United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 357 (274 men and 83 women) 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]
Medalists
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 Jo Jo 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
- Don McKenzie — Swimming, Men's 100 m Breaststroke
- Doug Russell — Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly
- Carl Robie — Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly
- Charlie Hickcox — Swimming, Men's 200 m Individual Medley
- Charlie Hickcox — Swimming, Men's 400 m Individual Medley
- Stephen Rerych, Mark Spitz, Ken Walsh, and Zac Zorn — Swimming, Men's 4x100 m Freestyle
- John Nelson, Stephen Rerych, Don Schollander, and Mark Spitz — Swimming, Men's 4x200 m Freestyle
- Charlie Hickcox, Don McKenzie, Doug Russell, and Ken 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
- Lillian 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
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
- Ken Walsh — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle
- Don Schollander — Swimming, Men's 200 m Freestyle
- John Kinsella — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- Charlie Hickcox — Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke
- Mitch Ivey — Swimming, Men's 200 m Backstroke
- Mark Spitz — Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly
- Greg 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
- Pam 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
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
- Ann 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
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
- Wade Bell
- Tom Farrell
- Ronald Kutchinski
Men's 1.500 meters
Men's 5,000 meters
- Jack Bacheler
- Bob Day
- Lou Scott
Men's 10,000 meters
- Tom Laris
- Van Nelson
- Tracy Smith
Men's Marathon
- George Young
- Ronald Daws
- Kenny Moore
Men's 110 meter Hurdles
- Willie Davenport
- Ervin Hall
- Leon Coleman
Men's 400 meter Hurdles
- Ron Whitney
- Boyd Gittins
- Geoff Vanderstock
Men's 3,000 meter Steeplechase
- Conrad Nightingale
- William Reilly
- George Young
Men's 4x100m Relay
Men's 4x400m Relay
Men's 20 km Walk
- Ron Laird
- Tom Dooley
- Rudy Haluza
Men's 50 km Walk
- David Romansky
- Goetz Klopfer
- Larry Young
Men's Long Jump
Men's Triple Jump
- Norman Tate
- Arthur Walker
- David Smith
Men's High Jump
- Dick Fosbury
- Reynaldo Brown
- Edward Caruthers
Men's Pole Vault
- Robert Seagren
- John Pennel
- Casey Carrigan
Men's Shot Put
Men's Javelin Throw
- Mark Murro
- Frank Covelli
- George Stenlund
Men's Discus Throw
Men's Hammer Throw
- Hal Connolly
- Albert Hall
- Edward Burke
Men's Decathlon
- Bill Toomey
- Tom Waddell
- Rick Sloan
- Women's Competition
Women's 100 meters
Women's 200 meters
Women's 400 meters
- Esther Stroy
- Lois Ann Drinkwater
- Jarvis Scott
Women's 800 meters
- Madeline Manning
- Doris Brown
- Francie Kraker
Women's 4x100m Relay
- Wyomia Tyus, Margaret Bailes, Mildred Netter, and Barbara Ferrell
Women's 80m Hurdles
- Patty Jean Van Wolvelaere
- Julie Mae Dyer
- Mamie Rallins
Women's Long Jump
- Willye White
- Martha Rae Watson
Women's High Jump
- Estelle Baskerville
- Sharon Callahan
- Eleanor Montgomery
Women's Shot Put
Women's Javelin Throw
- RaNae Bair
- Barbara Friedrich
Women's Discus Throw
Women's Pentathlon
- Pat Winslow
- Cathy Hamblin
Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Fifteen cyclists represented the United States in 1968.
Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented the United States in 1968.
- Herbert Cohen, Albie Axelrod, Uriah Jones, Larry Anastasi, Jeffrey Checkes
- Jan York-Romary
- Harriet King
- Veronica Smith
- Harriet King, Veronica Smith, Sally Pechinsky, Maxine Mitchell, Jan York-Romary
Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Three male pentathletes represented the United States in 1968.
- Individual
- Team
- James Moore
- Bob Beck
- Tom Lough
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Volleyball
Main article: Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Round Robin
- 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
- John Alstrom
- Mike Bright
- Wink Davenport
- Smitty Duke
- Tom Haine
- Jack Henn
- Butch May
- Danny Patterson
- Larry Rundle
- Jon Stanley
- Rudy Suwara
- Pedro Velsaco
- Head Coach: Jim Coleman
- Women's Team Competition
- Round Robin
- 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
- Patti Lucas Bright
- Ann Heck
- Fanny Hoppeau
- Ninja Jorgenson
- Laurie Lewis
- Miki McFadden
- Marilyn McReavy
- Nancy Owen
- Barbara Perry
- Mary Margaret Perry
- Sharon Peterson
- Jane Ward (captain)
- Head Coach: Harlan Cohen
Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- 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
- 5th/8th place: Defeated Netherlands (6:3)
- 5th/6th place: Defeated East Germany (6:4) → 5th place
- Team Roster
- Anton Van Dorp
- Barry Weitzenberg
- Bruce Bradley
- David Ashleigh
- Dean Willeford
- Gary Sheerer
- John Parker
- Ronald Crawford
- Russell Webb
- Stanley Cole
- Steven Barnett
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics
References
- ↑ "United States at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
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