| 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 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
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| Silver | Aleksei Kiselyov Soviet Union
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| Bronze | Agustín Zaragoza Mexico
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Alfred Jones United States
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Finnegan was unable to produce a urine sample immediately after the bout for the compulsory drugs test. He drank copious amounts of beer and water, to no effect. Finnegan then attended a local restaurant for a victory meal, where, at 1:40 am, he was able to produce a sample, which proved negative.
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. Simeon Georgiev from Bulgaria drew a bye.
Raúl Marrero (CUB) def. 
Saulo Hernández (PUR), DSQ-2
Chris Finnegan (GBR) def. 
Titus Simba (TAN), 5:0
Simeon 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 (URS) def. 
Antoine Abang (CMR), 5:0
Jan van Ispelen (NED) def. 
Misael Vilugron (CHI), TKO-2
Draw
| Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
 Agustín Zaragoza (MEX)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Oliver 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 | ||||||||||||||||
 Matthias Ouma (UGA)
| 1 | Aleksei Kiselyov (URS)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Wiesław Rudkowski (POL)
| RSC | Wiesław Rudkowski (POL)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
 Charles Amos (GUY)
| Aleksei Kiselyov (URS)
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Christopher Finnegan (GBR)
| 3 | Christopher Finnegan (GBR)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 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 | ||||||||||||||||
References
- "Boxing at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 181. ISBN 0140066322.
| Olympic boxing champions – men's middleweight | |
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| 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 · 2016–2020: 70–75 kg · 2024–: 72–80 kg | |
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