Great Britain at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.

Medallists

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

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

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

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Men's Hammer Throw

• Howard Payne

• Qualifying Round — 68.06m
• Final — 67.62m (→ 10th place)

Women's Pentathlon

• Sue Reeve

• Final Result — 4.786 points (→ 10th place)

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)

• Billy Wells

• First Round — Lost to Ionas Chepulis (URS), TKO-3

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Fourteen cyclists represented Great Britain in 1968.

Individual road race

• Dave Rollinson
• Brian Jolly
• Billy Bilsland
• Les West

Team time trial

• John Bettison
• Roy Cromack
• Pete Smith
• John Watson

Sprint

• Reg Barnett
• Ian Alsop

1000m time trial

• Brendan McKeown

Individual pursuit

• Ian Hallam

Team pursuit

• Ian Alsop
• Harry Jackson
• Ian Hallam
• Ronald Keeble

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrianism at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

17 fencers, 12 men and 5 women, represented Great Britain in 1968.

Men's foil

• Graham Paul
• Bill Hoskyns
• Mike Breckin

Men's team foil

• Allan Jay, Graham Paul, Nick Halsted, Mike Breckin, Bill Hoskyns

Men's épée

• Ralph Johnson
• Nick Halsted
• Bill Hoskyns

Men's team épée

• Nick Halsted, Teddy Bourne, Bill Hoskyns, Ralph Johnson, Peter Jacobs

Men's sabre

• Rodney Craig
• Sandy Leckie
• Richard Oldcorn

Men's team sabre

• Sandy Leckie, Rodney Craig, David Acfield, Richard Oldcorn

Women's foil

• Janet Bewley-Cathie-Wardell-Yerburgh
• Sue Green
• Judith Bain

Women's team foil

• Judith Bain, Janet Bewley-Cathie-Wardell-Yerburgh, Sue Green, Julia Davis, Eva Davies

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1968.

Individual

• Jim Fox
• Barry Lillywhite
• Robert Phelps

Team

• Jim Fox
• Barry Lillywhite
• Robert Phelps

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

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Ten shooters, all men, represented Great Britain in 1968. Bob Braithwaite won gold in the trap.

25 m pistol

• Tony Clark
• Robert Hassell

50 m pistol

• Charles Sexton
• Marcus Loader

50 m rifle, prone

• John Palin
• Alister Allan

Trap

• Bob Braithwaite
• Eric Grantham

Skeet

• Alec Bonnett
• Colin Sephton

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics