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Sporting event delegation
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.
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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 4 × 100 m Relay
Lee Evans ,
Ron Freeman ,
Larry James , and
Vincent Matthews — Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 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 4 × 100 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 4 × 100 m Freestyle
John Nelson ,
Stephen Rerych ,
Don Schollander , and
Mark Spitz — Swimming, Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle
Charlie Hickcox ,
Don McKenzie ,
Doug Russell , and
Ken Walsh — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 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 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Catie Ball ,
Ellie Daniel ,
Kaye Hall , and
Susan Pedersen — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 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
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
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
50 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap
Skeet
Swimming
Volleyball
Men's team competition
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
Women's team competition
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)
5th/8th place : Defeated Netherlands (6:3)
5th/6th place : Defeated East Germany (6:4) → 5th place
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
External links
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