In this article, Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics will be addressed from different perspectives, in order to analyze its importance, impact and relevance in various areas. Its origin, evolution and consequences will be investigated, as well as its relationship with other relevant topics. Through a multidisciplinary approach, we will seek to understand its influence on current society, as well as its possible future implications. Possible solutions, recommendations and challenges associated with Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics will also be examined, with the aim of providing a comprehensive vision and reflecting on its meaning in our current reality.
Boxing at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |
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Venue | Arena México |
Dates | October 13–26 |
Competitors | 307 from 65 nations |
Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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Light flyweight | men |
Flyweight | men |
Bantamweight | men |
Featherweight | men |
Lightweight | men |
Light welterweight | men |
Welterweight | men |
Light middleweight | men |
Middleweight | men |
Light heavyweight | men |
Heavyweight | men |
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.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
2 | United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
3 | Mexico (MEX) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
4 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
5 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Venezuela (VEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
9 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
12 | Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
13 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
14 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (21 entries) | 11 | 11 | 22 | 44 |
Nation | -48kg | -51kg | -54kg | -57kg | -60kg | -63.5kg | -67kg | -71kg | -75kg | -81kg | +81kg | Total |
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Algeria | X | X | 2 | |||||||||
Argentina | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | ||||
Australia | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||||
Austria | X | X | 2 | |||||||||
Brazil | X | X | 2 | |||||||||
Bulgaria | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 | ||
Burma | X | X | 2 | |||||||||
Cameroon | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||||
Canada | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||||
Ceylon | X | 1 | ||||||||||
Chile | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | |||||
Chinese Taipei | X | X | X | 3 | ||||||||
Costa Rica | X | X | 2 | |||||||||
Cuba | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 10 | |
Czechoslovakia | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | ||||||
Denmark | X | X | 2 | |||||||||
Dominican Republic | X | X | 2 | |||||||||
Ecuador | X | X | 2 | |||||||||
East Germany | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 | |||
Egypt | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | ||||||
Ethiopia | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||||
Finland | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | ||||||
France | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | |||||
Ghana | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | ||||
Great Britain | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9 | ||
Greece | X | X | X | 3 | ||||||||
Guatemala | X | X | 2 | |||||||||
Guyana | X | X | 2 | |||||||||
Hungary | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | |||||
Ireland | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | |||||
Italy | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 11 |
Jamaica | X | X | 2 | |||||||||
Japan | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||||
Kenya | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||||
Mali | X | 1 | ||||||||||
Mexico | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 11 |
Morocco | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | ||||||
Netherlands | X | X | 2 | |||||||||
Nicaragua | X | X | X | 3 | ||||||||
Niger | X | X | 2 | |||||||||
Nigeria | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | ||||||
Norway | X | 1 | ||||||||||
Peru | X | X | 2 | |||||||||
Philippines | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | ||||||
Poland | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 11 |
Puerto Rico | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | |||||
Romania | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9 | ||
Sierra Leone | X | 1 | ||||||||||
South Korea | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | ||||
Soviet Union | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 11 |
Spain | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | |||||
Sudan | X | X | X | 3 | ||||||||
Sweden | X | X | X | 3 | ||||||||
Tanzania | X | 1 | ||||||||||
Thailand | X | X | X | 3 | ||||||||
Tunisia | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||||
Turkey | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | |||||
Uganda | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 | |||
United States | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 11 |
Uruguay | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||||
Venezuela | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||||
West Germany | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 | |||
Yugoslavia | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | ||||||
Zambia | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||||
Total: 64 NOCs | 24 | 25 | 39 | 32 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 308 |