Jim Wallington
James Robert Wallington Jr. was an American welterweight boxer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who represented the United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.
Wallington won the bronze medal in the men's light welterweight division after a loss in the semifinals against eventual silver medalist Enrique Regueiferos from Cuba. He won the gold medal at the Pan American Games a year earlier. Wallington was also the US National Amateur Light Welterweight Champion in 1966 and 1967.
Wallington also served in the US Army. He died aged 43.
1968 Olympic results
Below are the results of James Wallington, an American boxer who competed in the light welterweight classification at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City:- Round of 64: bye
- Round of 32: defeated Donato Cartagena referee stopped contest
- Round of 16: defeated Alex Odhiambo by decision, 5-0
- Quarterfinal: defeated Kim Sa-yong by decision, 5-0
- Semifinal: lost to Enrique Regueiferos by decision, 1-4