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At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 36 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 12 for women. There were a total number of 1031 participating athletes from 93 countries. [1] [2] These games were notable for a number of Olympic firsts and numerous world records. These included:
The record lasted until 1973 when it was finally broken by Marcello Fiasconaro. Men's 400 meter hurdles record that was set by Geoff Vanderstock United States at the high altitude United States Olympic Trials that year, was improved upon at the Olympics by David Hemery United Kingdom and lasted four years.
The longest standing modern Olympic athletics record is Bob Beamon's achievement in the men's long jump at the 1968 Summer Olympics. [6] The jump, at 8.90 m (29 ft 2 in), also broke the existing world record by 55 cm (22 in), and stood as the world record for 23 years until Beamon's compatriot, Mike Powell , jumped farther in the 1991 World ...
The 1968 Summer Olympics ... and the first in athletics. [18] ... yet it has stood as the current Olympic record for 57 years.
The men's 100 metres sprint event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place at Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 13 and 14. Sixty-five athletes from 42 nations took part. Each nation was limited to 3 runners by rules in place since the 1930 Olympic Congress.
The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at three since the 1930 Olympic Congress. Bob Beamon won by 71 cm in a new world record of 8.90 m (29 ft 2 + 3 ⁄ 8 in); a record which stood for nearly 23 years until it was finally broken in 1991, when Mike Powell jumped 8.95 m (29 ft 4 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) at the World Championships in Tokyo. [2]
1968 Winter Olympics takes place in Grenoble, France (Feb 6 - Feb 18) Norway wins the most medals (14), and the most gold medals (6) 1968 Summer Olympics takes place in Mexico City, Mexico (Oct 12 - Oct 27) United States wins the most medals (107), and the most gold medals (45) Fifth Winter Universiade held in Innsbruck, Austria
The men's 200 metres event at the 1968 Summer Olympics was held in Mexico City, Mexico. The final was won by 0.23 seconds by Tommie Smith in a time of 19.83, a new world record. However, the race is perhaps best known for what happened during the medal ceremony – the Black Power salute of Smith and bronze medallist John Carlos .