Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight

The Light heavyweight class in the boxing competition was the second-highest weight class. Light heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing a maximum of 81 kilograms (178.6 lbs). 18 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	Danas Pozniakas  Soviet Union
Silver	Ion Monea  Romania
Bronze	Georgi Stankov  Bulgaria
	Stanisław Dragan  Poland

Schedule

Date	Round
Sunday, October 13, 1968	First round
Friday, October 18, 1968	Second round
Tuesday, October 22, 1968	Quarterfinals
Thursday, October 24, 1968	Semifinals
Saturday, October 26, 1968	Final Bout

Draw

First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Georgi Stankov (BUL)

4

Arthur Redden (USA)

1

Georgi Stankov (BUL)

5

Bernard Malherbe (FRA)

0

Bernard Malherbe (FRA)

4

Efstathios Alexopoulos (GRE)

1

Georgi Stankov (BUL)

0

Danas Pozniakas (URS)

5

Danas Pozniakas (URS)

KO-2

Gregorio Aldama (CUB)

Danas Pozniakas (URS)

5

Jürgen Schlegel (GDR)

0

Jürgen Schlegel (GDR)

4

Hassan Nour-el-Din Aman (EGY)

1

Danas Pozniakas (URS)

w/o

Ion Monea (ROU)

Ion Monea (ROU)

5

Raymar Reimers (FRG)

0

Ion Monea (ROU)

3

Fatai Ayinla (NGR)

2

Fatai Ayinla (NGR)

RSC

Enrique Villarreal (MEX)

Ion Monea (ROU)

4

Stanisław Dragan (POL)

1

Stanisław Dragan (POL)

DSQ

Jorge Clemente (PUR)

Stanisław Dragan (POL)

4

Kurt Baumgartner (AUT)

3

Walter Facchinetti (ITA)

1

Soungalo Bagayogo (MLI)

2

Kurt Baumgartner (AUT)

DSQ

Walter Facchinetti (ITA)

5

Walter Facchinetti (ITA)

Josef Kapín (TCH)

0