United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation
United States at the
1968 Summer Olympics
IOC codeUSA
NOCUnited States Olympic Committee
in Mexico City
Competitors357 (274 men and 83 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearerJanice-Lee Romary
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
45
Silver
28
Bronze
34
Total
107
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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

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
  • Larry Hough and Tony 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
  • Jim 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

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 4 × 100 m Relay

Men's 4 × 400 m 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 4 × 100 m 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

Basketball

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Fifteen cyclists represented the United States in 1968.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial
Tandem
Individual pursuit
  • David Brink
Team pursuit

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

20 fencers represented the United States in 1968.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1968.

Individual
Team
  • James Moore
  • Bob Beck
  • Tom Lough

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Twelve shooters represented the United States in 1968. Gary Anderson won gold in 300 m rifle, three positions, John Writer won silver in the 50 m rifle, three positions and Thomas Garrigus won silver in the trap.

25 m pistol
  • Bill McMillan
  • Jim McNally
50 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
  • Gary Anderson
  • John Foster
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap
Skeet

Swimming

Volleyball

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
  • 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

Water polo

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

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. ^ "United States at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "United States Volleyball at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.

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