Noc: | GBR |
Nocname: | British Olympic Association |
Games: | Summer Olympics |
Year: | 1968 |
Flagcaption: | Flag of the United Kingdom |
Location: | Mexico City |
Competitors: | 225 (175 men and 50 women) |
Sports: | 16 |
Flagbearer: | Lynn Davies (opening) David Hemery (closing) |
Rank: | 10 |
Gold: | 5 |
Silver: | 5 |
Bronze: | 3 |
Appearances: | auto |
See also: | 1906 Intercalated Games |
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 225 competitors, 175 men and 50 women, took part in 133 events in 16 sports.[1] British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
Sport | Total | |||
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Athletics | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Equestrian | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Sailing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Boxing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Shooting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Swimming | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
See main article: article and Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Men's Hammer Throw
Women's Pentathlon
See main article: article and Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
See main article: article and Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
See main article: article and Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Fourteen cyclists represented Great Britain in 1968.
See main article: article and Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
See main article: article and Equestrian at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
See main article: article and Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics. 17 fencers, 12 men and 5 women, represented Great Britain in 1968.
See main article: article and Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
See main article: article and Field hockey at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
See main article: article and Modern pentathlon at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1968.
See main article: article and Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics. There were seven rowing events for men only and Great Britain entered two boats.[2] In the eight, Malcolm Malpass in seat 5 was replaced with John Mullard in the B final.[3]
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semi-finals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Kenny Dwan | Single sculls | 8:03.95 | 4 R | 7:41.98 | 1 SF | 7:55.90 | 3 FA | 8:13.76 | 6 |
Peter Thomas Andrew Bayles Patrick Wright Peter Knapp John Mullard Robin Yarrow Bruce Carter Michael Cooper Timothy Kirk (cox) Malcolm Malpass | Eight | 6:22.20 | 6 R | 6:43.55 | 5 FB | 6:29.23 | 10 |
See main article: article and Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
See main article: article and Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Ten shooters, all men, represented Great Britain in 1968. Bob Braithwaite won gold in the trap.
See main article: article and Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
See main article: article and Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics.