Canada at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City | ||||||||||
| Competitors | 139 (111 men and 28 women) in 14 sports | |||||||||
| Flag bearer | Roger Jackson | |||||||||
| Medals Rank: 23 |
Gold 1 |
Silver 3 |
Bronze 1 |
Total 5 |
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Canada competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 139 competitors, 111 men and 28 women, took part in 124 events in 14 sports.[1] It is the first Summer Olympiad where the Canadian team marched under the new Maple Leaf flag. The youngest competitor for Canada was a woman named Theresa McDonnell who was only 14 years old. Their oldest competitor was a man named Zoltan Sztehlo who was 46 years old. The athlete who won the most medals for Canada this year was Elaine Tanner who won three medals..[1]
Medalists
Gold
- Jim Day, Thomas Gayford, James Elder — Equestrian, Team Jumping Grand Prix
Silver
- Elaine Tanner — Swimming, Women's 100 m backstroke
- Elaine Tanner — Swimming, Women's 200 m backstroke
- Ralph Hutton — Swimming, Men's 400 m freestyle
Bronze
- Angela Coughlan, Marilyn Corson-Whitney, Elaine Tanner, and Marion Lay — Swimming, Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay
Athletics
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Six cyclists represented Canada in 1968.
Diving
Equestrianism
Fencing
Five fencers, four men and one woman, represented Canada in 1968.
Gymnastics
Rowing
M1x: Roger Jackson M2x: Daryl Sturdy & Robert Stubbs M2-: John Ulinder and Lyle Gatley M8+: Neil Campbell, John Ross, Clayton Brown, Richard Crooker, Daryl Sturdy, Richard Symsyk,John McIntyre, Daryl MacDonald, John Richardson, Joel Finley<sports-reference.com>
Sailing
Shooting
Ten shooters, all male, represented Canada in 1968.
Swimming
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- 1 2 "Canada at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 14 September 2014.