Fermin Espinosa (born 7 July 1940) is a Cuban boxer. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics. At the 1964 Summer Olympics, he defeated William Booth and Arnulfo Torrevillas, before losing to Chung Shin-cho Chung Shin-Cho (; born January 6, 1940) is a retired amateur boxer from South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shari .... References External links * 1940 births Living people Cuban male boxers Olympic boxers for Cuba Boxers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Boxers from Havana Pan American Games medalists in boxing Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Boxers at the 1967 Pan American Games Bantamweight boxers Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games 20th-century Cuban people {{Cuba-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Mendoza (boxer)
Mario Mendoza (born 7 July 1938) is a Guatemalan boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1968 Summer Olympics. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, he lost to Chang Kyou-chul Chang Kyou-chul (a.k.a. Chang Sun-gil; June 19, 1946 – April 19, 2000) was an Olympic boxing bronze medalist in South Korea. He renamed his name Kyou-chul to Sun-gil. Amateur career Chang won Asian Championship gold medals in flyweight in 196 ... of South Korea. References External links * 1938 births Living people Guatemalan male boxers Olympic boxers for Guatemala Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Guatemala City Bantamweight boxers {{Guatemala-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |