United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	USA
Nocname:	United States Olympic Committee
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1968
Flagcaption:	Flag of the United States
Location:	Mexico City
Competitors:	357 (274 men and 83 women)
Sports:	18
Flagbearer:	Janice-Lee Romary
Rank:	1
Gold:	45
Silver:	28
Bronze:	34
Appearances:	auto
See also:	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

The United States finished first in the final medal rankings, with 45 gold and 107 total medals.

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Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
		Athletics	Men's 100 m
		Athletics	Men's shot put
		Athletics	Men's discs throw
		Athletics	Women's 100 m
		Athletics	Men's 200 m
		Athletics	Men's pole vault
		Athletics	Men's 110 m hurdles
	William Johnson Stephen Rerych Don Schollander Mark Spitz Michael Wall Ken Walsh Zac Zorn	Swimming	Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
	Ellie Daniel Kaye Hall Jan Henne Suzy Jones Susan Pedersen Susan Shields Jane Swagerty	Swimming	Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay
		Athletics	Men's 400 m
		Athletics	Men's long jump
		Diving	Women's 3 m springboard
		Athletics	Men's decathlon
		Athletics	Women's 800 m
		Swimming	Men's 100 m breaststroke
		Swimming	Women's 100 m freestyle
	Jim Hines Mel Pender Ronnie Smith	Athletics	Men's 4 × 100 m relay
	Ron Freeman Larry James Vincent Matthews	Athletics	Men's 4 × 400 m relay
		Athletics	Men's high jump
	Barbara Ferrell Mildrette Netter Wyomia Tyus	Athletics	Women's 4 × 100 m relay
		Diving	Men's 3 m springboard
		Swimming	Men's 200 m individual medley
		Swimming	Women's 400 m freestyle
		Swimming	Women's 200 m individual medley
	Lowell North	Sailing	Star
	Barton Jahncke Gerald Schreck	Sailing	Dragon
		Swimming	Men's 100 m butterfly
	William Johnson John Nelson Stephen Rerych Don Schollander Mark Spitz Andrew Strenk Michael Wall	Swimming	Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay
		Swimming	Women's 200 m freestyle
		Equestrian	Individual jumping
		Shooting	300 m rifle three position
		Swimming	Men's 400 m freestyle
		Swimming	Men's 400 m individual medley
		Swimming	Women's 100 m backstroke
		Swimming	Women's 200 m breaststroke
		Swimming	Men's 200 m butterfly
		Swimming	Women's 800 m freestyle
		Basketball	Men's tournament
		Swimming	Women's 200 m backstroke
		Swimming	Women's 400 m individual medley
		Boxing	Lightweight
		Boxing	Heavyweight
		Swimming	Men's 1500 m freestyle
	Chet Jastremski Don McKenzie Ronnie Mills Carl Robie Doug Russell Don Schollander Ken Walsh	Swimming	Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay
	Linda Gustavson Jan Henne Susan Pedersen	Swimming	Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
		Athletics	Men's shot put
		Athletics	Women's 100 m
		Athletics	Men's 110 m hurdles
		Athletics	Men's 400 m
	Tony Johnson	Rowing	Coxless pair
		Shooting	Trap
		Swimming	Men's 100 m freestyle
		Swimming	Women's 100 m freestyle
		Athletics	Men's 1500 m
		Athletics	Men's high jump
		Swimming	Men's 200 m individual medley
		Swimming	Women's 400 m freestyle
		Swimming	Women's 200 m individual medley
		Wrestling	Freestyle 52 kg
		Wrestling	Freestyle 57 kg
	Michael Page Michael Plumb James C. Wofford	Equestrian	Team eventing
		Shooting	50 m rifle three position
		Swimming	Men's 100 m butterfly
		Swimming	Women's 100 m butterfly
		Swimming	Men's 100 m backstroke
		Swimming	Women's 200 m freestyle
		Swimming	Men's 400 m individual medley
		Swimming	Men's 200 m freestyle
		Swimming	Women's 800 m freestyle
		Swimming	Men's 200 m backstroke
		Swimming	Women's 400 m individual medley
		Boxing	Featherweight
		Swimming	Men's 1500 m freestyle
		Athletics	Men's 100 m
		Athletics	Men's 800 m
		Athletics	Men's 200 m
		Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase
		Athletics	Men's 50 km walk
		Athletics	Men's 400 m
		Athletics	Men's long jump
		Diving	Women's 3 m springboard
	John Nunn	Rowing	Double sculls
		Swimming	Men's 100 m freestyle
		Swimming	Women's 100 m freestyle
		Swimming	Women's 100 m breaststroke
		Weightlifting	+90 kg
		Diving	Men's 3 m springboard
		Swimming	Men's 200 m individual medley
		Swimming	Women's 200 m individual medley
		Equestrian	Individual eventing
		Swimming	Men's 100 m butterfly
		Swimming	Women's 100 m butterfly
		Swimming	Men's 100 m backstroke
		Swimming	Men's 200 m breaststroke
		Swimming	Women's 200 m freestyle
		Diving	Women's 10 m platform
		Swimming	Women's 100 m backstroke
		Boxing	Light flyweight
		Boxing	Light welterweight
		Boxing	Light middleweight
		Boxing	Middleweight
		Swimming	Men's 200 m freestyle
		Swimming	Men's 200 m butterfly
		Swimming	Women's 200 m butterfly
		Swimming	Men's 200 m backstroke
		Swimming	Women's 200 m backstroke
		Diving	Men's 10 m platform

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Medals by sport

Sport				Total
Swimming	21	15	16	52
Athletics	15	6	7	28
Boxing	2	1	4	7
Diving	2	0	4	6
Sailing	2	0	0	2
Shooting	1	2	0	3
Equestrian	1	1	1	3
Basketball	1	0	0	1
Wrestling	0	2	0	2
Rowing	0	1	1	2
Weightlifting	0	0	1	1
Total	style=background:gold	45	style=background:silver	28	style=background:#c96	34	107

Medals by day

Day	Date				Total
1	October 13	0	0	0	0
2	October 14	2	1	1	4
3	October 15	2	1	1	4
4	October 16	2	0	2	4
5	October 17	3	1	1	5
6	October 18	3	2	3	8
7	October 19	4	3	5	12
8	October 20	8	7	3	18
9	October 21	4	4	3	11
10	October 22	1	2	3	6
11	October 23	6	1	2	9
12	October 24	2	2	7	11
13	October 25	3	2	2	7
14	October 26	5	2	1	8
15	October 27	0	0	0	0
Total		style=background:gold	45	style=background:silver	28	style=background:#c96	34	107

Medals by gender

Gender				Total
Male	30	20	24	74
Female	15	8	10	33
Total	style=background:gold	45	style=background:silver	28	style=background:#c96	34	107

Multiple medalists

Name	Sport				Total
Jan Henne	Swimming	3	1	1	5
Charlie Hickcox	Swimming	3	1	0	4
Don Schollander	Swimming	3	1	0	4
Susan Pedersen	Swimming	2	2	0	4
Mark Spitz	Swimming	2	1	1	4
Debbie Meyer	Swimming	3	0	0	3
Ken Walsh	Swimming	2	1	0	3
Kaye Hall	Swimming	2	0	1	3
Ellie Daniel	Swimming	1	1	1	3
Linda Gustavson	Swimming	1	1	1	3
Mike Burton	Swimming	2	0	0	2
Lee Evans	Athletics	2	0	0	2
Jim Hines	Athletics	2	0	0	2
David Johnson	Swimming	2	0	0	2
William Johnson	Swimming	2	0	0	2
Claudia Kolb	Swimming	2	0	0	2
Don McKenzie	Swimming	2	0	0	2
Stephen Rerych	Swimming	2	0	0	2
Carl Robie	Swimming	2	0	0	2
Doug Russell	Swimming	2	0	0	2
Wyomia Tyus	Athletics	2	0	0	2
Michael Wall	Swimming	2	0	0	2
Barbara Ferrell	Athletics	1	1	0	2
Larry James	Athletics	1	1	0	2
Jane Barkman	Swimming	1	0	1	2
Ron Freeman	Athletics	1	0	1	2
Charles Greene	Athletics	1	0	1	2
Ronnie Mills	Swimming	1	0	1	2
John Nelson	Swimming	1	0	1	2
Susan Shields	Swimming	1	0	1	2
Jane Swagerty	Swimming	1	0	1	2
Sharon Wichman	Swimming	1	0	1	2
Michael Page	Equestrian	0	1	1	2
John Ferris	Swimming	0	0	2	2

Athletes who participated in the heats only.

Athletics

See main article: article and Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Track and road events
Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Charles Greene	align=left rowspan=3	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
Mel Pender	10.35	2 Q	10.16	2 Q	10.21	4 Q	10.17	6
John Carlos	align=left rowspan=3	200 m	20.54	1 Q	20.69	1 Q	20.12	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
Lee Evans	align=left rowspan=3	400 m	45.40	1 Q	45.54	2 Q	44.83	1 Q	43.86
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	align=left rowspan=3	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	align=left rowspan=3	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	align=left rowspan=3	5000 m	14:31.0	4 Q
Bob Day	14:23.2	6	Did not advance
Lou Scott	15:13.6	11	Did not advance
Tom Laris	align=left rowspan=3	10,000 m	30:26.2	16
Van Nelson	31:40.2	28
Tracy Smith	30:14.6	11
Leon Coleman	align=left rowspan=3	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
Ervin Hall	13.75	1 Q	13.38	1 Q	13.42
Geoff Vanderstock	align=left rowspan=2	400 m hurdles	50.6	2 Q	49.2	2 Q	49.0	4
Ron Whitney	49.0	1 Q	49.2	2 Q	49.2	6
Conrad Nightingale	align=left rowspan=3	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
Lee Evans Ron Freeman Larry James Vincent Matthews	4 × 400 m relay	3:00.71	1 Q	2:56.10
Ron Daws	align=left rowspan=3	Marathon	2:33:53	22
Kenny Moore	2:29:49	14
George Young	2:31:15	16
Tom Dooley	align=left rowspan=3	20 km walk	1:40:08	17
Rudy Haluza	1:35:00.2	4
Ron Laird	1:44:38	25
Goetz Klopfer	align=left rowspan=3	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
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Margaret Bailes	align=left rowspan=3	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
Margaret Bailes	align=left rowspan=3	200 m	23.1	2 Q	22.9	3 Q	23.1	7
Barbara Ferrell	22.9	1 Q	22.8	1 Q	22.9	4
Wyomia Tyus	23.4	1 Q	23.1	2 Q	23.0	6
Lois Anne Drinkwater	align=left rowspan=3	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	align=left rowspan=3	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
Judy Dyer	align=left rowspan=3	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

Field events
Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Bob Beamon	align=left rowspan=3	Long jump	8.19	2 Q	8.90
Ralph Boston	8.27	1 Q	8.16
Charles Mays	7.85	6 Q
Dave Smith	align=left rowspan=3	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	align=left rowspan=3	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
Casey Carrigan	align=left rowspan=3	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
Dave Maggard	align=left rowspan=3	Shot put	19.26	7 Q	19.43	5
Randy Matson'	20.68	1 Q	20.57
George Woods	19.79	3 Q	20.12
Gary Carlsen	align=left rowspan=3	Discus throw	60.36	3 Q	59.46	6
Al Oerter	59.36	6 Q	67.78
Jay Silvester	63.34	1 Q	61.78	5
Frank Covelli	align=left rowspan=3	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	align=left rowspan=3	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	align=left rowspan=2	Long jump	6.30	12 q	6.20	10
Willye White	6.42	6 Q	6.08	11
Estelle Baskerville	align=left rowspan=3	High jump			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	align=left rowspan=2	Discus throw	52.96	6
Carol Moseke	48.28	14
RaNae Bair	align=left rowspan=2	Javelin throw	53.14	11
Barbara Friedrich	53.44	9

Combined event – Men's decathlon

Athlete	Event	Combined event – Women's pentathlon Athlete Event 200 m Final Rank align=left rowspan=2 Cathy Hamblin style=font-size:95% Result 11.9 10.66 1.50 5.72 25.3 4330 24 style=font-size:95% Points 904 761 836 924 905 align=left rowspan=2 Pat Winslow style=font-size:95% Result 11.4 13.33 1.65 5.97 24.5 4877 6 style=font-size:95% Points 979 943 996 982 977 Basketball See main article: article and Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Summary Roster Boxing See main article: article and Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics. 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 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 L 0–5 Did not advance Al Robinson Featherweight W W KO W 5–0 W 4–1 L Ronnie Harris Lightweight W 5–0 W 4–1 W 5–0 W 5–0 W 5–0 Jim Wallington Light welterweight W W 5–0 W 5–0 L 1–4 Did not advance Armando Muñíz Welterweight W 4–1 W 4–1 L 1–4 Did not advance John Baldwin Light middleweight 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 L 1–4 Did not advance George Foreman Heavyweight W 4–1 W W KO W RSC Canoeing See main article: article and Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Men Athlete Event Heat Repechage Semifinal Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Andreas Weigand C-1 1000 m 4:30.0 4 SF 4:37.11 3 QF 4:50.42 8 William Gates Malcolm Hickox C-2 1000 m 4:37.0 7 SF 4:33.49 6 Did not advance John Glair K-1 1000 m 4:13.5 6 R 4:29.89 3 SF 4:08.31 4 Did not advance Paul Beachem Peter Weigand K-2 1000 m 4:15.0 7 R 4:00.04 4 Did not advance Lester Cutler Ernst Heincke Mervil Larson John Pickett K-4 1000 m 3:31.7 6 R 3:32.21 5 Did not advance Women Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Marcia Smoke K-1 500 m 2:09.6 4 SF 2:12.67 1 QF 2:14.68 4 Sperry Rademaker Marcia Smoke K-2 500 m 2:08.9 4 SF 2:04.54 2 QF 2:02.97 7 Qualification Legend: QF = Qualify to final; SF = Qualify to semifinal; R = Qualify to repechage Cycling See main article: article and Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Fifteen cyclists represented the United States in 1968. Road Athlete Event Time Rank Daniel Butler align=left rowspan=4 Road race David Chauner DNF John Howard 4:52:45 44 Wes Wessberg DNF John Allis John Howard Oliver Martin Jim Van Boven Team time trial 2:24:13.50 20 Track Pursuit Athlete Event Qualifying Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / Time Rank Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Rank David Brink Individual 4:55.40 18 Did not advance David Chauner Skip Cutting Steve Maaranen John Vande Velde Team 4:32.87 17 Did not advance Sprint Athlete Event Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Round 3 Repechage 3 Repechage final Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Rank Tim Mountford align=left rowspan=2 Individual , L , W 11.03 L W 11.31 , L , W 10.79 L Did not advance =9 Jackie Simes , W 11.23 , W 10.72 , L , W 10.92 L Did not advance =9 Jack Disney Charles Pranke Tandem L L Did not advance =11 Time trial Diving See main article: article and Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Men Athlete Event Preliminary Final Total Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Jim Henry align=left rowspan=3 3 m springboard 105.47 1 Q 52.65 5 158.09 Keith Russell 100.61 4 Q 51.14 8 151.75 4 Bernard Wrightson 102.95 3 Q 67.20 1 170.15 Rick Gilbert align=left rowspan=3 10 m platform 86.70 17 Did not advance Keith Russell 101.38 3 Q 50.96 5 152.34 4 Edwin Young 99.98 4 Q 53.95 3 153.93 Women Athlete Event Preliminary Final Total Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Sue Gossick align=left rowspan=3 3 m springboard 97.32 3 Q 53.45 1 150.77 Micki King 98.17 1 Q 39.21 8 137.38 4 Keela O'Sullivan 95.58 4 Q 49.65 2 145.23 Lesley Bush align=left rowspan=3 10 m platform 43.72 20 Did not advance Ann Peterson 52.14 2 Q 48.97 4 101.11 Barbara Talmage 47.09 7 Q 40.20 10 87.29 10 Equestrian See main article: article and Equestrian at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Dressage Athlete Horse Event Round 1 Round 2 Score Rank Score Rank Kyra Downton Cadet align=left rowspan=3 Individual 657 21 Did not advance Edith Master Helios 646 23 Did not advance Donnan Plumb Attache 616 24 Did not advance Kyra Downton Edith Master Donnan Plumb See above Team 1919 8 Eventing Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total Time Penalties Rank Stage B Stage D Penalties Total Rank Obstacles Time Penalties Penalties Rank Kevin Freeman Chalan align=left rowspan=4 Individual 6.22 77.01 14 -37.60 Michael Page Foster 6.25 107.51 40 -28.80 -30.40 -59.20 48.31 6 0 4.00 4.00 52.31 Michael Plumb Plain Sailing 6.17 63.00 5 -29.60 83.60 54.00 117.00 15 0 2.50 2.50 119.50 14 James C. Wofford Kilkenny 6.24 101.51 34 -37.60 -33.60 -71.20 30.31 2 40 3.75 43.75 74.06 6 Kevin Freeman Michael Page Michael Plumb James C. Wofford See above Team 241.52 6 -76.40 195.62 2 50.25 245.87 Jumping Athlete Horse Event Round 1 Round 1 Total Jump-off Faults Rank Faults Rank Faults Rank Time Rank Frank Chapot San Lucas align=left rowspan=3 Individual 4 =3 8 =4 12 =3 36.8 4 Kathryn Kusner Untouchable 12 =21 Did not advance William Steinkraus Snowbound 0 =1 4 =1 4 colspan=2 Frank Chapot San Lucas align=left rowspan=4 Team 11 14 25 colspan=2 rowspan=4 Mary Chapot White Lightning 27 21 48 Kathryn Kusner Untouchable 25 19.5 44.5 align=left colspan=2 Total 63 5 54.5 3 117.5 4 Fencing See main article: article and Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics. 20 fencers represented the United States in 1968. Men Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Winners' bracket Losers' bracket Final round Final barrage Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Final / / Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Rank Rank Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Rank Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Rank Rank David Micahnik align=left rowspan=3 Individual épée 3 2 2 Q 1 4 6 Did not advance Did not advance Stephen Netburn 2 3 4 Q 3 2 2 Q W L Did not advance W L Did not advance Paul Pesthy 4 1 1 Q 2 3 5 Did not advance Did not advance Robert Beck Daniel Cantillon David Micahnik Stephen Netburn Paul Pesthy Team épée 0 2 3 Did not advance =11 colspan=11 Larry Anastasi align=left rowspan=3 Individual foil 3 1 1 Q 2 3 5 Did not advance Did not advance Jeffrey Checkes 2 3 4 Q 1 4 5 Did not advance Did not advance Herbert Cohen 1 3 4 Q 1 4 5 Did not advance Did not advance Larry Anastasi Albie Axelrod Jeffrey Checkes Herbert Cohen Uriah Jones Team foil 0 2 3 Did not advance =11 colspan=11 Anthony Keane align=left rowspan=3 Individual sabre 3 3 4 Q 1 4 5 Did not advance Did not advance Did not advance Alfonso Morales 4 1 2 Q 3 2 2 Q W L L Did not advance Did not advance Alex Orban 4 2 3 Q 2 3 5 Did not advance Did not advance Did not advance Thomas Balla Robert Blum Anthony Keane Alfonso Morales Alex Orban Team sabre 1 1 2 Q L 6–8 5th-8th semifinal W 9–7 5th place final L 5–9 6 Women Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Winners' bracket Losers' bracket Final round Round 1 Round 2 Final / / Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Rank Rank Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Rank Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Rank Harriet King align=left rowspan=3 Individual foil 3 2 2 Q 2 3 5 Did not advance Did not advance Veronica Smith 1 5 7 Did not advance Did not advance Jan York-Romary 3 2 4 Q 2 3 5 Did not advance Did not advance Harriet King Maxine Mitchell Sally Pechinsky Veronica Smith Jan York-Romary Team foil 0 2 3 Did not advance =10 Gymnastics See main article: article and Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Men All-around Athlete Event Apparatus Total Floor exercise Pommel horse Rings Vault Parallel bars Horizontal bar Total Rank Total Rank Total Rank Total Rank Total Rank Total Rank Score Rank Kanati Allen align=left rowspan=6 Individual 9.10 9.20 18.30 =34 9.00 8.55 17.55 =58 7.80 8.50 16.30 99 9.00 9.15 18.15 =54 7.70 9.05 16.75 =102 8.80 9.50 18.40 =56 105.45 80 Steve Cohen 8.85 8.75 17.60 =75 9.00 8.35 17.35 =67 9.30 9.60 18.90 =9 8.95 9.05 18.00 =68 9.10 9.50 18.60 =41 8.90 9.40 18.30 =56 108.75 46 Sid Freudenstein 9.15 9.50 18.65 =14 8.75 7.85 16.60 93 8.90 9.15 18.05 =44 9.10 8.95 18.05 =63 8.95 9.40 18.25 =63 8.95 9.45 18.40 53 108.00 57 Steve Hug 9.00 9.15 18.15 =42 9.30 9.40 18.70 19 8.80 9.10 17.90 =52 8.75 9.05 17.80 =83 9.05 9.40 18.45 =51 9.25 9.35 18.60 =39 109.60 36 Fred Roethlisberger 8.95 9.40 18.35 =32 8.85 8.70 17.55 =58 9.15 9.20 18.35 27 9.25 9.15 18.40 =30 9.10 9.50 18.60 =41 9.10 9.35 18.45 =47 109.70 =34 Dave Thor 9.15 9.30 18.45 =26 9.50 9.60 19.10 =4 9.00 9.00 18.00 =47 9.10 9.40 18.50 =23 8.70 9.30 18.00 =74 9.05 9.50 18.55 =42 110.60 24 Kanati Allen Steve Cohen Sid Freudenstein Steve Hug Fred Roethlisberger Dave Thor Team 45.35 46.55 45.65 44.60 45.15 46.05 45.40 45.80 44.80 47.10 45.25 47.20 548.90 7 Women All-around Athlete Event Apparatus Total Vault Uneven bars Balance beam Floor exercise Total Rank Total Rank Total Rank Total Rank Score Rank Wendy Cluff align=left rowspan=6 Individual 9.05 8.75 17.80 =58 8.75 9.00 17.75 46 9.20 9.00 18.20 =33 9.10 8.95 18.05 42 71.80 39 Kathy Gleason 9.20 9.30 18.50 =29 9.00 9.30 18.30 29 9.15 9.30 18.45 =27 9.20 9.05 18.25 =33 73.30 31 Linda Metheny 9.35 9.05 18.40 =31 9.40 8.75 18.15 =34 9.60 9.55 19.15 3 Q 9.30 9.00 18.30 32 74.00 28 Colleen Mulvihill 8.95 8.90 17.85 =53 9.20 9.30 18.50 =24 9.40 9.30 18.70 =18 9.15 8.85 18.00 =43 73.05 34 Cathy Rigby 9.20 9.10 18.30 =36 9.40 9.50 18.90 =12 9.55 9.45 19.00 =5 9.45 9.30 18.75 =20 74.95 16 Joyce Tanac 9.25 9.20 18.45 30 9.20 9.20 18.40 27 9.25 9.20 18.45 =27 9.25 9.10 18.35 31 73.65 30 Wendy Cluff Kathy Gleason Linda Metheny Colleen Mulvihill Cathy Rigby Joyce Tanac Team 46.05 45.55 46.20 46.30 47.00 46.80 46.35 45.40 369.75 6 Apparatus Modern pentathlon See main article: article and Modern pentathlon at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1968. Athlete Event Riding (Cross-country steeplechase) Fencing (Épée) Shooting (Rapid-fire pistol) Swimming (300 m freestyle) Running (4000 m cross-country) Total Time Penalties Rank Rank () Score Penalties Rank Time Rank Time Rank MP Points Rank Robert Beck align=left rowspan=3 Individual 3:41 90 27 1010 28 =8 885 (896) 190 0 =13 912 4:06.5 28 925 16:10.3 42 655 4387 22 Tom Lough 3:32 120 31 980 18 =37 655 (662) 187 0 =25 846 3:56.4 12 988 15:15.2 24 820 4289 29 James Moore 3:36 60 =13 1040 24 =22 793 (766) 190 0 =13 912 4:05.5 =26 931 14:36.8 9 937 4613 11 Robert Beck Tom Lough James Moore Team 3030 2324 2670 2844 2412 13280 4 Rowing See main article: article and Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Athlete Event Heat Repechage Semifinal Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank John Van Blom Single sculls 7:54.79 3 R 7:43.00 1 SF 7:49.85 3 FA 7:50.30 4 Larry Hough Phillip Johnson Coxless pair 7:19.92 1 SF 7:21.50 1 FA 7:26.71 Richard Edmumds Bill Hobbs Stewart MacDonald (C) Coxed pair 8:12.48 1 SF 8:03.74 3 FA 8:12.60 5 Bill Maher John Nunn Double sculls 6:56.96 1 SF 7:10.05 1 FA 6:54.21 Charles Hamlin Pete Raymond Lawrence Terry Raymond Wright Coxless four 6:57.68 2 R 6:39.78 1 FA 6:47.70 5 Gardner Cadwalader John Hartigan (C) Luther Jones Tony Martin Bill Purdy Coxed four 7:21.39 3 SF 6:54.22 2 FA 6:51.41 5 Steve Brooks Curtis Canning Arthur Evans David Higgins Franklin Hobbs Paul Hoffman (C) Andy Larkin Cleve Livingston Scott Steketee Eight 6:15.42 5 R 6:19.81 2 FA 6:14.34 6 Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); SF=Semifinal; R=Repechage Sailing See main article: article and Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Athlete Event 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Points Rank Carl Van Duyne Finn 42 11 11 17 3 5.7 10 16 14 20 11 17 117.7 14 Bob James David James Flying Dutchman 36 9 15 14 20 18 24 15 21 3 5.7 6 11.7 97.4 10 Peter Barrett Lowell North Star 1 0 3 5.7 3 5.7 1 0 2 3 12 18 1 0 14.4 George Friedrichs Barton Jahncke Gerald Schreck Dragon 2 3 6 11.7 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 6 Steve Colgate Gardner Cox Stuart H. Walker 5.5 Metre 7 13 8 14 8 14 4 8 9 15 8 14 6 11.7 74.7 8 Shooting See main article: article and Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Twelve shooters represented the United States in 1968. Gary Anderson won gold in the 300 m rifle, three positions, John Writer won silver in the 50 m rifle, three positions, and Thomas Garrigus won silver in the trap. Athlete Event Final Shoot-off 1 Shoot-off 2 Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Bill McMillan align=left rowspan=2 25 m rapid fire pistol 584 17 colspan=4 rowspan=2 Jim McNally 580 25 Don Hamilton align=left rowspan=2 50 m pistol 549 16 colspan=4 rowspan=2 Arnold Vitarbo 559 4 Gary Anderson align=left rowspan=2 50 m rifle prone 595 4 colspan=4 rowspan=2 Lones Wigger 592 25 John Foster align=left rowspan=2 50 m rifle three positions 1153 4 colspan=4 rowspan=2 John Writer 1156 Gary Anderson align=left rowspan=2 300 m rifle three positions 1157 colspan=4 rowspan=2 John Foster 1140 7 Thomas Garrigus align=left rowspan=2 Trap 196 =2 25 =1 25 Ray Stafford 189 26 colspan=4 Earl Herring align=left rowspan=2 Skeet 190 16 colspan=4 rowspan=2 Robert Rodale 189 19 Swimming See main article: article and Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Men Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Mark Spitz align=left rowspan=3 100 m freestyle 54.6 4 Q 53.8 3 Q 53.0 Ken Walsh 55.7 19 Q 53.9 7 Q 52.8 Zac Zorn 54.2 2 Q 53.4 2 Q 53.9 8 John Nelson align=left rowspan=3 200 m freestyle 1:59.5 2 Q 1:58.1 Don Schollander 2:00.0 3 Q 1:58.1 Stephen Rerych 2:00.6 6 Q Brent Berk align=left rowspan=3 400 m freestyle 4:20.2 6 Q 4:26.0 8 Mike Burton 4:19.3 4 Q 4:09.0 John Nelson 4:18.7 2 Q 4:17.2 6 Mike Burton align=left rowspan=3 1500 m freestyle 17:27.2 5 Q 16:38.9 John Kinsella 17:22.7 4 Q 16:57.3 John Nelson 17:36.0 7 Q 18:05.1 8 Larry Barbiere align=left rowspan=3 100 m backstroke 1:01.9 5 Q 1:01.6 =2 Q 1:01.1 4 Charlie Hickcox 1:01.1 2 Q 1:01.6 =2 Q 1:00.2 Ronnie Mills 1:01.8 =3 Q 1:01.8 4 Q 1:00.5 Gary Hall Sr. align=left rowspan=3 200 m backstroke 2:16.2 2 Q 2:12.6 4 Jack Horsley 2:13.7 3 Q 2:10.9 Mitch Ivey 2:11.3 1 Q 2:10.6 Don McKenzie align=left rowspan=3 100 m breaststroke 1:08.1 1 Q 1:08.1 =3 Q 1:07.7 Ken Merten 1:10.6 =19 Q 1:11.6 22 Did not advance Dave Perkowski 1:09.5 =7 Q 1:09.0 9 Did not advance Brian Job align=left rowspan=3 200 m breaststroke 2:31.5 2 Q 2:29.9 Philip Long 2:33.1 =5 Q 2:33.6 7 Ken Merten 2:37.0 12 Did not advance Doug Russell align=left rowspan=3 100 m butterfly 57.3 1 Q 55.9 1 Q 55.9 Mark Spitz 58.5 3 Q 57.4 2 Q 56.4 Ross Wales 58.7 4 Q 58.2 4 Q 57.2 John Ferris align=left rowspan=3 200 m butterfly 2:10.6 =1 Q 2:09.3 Carl Robie 2:11.1 =4 Q 2:08.7 Mark Spitz 2:10.6 =1 Q 2:13.5 8 Greg Buckingham align=left rowspan=3 200 m individual medley 2:15.6 2 Q 2:13.0 John Ferris 2:14.6 1 Q 2:13.3 Charlie Hickcox 2:16.1 3 Q 2:12.0 Greg Buckingham align=left rowspan=3 400 m individual medley 4:57.3 3 Q 4:51.4 4 Gary Hall Sr. 4:56.2 =1 Q 4:48.7 Charlie Hickcox 4:56.2 =1 Q 4:48.4 David Johnson William Johnson Stephen Rerych Don Schollander Mark Spitz Michael Wall Ken Walsh Zac Zorn 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:35.4 1 Q 3:31.7 David Johnson William Johnson John Nelson Stephen Rerych Don Schollander Mark Spitz Andrew Strenk Michael Wall 4 × 200 m freestyle relay 8:05.1 2 Q 7:52.3 Charlie Hickcox Chet Jastremski Don McKenzie Ronnie Mills Carl Robie Doug Russell Don Schollander Ken Walsh 4 × 100 m medley relay 4:03.4 1 Q 3:54.9 Women Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Linda Gustavson align=left rowspan=3 100 m freestyle 1:00.8 4 Q 1:00.6 =3 Q 1:00.3 Jan Henne 1:00.1 1 Q 1:00.5 2 Q 1:00.0 Sue Pedersen 1:01.5 5 Q 1:00.2 1 Q 1:00.3 Jane Barkman align=left rowspan=3 200 m freestyle 2:13.6 2 Q 2:11.2 Jan Henne 2:13.8 3 Q 2:11.0 Debbie Meyer 2:13.1 1 Q 2:10.5 Linda Gustavson align=left rowspan=3 400 m freestyle 4:41.4 3 Q 4:45.5 Pam Kruse 4:45.2 5 Q 4:37.2 4 Debbie Meyer 4:35.0 1 Q 4:31.8 Patty Caretto align=left rowspan=3 800 m freestyle 9:46.4 =3 Q 9:51.3 5 Pam Kruse 9:49.8 5 Q 9:35.7 Debbie Meyer 9:42.8 2 Q 9:24.0 Kaye Hall align=left rowspan=3 100 m backstroke 1:09.8 2 Q 1:08.2 2 Q 1:06.2 Kendis Moore 1:10.5 =10 Q 1:09.6 6 Q 1:08.3 4 Jane Swagerty 1:10.2 =6 Q 1:08.6 3 Q 1:08.1 Susie Atwood align=left rowspan=3 200 m backstroke 2:35.2 10 Did not advance Kaye Hall 2:31.1 3 Q 2:28.9 Lillian Watson 2:29.2 1 Q 2:24.8 Catie Ball align=left rowspan=3 100 m breaststroke 1:18.8 7 Q 1:16.8 =2 Q 1:16.7 5 Suzy Jones 1:19.3 =10 Q 1:18.6 =11 Did not advance Sharon Wichman 1:18.3 4 Q 1:16.8 =2 Q 1:16.1 Cathy Jamison align=left rowspan=2 200 m breaststroke 2:50.1 6 Q 2:48.4 5 Sharon Wichman 2:46.8 1 Q 2:44.4 Ellie Daniel align=left rowspan=3 100 m butterfly 1:07.2 3 Q 1:06.1 =1 Q 1:05.8 Toni Hewitt 1:08.1 8 Q 1:07.9 8 Q 1:07.5 7 Susan Shields 1:06.2 2 Q 1:06.3 4 Q 1:06.2 Ellie Daniel align=left rowspan=3 200 m butterfly 2:29.4 =3 Q 2:25.9 Diane Giebel 2:33.0 6 Q 2:31.7 6 Toni Hewitt 2:29.1 2 Q 2:26.2 4 Jan Henne align=left rowspan=3 200 m individual medley 2:33.9 6 Q 2:31.4 Claudia Kolb 2:28.8 1 Q 2:24.7 Susan Pedersen 2:33.2 =4 Q 2:28.8 Claudia Kolb align=left rowspan=3 400 m individual medley 5:17.2 1 Q 5:08.5 Susan Pedersen 5:26.4 2 Q 5:25.8 4 Lynn Vidali 5:28.9 3 Q 5:22.2 Jane Barkman Linda Gustavson Jan Henne Susan Pedersen 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 4:11.1 2 Q 4:02.5 Catie Ball Ellie Daniel Kaye Hall Jan Henne Suzy Jones Susan Pedersen Susan Shields Jane Swagerty 4 × 100 m medley relay 4:34.7 2 Q 4:28.3 Swimmers who participated in the heats only. Volleyball See main article: article and Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Summary Team Event Round robin 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 See main article: Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament. 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 John Alstrom Mike Bright Wink Davenport Smitty Duke Tom Haine Jack Henn Butch May Danny Patterson Larry Rundle Jon Stanley Rudy Suwara Pedro Velasco Head coach: Jim Coleman Women's tournament See main article: Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament. 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] Patti Lucas Bright Kathryn Ann Heck Fanny Hopeau Ninja Jorgensen Laurie Lewis Miki McFadden Marilyn McReavy Nancy Owen Barbara "Bobbie" Perry Mary Perry Sharon Peterson Jane Ward (captain) Head coach: Harlan Cohen Water polo See main article: article and Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Summary 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 Anton Van Dorp Barry Weitzenberg Bruce Bradley David Ashleigh Dean Willeford Gary Sheerer John Parker Ronald Crawford Russell Webb Stanley Cole Steven Barnett Weightlifting See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Athlete Event Weight Rank Russell Knipp align=left rowspan=2 75 kg 437.5 4 Fred Lowe 430.0 8 Joe Puleo 82.5 kg Bart Bartholomew align=left rowspan=2 90 kg 457.5 9 Phil Grippaldi 477.5 7 Joseph Dube align=left rowspan=2 +90 kg 555.0 Ernie Pickett Wrestling See main article: article and Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Athlete Event Elimination stage Final stage Opposition Result (Penalty points) Opposition Result (Penalty points) Opposition Result (Penalty points) Opposition Result (Penalty points) Opposition Result (Penalty points) Opposition Result (Penalty points) Opposition Result (Penalty points) Opposition Result (Penalty points) Rank Richard Sanders Freestyle 52 kg W TF (0.0) W TF (0.0) W TF (0.0) W TF (0.0) 0.0 L PP (3.0) W PP (1.0) 4.0 Donald Behm Freestyle 57 kg W PP (1.0) W TF (0.0) W SP (0.5) L PP (3.0) W PP (1.0) 5.5 W PP (1.0) 6.5 Bobby Douglas Freestyle 63 kg L PP (3.0) Wayne Wells Freestyle 70 kg T (2.0) W PP (1.0) W TF (0.0) W PP (1.0) W PP (1.0) L PP (3.0) 8.0 Did not advance 4 Steve Combs Freestyle 78 kg L PP (3.0) W PP (1.0) W PP (1.0) L PP (3.0) 8.0 Did not advance =6 Tom Peckham Freestyle 87 kg T (2.0) W PP (1.0) W TF (0.0) W TF (0.0) T (2.0) 5.0 L PP (3.0) 8.0 4 Jess Lewis Freestyle 97 kg W PP (1.0) W PP (1.0) T (2.0) L PP (3.0) 7.0 Did not advance 6 Larry Kristoff Freestyle +97 kg W (0.0) W PP (1.0) W PP (1.0) L (4.0) 6.0 Did not advance 5 Richard Tamble Greco-Roman 52 kg L PP (3.0) L PP (3.0) 6.0 Did not advance =17 David Hazewinkel Greco-Roman 57 kg L PP (3.0) W TF (0.0) W (0.0) L PP (3.0) 6.0 Did not advance =8 Jim Hazewinkel Greco-Roman 63 kg W PP (1.0) L TF (4.0) W SP (0.5) L PP (3.0) 8.5 Did not advance 7 Werner Holzer Greco-Roman 70 kg W TF (0.0) L TF (4.0) W PP (1.0) L PP (3.0) 8.0 Did not advance =6 Larry Lyden Greco-Roman 78 kg L SP (3.5) L PP (3.0) 6.5 Did not advance =16 Wayne Baughman Greco-Roman 87 kg L PP (3.0) W TF (0.0) W TF (0.0) W PP (1.0) L TF (4.0) 8.0 Did not advance 5 Henk Schenk Greco-Roman 97 kg L (4.0) T (2.5) 6.5 Did not advance 12 Bob Roop Greco-Roman +97 kg W TF (0.0) L TF (4.0) L TF (4.0) 8.0 Did not advance 10 External links USA Volleyball DatabaseOlympics International Medalists

Notes and References

1. Web site: United States at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417043410/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/USA/summer/1968/ . dead . April 17, 2020 . January 2, 2011 . sports-reference.com.
2. United States Volleyball at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417115607/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/USA/summer/1968/VOL/ . dead . April 17, 2020 .