United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 357 in 18 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Janice-Lee Romary | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 1 |
Gold 45 |
Silver 28 |
Bronze 34 |
Total 107 |
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The United States competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. 357 competitors, 274 men and 83 women, took part in 167 events in 18 sports.[1]
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[edit] Medalists
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Gold
- Jim Hines — Athletics, Men's 100 metres
- Tommie Smith — Athletics, Men's 200 metres
- Lee Evans — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
- Willie Davenport — Athletics, Men's 110 m Hurdles
- Charles Greene, Jim Hines, Mel Pender, and Ronnie Ray Smith — Athletics, Men's 4x100 m Relay
- Lee Evans, Ron Freeman, Larry James, and Vincent Matthews — Athletics, Men's 4x400 m Relay
- Dick Fosbury — Athletics, Men's High Jump
- Bob Seagren — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
- Bob Beamon — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
- Randy Matson — Athletics, Men's Shot Put
- Al Oerter — Athletics, Men's Discus Throw
- Bill Toomey — Athletics, Men's Decathlon
- Wyomia Tyus — Athletics, Women's 100 metres
- Madeline Manning — Athletics, Women's 800 metres
- Margaret Bailes, Barbara Ferrell, Mildrette Netter, and Wyomia Tyus — Athletics, Women's 4x100 m Relay
- Michael Barrett, John Clawson, Donald Dee, Calvin Fowler, Spencer Haywood, Wilmer Hosket, James King, Glynn Saulters, Charles Scott, Michael Silliman, Kenneth Spain, and JoJo White — Basketball, Men's Team Competition
- Ronald Harris — Boxing, Men's Lightweight
- George Foreman — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
- Bernie Wrightson — Diving, Men's Springboard
- Sue Gossick — Diving, Women's Springboard
- William Steinkraus — Equestrian, Jumping Individual
- Gary Anderson — Shooting, Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions
- Mike Burton — Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle
- Mike Burton — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- Donald McKenzie — Swimming, Men's 100 m Breaststroke
- Douglas Russell — Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly
- Carl Robie — Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly
- Charles Hickcox — Swimming, Men's 200 m Individual Medley
- Charles Hickcox — Swimming, Men's 400 m Individual Medley
- Stephen Rerych, Mark Spitz, Kenneth Walsh, and Zachary Zorn — Swimming, Men's 4x100 m Freestyle
- John Nelson, Stephen Rerych, Don Schollander, and Mark Spitz — Swimming, Men's 4x200 m Freestyle
- Charles Hickcox, Donald McKenzie, Douglas Russell, and Kenneth Walsh — Swimming, Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay
- Jan Henne — Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Debbie Meyer — Swimming, Women's 200 m Freestyle
- Debbie Meyer — Swimming, Women's 400 m Freestyle
- Debbie Meyer — Swimming, Women's 800 m Freestyle
- Kaye Hall — Swimming, Women's 100 m Backstroke
- Pokey Watson — Swimming, Women's 200 m Backstroke
- Sharon Wichman — Swimming, Women's 200 m Breaststroke
- Claudia Kolb — Swimming, Women's 200 m Individual Medley
- Claudia Kolb — Swimming, Women's 400 m Individual Medley
- Jane Barkman, Linda Gustavson, Jan Henne, and Susan Pedersen — Swimming, Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
- Catie Ball, Ellie Daniel, Kaye Hall, and Susan Pedersen — Swimming, Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay
- Peter Barrett and Lowell North — Sailing, Men's Star
- George Friedrichs, Barton Jahncke, and Gerald Schreck — Sailing, Men's Dragon
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Silver
- Larry James — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
- Jim Ryun — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres
- Ervin Hall — Athletics, Men's 110 m Hurdles
- Edward Caruthers — Athletics, Men's High Jump
- George Woods — Athletics, Men's Shot Put
- Barbara Ferrell — Athletics, Women's 100 metres
- Albert Robinson — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
- Michael Page, Michael Plumb, and James Wofford — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team
- Laurence Hough and Philip Johnson — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
- John Writer — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions
- Thomas Garrigus — Shooting, Men's Trap Shooting
- Kenneth Walsh — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle
- Don Schollander — Swimming, Men's 200 m Freestyle
- John Kinsella — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- Charles Hickcox — Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke
- Mitchell Ivey — Swimming, Men's 200 m Backstroke
- Mark Spitz — Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly
- Gregory Buckingham — Swimming, Men's 200 m Individual Medley
- Gary Hall — Swimming, Men's 400 m Individual Medley
- Susan Pedersen — Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Jan Henne — Swimming, Women's 200 m Freestyle
- Linda Gustavson — Swimming, Women's 400 m Freestyle
- Pamela Kruse — Swimming, Women's 800 m Freestyle
- Ellie Daniel — Swimming, Women's 100 m Butterfly
- Susan Pedersen — Swimming, Women's 200 m Individual Medley
- Lynn Vidali — Swimming, Women's 400 m Individual Medley
- Richard Sanders — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Flyweight
- Donald Behm — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Bantamweight
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Bronze
- Charles Greene — Athletics, Men's 100 metres
- John Carlos — Athletics, Men's 200 metres
- Ron Freeman — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
- Tom Farrell — Athletics, Men's 800 metres
- George Young — Athletics, Men's 3000 m Steeplechase
- Larry Young — Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk
- Ralph Boston — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
- Harlan Marbley — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight
- James Wallington — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight
- John Lee Baldwin — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight
- Alfred Jones — Boxing, Men's Middleweight
- James Henry — Diving, Men's Springboard
- Keala O'Sullivan — Diving, Women's Springboard
- Edwin Young — Diving, Men's Platform
- Anne Peterson — Diving, Women's Platform
- Michael Page — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual
- William Maher and John Nunn — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls
- Mark Spitz — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle
- John Nelson — Swimming, Men's 200 m Freestyle
- Ronald Mills — Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke
- Jack Horsley — Swimming, Men's 200 m Backstroke
- Brian Job — Swimming, Men's 200 m Breaststroke
- Ross Wales — Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly
- John Ferris — Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly
- John Ferris — Swimming, Men's 200 m Individual Medley
- Linda Gustavson — Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Jane Barkman — Swimming, Women's 200 m Freestyle
- Jane Swagerty — Swimming, Women's 100 m Backstroke
- Kaye Hall — Swimming, Women's 200 m Backstroke
- Sharon Wichman — Swimming, Women's 100 m Breaststroke
- Susan Shields — Swimming, Women's 100 m Butterfly
- Ellie Daniel — Swimming, Women's 200 m Butterfly
- Jan Henne — Swimming, Women's 200 m Individual Medley
- Joseph Dube — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight
[edit] Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Men's Competition
Men's 100 meters
Men's 200 meters
Men's 400 meters
Men's 800 meters
Men's 1.500 meters
Men's 5,000 meters
Men's 10,000 meters
Men's Marathon
Men's 110 meter Hurdles
Men's 400 meter Hurdles
Men's 3,000 meter Steeplechase
Men's 4x100m Relay
Men's 4x400m Relay
Men's 20 km Walk
Men's 50 km Walk
Men's Long Jump
Men's Triple Jump
Men's High Jump
Men's Pole Vault
Men's Shot Put
Men's Javelin Throw
Men's Discus Throw
Men's Hammer Throw
Men's Decathlon
- Women's Competition
Women's 100 meters
Women's 200 meters
Women's 400 meters
Women's 800 meters
Women's 4x100m Relay
Women's 80m Hurdles
Women's Long Jump
Women's High Jump
Women's Shot Put
Women's Javelin Throw
Women's Discus Throw
Women's Pentathlon
[edit] Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics
[edit] Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
[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
20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented the United States in 1968.
[edit] Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics 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
[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] Volleyball
Main article: Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Round Robin
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- Defeated Soviet Union (3-2)
- Lost to Czechoslovakia (1-3)
- Defeated Brazil (3-0)
- Lost to Bulgaria (2-3)
- Lost to Poland (0-3)
- Lost to East Germany (0-3)
- Lost to Japan (0-3)
- Defeated Mexico (3-1)
- Defeated Belgium (3-0) → Seventh place
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Jim Coleman
- Women's Team Competition
- Round Robin
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- Lost to Japan (0-3)
- Lost to Czechoslovakia (1-3)
- Lost to Poland (0-3)
- Lost to South Korea (1-3)
- Lost to Soviet Union (1-3)
- Lost to Peru (1-3)
- Lost to Mexico (0-3) → 8th and last place
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Harlan Cohen
[edit] Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
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- Defeated Brazil (10:5)
- Defeated Spain (10:7)
- Tied with Cuba (6:6)
- Lost to Hungary (1:5)
- Lost to Soviet Union (3:8)
- Defeated West Germany (7:5)
- Classification Matches
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- 5th/8th place: Defeated Netherlands (6:3)
- 5th/6th place: Defeated East Germany (6:4) → 5th place
- Team Roster
[edit] Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics
[edit] Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics
[edit] References
- ^ "United States at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/USA/summer/1968/. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
[edit] External links
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