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Boxing At The 1968 Summer Olympics – Middleweight
The Middleweight class in the boxing competition was the third-highest weight class. Middleweights were limited to those boxers weighing a maximum of 75 kilograms (165.3 lbs). 22 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 Finnegan was unable to produce a urine sample immediately after the bout for the compulsory drugs test. He drank copious amounts of beer and water, to no effect. Finnegan then attended a local restaurant for a victory meal, where, at 1:40 am, he was able to produce a sample, which proved negative. Schedule Preliminaries Since boxer George Aidoo from Ghana could not compete, a new draw was made after the preliminary bouts. Simeon Georgiev from Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, Бълга ... [...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] |
Lahcen Ahidous
Lahcen Ahidous (born 13 April 1945) is a Moroccan boxer. He competed at the 1964 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 1945 births Living people Moroccan male boxers Olympic boxers for Morocco Boxers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Casablanca Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Morocco Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing Competitors at the 1967 Mediterranean Games Middleweight boxers 20th-century Moroccan people {{Morocco-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parlov Mate
Mate Parlov (16 November 1948 – 29 July 2008) was a Croatian- Yugoslavian boxer and Olympic gold medalist who was European and World Champion as an amateur and as a professional. Background Mate Parlov was born in Split, the youngest of four children in a Croatian family originally from Imotski. In 1958, the family moved to Pula. Amateur In his amateur career he participated in 310 matches and lost 13. He was eight-time champion of Yugoslavia in the light heavyweight category (1967–1974), five-time champion of the Balkans (1970–1974), two-time champion of Europe (1971 in Madrid, and 1973 in Belgrade), and world champion at the inaugural 1974 World Championships in Havana, Cuba. He won the Golden Glove award twice, in 1967 and 1969. He participated in the Munich 1972 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal in the light heavyweight division. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewald Wichert
Ewald Wichert (born 26 May 1940) is a German boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight 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 * 1940 births Living people German male boxers Olympic boxers for West Germany Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics People from Schaumburg Middleweight boxers Sportspeople from Lower Saxony {{Germany-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Finnegan
Chris Finnegan MBE (5 June 1944 – 2 March 2009) was a British professional boxer of Irish descent born in Iver, Buckinghamshire, England.Chris Finnegan sports-reference Early life Finnegan was one of eight children; his father was from Liverpool and his mother from Newry, Northern Ireland. Finnegan always wore a Union Flag and a |
Charles Amos
Charles Amos (born March 14, 1945) is a retired Guyanese boxer. He represented Guyana at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the middleweight division, losing his opening bout to Wiesław Rudkowski of Poland. He is the father of professional boxer Troy Amos-Ross, who competed for Canada in the light heavyweight (< 81 kg) division at the in , Georgia and in |
Wiesław Rudkowski
Wiesław Ksawery Rudkowski (17 November 1946 – 14 February 2016) was a Polish boxer and Olympic silver medalist. He lost the gold medal match to Dieter Kottysch Dieter Kottysch (30 June 1943 – 9 April 2017) was a German amateur middleweight boxer; he competed for West Germany in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1972. 1968 Olympic results Below are the results of Dieter Kottysch .... References Olympic Results 1946 births 2016 deaths Olympic boxers for Poland Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Poland Sportspeople from Łódź Olympic medalists in boxing Polish male boxers Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Light-middleweight boxers {{Poland-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthias Ouma
George Matthias Ouma (born 3 December 1945) is a Ugandan boxer. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics. At the 1972 Summer Olympics, he lost to Imre Tóth Imre "Imi" Tóth (born 6 September 1985 in Budapest, Hungary) is a motorcycle racer who competed for 8 years in Grand Prix motorcycle racing in the 125cc the 250cc World Championships as a privateer. He last raced in the Superbike World Cha ... in his first fight. References External links * 1945 births Living people Ugandan male boxers Olympic boxers for Uganda Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Boxers from Kampala Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Uganda Boxers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Light-heavyweight boxers Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{Uganda-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nolberto Freitas
Nolberto Freitas (born 26 January 1945) is a Uruguayan boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight 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 Uruguayan male boxers Olympic boxers for Uruguay Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics People from Cerro Largo Department Middleweight boxers {{Uruguay-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Hejduk
Jan Hejduk (born 13 February 1947) is a Czech boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight 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 ..., representing Czechoslovakia. References External links * 1947 births Living people Czech male boxers Czechoslovak male boxers Olympic boxers for Czechoslovakia Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics People from Děčín District Middleweight boxers Sportspeople from the Ústí nad Labem Region {{CzechRepublic-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Wright (boxer)
Oliver Dinsdale Wright (12 June 1947 – 28 December 2018) was a Jamaican boxer. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the middleweight category and the 1972 Summer Olympics in the light-heavyweight category. As a light-heavyweight, Wright won a silver medal at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal at the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games. During Wright's professional career, which lasted from 1973 to 1981, he fought the likes of Larry Holmes, Tim Witherspoon, Earnie Shavers and Oscar Bonavena Oscar Natalio "Ringo" Bonavena (September 25, 1942 – May 22, 1976) was an Argentine heavyweight professional boxer with a career record of 58 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw. A rugged, wild-swinging puncher, he was nicknamed "Ringo" because of his Bea ... in the heavyweight class. Wright had a professional record of 16-16-1. References External links * 1947 births 2018 deaths Middleweight boxers Light-heavyweight boxers Heavyweight boxers Jamai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misael Vilugron
Mishael ( he, מישאל, "who is like God") or Misael may refer to: Biblical figures * Mishael (son of Uzziel), cousin of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam *Original Hebrew name of Meshach People Misael *Misael (footballer, born 1987), full name Misael Silva Jansen, Brazilian football forward *Misael (footballer, born 1994), full name Misael Bueno, Brazilian football midfielder *Misael (footballer, born 2002), full name Misael Messias Nunes Xavier, Brazilian football midfielder Mishael * Mishael Abbott (born 1981), American racing driver * (1920–1997), Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Beersheva Beersheba or Beer Sheva, officially Be'er-Sheva ( he, בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע, ''Bəʾēr Ševaʿ'', ; ar, بئر السبع, Biʾr as-Sabʿ, Well of the Oath or Well of the Seven), is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. ... * Mishael Cheshin (1936–2015), Israeli Supreme Court justice * Mishael Morgan (born 1986), Trinidadian-Canadian actress {{Given name Hebrew-languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
