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competed at the

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Results by event

Boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermine ...

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) *

Gabriel Ogun Gabriel Ogun (born 10 June 1946) is a Nigerian boxer. He competed in the men's light flyweight 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 O ...

:* First Round — Bye :* Second Round — Defeated Stefan Alexandrov (BUL), 4:1 :* Quarterfinals — Lost to

Harlan Marbley Harlan Joseph Marbley (October 11, 1943 in White Oak, Maryland – May 13, 2008) was a flyweight boxer from the United States who represented his native country at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. There he won the bronze ...

(USA), 0:5 Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg) * Fatai Ayinla :* First Round — Bye :* Second Round — Defeated Enrique Villarreal (MEX), referee stopped contest :* Quarterfinals — Lost to

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(ROU), 2:3

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References

Official Olympic Reports
Nations at the 1968 Summer Olympics

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Janu ...

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