Topics:
• Mexico City 1968 summer Olympic Games
• Games of the XIX Olympiad
• Mexico City 1968 - Olympic Games - Highlights
• Mexico City 1968 - Olympic Games - Competition venues
• Mexico City 1968 - Olympic Games - Medals awarded - Gold, Silver and Bronze
• Mexico City 1968 - Olympic Games - Medals table
• Mexico City 1968 - Olympic Games - Participating nations
• Mexico City 1968 - Olympic Games - Participating Countries
• Mexico City 1968 - Olympic Games - Boycotting countries
• Mexico City 1968 - Olympic Games - Mexico City - Host City
• Mexico City 1968 - Olympic Games - Host city election
• 1968 summer Olympic Games - Candidate cities
• Mexico City 1968 - Olympic Games - boycott
• Mexico City 1968 - Olympic Games - Mascot
• Mexico City 1968 - Olympic Games - Torch
• Mexico City 1968 - Olympic Games - Emblem
• Mexico City 1968 - Olympic Games - Poster
• Mexico City 1968 - Olympic Games - Athletes
• Mexico City 1968 - Olympic Games - Schedule
• Mexico City 1968 - Olympic Games - Summer Games
• Mexico City 1968 - Summer Olympics
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Mexico City 1968 - Games of the XIX Olympiad
Medals table - Mexico City 1968 - Games of the XIX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Rank - Nation - Gold - Silver - Bronze - Total
1 - United States - 45 - 28 - 34 - 107
2 - Soviet Union - 29 - 32 - 30 - 91
3 - Japan - 11 - 7 - 7 - 25
4 - Hungary - 10 - 10 - 12 - 32
5 - East Germany - 9 - 9 - 7 - 25
6 - France - 7 - 3 - 5 - 15
7 - Czechoslovakia - 7 - 2 - 4 - 13
8 - West Germany - 5 - 11 - 10 - 26
9 - Australia - 5 - 7 - 5 - 17
10 - Great Britain - 5 - 5 - 3 - 13
11 - Poland - 5 - 2 - 11 - 18
12 - Romania - 4 - 6 - 5 - 15
13 - Italy - 3 - 4 - 9 - 16
14 - Kenya - 3 - 4 - 2 - 9
15 - Mexico - 3 - 3 - 3 - 9
16 - Yugoslavia - 3 - 3 - 2 - 8
17 - Netherlands - 3 - 3 - 1 - 7
18 - Bulgaria - 2 - 4 - 3 - 9
19 - Iran - 2 - 1 - 2 - 5
20 - Sweden - 2 - 1 - 1 - 4
21 - Turkey - 2 - 0 - 0 - 2
22 - Denmark - 1 - 4 - 3 - 8
23 - Canada - 1 - 3 - 1 - 5
24 - Finland - 1 - 2 - 1 - 4
25 - Ethiopia - 1 - 1 - 0 - 2
25 - Norway - 1 - 1 - 0 - 2
27 - New Zealand - 1 - 0 - 2 - 3
28 - Tunisia - 1 - 0 - 1 - 2
29 - Pakistan - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1
29 - Venezuela - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1
31 - Cuba - 0 - 4 - 0 - 4
32 - Austria - 0 - 2 - 2 - 4
33 - Switzerland - 0 - 1 - 4 - 5
34 - Mongolia - 0 - 1 - 3 - 4
35 - Brazil - 0 - 1 - 2 - 3
36 - Belgium - 0 - 1 - 1 - 2
36 - South Korea - 0 - 1 - 1 - 2
36 - Uganda - 0 - 1 - 1 - 2
39 - Cameroon - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
39 - Jamaica - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
41 - Argentina - 0 - 0 - 2 - 2
42 - Greece - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
42 - India - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
42 - Republic of China - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
Participating countries - Mexico City 1968 - Games of the XIX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
112 nations - Afghanistan | Algeria | Argentina | Australia | Austria | Bahamas | Barbados | Belgium | Bermuda | Bolivia | Brazil | British Honduras | Bulgaria | Burma | Cameroon | Canada | Central African Republic | Ceylon | Chad | Chile | Republic of China | Colombia | Congo Kinshasa | Costa Rica | Côte d'Ivoire | Cuba | Czechoslovakia | Denmark | Dominican Republic | East | Ecuador | Egypt | El Salvador | Ethiopia | Fiji | Finland | France | Ghana | Great Britain | Greece | Guatemala | Guinea | Guyana | Honduras | Hong Kong | Hungary | Iceland | India | Indonesia | Iran | Iraq | Ireland | Israel | Italy | Jamaica | Japan | Kenya | South Korea | Kuwait | Lebanon | Libya | Liechtenstein | Luxembourg | Madagascar | Malaysia | Mali | Malta | Mexico | Monaco | Mongolia | Morocco | Netherlands | Netherlands Antilles | New Zealand | Nicaragua | Niger | Nigeria | Norway | Pakistan | Panama | Paraguay | Peru | Philippines | Poland | Portugal | Puerto Rico | Romania | San Marino | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Singapore | Spain | Sudan | Suriname | Sweden | Switzerland | Syria | Tanzania | Thailand | Trinidad and Tobago | Tunisia | Turkey | Uganda | United States | Uruguay | Soviet Union | Venezuela | Vietnam | Virgin Islands | West Germany | Yugoslavia | Zambia
Sports - Mexico City 1968 - Games of the XIX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Events 172 in 20 sports - Athletics | Basketball | Boxing | Canoeing | Cycling | Diving | Equestrian | Fencing | Football (soccer) | Gymnastics | Handball | Modern pentathlon | Rowing | Sailing | Shooting | Swimming | Volleyball | Water polo | Weightlifting | Wrestling
Demonstration sports - Mexico City 1968 - Games of the XIX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Basque pelota | Tennis
Host city - Mexico City 1968 - Games of the XIX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Mexico City, Mexico
Athletes participating - Mexico City 1968 - Games of the XIX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
5,530 athletes (4,750 men, 780 women)
Opening ceremony - Mexico City 1968 - Games of the XIX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
October 12
Closing ceremony - Mexico City 1968 - Games of the XIX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
October 27
Officially opened - Mexico City 1968 - Games of the XIX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz
Athlete's Oath - Mexico City 1968 - Games of the XIX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Pablo Garrido
Judge's Oath - Mexico City 1968 - Games of the XIX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Heinz Pollay
Olympic Torch - Mexico City 1968 - Games of the XIX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Norma Enriqueta Basilio de Sotelo
Stadium - Mexico City 1968 - Games of the XIX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Estadio Olímpico Universitario - Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City
Highlights - Mexico City 1968 - Games of the XIX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Tommie Smith, John Carlos, Peter Norman, Al Oerter, Bob Beamon, Dick Fosbury, George Foreman, Vera Caslavska, Debbie Meyer and John Stephen Akhwari.
Emblem - Mexico City 1968 - Games of the XIX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Poster - Mexico City 1968 - Games of the XIX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Medals - Mexico City 1968 - Games of the XIX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Torch - Mexico City 1968 - Games of the XIX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Venues - Mexico City 1968 - Games of the XIX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Mexico City venues
• University City (Ciudad Universitaria) venues
- University City Olympic Stadium (Estadio Olympico Universitario) - opening/closing
ceremonies, athletics, football/soccer
- University City Swimming Pool - water polo
• Magdalena Mixhuaca Sports City venues
- Augustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome (Velodromo Olímpico) - cycling
- Fernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall - fencing
- Juan Escutia Sports Palace (Palacio de los Deportes Juan Escutia) - basketball
- Municipal Stadium - hockey
• Chapultepec Park venues
- National Auditorium (Auditorio Nacional) - gymnastics
- Campo Marte - equestrian events
- Chapultepec Sports Center - fronton, tennis
• Aztec Stadium (Estadio Azteca) - football/soccer
• Francisco Márquez Olympic Pool (Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez) - swimming, diving, water polo
• Juan de la Barrera Olympic Gymnasium (Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera) - volleyball
• Arena México - boxing
• Insurgentes Theater - weightlifting
• Insurgentes Ice Rink - wrestling
• Revolution Ice Rink - volleyball
• Frontón México - fronton
• Asturian Sports Center - fronton
• Lebanese Sports Center - fronton
• Frontón Metropolitano - fronton
• Vicente Suárez Shooting Range, Campo Militar No. 1, Lomas Sotelo district - shooting
• Campo Militar No. 1, Lomas Sotelo district - modern pentathlon
• Virigilo Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course (Pista Olímpica Virigilio Uribe), Xochimilco at Cuemanco - rowing, canoeing
Venues outside Mexico City
• Cuauhtémoc Stadium (Estadio Cuauhtémoc), Puebla - football/soccer preliminaries
• Jalisco Stadium (Estadio Jalisco), Guadalajara - football/soccer preliminaries
• Leon Stadium, Leon - football/soccer preliminaries
• Club de Yates, Acapulco Bay, Acapulco - yachting
• Avándaro Golf Club, Valle de Bravo - equestrian events
• Acapulco Jai-Alai, Acapulco - fronton
• Guadalajara Country Club, Guadalajara - tennis
• Atlas Sports Club, Guadalajara - tennis
• Guadalajara Sports Club, Guadalajara - tennis
Host city - Mexico City 1968 - Games of the XIX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Candidate cities: Buenos Aires (Argentina), Detroit (USA), Lyon (France) and Mexico City (Mexico).
Final choice: 1963
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