| Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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| Light flyweight | men |
| Flyweight | men |
| Bantamweight | men |
| Featherweight | men |
| Lightweight | men |
| Light welterweight | men |
| Welterweight | men |
| Light middleweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Light heavyweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
The Heavyweight class in the boxing competition was the highest weight class. Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing a minimum of 81 kilograms (178.6 lbs). 16 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 | George Foreman United States
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| Silver | Jonas Čepulis Soviet Union
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| Bronze | Giorgio Bambini Italy
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Joaquín Rocha Mexico
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Schedule
| Date | Round |
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| Wednesday, October 16, 1968 | First round |
| Tuesday, October 22, 1968 | Quarterfinals |
| Thursday, October 24, 1968 | Semifinals |
| Saturday, October 26, 1968 | Final Bout |
Draw
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
 George Foreman (USA)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Lucjan Trela (POL)
| 1 | George Foreman (USA)
| RSC | ||||||||||||||||
 Ion Alexe (ROU)
| 5 | Ion Alexe (ROU)
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 John Coker (SLE)
| 0 | George Foreman (USA)
| KO-2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Kiril Pandov (BUL)
| 3 |  Giorgio Bambini (ITA)
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 Petar Miloš (YUG)
| 2 | Kiril Pandov (BUL)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Giorgio Bambini (ITA)
| 5 | Giorgio Bambini (ITA)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Dieter Renz (FRG)
| 0 | George Foreman (USA)
| RSC | ||||||||||||||||
 Rudie Lubbers (NED)
| 5 |  Jonas Čepulis (URS)
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 Talaat Dahshan (EGY)
| 0 | Rudie Lubbers (NED)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Joaquín Rocha (MEX)
| 4 | Joaquín Rocha (MEX)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Adonis Ray (GHA)
| 1 | Joaquín Rocha (MEX)
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| Bernd Anders (GDR)
| RSC | Jonas Čepulis (URS)
| RSC | ||||||||||||||||
 Nancio Carrillo (CUB)
| Bernd Anders (GDR)
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| Jonas Čepulis (URS)
| RSC | Jonas Čepulis (URS)
| RSC | ||||||||||||||||
 William Wells (GBR)
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References
- "Boxing at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
| Olympic boxing champions – men's heavyweight | |
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