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.[1]

Boxing at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Light flyweightmen
Flyweightmen
Bantamweightmen
Featherweightmen
Lightweightmen
Light welterweightmen
Welterweightmen
Light middleweightmen
Middleweightmen
Light heavyweightmen
Heavyweightmen

Medalists
GoldChris Finnegan
 Great Britain
SilverAleksei Kiselyov
 Soviet Union
BronzeAgustín Zaragoza
 Mexico
Alfred Jones
 United States

Finnegan was unable to produce an 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 in the morning, he was able to produce a sample, which proved negative.[2]

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

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)  
 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
  1. "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.
  2. Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 181. ISBN 0140066322.
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