Great Britain at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 225 in 16 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Lynn Davies (opening) David Hemery (closing) |
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| Medals Rank: 10 |
Gold 5 |
Silver 5 |
Bronze 3 |
Total 13 |
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The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 225 competitors, 175 men and 50 women, took part in 133 events in 16 sports.[1] British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
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[edit] Medallists
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Gold
- David Hemery — Athletics, Men's 400m Hurdles
- Chris Finnegan — Boxing, Men's Middleweight
- Derek Allhusen, Jane Bullen, Ben Jones, and Richard Meade — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team Competition
- Bob Braithwaite — Shooting, Men's Trap Shooting
- Rodney Pattisson & Iain MacDonald-Smith — Sailing, Men's Flying Dutchman
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Silver
- Lillian Board — Athletics, Women's 400 metres
- Sheila Sherwood — Athletics, Women's Long Jump
- Derek Allhusen — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual Competition
- Marion Coakes — Equestrian, Jumping Individual Competition
- Martyn Woodroffe — Swimming, Men's 200m Butterfly
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Bronze
- John Sherwood — Athletics, Men's 400m Hurdles
- David Broome — Equestrian, Jumping Individual Competition
- Robin Aisher, Paul Anderson, and Adrian Jardine — Sailing, Men's 5½ Meter Class
[edit] Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men's Hammer Throw
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- Qualifying Round — 68.06m
- Final — 67.62m (→ 10th place)
Women's Pentathlon
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- Final Result — 4.786 points (→ 10th place)
[edit] Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
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- First Round — Lost to Ionas Chepulis (URS), TKO-3
[edit] Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
[edit] Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics
[edit] Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics
[edit] Equestrianism
Main article: Equestrianism at the 1968 Summer Olympics
[edit] Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
17 fencers, 12 men and 5 women, represented Great Britain in 1968.
[edit] Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics
[edit] Hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1968 Summer Olympics
[edit] Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1968 Summer Olympics
[edit] Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Single scull - Kenny Dwan - Sixth
- Eight - P Thomas, A.A.Bayles, P J Wright, RD Yarrow, B Carter, M M K Cooper, T Kirk, J K Mullard, P G Knapp, M Malpass - Tenth
[edit] Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
[edit] Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics
[edit] Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics
[edit] Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics
[edit] Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics
[edit] References
- ^ "Great Britain at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GBR/summer/1968/. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
