The Welterweight class in the
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 ...
competition was the fifth-highest weight class.
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like Muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify th ...
s were limited to those boxers weighing a maximum of 67
kilograms (147.8 lbs). 33 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 - Welterweight
Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics