United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

United States at the
1968 Summer Olympics

Flag of the United States

IOC code| USA
(EUA used at these Games)
NOC| United States Olympic Committee
in Mexico City
Competitors| 357 (274 men and 83 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearer| Janice-Lee Romary
Medals
Ranked 1st|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total
107
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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

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Further information: 1968 Summer Olympics medal table

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

The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

| Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Jim Hines | Athletics | Men's 100 m | October 14
Gold | Randy Matson | Athletics | Men's shot put | October 14
Gold | Al Oerter | Athletics | Men's discs throw | October 15
Gold | Wyomia Tyus | Athletics | Women's 100 m | October 15
Gold | Tommie Smith | Athletics | Men's 200 m | October 16
Gold | Bob Seagren | Athletics | Men's pole vault | October 16
Gold | Willie Davenport | Athletics | Men's 110 m hurdles | October 17
Gold | David Johnson[a]
William Johnson[a]
Stephen Rerych
Don Schollander[a]
Mark Spitz
Michael Wall[a]
Ken Walsh
Zac Zorn | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | October 17
Gold | Catie Ball
Ellie Daniel
Kaye Hall
Jan Henne[a]
Suzy Jones[a]
Susan Pedersen
Susan Shields[a]
Jane Swagerty[a] | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay | October 17
Gold | Lee Evans | Athletics | Men's 400 m | October 18
Gold | Bob Beamon | Athletics | Men's long jump | October 18
Gold | Sue Gossick | Diving | Women's 3 m springboard | October 18
Gold | Bill Toomey | Athletics | Men's decathlon | October 19
Gold | Madeline Manning | Athletics | Women's 800 m | October 19
Gold | Don McKenzie | Swimming | Men's 100 m breaststroke | October 19
Gold | Jan Henne | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle | October 19
Gold | Charles Greene
Jim Hines
Mel Pender
Ronnie Smith | Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 m relay | October 20
Gold | Lee Evans
Ron Freeman
Larry James
Vincent Matthews | Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 m relay | October 20
Gold | Dick Fosbury | Athletics | Men's high jump | October 20
Gold | Margaret Bailes
Barbara Ferrell
Mildrette Netter
Wyomia Tyus | Athletics | Women's 4 × 100 m relay | October 20
Gold | Bernard Wrightson | Diving | Men's 3 m springboard | October 20
Gold | Charlie Hickcox | Swimming | Men's 200 m individual medley | October 20
Gold | Debbie Meyer | Swimming | Women's 400 m freestyle | October 20
Gold | Claudia Kolb | Swimming | Women's 200 m individual medley | October 20
Gold | Peter Barrett
Lowell North | Sailing | Star | October 21
Gold | George Friedrichs
Barton Jahncke
Gerald Schreck | Sailing | Dragon | October 21
Gold | Doug Russell | Swimming | Men's 100 m butterfly | October 21
Gold | David Johnson[a]
William Johnson[a]
John Nelson
Stephen Rerych
Don Schollander
Mark Spitz
Andrew Strenk[a]
Michael Wall[a] | Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | October 21
Gold | Debbie Meyer | Swimming | Women's 200 m freestyle | October 22
Gold | William Steinkraus | Equestrian | Individual jumping | October 23
Gold | Gary Anderson | Shooting | 300 m rifle three position | October 23
Gold | Mike Burton | Swimming | Men's 400 m freestyle | October 23
Gold | Charlie Hickcox | Swimming | Men's 400 m individual medley | October 23
Gold | Kaye Hall | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke | October 23
Gold | Sharon Wichman | Swimming | Women's 200 m breaststroke | October 23
Gold | Carl Robie | Swimming | Men's 200 m butterfly | October 24
Gold | Debbie Meyer | Swimming | Women's 800 m freestyle | October 24
Gold | United States men's national basketball team

* Mike Barrett
* John Clawson
* Don Dee
* Calvin Fowler
* Spencer Haywood
* Bill Hosket
* Jim King
* Glynn Saulters
* Charlie Scott
* Mike Silliman
* Ken Spain
* Jo Jo White

| Basketball | Men's tournament | October 25
Gold | Lillian Watson | Swimming | Women's 200 m backstroke | October 25
Gold | Claudia Kolb | Swimming | Women's 400 m individual medley | October 25
Gold | Ronnie Harris | Boxing | Lightweight | October 26
Gold | George Foreman | Boxing | Heavyweight | October 26
Gold | Mike Burton | Swimming | Men's 1500 m freestyle | October 26
Gold | Charlie Hickcox
Chet Jastremski[a]
Don McKenzie
Ronnie Mills[a]
Carl Robie[a]
Doug Russell
Don Schollander[a]
Ken Walsh | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay | October 26
Gold | Jane Barkman
Linda Gustavson
Jan Henne
Susan Pedersen | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | October 26
Silver | George Woods | Athletics | Men's shot put | October 14
Silver | Barbara Ferrell | Athletics | Women's 100 m | October 15
Silver | Ervin Hall | Athletics | Men's 110 m hurdles | October 17
Silver | Larry James | Athletics | Men's 400 m | October 18
Silver | Larry Hough
Tony Johnson | Rowing | Coxless pair | October 18
Silver | Thomas Garrigus | Shooting | Trap | October 19
Silver | Ken Walsh | Swimming | Men's 100 m freestyle | October 19
Silver | Susan Pedersen | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle | October 19
Silver | Jim Ryun | Athletics | Men's 1500 m | October 20
Silver | Ed Caruthers | Athletics | Men's high jump | October 20
Silver | Greg Buckingham | Swimming | Men's 200 m individual medley | October 20
Silver | Linda Gustavson | Swimming | Women's 400 m freestyle | October 20
Silver | Susan Pedersen | Swimming | Women's 200 m individual medley | October 20
Silver | Rick Sanders | Wrestling | Freestyle 52 kg | October 20
Silver | Donald Behm | Wrestling | Freestyle 57 kg | October 20
Silver | Kevin Freeman
Michael Page
Michael Plumb
James C. Wofford | Equestrian | Team eventing | October 21
Silver | John Writer | Shooting | 50 m rifle three position | October 21
Silver | Mark Spitz | Swimming | Men's 100 m butterfly | October 21
Silver | Ellie Daniel | Swimming | Women's 100 m butterfly | October 21
Silver | Charlie Hickcox | Swimming | Men's 100 m backstroke | October 22
Silver | Jan Henne | Swimming | Women's 200 m freestyle | October 22
Silver | Gary Hall Sr. | Swimming | Men's 400 m individual medley | October 23
Silver | Don Schollander | Swimming | Men's 200 m freestyle | October 24
Silver | Pam Kruse | Swimming | Women's 800 m freestyle | October 24
Silver | Mitch Ivey | Swimming | Men's 200 m backstroke | October 25
Silver | Lynn Vidali | Swimming | Women's 400 m individual medley | October 25
Silver | Al Robinson | Boxing | Featherweight | October 26
Silver | John Kinsella | Swimming | Men's 1500 m freestyle | October 26
Bronze | Charles Greene | Athletics | Men's 100 m | October 14
Bronze | Tom Farrell | Athletics | Men's 800 m | October 15
Bronze | John Carlos | Athletics | Men's 200 m | October 16
Bronze | George Young | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | October 16
Bronze | Larry Young | Athletics | Men's 50 km walk | October 17
Bronze | Ron Freeman | Athletics | Men's 400 m | October 18
Bronze | Ralph Boston | Athletics | Men's long jump | October 18
Bronze | Keala O'Sullivan | Diving | Women's 3 m springboard | October 18
Bronze | Bill Maher
John Nunn | Rowing | Double sculls | October 19
Bronze | Mark Spitz | Swimming | Men's 100 m freestyle | October 19
Bronze | Linda Gustavson | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle | October 19
Bronze | Sharon Wichman | Swimming | Women's 100 m breaststroke | October 19
Bronze | Joseph Dube | Weightlifting | +90 kg | October 19
Bronze | Jim Henry | Diving | Men's 3 m springboard | October 20
Bronze | John Ferris | Swimming | Men's 200 m individual medley | October 20
Bronze | Jan Henne | Swimming | Women's 200 m individual medley | October 20
Bronze | Michael Page | Equestrian | Individual eventing | October 21
Bronze | Ross Wales | Swimming | Men's 100 m butterfly | October 21
Bronze | Susan Shields | Swimming | Women's 100 m butterfly | October 21
Bronze | Ronnie Mills | Swimming | Men's 100 m backstroke | October 22
Bronze | Brian Job | Swimming | Men's 200 m breaststroke | October 22
Bronze | Jane Barkman | Swimming | Women's 200 m freestyle | October 22
Bronze | Ann Peterson | Diving | Women's 10 m platform | October 23
Bronze | Jane Swagerty | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke | October 23
Bronze | Harlan Marbley | Boxing | Light flyweight | October 24
Bronze | Jim Wallington | Boxing | Light welterweight | October 24
Bronze | John Baldwin | Boxing | Light middleweight | October 24
Bronze | Alfred Jones | Boxing | Middleweight | October 24
Bronze | John Nelson | Swimming | Men's 200 m freestyle | October 24
Bronze | John Ferris | Swimming | Men's 200 m butterfly | October 24
Bronze | Ellie Daniel | Swimming | Women's 200 m butterfly | October 24
Bronze | Jack Horsley | Swimming | Men's 200 m backstroke | October 25
Bronze | Kaye Hall | Swimming | Women's 200 m backstroke | October 25
Bronze | Edwin Young | Diving | Men's 10 m platform | October 26

Medals by sport  | Sport  |  |  |  | Total

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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  | 45  | 28  | 34  | 107

Medals by day  Day  | Date  |  |  |  | Total

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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  | 45  | 28  | 34  | 107

Medals by gender  Gender  |  |  |  | Total

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Male  | 30  | 20  | 24  | 74
Female  | 15  | 8  | 10  | 33
Total  | 45  | 28  | 34  | 107

Multiple medalists  Name  | Sport  |  |  |  | Total

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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

a Athletes who participated in the heats only.

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target

Track and road events
Men

Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Charles Greene | 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 WR |
Mel Pender | 10.35  | 2 Q | 10.16  | 2 Q | 10.21  | 4 Q | 10.17  | 6
John Carlos | 200 m | 20.54  | 1 Q | 20.69  | 1 Q | 20.12 OR | 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 WR |
Lee Evans | 400 m | 45.40  | 1 Q | 45.54  | 2 Q | 44.83 OR | 1 Q | 43.86 WR |
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 | 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 | 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 | 5000 m | 14:31.0  | 4 Q | —  | DNS
Bob Day | 14:23.2  | 6  | Did not advance
Lou Scott | 15:13.6  | 11  | Did not advance
Tom Laris | 10,000 m | —  | 30:26.2  | 16
Van Nelson | 31:40.2  | 28
Tracy Smith | 30:14.6  | 11
Leon Coleman | 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 OR |
Ervin Hall | 13.75  | 1 Q | 13.38 OR | 1 Q | 13.42  |
Geoff Vanderstock | 400 m hurdles | —  | 50.6  | 2 Q | 49.2  | 2 Q | 49.0  | 4
Ron Whitney | 49.0 OR | 1 Q | 49.2  | 2 Q | 49.2  | 6
Conrad Nightingale | 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 WR |
Lee Evans
Ron Freeman
Larry James
Vincent Matthews | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.71  | 1 Q | —  | 2:56.10 WR |
Ron Daws | Marathon | —  | 2:33:53  | 22
Kenny Moore | 2:29:49  | 14
George Young | 2:31:15  | 16
Tom Dooley | 20 km walk | —  | 1:40:08  | 17
Rudy Haluza | 1:35:00.2  | 4
Ron Laird | 1:44:38  | 25
Goetz Klopfer | 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

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Margaret Bailes | 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 WR |
Margaret Bailes | 200 m | 23.1  | 2 Q | —  | 22.9  | 3 Q | 23.1  | 7
Barbara Ferrell | 22.9  | 1 Q | 22.8 OR | 1 Q | 22.9  | 4
Wyomia Tyus | 23.4  | 1 Q | 23.1  | 2 Q | 23.0  | 6
Lois Anne Drinkwater | 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 | 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 OR |
Judy Dyer | 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 WR |

Field events
Men

Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Bob Beamon | Long jump | 8.19  | 2 Q | 8.90 WR |
Ralph Boston | 8.27 OR | 1 Q | 8.16  |
Charles Mays | 7.85  | 6 Q | DNS
Dave Smith | 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 | 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 OR |
Casey Carrigan | 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 OR |
Dave Maggard | Shot put | 19.26  | 7 Q | 19.43  | 5
Randy Matson' | 20.68 OR | 1 Q | 20.57  |
George Woods | 19.79  | 3 Q | 20.12  |
Gary Carlsen | Discus throw | 60.36  | 3 Q | 59.46  | 6
Al Oerter | 59.36  | 6 Q | 67.78 OR |
Jay Silvester | 63.34 OR | 1 Q | 61.78  | 5
Frank Covelli | 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 | 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

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Martha Watson | Long jump | 6.30  | 12 q | 6.20  | 10
Willye White | 6.42  | 6 Q | 6.08  | 11
Estelle Baskerville | High jump | NH | 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 | Discus throw | —  | 52.96  | 6
Carol Moseke | 48.28  | 14
RaNae Bair | Javelin throw | —  | 53.14  | 11
Barbara Friedrich | 53.44  | 9

Combined event – Men's decathlon

Athlete  | Event  | {100 m  | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m  | 110 m H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m  | Final  | Rank

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Rick Sloan | Result  | 11.2  | 6.72  | 14.07  | 2.10  | 51.0  | 15.5  | 45.58  | 4.85  | 49.90  | 4:44.0  | 7692  | 7
Points  | 756  | 761  | 733  | 942  | 762  | 797  | 792  | 1017  | 632  | 500
Bill Toomey | Result  | 10.4  | 7.87  | 13.75  | 1.95  | 45.6  | 14.9  | 43.68  | 4.20  | 62.80  | 4:57.1  | 8193 OR |
Points  | 959  | 994  | 712  | 813  | 1021  | 859  | 757  | 859  | 795  | 424
Tom Waddell | Result  | 11.3  | 7.47  | 14.45  | 2.01  | 51.2  | 15.3  | 43.73  | 4.50  | 63.70  | 5:04.5  | 7719  | 6
Points  | 733  | 915  | 756  | 865  | 753  | 817  | 758  | 932  | 806  | 384

Combined event – Women's pentathlon

Athlete  | Event  | 80 m H | SP | HJ | LJ | 200 m  | Final  | Rank

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Cathy Hamblin | Result  | 11.9  | 10.66  | 1.50  | 5.72  | 25.3  | 4330  | 24
Points  | 904  | 761  | 836  | 924  | 905
Pat Winslow | Result  | 11.4  | 13.33  | 1.65  | 5.97  | 24.5  | 4877  | 6
Points  | 979  | 943  | 996  | 982  | 977

## Basketball

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Main article: Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Summary

Team  | Event  | Preliminary round  | Semifinal / Pl. | Final / BM / Cl.

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
United States men | Men's tournament |  Spain
W 81–46  |  Senegal
W 93–36  |  Philippines
W 96–75  |  Yugoslavia
W 73–58  |  Panama
W 95–60  |  Italy
W 100–61  |  Puerto Rico
W 61–56  | 1 Q |  Brazil
W 75–63  |  Yugoslavia
W 65–50  |

Roster

Name [2] | Position  | Height  | Weight  | Age  | Team/School  | Home Town

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Mike Barrett | G  | 6'2"  | 155  | 25  | U.S. Armed Forces (West Virginia Tech)  | Richwood, West Virginia
John Clawson | G  | 6'4"  | 200  | 24  | U.S. Armed Forces (Michigan)  | Naperville, Illinois
Don Dee | F  | 6'7"  | 205  | 25  | St. Mary of the Plains Col. (KS) | Kansas City, Missouri
Calvin Fowler | G  | 6'1"  | 170  | 27  | Goodyear Wingfoots (St. Francis)  | Akron, Ohio
Spencer Haywood | C  | 6'8"  | 225  | 19  | Trinidad State Junior College | Detroit, Michigan
Bill Hosket | F  | 6'8"  | 220  | 21  | Ohio State University | Dayton, Ohio
Jim King | F  | 6'7"  | 200  | 25  | Goodyear Wingfoots (Okla. St.)  | Akron, Ohio
Glynn Saulters | G  | 6'2"  | 175  | 23  | Northeast Louisiana University | Lisbon, Louisiana
Charlie Scott | F  | 6'5"  | 180  | 19  | University of North Carolina | New York, New York
Mike Silliman | F  | 6'6"  | 225  | 23  | U.S. Armed Forces (Military Acd.)  | Louisville, Kentucky
Ken Spain | C  | 6'9"  | 240  | 22  | University of Houston | Houston, Texas
Jo Jo White | G  | 6'3"  | 195  | 21  | University of Kansas | St. Louis, Missouri

The roster was led by future NBA All-Stars Haywood (19 years old) and White (21 years old), who led the team in scoring, with an average of 16.3 points and 11.7 points respectively.[3] Haywood was the youngest player to make the USA basketball team at the time.

USA Basketball also selected 6 alternates to the U.S. squad; Tom Black of the Goodyear Wingfoots, George Carter of the US Army, Joe Hamilton of Christian College of the Southwest (TX) Junior College, Dan Issel of the University of Kentucky, Rick Mount of Purdue University and Charlie Paulk of Northeastern Oklahoma College.[4]

Notably absent from the squad or the list of alternates were Pete Maravich, who led the NCAA in scoring during his sophomore season at LSU and would go on to set the NCAA career scoring record of 3,667 points, and reigning NCAA Champion and Player of the Year Lew Alcindor, who chose not to try out for the Olympic team in protest at the treatment of African Americans in the United States, stating that he was "trying to point out to the world the futility of winning the gold medal for this country and then coming back to live under oppression."[5] Some of other NCAA stars, such as Elvin Hayes, Wes Unseld, Bob Lanier and Calvin Murphy, were also absent. As such, the Americans were severely weakened.

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 64  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Harlan Marbley | Light flyweight | —  | Bye  |  Temel (TUR)
W 5–0  |  Ogun (NGR)
W 5–0  |  Rodríguez (VEN)
L 1–4  | Did not advance  |
David Vasquez | Flyweight | —  |  Grasso (ITA)
W 3–2  |  Rwabwogo (UGA)
L 2–3  | Did not advance
Samuel Goss | Bantamweight | Bye  |  Gîju (ROU)
L 0–5  | Did not advance
Al Robinson | Featherweight | —  |  Cheshire (GBR)
W RSC |  Pelegrino (PHI)
W KO |  Kallaf Allah (RAU)
W 5–0  |  Mihailov (BUL)
W 4–1  |  Roldán (MEX)
L DSQ |
Ronnie Harris | Lightweight | Bye  |  Lee (KOR)
W 5–0  |  Stacey (GBR)
W 4–1  |  Muruli (UGA)
W 5–0  |  Cuțov (ROU)
W 5–0  |  Grudzień (POL)
W 5–0  |
Jim Wallington | Light welterweight | Bye  |  Cartagena (DOM)
W RSC |  Odhiambo (UGA)
W 5–0  |  Kim (KOR)
W 5–0  |  Regüeiferos (CUB)
L 1–4  | Did not advance  |
Armando Muñíz | Welterweight | Bye  |  Kasprzyk (POL)
W 4–1  |  Hebeisen (SUI)
W 4–1  |  Guilloti (ARG)
L 1–4  | Did not advance
John Baldwin | Light middleweight | —  | Bye  |  Stantien (TCH)
W 5–0  |  Benítez (URU)
W 5–0  |  Garbey (CUB)
L 1–4  | Did not advance  |
Alfred Jones | Middleweight | —  |  Quiñones (PER)
W 5–0  |  Marrero (CUB)
W 5–0  |  Georgiev (BUL)
W 4–1  |  Finnegan (GBR)
L 1–4  | Did not advance  |
Arthur Redden | Light heavyweight | —  | Bye  |  Stankov (BUL)
L 1–4  | Did not advance
George Foreman | Heavyweight | —  |  Trela (POL)
W 4–1  |  Alexe (ROU)
W RSC |  Bambini (ITA)
W KO |  Čepulis (URS)
W RSC  |

## Canoeing

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Main article: Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Repechage  | Semifinal  | Final

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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

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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

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Main article: Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Fifteen cyclists represented the United States in 1968.

### Road

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Daniel Butler | Road race | DNF
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

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Pursuit

Athlete  | Event  | Qualifying  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final / BM

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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 / BM

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Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Tim Mountford | Individual |  Baranycez (HUN),
Loevesijn (NED)
L |  Kim (KOR),
Galeano (COL)
W 11.03  |  Morelon (FRA)
L |  Pedersen (DEN)
W 11.31  |  Fredborg (DEN),
Pkhakdze (URS)
L |  Kučírek (TCH),
Johnson (AUS)
W 10.79  |  Loevesijn (NED)
L | Did not advance  | =9
Jackie Simes |  Goens (BEL),
Sutherland (HBR)
W 11.23  | Bye  |  Kravtsov (URS),
Van Lancker (BEL)
W 10.72  | Bye  |  Kučírek (TCH),
Verzini (ITA)
L |  Fredborg (DEN),
King (TTO)
W 10.92  |  Barth (FRG)
L | Did not advance  | =9
Jack Disney
Charles Pranke | Tandem |  Goens /
Van Lancker (BEL)
L |  Clarke /
Johnson (AUS)
L | —  | Did not advance  | =11

Time trial

Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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## Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete  | Event  | Preliminary  | Final  | Total

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Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank
Jim Henry | 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 | 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

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Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank
Sue Gossick | 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 | 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

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Main article: Equestrian at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Dressage

Athlete  | Horse  | Event  | Round 1  | Round 2

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Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank
Kyra Downton | Cadet  | 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

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Time  | Penalties  | Rank  | Stage B  | Stage D  | Penalties  | Total  | Rank  | Obstacles  | Time  | Penalties  | Penalties  | Rank
Kevin Freeman | Chalan  | Individual | 6.22  | 77.01  | 14  | -37.60  | DSQ | EL
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

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Frank Chapot | San Lucas  | 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  |  | Bye
Frank Chapot | San Lucas  | Team | 11  | —  | 14  | —  | 25  | —  | —
Mary Chapot | White Lightning  | 27  | 21  | 48
Kathryn Kusner | Untouchable  | 25  | 19.5  | 44.5
Total | 63  | 5  | 54.5  | 3  | 117.5  | 4

## Fencing

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Main article: 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

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Round 1  | Round 2  | Round 3  | Final / BM / Pl. | Round 1  | Round 2  | Round 3  | Round 4  | Round 5
V | D | Rank  | V | D | Rank  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | V | D | Rank  | V | D | Rank
David Micahnik | 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 |  Constandt (BEL)
W |  Ladègaillerie (FRA)
L | Did not advance  | Bye  |  Constandt (BEL)
W |  Lötscher (SUI)
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  | —
Larry Anastasi | 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  | —
Anthony Keane | 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 |  Calsrese (ITA)
W |  Nazlymov (HUN)
L | Bye  |  Panizza (FRA)
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 | —  |  Italy (ITA)
L 6–8  | 5th-8th semifinal
West Germany (FRG)
W 9–7  | 5th place final
Poland (POL)
L 5–9  | 6  | —

Women

Athlete  | Event  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Winners' bracket  | Losers' bracket  | Final round

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Round 1  | Round 2  | Final / BM / Pl. | Round 1  | Round 2  | Round 3
V | D | Rank  | V | D | Rank  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | V | D | Rank
Harriet King | 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

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Men
All-around

Athlete  | Event  | Apparatus  | Total

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Floor exercise  | Pommel horse  | Rings  | Vault  | Parallel bars  | Horizontal bar
C | V | Total  | Rank  | C | V | Total  | Rank  | C | V | Total  | Rank  | C | V | Total  | Rank  | C | V | Total  | Rank  | C | V | Total  | Rank  | Score  | Rank
Kanati Allen | 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

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Vault  | Uneven bars  | Balance beam  | Floor exercise
C | V | Total  | Rank  | C | V | Total  | Rank  | C | V | Total  | Rank  | C | V | Total  | Rank  | Score  | Rank
Wendy Cluff | 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

Athlete  | Event  | Preliminary | Final  | Score  | Rank

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Linda Metheny | Balance beam | 9.575  | 9.650  | 19.225  | =4

## Modern pentathlon

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Main article: 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

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Time  | Penalties  | Rank  | MP | V | Rank  | MP (AIP)  | Score  | Penalties  | Rank  | MP | Time  | Rank  | MP | Time  | Rank  | MP | MP Points  | Rank
Robert Beck | 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

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Main article: Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Repechage  | Semifinal  | Final

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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 | Bye  | 7:21.50  | 1 FA | 7:26.71  |
Richard Edmumds
Bill Hobbs
Stewart MacDonald (C)  | Coxed pair | 8:12.48  | 1 SF | Bye  | 8:03.74  | 3 FA | 8:12.60  | 5
Bill Maher
John Nunn | Double sculls | 6:56.96  | 1 SF | Bye  | 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 | Bye  | 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

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Main article: Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | Total

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Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Points  | Rank
Carl Van Duyne | Finn | DNF | 42  | ~~DSQ~~ | ~~11~~ | 11  | 17  | 3  | 5.7  | 10  | 16  | 14  | 20  | 11  | 17  | 117.7  | 14
Bob James
David James | Flying Dutchman | ~~DNF~~ | ~~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

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Main article: 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

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Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank
Bill McMillan | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 584  | 17  | —
Jim McNally | 580  | 25
Don Hamilton | 50 m pistol | 549  | 16  | —
Arnold Vitarbo | 559  | 4
Gary Anderson | 50 m rifle prone | 595  | 4  | —
Lones Wigger | 592  | 25
John Foster | 50 m rifle three positions | 1153  | 4  | —
John Writer | 1156  |
Gary Anderson | 300 m rifle three positions | 1157 WR |  | —
John Foster | 1140  | 7
Thomas Garrigus | Trap | 196  | =2  | 25  | =1  | 25  |
Ray Stafford | 189  | 26  | —
Earl Herring | Skeet | 190  | 16  | —
Robert Rodale | 189  | 19

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Mark Spitz | 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 | 200 m freestyle | 1:59.5 OR | 2 Q | —  | 1:58.1  |
Don Schollander | 2:00.0  | 3 Q | 1:58.1  |
Stephen Rerych | 2:00.6  | 6 Q | DNS
Brent Berk | 400 m freestyle | 4:20.2  | 6 Q | —  | 4:26.0  | 8
Mike Burton | 4:19.3  | 4 Q | 4:09.0 OR |
John Nelson | 4:18.7  | 2 Q | 4:17.2  | 6
Mike Burton | 1500 m freestyle | 17:27.2  | 5 Q | —  | 16:38.9 OR |
John Kinsella | 17:22.7  | 4 Q | 16:57.3  |
John Nelson | 17:36.0  | 7 Q | 18:05.1  | 8
Larry Barbiere | 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. | 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 | 100 m breaststroke | 1:08.1  | 1 Q | 1:08.1  | =3 Q | 1:07.7 OR |
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 | 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 | 100 m butterfly | 57.3 OR | 1 Q | 55.9 OR | 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 | 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 | 200 m individual medley | 2:15.6  | 2 Q | —  | 2:13.0  |
John Ferris | 2:14.6 OR | 1 Q | 2:13.3  |
Charlie Hickcox | 2:16.1 OR | 3 Q | 2:12.0 OR |
Greg Buckingham | 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[a]
William Johnson[a]
Stephen Rerych
Don Schollander[a]
Mark Spitz
Michael Wall[a]
Ken Walsh
Zac Zorn | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:35.4  | 1 Q | —  | 3:31.7 WR |
David Johnson[a]
William Johnson[a]
John Nelson
Stephen Rerych
Don Schollander
Mark Spitz
Andrew Strenk[a]
Michael Wall[a] | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 8:05.1  | 2 Q | —  | 7:52.3  |
Charlie Hickcox
Chet Jastremski[a]
Don McKenzie
Ronnie Mills[a]
Carl Robie[a]
Doug Russell
Don Schollander[a]
Ken Walsh | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:03.4  | 1 Q | —  | 3:54.9 WR |

Women

Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Linda Gustavson | 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 | 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 OR | 1 Q | 2:10.5 OR |
Linda Gustavson | 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 OR | 1 Q | 4:31.8 OR |
Patty Caretto | 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 OR | 2 Q | 9:24.0 OR |
Kaye Hall | 100 m backstroke | 1:09.8  | 2 Q | 1:08.2  | 2 Q | 1:06.2 WR |
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 | 200 m backstroke | 2:35.2  | 10  | —  | Did not advance
Kaye Hall | 2:31.1 OR | 3 Q | 2:28.9  |
Lillian Watson | 2:29.2 OR | 1 Q | 2:24.8 OR |
Catie Ball | 100 m breaststroke | 1:18.8 OR | 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 | 200 m breaststroke | 2:50.1  | 6 Q | —  | 2:48.4  | 5
Sharon Wichman | 2:46.8  | 1 Q | 2:44.4 OR |
Ellie Daniel | 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 | 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 | 200 m individual medley | 2:33.9  | 6 Q | —  | 2:31.4  |
Claudia Kolb | 2:28.8 OR | 1 Q | 2:24.7 OR |
Susan Pedersen | 2:33.2  | =4 Q | 2:28.8  |
Claudia Kolb | 400 m individual medley | 5:17.2 OR | 1 Q | —  | 5:08.5 OR |
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 OR |
Catie Ball
Ellie Daniel
Kaye Hall
Jan Henne[a]
Suzy Jones[a]
Susan Pedersen
Susan Shields[a]
Jane Swagerty[a] | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:34.7  | 2 Q | —  | 4:28.3 OR |

a Swimmers who participated in the heats only.

## Volleyball

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Main article: Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Summary

Team  | Event  | Round robin

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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 |  Soviet Union
W 3–2  |  Czechoslovakia
L 1–3  |  Brazil
W 3–0  |  Bulgaria
L 2–3  |  Poland
L 0–3  |  East Germany
L 0–3  |  Japan
L 0–3  |  Mexico
W 3–1  |  Belgium
W 3–0  | 7
United States women | Women's tournament |  Japan
L 0–3  |  Czechoslovakia
L 1–3  |  Poland
L 0–3  |  South Korea
L 1–3  |  Soviet Union
L 1–3  |  Peru
L 1–3  |  Mexico
L 0–3  | —  | 8

### Men's tournament

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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

[edit]

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[6]

* 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

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Main article: Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Summary

Team  | Event  | Preliminary round  | Semifinal / Pl. | Final / BM / Cl.

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|

Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
United States men | Water polo |  Brazil
W 10–5  |  Spain
W 10–7  |  Cuba
T 6–6  |  Hungary
L 1–5  |  Soviet Union
L 3–8  |  West Germany
W 7–5  | 3  | 5th-8th semifinal
Netherlands
W 6–3  | 5th place match
East Germany
W 6–4  | 5

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

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Weight  | Rank

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Russell Knipp | 75 kg | 437.5  | 4
Fred Lowe | 430.0  | 8
Joe Puleo | 82.5 kg | DNF
Bart Bartholomew | 90 kg | 457.5  | 9
Phil Grippaldi | 477.5  | 7
Joseph Dube | +90 kg | 555.0  |
Ernie Pickett | DNF

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Key:

* TF – Victory by fall.
* SP - Win by technical superiority
* PP - Win by technical points

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)  | TPP | Opposition
Result
(Penalty points)  | Opposition
Result
(Penalty points)  | FPP | Rank
Richard Sanders | Freestyle 52 kg |  Defran (DOM)
W TF
(0.0)  |  Dimovski (YUG)
W TF
(0.0)  |  Ghorbani (IRN)
W TF
(0.0)  |  Kumar (IND)
W TF
(0.0)  | —  | 0.0  |  Nakata (JPN)
L PP
(3.0)  |  Damdinsharav (MGL)
W PP
(1.0)  | 4.0  |
Donald Behm | Freestyle 57 kg |  Sardar (PAK)
W PP
(1.0)  |  Raxon (GUA)
W TF
(0.0)  |  Singh (IND)
W SP
(0.5)  |  Talebi (IRN)
L PP
(3.0)  |  Shavov (BUL)
W PP
(1.0)  | —  | 5.5  |  Aliyev (URS)
W PP
(1.0)  | —  | 6.5  |
Bobby Douglas | Freestyle 63 kg |  Seyed-Abbasi (IRN)
L PP
(3.0)  | WDR
Wayne Wells | Freestyle 70 kg |  Beriashivili (URS)

(2.0)  |  Karlsson (SWE)
W PP
(1.0)  |  Ioannidis (GRE)
W TF
(0.0)  |  Pająk (POL)
W PP
(1.0)  |  Horiuchi (JPN)
W PP
(1.0)  |  Valchev (BUL)
L PP
(3.0)  | 8.0  | Did not advance  | 4
Steve Combs | Freestyle 78 kg |  Atalay (TUR)
L PP
(3.0)  |  Martinetti (SUI)
W PP
(1.0)  |  Seo (KOR)
W PP
(1.0)  |  Robin (FRA)
L PP
(3.0)  | —  | 8.0  | Did not advance  | =6
Tom Peckham | Freestyle 87 kg |  Gardzhev (BUL)

(2.0)  |  Graffigna (GUA)
W PP
(1.0)  |  Marcheggiani (ITA)
W TF
(0.0)  |  Endo (JPN)
W TF
(0.0)  |  Gürsoy (TUR)

(2.0)  | —  | 5.0  |  Mönkhbat (MGL)
L PP
(3.0)  | —  | 8.0  | 4
Jess Lewis | Freestyle 97 kg |  Bachmann (GDR)
W PP
(1.0)  |  Kawano (JPN)
W PP
(1.0)  |  Ayik (TUR)

(2.0)  |  Mustafov (BUL)
L PP
(3.0)  | EL | 7.0  | Did not advance  | 6
Larry Kristoff | Freestyle +97 kg |  Robertsson (SWE)
W DQ
(0.0)  |  Nyers (HUN)
W PP
(1.0)  |  Anvari (IRN)
W PP
(1.0)  |  Medved (URS)
L DQ
(4.0)  | EL | 6.0  | Did not advance  | 5
Richard Tamble | Greco-Roman 52 kg |  Bakulin (URS)
L PP
(3.0)  |  Çıkmaz (TUR)
L PP
(3.0)  | EL | 6.0  | Did not advance  | =17
David Hazewinkel | Greco-Roman 57 kg |  Baciu (ROU)
L PP
(3.0)  |  Nielsen (DEN)
W TF
(0.0)  |  Traikov (BUL)
W DQ
(0.0)  |  El-Sayed (RAU)
L PP
(3.0)  | EL | 6.0  | Did not advance  | =8
Jim Hazewinkel | Greco-Roman 63 kg |  Rusznyák (HUN)
W PP
(1.0)  |  Rurua (URS)
L TF
(4.0)  |  Kim (KOR)
W SP
(0.5)  |  Galinchev (BUL)
L PP
(3.0)  | EL | 8.5  | Did not advance  | 7
Werner Holzer | Greco-Roman 70 kg |  Ben Mansour (MAR)
W TF
(0.0)  |  Karlsson (SWE)
L TF
(4.0)  |  Madsen (DEN)
W PP
(1.0)  |  Rost (FRG)
L PP
(3.0)  | EL | 8.0  | Did not advance  | =6
Larry Lyden | Greco-Roman 78 kg |  Nenadić (YUG)
L SP
(3.5)  |  Savvas (GRE)
L PP
(3.0)  | EL | 6.5  | Did not advance  | =16
Wayne Baughman | Greco-Roman 87 kg |  Metz (GDR)
L PP
(3.0)  |  Alvarez (MEX)
W TF
(0.0)  |  Ojala (FIN)
W TF
(0.0)  |  Kwieciński (POL)
W PP
(1.0)  |  Olenik (URS)
L TF
(4.0)  | —  | 8.0  | Did not advance  | 5
Henk Schenk | Greco-Roman 97 kg |  Radev (BUL)
L DQ
(4.0)  |  Jutzeler (SUI)

(2.5)  | EL | 6.5  | Did not advance  | 12
Bob Roop | Greco-Roman +97 kg |  Geris (CAN)
W TF
(0.0)  |  Petrov (BUL)
L TF
(4.0)  |  Roshchin (URS)
L TF
(4.0)  | EL | 8.0  | Did not advance  | 10

## References

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1. ^ "United States at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
2. ^ "1968 USA Men's Olympic Games Roster Archived January 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine." usabasketball.com. Retrieved on May 6, 2014.
3. ^ Team Leaders.
4. ^ "St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search".
5. ^ "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar details passing on 1968 Olympics in new book". NBC Sports. May 22, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
6. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "United States Volleyball at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.

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