Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Featherweight

Men's Featherweight
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueArena México
Dates15 – 26 October 1968
Competitors32 from 32 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Antonio Roldán  Mexico
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Al Robinson  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Philip Waruinge  Kenya
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ivan Mihailov  Bulgaria
Boxing at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Light flyweightmen
Flyweightmen
Bantamweightmen
Featherweight
Lightweightmen
Light welterweightmen
Welterweightmen
Light middleweightmen
Middleweightmen
Light heavyweightmen
Heavyweightmen

The Featherweight class in the boxing competition was the fourth-lowest weight class. Featherweights were limited to those boxers weighing a maximum of 57 kilograms (125.7 lbs). The event took place between 15 and 26 October 1968 at Arena México.[1]

Mexican Antonio Roldán won the gold medal after Al Robinson from the United States was controversially disqualified for alleged head-butting in the gold medal bout, and did not receive his silver medal. After a successful protest by American officials, Robinson was awarded silver. The losing semifinalists, Philip Waruinge from Kenya and Ivan Mihailov from Bulgaria, both received bronze medals.[2]

Competition format

32 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.[3]

Schedule

Date Round
Tuesday 15 October 1968 First round
Thursday 17 October 1968 Second round
Tuesday 22 October 1968 Quarterfinals
Thursday 24 October 1968 Semifinals
Saturday 26 October 1968 Final Bout

Results

Finals

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Philip Waruinge (KEN)2
 
 
 
 Antonio Roldán (MEX)3
 
 Antonio Roldán (MEX)W
 
 
 
 Al Robinson (USA)DSQ
 
 Al Robinson (USA)4
 
 
 Ivan Mihailov (BUL)1
 

Top half

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
 Miguel García (ARG) 3
 Francisco Oduardo (CUB) 2  Miguel García (ARG) 5
 Aurel Simion (ROU) 5  Aurel Simion (ROU) 0
 Mario Santamaria (NCA) 0  Miguel García (ARG) 1
 Philip Waruinge (KEN) 5  Philip Waruinge (KEN) 4
 Jean-Paul Anton (FRA) 0  Philip Waruinge (KEN) 5
 Mohamed Sourour (MAR) 4  Mohamed Sourour (MAR) 0
 Ali Mebarki (ALG) 1  Philip Waruinge (KEN) 2
 Elio Cotena (ITA) 5  Antonio Roldán (MEX) 3
 Carl-Axel Palm (SWE) 0  Elio Cotena (ITA) 2
 Valery Plotnikov (URS) 5  Valery Plotnikov (URS) 3
 Risto Meronen (FIN) 0  Valery Plotnikov (URS) 1
 Edward Tracey (IRL) 4  Antonio Roldán (MEX) 3
 Errol West (JAM) 1  Edward Tracey (IRL) 1
 Antonio Roldán (MEX) 5  Antonio Roldán (MEX) 4
 Hwad Abdel (SUD) 0

Bottom half

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
 Teogenes Pelegrino (PHI) KO-2
 Fantahun Seifu (ETH) L  Teogenes Pelegrino (PHI) L
 Al Robinson (USA) W  Al Robinson (USA) KO-2
 John Cheshire (GBR) RSC  Al Robinson (USA) 5
 Jovan Pajković (YUG) 5  Abdel Hady Khallaf Allah (RAU) 0
 Reinaldo Mercado (PUR) 0  Jovan Pajković (YUG) DSQ
 Abdel Hady Khallaf Allah (RAU) 4  Abdel Hady Khallaf Allah (RAU) W
 Mouldi Manai (TUN) 1  Al Robinson (USA) 4
 Seyfi Tatar (TUR) 5  Ivan Mihailov (BUL) 1
 Andrés Martín (ESP) 0  Seyfi Tatar (TUR) 3
 Kim Sung-eun (KOR) 3  Kim Sung-eun (KOR) 2
 Tadashi Okamoto (JPN) 2  Seyfi Tatar (TUR) 2
 Ivan Mihailov (BUL) 4  Ivan Mihailov (BUL) 3
 Jan Wadas (POL) 1  Ivan Mihailov (BUL) 5
 Nils Dag Strømme (NOR) 3  Nils Dag Strømme (NOR) 0
 Werner Ruzicka (FRG) 2

References

  1. ^ "Official Report of the 1968 Olympic Games Volume 3". la84.org. p. 165. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  2. ^ Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 171. ISBN 0140066322.
  3. ^ "Boxing at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Featherweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
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