Boxing at the 1967 Pan American Games

The Men's Boxing Tournament
Amateur boxing
Amateur boxing is practised at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, and in many other venues sponsored by amateur boxing associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration and fighters wear head protection, so this type of competition prizes point-scoring rather...

at the 1967 Pan American Games
1967 Pan American Games
The 5th Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, from July 23 to August 6, 1967.Winnipeg was chosen as host of the Pan American Games on its second try. It first bid for the fourth Pan American Games at the 1959 PASO meeting in Chicago. It lost to São Paulo, Brazil...

was held in Winnipeg, Canada, from July 24 to August 6.

Medal winners

Flyweight (– 51 kilograms)	Francisco Rodriguez Venezuela	Ricardo Delgado Ricardo Delgado (boxer) Ricardo Delgado Nogales is a former boxer from Mexico, who was a gold medalist at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City during his career as an amateur in the flyweight division .... Mexico	Walter Henry Canada Harlan Marbley Harlan Marbley Harlan Joseph Marbley is a retired flyweight boxer from the United States, who represented his native country at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico... United States
Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms)	Juvencio Martínez Mexico	Fermín Espinoza Cuba	Guillermo Velazquez Guillermo Velázquez Guillermo Velázquez is a Mexican musician from Xichú, best known for his folk music known as "arribeño huapango" and work with the Los Leones De La Sierra De Xichú. The rough guide to World music describes him as "probably the greatest living arribeño trovador".He is a noted organizer and... Chile Armando Mendoza Venezuela
Featherweight (– 57 kilograms)	Miguel García Argentina	Francisco Oduardo Cuba	Freiton Caban Puerto Rico Albert Robinson United States
Lightweight (– 60 kilograms)	Enrique Regüeiferos Cuba	Luis Minami Peru	Ronald Harris Ronnie Harris Ronnie W. "Mazel" Harris is a former American boxer, who won a gold medal in the lightweight division at the 1968 Summer Olympics.-Personal:... United States Juan Rivero Uruguay
Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kilograms)	James Wallington James Wallington James Robert Wallington was a welterweight boxer from the United States, who represented his native country at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.... United States	Hugo Sclarandi Argentina	Alfredo Morales Alfredo Morales Alfredo Morales is a German-Peruvian-American soccer player, currently playing for Hertha BSC.-Youth:Morales began his career playing for several youth teams in Berlin-Pankow. On July 2000, he joined the junior section of Hertha BSC. In his new club, Morales could instantly gain acceptance as a... Mexico Guillermo Salcedo Venezuela
Welterweight (– 67 kilograms)	Andres Molina Cuba	Mario Guilloti Mario Guilloti Mario Guilloti González is a retired Argentine boxer, who won the bronze medal in the men's welterweight category at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. A year earlier he claimed the silver medal at the 1967 Pan American Games... Argentina	Alfonso Ramírez Mexico Jesse Valdez Jesse Valdez Jesse Valdez is a former boxer.-Amateur career:At sixteen years-old, Valdez won the National AAU Welterweight Championship in 1964 by upsetting Olympic bronze medalist Quincey Daniels. That same year, he qualified for the U.S. Olympic team as an alternate. In 1967, he won a bronze medal at the... United States
Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms)	Rolando Garbey Rolando Garbey Rolando Garbey Garbey is a Cuban boxer. He competed in the Light Middleweight category. He won an Olympic silver medal in 1968 and a bronze medal in 1976. In 1974, at the inaugural 1974 World Championships in Havana, Cuba, he won the world title... Cuba	Víctor Galíndez Víctor Galíndez Víctor Emilio Galíndez was an Argentine boxer who was the third Latin American to win the world Light Heavyweight championship, after Puerto Rico's José Torres and Venezuela's Vicente Rondon.Galíndez was born in Vedia in the Leandro N... Argentina	Agustin Zaragoza Agustín Zaragoza Agustin Zaragoza Reyna is a boxer from Mexico.He competed for Mexico in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico in the middleweight event where he finished in third place.-References:*... Mexico Donato Paduano Canada
Middleweight (– 75 kilograms)	Jorge Ahumada Jorge Ahumada Jorge Victor Ahumada is a former professional boxer. Notable fights include four bouts with Victor Galindez, a title bout with Bob Foster which ended in a draw, and a bout with John Conteh for the WBC Light Heavyweight Championship.-References:... Argentina	Luis Fabre Brazil	Joaquin Delis Cuba Carlos Franco Uruguay
Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms)	Arthur Redden United States	Juan José Torres Argentina	Manuel Castanon Mexico Marijan Kholar Canada
Heavyweight (+ 81 kilograms)	Forest Ward United States	José Cabrera José Cabrera (boxer) José Cabrera is a Mexican professional boxer in the Super Flyweight division. He is the current WBC Youth World Super Flyweight Champion.-Pro career:... Cuba	Ricardo Aguad Argentina

Medal table

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2	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	3	0	4	7
3	Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...	2	4	1	7
4	Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...	1	1	4	6
5	Venezuela Venezuela Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...	1	0	2	3
6	Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...	0	1	0	1
–	Peru Peru Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....	0	1	0	1
8	Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...	0	0	3	3
9	Uruguay Uruguay Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...	0	0	2	2
10	Chile Chile Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...	0	0	1	1

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