United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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]

United States at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Flag of the United States
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

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
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

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 4 × 100 m Relay

Men's 4 × 400 m 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
  • Art Walker
  • David Smith

Men's High Jump

Men's Pole Vault

Men's Shot Put

Men's Javelin Throw

  • Mark Murro
  • Frank Covelli
  • Gary Stenlund

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

  • Esther Stroy
  • Lois Ann Drinkwater
  • Jarvis Scott

Women's 800 meters

Women's 4 × 100 m Relay

  • Wyomia Tyus, Margaret Bailes, Mildred Netter, and Barbara Ferrell

Women's 80m Hurdles

  • Patty Van Wolvelaere
  • Julie Mae Dyer
  • Mamie Rallins

Women's Long Jump

Women's High Jump

  • Estelle Baskerville
  • Sharon Callahan
  • Eleanor Montgomery

Women's Shot Put

  • Maren Seidler

Women's Javelin Throw

  • RaNae Bair
  • Barbara Friedrich

Women's Discus Throw

Women's Pentathlon

Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Fifteen cyclists represented the United States in 1968.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
  • Jackie Simes
  • Tim Mountford
1000m time trial
  • Jackie Simes
Tandem
  • Jack Disney
  • Charles Pranke
Individual pursuit
  • David Brink
Team pursuit
  • David Chauner
  • Skip Cutting
  • Steve Maaranen
  • John Vande Velde

Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Fencing

20 fencers represented the United States in 1968.

Men's foil
  • Larry Anastasi
  • Jeffrey Checkes
  • Herbert Cohen
Men's team foil
  • Herbert Cohen, Albie Axelrod, Uriah Jones, Larry Anastasi, Jeffrey Checkes
Men's épée
  • Stephen Netburn
  • Paul Pesthy
  • David Micahnik
Men's team épée
  • Paul Pesthy, Stephen Netburn, David Micahnik, Daniel Cantillon, Robert Beck
Men's sabre
  • Alfonso Morales
  • Alex Orban
  • Anthony Keane
Men's team sabre
  • Alex Orban, Alfonso Morales, Anthony Keane, Robert Blum, Thomas Balla
Women's foil
  • Jan York-Romary
  • Harriet King
  • Veronica Smith
Women's team foil
  • Harriet King, Veronica Smith, Sally Pechinsky, Maxine Mitchell, Jan York-Romary

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1968.

Individual
  • James Moore
  • Bob Beck
  • Tom Lough
Team
  • James Moore
  • Bob Beck
  • Tom Lough

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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
  • Arnold Vitarbo
  • Don Hamilton
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
  • John Writer
  • John Foster
50 m rifle, prone
Trap
Skeet
  • Earl Herring
  • Bob Rodale

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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
  • John Alstrom
  • Mike Bright
  • Wink Davenport
  • Smitty Duke
  • Tom Haine
  • Jack Henn
  • Butch May
  • Danny Patterson
  • Larry Rundle
  • Jon Stanley
  • Rudy Suwara
  • Pedro Velasco
  • 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
  • Patti Lucas Bright
  • Kathryn Ann Heck
  • Fanny Hopeau
  • Ninja Jorgensen
  • Laurie Lewis
  • Miki McFadden
  • Marilyn McReavy
  • Nancy Owen
  • Barbara "Bobbie" Perry
  • Mary Perry
  • Sharon Peterson
  • Jane Ward (captain)
  • Head coach: Harlan Cohen

Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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

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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