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Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men

Date11 – 23 October 1964
StatusOlympic
LocationKorakuen Horu, Bunkyo, Tokyo
Participants34 from 34 countries
FormatSingle elimination tournament.

Józef Grudzień of Poland had made his major championships début at the 1963 European Championships but had been dispatched at the quarter-final stage by [Janos Kajdi] of Hungary who would take the title. Kajdi fell at the equivalent stage at Tokyo to Vilikton Barannikov of the Soviet Union and this opened up the possibility of a Polish title win. The final between Grudzień and Barannikov was closely fought but the Russian, the more aggressive of the two, was continually backed up by the left jab of the Pole, who won a unanimous decision. Grudzień won the European championships in 1967 and returned to the Olympic Games in 1968 where he lost against Ronnie Harris in the final. Coincidentally he beat a different Ronnie Harris in the semi-final in Tokyo.

PosCompetitorNOC
1Józef GrudzieńPOLGold
2Vilikton BarannikovURSSilver
=3Ronnie HarrisUSABronze
=3Jim McCourtIRLBronze
=5Stoyan PilichevBUL
=5Rodolfo ArponPHI
=5Domingo BarreraESP
=5János KajdiHUN
=9Alex OunduKEN
=9Buddy PalmerCAN
=9Kanemaru ShiratoriJPN
=9Jimmy DunneGBR
=9Ghulam SarwarPAK
=9Héctor PaceARG
=9Adrian BlairAUS
=9Alex OdhiamboUGA
=17Antero HalonenFIN
=17Bruno ArcariITA
=17Hassan PakandamIRI
=17Gabriel AchyCIV
=17Fawzi SolimanEGY
=17Sammy Lee AmekudjiGHA
=17Bienvenido HitaCUB
=17Børge KroghDEN
=17Jacques CototFRA
=17Seo Bun-NamKOR
=17Paddy DonovanNZL
=17Wolfgang SchmittGER
=17Wang Chee-ChuTPE
=17Luis ZúñigaCHI
=17Ram Prasad GurungNEP
=17Mario SerranoMEX
=33You Chin HongCAM
=33Abebe MekonnenETH

Round One

Date11 October 1964
FormatWinner of each match advanced to round two.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #111 OctAntero HalonenFINbye
Match #211 OctJózef GrudzieńPOLbye
Match #311 OctBruno ArcariITAbye
Match #411 OctAlex OunduKENbye
Match #511 OctStoyan PilichevBULbye
Match #611 OctHassan PakandamIRIbye
Match #711 OctGabriel AchyCIVbye
Match #811 OctBuddy PalmerCANbye
Match #911 OctFawzi SolimanEGYbye
Match #1011 OctRonnie HarrisUSAbye
Match #1111 OctSammy Lee AmekudjiGHAbye
Match #1211 OctKanemaru ShiratoriJPNbye
Match #1311 OctJimmy DunneGBRbye
Match #1411 OctBienvenido HitaCUBbye
Match #1511 OctBørge KroghDENbye
Match #1611 OctRodolfo ArponPHIbye
Match #1711 OctGhulam SarwarPAKbye
Match #1811 OctJacques CototFRAbye
Match #1911 OctJim McCourtIRLbye
Match #2011 OctSeo Bun-NamKORbye
Match #2111 OctHéctor PaceARGbye
Match #2211 OctPaddy DonovanNZLbye
Match #2311 OctDomingo BarreraESPbye
Match #2411 OctWolfgang SchmittGERbye
Match #2511 OctWang Chee-ChuTPEbye
Match #2611 OctAdrian BlairAUSbye
Match #2711 OctVilikton BarannikovURSbye
Match #2811 OctLuis ZúñigaCHIbye
Match #2911 OctRam Prasad GurungNEPbye
Match #3011 OctJános KajdiHUNbye
Match #3111 OctAlex OdhiamboUGAReferee stops contestYou Chin HongCAM
Match #3211 OctMario SerranoMEXDecisionAbebe MekonnenETH

Round Two

Date14 October 1964
FormatWinner of each match advanced to round three.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #114 OctJózef GrudzieńPOLDecisionAntero HalonenFIN
Match #214 OctAlex OunduKENReferee stops contestBruno ArcariITA
Match #314 OctStoyan PilichevBULReferee stops contestHassan PakandamIRI
Match #414 OctBuddy PalmerCANDecisionGabriel AchyCIV
Match #514 OctRonnie HarrisUSAKnock-outFawzi SolimanEGY
Match #614 OctKanemaru ShiratoriJPNKnock-outSammy Lee AmekudjiGHA
Match #714 OctJimmy DunneGBRDecisionBienvenido HitaCUB
Match #814 OctRodolfo ArponPHIDecisionBørge KroghDEN
Match #914 OctGhulam SarwarPAKDecisionJacques CototFRA
Match #1014 OctJim McCourtIRLDecisionSeo Bun-NamKOR
Match #1114 OctHéctor PaceARGReferee stops contestPaddy DonovanNZL
Match #1214 OctDomingo BarreraESPDecisionWolfgang SchmittGER
Match #1314 OctAdrian BlairAUSReferee stops contestWang Chee-ChuTPE
Match #1414 OctVilikton BarannikovURSDecisionLuis ZúñigaCHI
Match #1514 OctJános KajdiHUNReferee stops contestRam Prasad GurungNEP
Match #1614 OctAlex OdhiamboUGADecisionMario SerranoMEX

Round Three

Date18 October 1964
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #118 OctJózef GrudzieńPOLDecisionAlex OunduKEN
Match #218 OctStoyan PilichevBULDecisionBuddy PalmerCAN
Match #318 OctRonnie HarrisUSADecisionKanemaru ShiratoriJPN
Match #418 OctRodolfo ArponPHIDecisionJimmy DunneGBR
Match #518 OctJim McCourtIRLDecisionGhulam SarwarPAK
Match #618 OctDomingo BarreraESPDecisionHéctor PaceARG
Match #718 OctVilikton BarannikovURSDecisionAdrian BlairAUS
Match #818 OctJános KajdiHUNDecisionAlex OdhiamboUGA

Quarter-Finals

Date20 October 1964
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #120 OctJózef GrudzieńPOLDecisionStoyan PilichevBUL
Match #220 OctRonnie HarrisUSADecisionRodolfo ArponPHI
Match #320 OctJim McCourtIRLDecisionDomingo BarreraESP
Match #420 OctVilikton BarannikovURSReferee stops contestJános KajdiHUN

Semi-Finals

Date21 October 1964
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the final round match.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #121 OctJózef GrudzieńPOLDecisionRonnie HarrisUSA
Match #221 OctVilikton BarannikovURSDecisionJim McCourtIRL

Final Round

Date23 October 1964
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match 1/223 OctJózef GrudzieńPOLDecisionVilikton BarannikovURS