Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight

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
Silver	Jonas Čepulis  Soviet Union
Bronze	Giorgio Bambini  Italy
	Joaquín Rocha  Mexico

Schedule

Date	Round
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)

John Coker (SLE)

0

George Foreman (USA)

KO-2

Kiril Pandov (BUL)

3

Giorgio Bambini (ITA)

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)

Talaat Dahshan (EGY)

0

Rudie Lubbers (NED)

2

Joaquín Rocha (MEX)

4

Joaquín Rocha (MEX)

3

Adonis Ray (GHA)

1

Joaquín Rocha (MEX)

Bernd Anders (GDR)

RSC

Jonas Čepulis (URS)

RSC

Nancio Carrillo (CUB)

Bernd Anders (GDR)

Jonas Čepulis (URS)

RSC

Jonas Čepulis (URS)

RSC

William Wells (GBR)