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The 1968 Summer Olympics (Spanish: Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad (Spanish: Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (Spanish: México 1968), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico.
The 1968 Summer Olympics were held in Mexico City, from 12 to 27 October 1968. Athletics. Medal table Host nation . Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total; 1 United ...
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, from 12 to 27 October.A total of 5,516 athletes from 112 nations participated in 172 events in 18 sports across 24 different disciplines.
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
The 1968 Olympic football tournament was played as part of the 1968 Summer Olympics.The tournament features 16 men's national teams from five continental confederations. The 16 teams are drawn into four groups of four and each group plays a round-robin tourname
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:
In 1968, Czechoslovakia entered boats in four of the seven events: men's single sculls, men's double sculls, men's coxed pair, men's eight. [2] The competition was for men only; women would first row at the 1976 Summer Olympics .
Basketball contests at the 1968 Summer Olympics was the seventh appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event.It took place at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico from October 13 to October 25, 1968.