Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Featherweight

Men's Featherweight
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueArena México
Dates15 – 26 October 1968
Competitors32 from 32 nations
Medalists
Antonio Roldán  Mexico
Al Robinson  United States
Philip Waruinge  Kenya
Ivan Mihailov  Bulgaria

The Featherweight class in the boxing competition was the fourth-lowest weight class. Featherweights were limited to those boxers weighing a maximum of 57 kilograms (125.7 lbs). The event took place between 15 and 26 October 1968 at Arena México.

Mexican Antonio Roldán won the gold medal after Al Robinson from the United States was controversially disqualified for alleged head-butting in the gold medal bout, and did not receive his silver medal. After a successful protest by American officials, Robinson was awarded silver. The losing semifinalists, Philip Waruinge from Kenya and Ivan Mihailov from Bulgaria, both received bronze medals.

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