| Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics | |
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| Flyweight | men |
| Bantamweight | men |
| Featherweight | men |
| Lightweight | men |
| Light welterweight | men |
| Welterweight | men |
| Light middleweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Light heavyweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
The middleweight class in the boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics competition was the third-heaviest class. Middleweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 75 kilograms. 20 boxers from 20 nations competed. [1]
| Gold | Valery Popenchenko  Soviet Union |
| Silver | Emil Schulz  United Team of Germany |
| Bronze | Franco Valle  Italy |
| Bronze | Tadeusz Walasek  Poland |
| Round of 32 14 October | Round of 16 18 October | Quarterfinals 20 October | Semifinals 21 October | Final 23 October | |||||||||||||||
 Stack (GBR) | RSC | ||||||||||||||||||
 Schulz (EUA) | W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Schulz (EUA) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Monea (ROU) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Monea (ROU) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Kim (KOR) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Schulz (EUA) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Valle (ITA)  | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Leonidas Cezar (BRA) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Valle (ITA) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Valle (ITA) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Salinas (CHI) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ahidous (MAR) | RSC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salinas (CHI) | W | ||||||||||||||||||
Schulz (EUA)  | RSC | ||||||||||||||||||
 Popenchenko (URS)  | W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Popenchenko (URS) | W | ||||||||||||||||||
 Mahmud (PAK) | RSC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Popenchenko (URS) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Darkey (GHA) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Rosette (USA) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Darkey (GHA) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Popenchenko (URS) | KO | ||||||||||||||||||
 Walasek (POL) | L | ||||||||||||||||||
 Aguilar (ARG) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Tenma (JPN) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Aguilar (ARG) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Walasek (POL) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Walasek (POL) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Bukowski (AUS) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Walasek (POL) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Hassan (EGY) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hassan (EGY) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Frauenlob (AUT) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hassan (EGY) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Odhiambo (UGA) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Marty (FRA) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Odhiambo (UGA) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
The flyweight class in the boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics competition was the lightest class. Flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 51 kilograms. The competition was held from October 12, 1964, to October 23, 1964. 28 boxers from 28 nations competed.
The bantamweight class in the boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics competition was the second-lightest class. Bantamweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 54 kilograms. The competition was held from October 11, 1964, to October 23, 1964. 32 boxers from 32 nations competed.
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Tokyo Organizing Committee (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad: Tokyo 1964, vol. 2.
1904: 145–158 lb (65.8–71.7 kg), 1908: 140–158 lb (63.5–71.7 kg), 1920–1936: 147–160 lb (66.7–72.6 kg), 1948: 67–73 kg 1952–2000: 71–75 kg, 2004–2012: 69–75 kg | |
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