French
DeutschList of 1968 Summer Olympics medal winners
The 1968 Summer Olympics were held in Mexico City, from 12 to 27 October 1968.
Athletics
[edit]Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Mexico)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 15 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| 2 |  Kenya (KEN) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 4 |  Australia (AUS) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
 East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| 6 |  Romania (ROU) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 |  Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 |  Ethiopia (ETH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Tunisia (TUN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 |  Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 |  Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Mexico (MEX)* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Taiwan (ROC) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (25 entries) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 108 | |
Men's events
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Women's events
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Basketball
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[edit]| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |  Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Medalists
[edit]Boxing
[edit]Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Mexico)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Mexico (MEX)* | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Venezuela (VEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 |  Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (21 entries) | 11 | 11 | 22 | 44 | |
Medalists
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Canoeing
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[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Romania (ROU) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Men's events
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| C-1 1000 metres | Tibor Tatai Hungary | Detlef Lewe West Germany | Vitaly Galkov Soviet Union |
| C-2 1000 metres | Romania Ivan Patzaichin Serghei Covaliov | Hungary Tamás Wichmann Gyula Petrikovics | Soviet Union Naum Prokupets Mikhail Zamotin |
| K-1 1000 metres | Mihály Hesz Hungary | Aleksandr Shaparenko Soviet Union | Erik Hansen Denmark |
| K-2 1000 metres | Soviet Union Aleksandr Shaparenko Vladimir Morozov | Hungary Csaba Giczy István Timár | Austria Gerhard Siebold Günther Pfaff |
| K-4 1000 metres | Norway (NOR) Steinar Amundsen Tore Berger Egil Søby Jan Johansen | Romania (ROU) Anton Calenic Haralambie Ivanov Dimitrie Ivanov Mihai Țurcaș | Hungary (HUN) Csaba Giczy Imre Szöllősi István Timár István Csizmadia |
Women's events
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| K-1 500 metres | Lyudmila Pinayeva Soviet Union | Renate Breuer West Germany | Viorica Dumitru Romania |
| K-2 500 metres | West Germany Annemarie Zimmermann Roswitha Esser | Hungary Anna Pfeffer Katalin Rozsnyói | Soviet Union Lyudmila Pinayeva Antonina Seredina |
Cycling
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[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Denmark | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Road cycling
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual road race | Pierfranco Vianelli Italy | Leif Mortensen Denmark | Gösta Pettersson Sweden |
| Team time trial | Netherlands (NED) Joop Zoetemelk Fedor den Hertog Jan Krekels René Pijnen | Sweden (SWE) Sture Pettersson Tomas Pettersson Erik Pettersson Gösta Pettersson | Italy (ITA) Pierfranco Vianelli Giovanni Bramucci Vittorio Marcelli Mauro Simonetti |
Track cycling
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Pursuit | Daniel Rebillard France | Mogens Jensen Denmark | Xaver Kurmann Switzerland |
| Team Pursuit | Denmark (DEN) Per Jørgensen Reno Olsen Gunnar Asmussen Mogens Jensen | West Germany (FRG) Karl Link Udo Hempel Karlheinz Henrichs Jürgen Kissner | Italy (ITA) Luigi Roncaglia Lorenzo Bosisio Cipriano Chemello Giorgio Morbiato |
| Sprint | Daniel Morelon France | Giurdano Turrini Italy | Pierre Trentin France |
| Tandem | France Daniel Morelon Pierre Trentin | Netherlands Leijn Loevesijn Jan Jansen | Belgium Daniel Goens Robert van Lancker |
| Time trial | Pierre Trentin France | Niels Fredborg Denmark | Janusz Kierzkowski Poland |
Diving
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[edit]* Host nation (Mexico)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Mexico (MEX)* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Men's events
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard | Bernard Wrightson United States | Klaus Dibiasi Italy | Jim Henry United States |
| 10 m platform | Klaus Dibiasi Italy | Alvaro Gaxiola Mexico | Win Young United States |
Women's events
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard | Susanne Gossick United States | Tamara Pogozheva Soviet Union | Keala O'Sullivan United States |
| 10 m platform | Milena Duchková Czechoslovakia | Natalya Lobanova Soviet Union | Ann Peterson United States |
Equestrian events
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[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Medalists
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual dressage | Ivan Kizimov on Ikhor (URS) | Josef Neckermann on Mariano (FRG) | Reiner Klimke on Dux (FRG) |
| Team dressage | West Germany (FRG) Josef Neckermann and Mariano Reiner Klimke and Dux Liselott Linsenhoff and Piaff | Soviet Union (URS) Yelena Petushkova and Pepel Ivan Kizimov and Ikhor Ivan Kalita and Absent | Switzerland (SUI) Henri Chammartin and Wolfdietrich Marianne Gossweiler and Stephan Gustav Fischer and Wald |
| Individual eventing | Jean-Jacques Guyon and Pitou (FRA) | Derek Allhusen and Lochinvar (GBR) | Michael Page and Foster (USA) |
| Team eventing | Great Britain (GBR) Derek Allhusen and Lochinvar Richard Meade and Cornishman V Reuben Jones and The Poacher | United States (USA) Michael Page and Foster James C. Wofford and Kilkenny Michael Plumb and Plain Sailing | Australia (AUS) Wayne Roycroft and Zhivago Brien Cobcroft and Depeche Bill Roycroft and Warrathoola |
| Individual jumping | William Steinkraus and Snowbound (USA) | Marion Coakes and Stroller (GBR) | David Broome and Mr. Softee (GBR) |
| Team jumping | Canada (CAN) James Day and Canadian Club Thomas Gayford and Big Dee Jim Elder and The Immigrant | France (FRA) Jean Rozier and Quo Vadis Janou Lefèbvre and Rocket Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola and Nagir | West Germany (FRG) Hermann Schridde and Dozent II Alwin Schockemöhle and Donald Rex Hans Günter Winkler and Enigk |
Fencing
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[edit]* Host nation (Mexico)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Romania (ROU) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Mexico (MEX)* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Men's events
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[edit]Field hockey
[edit]Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Medalists
[edit]Football
[edit]Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Medalists
[edit]Gymnastics
[edit]Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Yugoslavia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | East Germany | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 16 | 12 | 14 | 42 | |
Men's events
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual all-around | Sawao Kato Japan | Mikhail Voronin Soviet Union | Akinori Nakayama Japan |
| Team all-around | Japan (JPN) Yukio Endo Sawao Kato Takeshi Katō Eizo Kenmotsu Akinori Nakayama Mitsuo Tsukahara | Soviet Union (URS) Sergei Diomidov Valery Iljinykh Valery Karasev Viktor Klimenko Victor Lisitsky Mikhail Voronin | East Germany (GDR) Günter Beier Matthias Brehme Gerhard Dietrich Siegfried Fülle Klaus Köste Peter Weber |
| Floor exercise | Sawao Kato Japan | Akinori Nakayama Japan | Takeshi Katō Japan |
| Horizontal bar | Mikhail Voronin Soviet Union | none awarded (as there was a tie for gold) | Eizo Kenmotsu Japan |
| Akinori Nakayama Japan | |||
| Parallel bars | Akinori Nakayama Japan | Mikhail Voronin Soviet Union | Viktor Klimenko Soviet Union |
| Pommel horse | Miroslav Cerar Yugoslavia | Olli Laiho Finland | Mikhail Voronin Soviet Union |
| Rings | Akinori Nakayama Japan | Mikhail Voronin Soviet Union | Sawao Kato Japan |
| Vault | Mikhail Voronin Soviet Union | Yukio Endo Japan | Sergei Diomidov Soviet Union |
Women's events
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual all-around | Věra Čáslavská Czechoslovakia | Zinaida Voronina Soviet Union | Natalia Kuchinskaya Soviet Union |
| Team all-around | Soviet Union (URS) Lyubov Burda Olga Karasyova Natalia Kuchinskaya Larisa Petrik Ludmilla Tourischeva Zinaida Voronina | Czechoslovakia (TCH) Věra Čáslavská Marianna Krajčírová Jana Kubičková Hana Lišková Bohumila Řimnáčová Miroslava Skleničková | East Germany (GDR) Maritta Bauerschmidt Karin Janz Marianne Noack Magdalena Schmidt Ute Starke Erika Zuchold |
| Balance beam | Natalia Kuchinskaya Soviet Union | Věra Čáslavská Czechoslovakia | Larisa Petrik Soviet Union |
| Floor exercise | Larisa Petrik Soviet Union | none awarded (as there was a tie for gold) | Natalia Kuchinskaya Soviet Union |
| Věra Čáslavská Czechoslovakia | |||
| Uneven bars | Věra Čáslavská Czechoslovakia | Karin Janz East Germany | Zinaida Voronina Soviet Union |
| Vault | Věra Čáslavská Czechoslovakia | Erika Zuchold East Germany | Zinaida Voronina Soviet Union |
Modern pentathlon
[edit]Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | Björn Ferm Sweden | András Balczó Hungary | Pavel Lednyov Soviet Union |
| Team | Hungary (HUN) András Balczó István Móna Ferenc Török | Soviet Union (URS) Boris Onishchenko Pavel Lednyov Stasys Šaparnis | France (FRA) Raoul Gueguen Lucien Guiguet Jean-Pierre Giudicelli |
Rowing
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[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Medalists
[edit]Sailing
[edit]Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Medalists
[edit]Shooting
[edit]Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | United States | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | West Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | East Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Medalists
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m pistol | Grigory Kosykh Soviet Union | Heinz Mertel West Germany | Harald Vollmar East Germany |
| 25 m rapid fire pistol | Józef Zapędzki Poland | Marcel Roșca Romania | Renart Suleymanov Soviet Union |
| 50 m rifle prone | Jan Kůrka Czechoslovakia | László Hammerl Hungary | Ian Ballinger New Zealand |
| 50 m rifle three positions | Bernd Klingner West Germany | John Writer United States | Vitali Parkhimovitch Soviet Union |
| 300 m free rifle three positions | Gary Anderson United States | Valentin Kornev Soviet Union | Kurt Müller Switzerland |
| Skeet | Yevgeni Petrov Soviet Union | Romano Garagnani Italy | Konrad Wirnhier West Germany |
| Trap | Bob Braithwaite |