Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Light flyweight

The Light Flyweight class in the boxing competition was the lightest class. Light flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 48 kilograms (105.8 lbs). 24 boxers qualified for this category. It was the first appearance of this category in Olympic Boxing competitions.[1]

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

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 three three-minute rounds each. Five judges scored each bout.

Medalists
GoldFrancisco Rodríguez
 Venezuela
SilverJee Yong-ju
 South Korea
BronzeHubert Skrzypczak
 Poland
Harlan Marbley
 United States

Schedule
Date Round
Sunday, 13 October 1968First round
Friday, 18 October 1968Second round
Sunday, 20 October 1968Quarterfinals
Thursday, 24 October 1968Semifinals
Saturday, 26 October 1968Final Bout

Draw
Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 Gabriel Ogun (NGR) 4
 Stefan Aleksandrov (BUL) 1
 Gabriel Ogun (NGR) 0
 Harlan Marbley (USA) 5
 Harlan Marbley (USA) 5
 Fuat Temel (TUR) 0
 Harlan Marbley (USA) 1
 Francisco Rodríguez (VEN) 4
 Hatha Karunaratne (SRI) 5
 Thet U Lai (BIR) 0
 Hatha Karunaratne (SRI)
 Francisco Rodríguez (VEN) RSC
 Francisco Rodríguez (VEN) 5
 Rafael Carbonell (CUB) 0
 Francisco Rodríguez (VEN) 3
 Tahar Aziz (MAR) 4  Jee Yong-ju (KOR) 2
 David Nata (ZAM) 1  Tahar Aziz (MAR) 1
 Hubert Skrzypczak (POL) 5  Hubert Skrzypczak (POL) 4
 Mohamed Selim Soheim (EGY) 0  Joseph Donovan (AUS) 2
 Joseph Donovan (AUS) RSC  Hubert Skrzypczak (POL) 3
 György Gedó (HUN)  Joseph Donovan (AUS) 5
 Roberto Urretavizcaya (ARG) w/o  Robert Urretavizcaya (ARG) 0
 Ignacio Espinal (DOM)  Hubert Skrzypczak (POL) 1
 Bernd Englmeier (GDR) 5  Jee Yong-ju (KOR) 4
 Manolo Vicera (PHI) 0  Bernd Englmeier (GDR)
 Alberto Morales (MEX) 3  Alberto Morales (MEX) RSC
 Franco Udella (ITA) 2  Alberto Morales (MEX) 2
 Viktor Zaporozhets (URS) 5  Jee Yong-ju (KOR) 3
 Junji Watanabe (JPN) 0  Viktor Zaporozhets (URS) 2
 Jee Yong-ju (KOR) TKO-2  Jee Yong-ju (KOR) 3
 Douglas Ogada (UGA)

References
  1. "Boxing at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Light-Flyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
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