United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Appearance
United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | USA |
NOC | United States Olympic Committee |
in Mexico City | |
Competitors | 357 (274 men and 83 women) in 18 sports |
Flag bearer | Janice-Lee Romary |
Medals Ranked 1st |
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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[edit]
Gold[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
Track and road events
Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Charles Greene | 100 m | 10.09 | 1 Q | 10.02 | 1 Q | 10.13 | 1 Q | 10.07 | ![]() |
Jim Hines | 10.26 | 1 Q | 10.14 | 2 Q | 10.08 | 1 Q | 9.95 WR | ![]() | |
Mel Pender | 10.35 | 2 Q | 10.16 | 2 Q | 10.21 | 4 Q | 10.17 | 6 | |
John Carlos | 200 m | 20.54 | 1 Q | 20.69 | 1 Q | 20.12 OR | 1 Q | 20.10 | ![]() |
Larry Questad | 20.75 | 1 Q | 20.57 | 2 Q | 20.48 | 3 Q | 20.62 | 6 | |
Tommie Smith | 20.37 | 1 Q | 20.28 | 1 Q | 20.14 | 1 Q | 19.83 WR | ![]() | |
Lee Evans | 400 m | 45.40 | 1 Q | 45.54 | 2 Q | 44.83 OR | 1 Q | 43.86 WR | ![]() |
Ron Freeman | 45.67 | 3 Q | 45.31 | 1 Q | 45.47 | 2 Q | 44.41 | ![]() | |
Larry James | 45.83 | 3 Q | 45.77 | 2 Q | 44.88 | 2 Q | 43.97 | ![]() | |
Wade Bell | 800 m | 1:51.5 | 5 | — | Did not advance | ||||
Tom Farrell | 1:47.9 | 2 Q | 1:46.1 | 4 Q | 1:45.4 | ![]() | |||
Ron Kutschinski | 1:47.6 | 3 q | 1:47.3 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
Marty Liquori | 1500 m | 3:52.78 | 1 Q | — | 3:52.17 | 4 Q | 4:18.22 | 12 | |
Jim Ryun | 3:45.80 | 1 Q | 3:51.25 | 1 Q | 3:37.89 | ![]() | |||
Tom Von Ruden | 3:59.15 | 1 Q | 3:54.12 | 3 Q | 3:49.27 | 9 | |||
Jack Bacheler | 5000 m | 14:31.0 | 4 Q | — | DNS | ||||
Bob Day | 14:23.2 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||||
Lou Scott | 15:13.6 | 11 | Did not advance | ||||||
Tom Laris | 10,000 m | — | 30:26.2 | 16 | |||||
Van Nelson | 31:40.2 | 28 | |||||||
Tracy Smith | 30:14.6 | 11 | |||||||
Leon Coleman | 110 m hurdles | 13.77 | 1 Q | — | 13.54 | 2 Q | 13.67 | 4 | |
Willie Davenport | 13.65 | 1 Q | 13.53 | 1 Q | 13.33 OR | ![]() | |||
Ervin Hall | 13.75 | 1 Q | 13.38 OR | 1 Q | 13.42 | ![]() | |||
Geoff Vanderstock | 400 m hurdles | — | 50.6 | 2 Q | 49.2 | 2 Q | 49.0 | 4 | |
Ron Whitney | 49.0 OR | 1 Q | 49.2 | 2 Q | 49.2 | 6 | |||
Conrad Nightingale | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:13.23 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||||
Bill Reilly | 9:10.35 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||
George Young | 9:01.49 | 2 Q | 8:51.86 | ![]() | |||||
Charles Greene Jim Hines Mel Pender Ronnie Ray Smith |
4 × 100 m relay | 38.8 | 2 Q | — | 38.6 | 2 Q | 38.24 WR | ![]() | |
Lee Evans Ron Freeman Larry James Vincent Matthews |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.71 | 1 Q | — | 2:56.10 WR | ![]() | |||
Ron Daws | Marathon | — | 2:33:53 | 22 | |||||
Kenny Moore | 2:29:49 | 14 | |||||||
George Young | 2:31:15 | 16 | |||||||
Tom Dooley | 20 km walk | — | 1:40:08 | 17 | |||||
Rudy Haluza | 1:35:00.2 | 4 | |||||||
Ron Laird | 1:44:38 | 25 | |||||||
Goetz Klopfer | 50 km walk | — | 4:39:13.8 | 10 | |||||
Dave Romansky | 5:38:03.4 | 26 | |||||||
Larry Young | 4:31:55.4 | ![]() |
Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Margaret Bailes | 100 m | 11.2 | 1 Q | 11.3 | 2 Q | 11.5 | 3 Q | 11.3 | 5 |
Barbara Ferrell | 11.2 | 1 Q | 11.1 | 1 Q | 11.3 | 2 Q | 11.1 | ![]() | |
Wyomia Tyus | 11.2 | 1 Q | 11.0 | 1 Q | 11.3 | 1 Q | 11.0 WR | ![]() | |
Margaret Bailes | 200 m | 23.1 | 2 Q | — | 22.9 | 3 Q | 23.1 | 7 | |
Barbara Ferrell | 22.9 | 1 Q | 22.8 OR | 1 Q | 22.9 | 4 | |||
Wyomia Tyus | 23.4 | 1 Q | 23.1 | 2 Q | 23.0 | 6 | |||
Lois Anne Drinkwater | 400 m | 54.5 | 4 Q | — | 57.3 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
Jarvis Scott | 53.5 | 2 Q | 53.2 | 4 Q | 52.7 | 6 | |||
Esther Stroy | 53.5 | 2 Q | 54.3 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
Doris Brown | 800 m | 2:09.5 | 2 Q | — | 2:05.2 | 2 Q | 2:03.9 | 5 | |
Francie Kraker | 2:07.3 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||
Madeline Manning | 2:08.7 | 1 Q | 2:05.8 | 1 Q | 2:00.9 OR | ![]() | |||
Judy Dyer | 80 m hurdles | 10.9 | 3 Q | — | 10.8 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
Mamie Rallins | 10.6 | 1 Q | 10.6 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
Patty Van Wolvelaere | 10.6 | 1 Q | 10.6 | 2 Q | 10.5 | 4 | |||
Margaret Bailes Barbara Ferrell Mildrette Netter Wyomia Tyus |
4 × 100 m relay | — | 43.4 | 1 Q | 42.88 WR | ![]() |
Field events
Men
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Bob Beamon | Long jump | 8.19 | 2 Q | 8.90 WR | ![]() |
Ralph Boston | 8.27 OR | 1 Q | 8.16 | ![]() | |
Charles Mays | 7.85 | 6 Q | DNS | ||
Dave Smith | Triple jump | 15.75 | 21 | Did not advance | |
Norman Tate | 15.84 | 17 | Did not advance | ||
Art Walker | 16.49 | 3 Q | 17.12 NAR | 4 | |
Reynaldo Brown | High jump | 2.12 | 9 q | 2.14 | 5 |
Ed Caruthers | 2.14 | 2 Q | 2.22 | ![]() | |
Dick Fosbury | 2.14 | 1 Q | 2.24 OR | ![]() | |
Casey Carrigan | Pole vault | 4.60 | 20 | Did not advance | |
John Pennel | 4.90 | 1 Q | 5.35 | 5 | |
Bob Seagren | 4.90 | 13 Q | 5.40 OR | ![]() | |
Dave Maggard | Shot put | 19.26 | 7 Q | 19.43 | 5 |
Randy Matson' | 20.68 OR | 1 Q | 20.57 | ![]() | |
George Woods | 19.79 | 3 Q | 20.12 | ![]() | |
Gary Carlsen | Discus throw | 60.36 | 3 Q | 59.46 | 6 |
Al Oerter | 59.36 | 6 Q | 67.78 OR | ![]() | |
Jay Silvester | 63.34 OR | 1 Q | 61.78 | 5 | |
Frank Covelli | Javelin throw | 73.04 | 21 | Did not advance | |
Mark Murro | 81.14 | 7 Q | 80.08 | 9 | |
Gary Stenlund | 73.52 | 20 | Did not advance | ||
Ed Burke | Hammer throw | 67.36 | 10 Q | 65.72 | 12 |
Hal Connolly | 65.00 | 17 | Did not advance | ||
Albert Hall | 65.70 | 14 | Did not advance |
Women
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Martha Watson | Long jump | 6.30 | 12 q | 6.20 | 10 |
Willye White | 6.42 | 6 Q | 6.08 | 11 | |
Estelle Baskerville | High jump | NH | Did not advance | ||
Sharon Callahan | 1.60 | 22 | Did not advance | ||
Eleanor Montgomery | 1.68 | 19 | Did not advance | ||
Maren Seidler | Shot put | — | 14.86 | 11 | |
Olga Connolly | Discus throw | — | 52.96 | 6 | |
Carol Moseke | 48.28 | 14 | |||
RaNae Bair | Javelin throw | — | 53.14 | 11 | |
Barbara Friedrich | 53.44 | 9 |
Combined event – Men's decathlon
Athlete | Event | {100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110 m H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rick Sloan | Result | 11.2 | 6.72 | 14.07 | 2.10 | 51.0 | 15.5 | 45.58 | 4.85 | 49.90 | 4:44.0 | 7692 | 7 |
Points | 756 | 761 | 733 | 942 | 762 | 797 | 792 | 1017 | 632 | 500 | |||
Bill Toomey | Result | 10.4 | 7.87 | 13.75 | 1.95 | 45.6 | 14.9 | 43.68 | 4.20 | 62.80 | 4:57.1 | 8193 OR | ![]() |
Points | 959 | 994 | 712 | 813 | 1021 | 859 | 757 | 859 | 795 | 424 | |||
Tom Waddell | Result | 11.3 | 7.47 | 14.45 | 2.01 | 51.2 | 15.3 | 43.73 | 4.50 | 63.70 | 5:04.5 | 7719 | 6 |
Points | 733 | 915 | 756 | 865 | 753 | 817 | 758 | 932 | 806 | 384 |
Combined event – Women's pentathlon
Athlete | Event | 80 m H | SP | HJ | LJ | 200 m | Final | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cathy Hamblin | Result | 11.9 | 10.66 | 1.50 | 5.72 | 25.3 | 4330 | 24 |
Points | 904 | 761 | 836 | 924 | 905 | |||
Pat Winslow | Result | 11.4 | 13.33 | 1.65 | 5.97 | 24.5 | 4877 | 6 |
Points | 979 | 943 | 996 | 982 | 977 |
Basketball[edit]
Summary
Team | Event | Preliminary round | Semifinal / Pl. | Final / BM / Cl. | ||||||||
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
United States men | Men's tournament | ![]() W 81–46 |
![]() W 93–36 |
![]() W 96–75 |
![]() W 73–58 |
![]() W 95–60 |
![]() W 100–61 |
![]() W 61–56 |
1 Q | ![]() W 75–63 |
![]() W 65–50 |
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Boxing[edit]
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Harlan Marbley | Light flyweight | — | Bye | ![]() W 5–0 |
![]() W 5–0 |
![]() L 1–4 |
Did not advance | ![]() |
David Vasquez | Flyweight | — | ![]() W 3–2 |
![]() L 2–3 |
Did not advance | |||
Samuel Goss | Bantamweight | Bye | ![]() L 0–5 |
Did not advance | ||||
Al Robinson | Featherweight | — | ![]() W RSC |
![]() W KO |
![]() W 5–0 |
![]() W 4–1 |
![]() L DSQ |
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Ronnie Harris | Lightweight | Bye | ![]() W 5–0 |
![]() W 4–1 |
![]() W 5–0 |
![]() W 5–0 |
![]() W 5–0 |
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Jim Wallington | Light welterweight | Bye | ![]() W RSC |
![]() W 5–0 |
![]() W 5–0 |
![]() L 1–4 |
Did not advance | ![]() |
Armando Muñíz | Welterweight | Bye | ![]() W 4–1 |
![]() W 4–1 |
![]() L 1–4 |
Did not advance | ||
John Baldwin | Light middleweight | — | Bye | ![]() W 5–0 |
![]() W 5–0 |
![]() L 1–4 |
Did not advance | ![]() |
Alfred Jones | Middleweight | — | ![]() W 5–0 |
![]() W 5–0 |
![]() W 4–1 |
![]() L 1–4 |
Did not advance | ![]() |
Arthur Redden | Light heavyweight | — | Bye | ![]() L 1–4 |
Did not advance | |||
George Foreman | Heavyweight | — | ![]() W 4–1 |
![]() W RSC |
![]() W KO |
![]() W RSC |
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Canoeing[edit]
Cycling[edit]
Fifteen cyclists represented the United States in 1968.
Diving[edit]
Equestrian[edit]
Fencing[edit]
20 fencers represented the United States in 1968.
Gymnastics[edit]
Modern pentathlon[edit]
Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1968.
- Individual
- Team
- James Moore
- Bob Beck
- Tom Lough
Rowing[edit]
Sailing[edit]
Shooting[edit]
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.
Swimming[edit]
Volleyball[edit]
Summary
Team | Event | Round robin | |||||||||
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
United States men | Men's tournament | ![]() W 3–2 |
![]() L 1–3 |
![]() W 3–0 |
![]() L 2–3 |
![]() L 0–3 |
![]() L 0–3 |
![]() L 0–3 |
![]() W 3–1 |
![]() W 3–0 |
7 |
United States women | Women's tournament | ![]() L 0–3 |
![]() L 1–3 |
![]() L 0–3 |
![]() L 1–3 |
![]() L 1–3 |
![]() L 1–3 |
![]() L 0–3 |
— | 8 |
Men's tournament[edit]
- 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 tournament[edit]
- 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
- Team roster[2]
- Head coach: Harlan Cohen
Water polo[edit]
Summary
Team | Event | Preliminary round | Semifinal / Pl. | Final / BM / Cl. | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
United States men | Water polo | ![]() W 10–5 |
![]() W 10–7 |
![]() T 6–6 |
![]() L 1–5 |
![]() L 3–8 |
![]() W 7–5 |
3 | 5th-8th semifinal![]() W 6–3 |
5th place match![]() W 6–4 |
5 |
- 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[edit]
Wrestling[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "United States at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
- ^ 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.