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Lightweight (≤60 kilograms), Men

Date	13 – 26 October 1968
Status	Olympic
Location	Arena México, Ciudad de México
Participants	37 from 37 countries
Format	Single elimination tournament.

The 1964 gold medalist was Poland’s Józef Grudzień and since Tokyo he had won the 1967 European Amateur Championship in this class, after taking a silver medal in that event in 1965. In 1964 Grudzień had defeated American Ronnie Harris in the semi-final. The final in 1968 would again come down to Grudzień against Ronnie Harris from the United States, but oddly enough, this was a different Ronnie Harris than had represented the USA in 1964. This Ronnie Harris was a three-time AAU Champion (1966-68), a two-time Golden Gloves champion, and had won the 1967 Pan American Games gold medal. He won a unanimous decision in Mexico City over Grudzień to win the 1968 gold medal. Harris turned professional after the Olympics, fighting through 1982 and finishing with a career record of 35 wins and 2 losses. Unfortunately his two losses came in his only two title fights, losing a bout for the WBA/WBC middleweight title to Hugo Corro in 1978, and losing to Sammy NeSmith in 1980 for the NABF middleweight crown.

Pos	Competitor	NOC
1	Ronnie Harris	USA	Gold
2	Józef Grudzień	POL	Silver
=3	Calistrat Cuțov	ROU	Bronze
=3	Zvonko Vujin	YUG	Bronze
=5	Stoyan Pilichev	BUL
=5	Mohamed Muruli	UGA
=5	Luis Minami	PER
=5	Enzo Petriglia	ITA
=9	José Antonio Durán	MEX
=9	Mongi Lahdhili	TUN
=9	John H. Stracey	GBR
=9	Armando Mendoza	VEN
=9	Yeter Sevimlı	TUR
=9	Valery Belousov	URS
=9	Marty Quinn	IRL
=9	Pedro Agüero	ARG
=17	Bayu Ayele	ETH
=17	Dominique Azzaro	FRA
=17	Erik Nikkinen	FIN
=17	Alfonso Molina	NCA
=17	Lee Chang-Gil	KOR
=17	Marv Arneson	CAN
=17	Luis Muñoz	CHI
=17	Ramón Puello	DOM
=17	Tin Tun	MYA
=17	Juan Rivero	URU
=17	László Gula	HUN
=17	Peter Rieger	GDR
=17	Inoua Bodia	CMR
=17	Roberto Caminero	CUB
=17	Dele Jonathan	NGR
=17	Sayed Abdel Gadir	SUD
=33	Ho Su-Lung	TPE
=33	Marcos Chinea	ESP
=33	Tony Martey	GHA
=33	Eugenio Febus	PUR
=33	Rodolfo Arpon	PHI

Round One

Date	13 October 1968
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the second round.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	13 Oct	Stoyan Pilichev	BUL
Match #2	13 Oct	Bayu Ayele	ETH
Match #3	13 Oct	José Antonio Durán	MEX
Match #4	13 Oct	Dominique Azzaro	FRA
Match #5	13 Oct	Calistrat Cuțov	ROU
Match #6	13 Oct	Erik Nikkinen	FIN
Match #7	13 Oct	Mongi Lahdhili	TUN
Match #8	13 Oct	Alfonso Molina	NCA
Match #9	13 Oct	Ronnie Harris	USA
Match #10	13 Oct	Lee Chang-Gil	KOR
Match #11	13 Oct	John H. Stracey	GBR
Match #12	13 Oct	Marv Arneson	CAN
Match #13	13 Oct	Mohamed Muruli	UGA
Match #14	13 Oct	Luis Muñoz	CHI
Match #15	13 Oct	Armando Mendoza	VEN
Match #16	13 Oct	Ramón Puello	DOM
Match #17	13 Oct	Luis Minami	PER
Match #18	13 Oct	Tin Tun	MYA
Match #19	13 Oct	Yeter Sevimlı	TUR
Match #20	13 Oct	Juan Rivero	URU
Match #21	13 Oct	Valery Belousov	URS
Match #22	13 Oct	László Gula	HUN
Match #23	13 Oct	Zvonko Vujin	YUG
Match #24	13 Oct	Peter Rieger	GDR
Match #25	13 Oct	Marty Quinn	IRL
Match #26	13 Oct	Inoua Bodia	CMR
Match #27	13 Oct	Roberto Caminero	CUB
Match #28	13 Oct	Józef Grudzień	POL	Decision	Ho Su-Lung	TPE
Match #29	13 Oct	Dele Jonathan	NGR	Decision	Marcos Chinea	ESP
Match #30	13 Oct	Enzo Petriglia	ITA	Decision	Tony Martey	GHA
Match #31	13 Oct	Sayed Abdel Gadir	SUD	Decision	Eugenio Febus	PUR
Match #32	13 Oct	Pedro Agüero	ARG	Decision	Rodolfo Arpon	PHI

Round Two

Date	17 October 1968
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the third round.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	17 Oct	Stoyan Pilichev	BUL	Decision	Bayu Ayele	ETH
Match #2	17 Oct	José Antonio Durán	MEX	Referee stops contest	Dominique Azzaro	FRA
Match #3	17 Oct	Calistrat Cuțov	ROU	Decision	Erik Nikkinen	FIN
Match #4	17 Oct	Mongi Lahdhili	TUN	Decision	Alfonso Molina	NCA
Match #5	17 Oct	Ronnie Harris	USA	Decision	Lee Chang-Gil	KOR
Match #6	17 Oct	John H. Stracey	GBR	Decision	Marv Arneson	CAN
Match #7	17 Oct	Mohamed Muruli	UGA	Decision	Luis Muñoz	CHI
Match #8	17 Oct	Armando Mendoza	VEN	Referee stops contest	Ramón Puello	DOM
Match #9	17 Oct	Luis Minami	PER	Knock-out	Tin Tun	MYA
Match #10	17 Oct	Yeter Sevimlı	TUR	Disqualified	Juan Rivero	URU
Match #11	17 Oct	Valery Belousov	URS	Referee stops contest	László Gula	HUN
Match #12	17 Oct	Zvonko Vujin	YUG	Decision	Peter Rieger	GDR
Match #13	17 Oct	Marty Quinn	IRL	Knock-out	Inoua Bodia	CMR
Match #14	17 Oct	Józef Grudzień	POL	Decision	Roberto Caminero	CUB
Match #15	17 Oct	Enzo Petriglia	ITA	Decision	Dele Jonathan	NGR
Match #16	17 Oct	Pedro Agüero	ARG	Decision	Sayed Abdel Gadir	SUD

Round Three

Date	20 October 1968
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	20 Oct	Stoyan Pilichev	BUL	Decision	José Antonio Durán	MEX
Match #2	20 Oct	Calistrat Cuțov	ROU	Decision	Mongi Lahdhili	TUN
Match #3	20 Oct	Ronnie Harris	USA	Decision	John H. Stracey	GBR
Match #4	20 Oct	Mohamed Muruli	UGA	Decision	Armando Mendoza	VEN
Match #5	20 Oct	Luis Minami	PER	Decision	Yeter Sevimlı	TUR
Match #6	20 Oct	Zvonko Vujin	YUG	Decision	Valery Belousov	URS
Match #7	20 Oct	Józef Grudzień	POL	Decision	Marty Quinn	IRL
Match #8	20 Oct	Enzo Petriglia	ITA	Decision	Pedro Agüero	ARG

Quarter-Finals

Date	23 October 1968
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	23 Oct	Calistrat Cuțov	ROU	Decision	Stoyan Pilichev	BUL
Match #2	23 Oct	Ronnie Harris	USA	Decision	Mohamed Muruli	UGA
Match #3	23 Oct	Zvonko Vujin	YUG	Decision	Luis Minami	PER
Match #4	23 Oct	Józef Grudzień	POL	Decision	Enzo Petriglia	ITA

Semi-Finals

Date	24 October 1968
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the final match.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	24 Oct	Ronnie Harris	USA	Decision	Calistrat Cuțov	ROU
Match #2	24 Oct	Józef Grudzień	POL	Decision	Zvonko Vujin	YUG

Final Round

Date	26 October 1968

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match 1/2	26 Oct	Ronnie Harris	USA	Decision	Józef Grudzień	POL