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
| Gold | Chris Finnegan Great Britain |
| Silver | Aleksei Kiselyov.svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union |
| Bronze | Agustín Zaragoza Mexico |
Alfred Jones United States |
Schedule
| Date | Round |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, October 15, 1968 | First round |
| Thursday, October 17, 1968 | Second round |
| Tuesday, October 22, 1968 | Quarterfinals |
| Thursday, October 24, 1968 | Semifinals |
| Saturday, October 26, 1968 | Final Bout |
Preliminaries
Since boxer George Aidoo from Ghana could not compete, a new draw was made after the preliminary bouts. Simon Georgiev from Bulgaria drew a bye.
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Saulo Hernández (PUR), DSQ-2 - Chris Finnegan (GBR) def.
Titus Simba (TAN), 5:0 -
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Simon Georgiev (BUL) def. 
Mario Casati (ITA), 4:1 - Alfred Jones (USA) def.
Marcelo Quiñones (PER), 5:0 -
Mate Parlov (YUG) def. 
Lahcen Ahidous (MAR), 5:0 - Aleksei Kiselyov (boxer) (URS) def.
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Antoine Abaing (CMR), 5:0 -
Jan van Ispelen (NED) def. 
Misael Vilugron (CHI), TKO-2
Draw
| Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Agustín Zaragoza (MEX) |
5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Dinsdale Wright (JAM) |
0 | Agustín Zaragoza (MEX) |
4 | |||||||||||||||
 Jan Hejduk (TCH) |
RSC | Jan Hejduk (TCH) |
1 | |||||||||||||||
 Nolberto Freitas (URU) |
Agustín Zaragoza (MEX) |
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| Aleksei Kiselyov (URS) |
4 | Aleksei Kiselyov (URS) |
RSC | |||||||||||||||
 George Oumas (UGA) |
1 | Aleksei Kiselyov (URS) |
5 | |||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Wiesław Rudkowski (POL) |
RSC | Wiesław Rudkowski (POL) |
0 | |||||||||||||||
 Charles Amos (GUY) |
Aleksei Kiselyov (URS) |
2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Christopher Finnegan (GBR) |
3 | Christopher Finnegan (GBR) |
3 | |||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Ewald Wichert (FRG) |
2 | Christopher Finnegan (GBR) |
5 | |||||||||||||||
| Parlov Mate (YUG) |
4 | Parlov Mate (YUG) |
0 | |||||||||||||||
| Jan van Ispelen (NED) |
1 | Christopher Finnegan (GBR) |
4 | |||||||||||||||
| Alfred Jones (USA) |
5 | Alfred Jones (USA) |
1 | |||||||||||||||
| Raúl Marrero (CUB) |
0 | Alfred Jones (USA) |
4 | |||||||||||||||
| Simon Georgiev (BUL) |
Bye | Simon Georgiev (BUL) |
1 | |||||||||||||||
External links
- Boxing at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's Middleweight, sports-reference.com.
1904: 145-158 lb (65.8-71.7 kg), 1908: 140-158 lb (63.5-71.7 kg), 1920-1936: 147-160 lb (66.7-72.6 kg), 1948: 67-73 kg 1952-2000: 71-75 kg, 2004-2012: 69-75 kg | |
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