United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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{{Infobox Olympics United States
|games=1968 Summer
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|flagbearer=[[Janice-Lee Romary]]
|gold=45
|silver=28
|bronze=34
|total=107
|rank=1
}}
The '''[[United States]]''' competed at the '''[[1968 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[Mexico City]].
==Medals==
===[[Image:Med_1.png]] Gold===
* [[Jim Hines]] — Athletics, Men's 100 metres
* [[Tommie Smith]] — Athletics, Men's 200 metres
* [[Lee Evans (athlete)|Lee Evans]] — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
* [[Willie Davenport]] — Athletics, Men's 110 m Hurdles
* [[Charles Greene (athlete)|Charles Greene]], [[Jim Hines]], [[Melvin Pender]], and [[Ronnie Ray Smith]] — Athletics, Men's 4x100 m Relay
* [[Lee Evans]], [[Ron Freeman]], [[Larry James]], and [[Vincent Matthews]] — Athletics, Men's 4x400 m Relay
* [[Dick Fosbury]] — Athletics, Men's High Jump
* [[Bob Seagren]] — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
* [[Bob Beamon]] — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
* [[Randy Matson]] — Athletics, Men's Shot Put
* [[Al Oerter]] — Athletics, Men's Discus Throw
* [[Bill Toomey]] — Athletics, Men's Decathlon
* [[Wyomia Tyus]] — Athletics, Women's 100 metres
* [[Madeline Manning]] — Athletics, Women's 800 metres
* [[Margaret Bailes]], [[Barbara Ferrell]], [[Mildrette Netter]], and [[Wyomia Tyus]] — Athletics, Women's 4x100 m Relay
* [[Mike Barrett (basketball player)|Michael Barrett]], [[John Clawson]], [[Donald Dee]], [[Calvin Fowler]], [[Spencer Haywood]], [[Wilmer Hoskett]], [[James King (basketball player)|James King]], [[Glynn Saulters]], [[Charles Scott]], [[Michael Silliman]], [[Kenneth Spain]], and [[JoJo White]] — Basketball, Men's Team Competition
* [[Ronald Harris]] — Boxing, Men's Lightweight
* [[George Foreman]] — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
* [[Bernie Wrightson]] — Diving, Men's Springboard
* [[Sue Gossick]] — Diving, Women's Springboard
* [[William Steinkraus]] — Equestrian, Jumping Individual
* [[Gary Anderson (shooter)|Gary Anderson]] — Shooting, Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions
* [[Mike Burton]] — Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle
* [[Mike Burton]] — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
* [[Donald McKenzie (swimmer)|Donald McKenzie]] — Swimming, Men's 100 m Breaststroke
* [[Douglas Russell]] — Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly
* [[Carl Robie]] — Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly
* [[Charles Hickcox]] — Swimming, Men's 200 m Individual Medley
* [[Charles Hickcox]] — Swimming, Men's 400 m Individual Medley
* [[Stephen Rerych]], [[Mark Spitz]], [[Kenneth Walsh (swimmer)|Kenneth Walsh]], and [[Zachary Zorn]] — Swimming, Men's 4x100 m Freestyle
* [[John Nelson (swimmer)|John Nelson]], [[Stephen Rerych]], [[Don Schollander]], and [[Mark Spitz]] — Swimming, Men's 4x200 m Freestyle
* [[Charles Hickcox]], [[Donald McKenzie (swimmer)|Donald McKenzie]], [[Douglas Russell]], and [[Kenneth Walsh (swimmer)|Kenneth Walsh]] — Swimming, Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay
* [[Jan Henne]] — Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle
* [[Debbie Meyer]] — Swimming, Women's 200 m Freestyle
* [[Debbie Meyer]] — Swimming, Women's 400 m Freestyle
* [[Debbie Meyer]] — Swimming, Women's 800 m Freestyle
* [[Kaye Hall]] — Swimming, Women's 100 m Backstroke
* [[Pokey Watson]] — Swimming, Women's 200 m Backstroke
* [[Sharon Wichman]] — Swimming, Women's 200 m Breaststroke
* [[Claudia Kolb]] — Swimming, Women's 200 m Individual Medley
* [[Claudia Kolb]] — Swimming, Women's 400 m Individual Medley
* [[Jane Barkman]], [[Linda Gustavson]], [[Jan Henne]], and [[Susan Pedersen]] — Swimming, Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
* [[Catie Ball]], [[Ellie Daniel]], [[Kaye Hall]], and [[Susan Pedersen]] — Swimming, Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay
* [[Peter Barrett]] and [[Lowell North]] — Sailing, Men's Star
* [[George Friedrichs]], [[Barton Jahncke]], and [[Gerald Schreck]] — Sailing, Men's Dragon
===[[Image:Med_2.png]] Silver===
* [[Larry James]] — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
* [[Jim Ryun]] — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres
* [[Ervin Hall]] — Athletics, Men's 110 m Hurdles
* [[Edward Caruthers]] — Athletics, Men's High Jump
* [[George Woods (athlete)|George Woods]] — Athletics, Men's Shot Put
* [[Barbara Ferrell]] — Athletics, Women's 100 metres
* [[Albert Robinson (boxer)|Albert Robinson]] — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
* [[Michael Page]], [[Michael Plumb]], and [[James Wofford]] — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team
* [[Laurence Hough]] and [[Philip Johnson]] — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
* [[John Writer]] — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions
* [[Thomas Garrigus]] — Shooting, Men's Trap Shooting
* [[Kenneth Walsh (swimmer)|Kenneth Walsh]] — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle
* [[Don Schollander]] — Swimming, Men's 200 m Freestyle
* [[John Kinsella (swimmer)|John Kinsella]] — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
* [[Charles Hickcox]] — Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke
* [[Mitchell Ivey]] — Swimming, Men's 200 m Backstroke
* [[Mark Spitz]] — Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly
* [[Gregory Buckingham]] — Swimming, Men's 200 m Individual Medley
* [[Gary Hall]] — Swimming, Men's 400 m Individual Medley
* [[Susan Pedersen]] — Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle
* [[Jan Henne]] — Swimming, Women's 200 m Freestyle
* [[Linda Gustavson]] — Swimming, Women's 400 m Freestyle
* [[Pamela Kruse]] — Swimming, Women's 800 m Freestyle
* [[Ellie Daniel]] — Swimming, Women's 100 m Butterfly
* [[Susan Pedersen]] — Swimming, Women's 200 m Individual Medley
* [[Lynn Vidali]] — Swimming, Women's 400 m Individual Medley
* [[Richard Sanders (wrestler)|Richard Sanders]] — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Flyweight
* [[Donald Behm]] — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Bantamweight
===[[Image:Med_3.png]] Bronze===
* [[Charles Greene (athlete)|Charles Greene]] — Athletics, Men's 100 metres
* [[John Carlos]] — Athletics, Men's 200 metres
* [[Ron Freeman]] — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
* [[Tom Farrell]] — Athletics, Men's 800 metres
* [[George Young (athlete)|George Young]] — Athletics, Men's 3000 m Steeplechase
* [[Larry Young (athlete)|Larry Young]] — Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk
* [[Ralph Boston]] — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
* [[Harlan Marbley]] — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight
* [[James Wallington]] — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight
* [[John Lee Baldwin]] — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight
* [[Alfred Jones (boxer)|Alfred Jones]] — Boxing, Men's Middleweight
* [[James Henry (diver)|James Henry]] — Diving, Men's Springboard
* [[Keala O'Sullivan]] — Diving, Women's Springboard
* [[Edwin Young]] — Diving, Men's Platform
* [[Anne Peterson]] — Diving, Women's Platform
* [[Michael Page]] — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual
* [[William Maher]] and [[John Nunn (rower)|John Nunn]] — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls
* [[Mark Spitz]] — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle
* [[John Nelson (swimmer)|John Nelson]] — Swimming, Men's 200 m Freestyle
* [[Ronald Mills]] — Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke
* [[Jack Horsley]] — Swimming, Men's 200 m Backstroke
* [[Brian Job]] — Swimming, Men's 200 m Breaststroke
* [[Ross Wales]] — Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly
* [[John Ferris (swimmer)|John Ferris]] — Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly
* [[John Ferris (swimmer)|John Ferris]] — Swimming, Men's 200 m Individual Medley
* [[Linda Gustavson]] — Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle
* [[Jane Barkman]] — Swimming, Women's 200 m Freestyle
* [[Jane Swagerty]] — Swimming, Women's 100 m Backstroke
* [[Kaye Hall]] — Swimming, Women's 200 m Backstroke
* [[Sharon Wichman]] — Swimming, Women's 100 m Breaststroke
* [[Susan Shields]] — Swimming, Women's 100 m Butterfly
* [[Ellie Daniel]] — Swimming, Women's 200 m Butterfly
* [[Jan Henne]] — Swimming, Women's 200 m Individual Medley
* [[Joseph Dube]] — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight
==Results and competitors by event==
===[[Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics|Athletics]]===
====Men's Competition====
'''Men's 100 meters'''
*[[Jim Hines]]
*[[Charles Green (athlete)|Charles Green]]
*[[Melvin Pender]]
'''Men's 200 meters'''
*[[Tommie Smith]]
*[[John Carlos]]
*[[Larry Questad]]
'''Men's 400 meters'''
*[[Lee Edward Evans]]
*[[Larry James]]
*[[Ronald Freeman]]
'''Men's 800 meters'''
*[[Wade Bell]]
*[[Thomas Farrell]]
*[[Ronald Kutchinski]]
'''Men's 1.500 meters'''
*[[Jim Ryun]]
*[[Martin Liquori]]
*[[Thomas Van Ruden]]
'''Men's 5.000 meters'''
*[[Jack Bacheler]]
*[[Robert Day]]
*[[Louis Scott]]
'''Men's 10.000 meters'''
*[[Thomas Laris]]
*[[Van Arthur Nelson]]
*[[Tracy Smith]]
'''Men's Marathon'''
*[[George Young]]
*[[Ronald Daws]]
*[[Kenneth Moore]]
'''Men's 110 meter Hurdles'''
*[[Willie Davenport]]
*[[Ervin Hall]]
*[[Leon Coleman]]
'''Men's 400 meter Hurdles'''
*[[Ronald Whitney]]
*[[Boyd Gittens]]
*[[Geoff Vanderstock]]
'''Men's 3.000 meter Steeplechase'''
*[[Conrad Nightingale]]
*[[William Reilly]]
*[[George Young]]
'''Men's 4x100m Relay'''
*[[Charles Green (athlete)|Charles Green]], [[Melvin Pender]], [[Ronnie Ray Smith]], and [[Jim Hines]]
'''Men's 4x400m Relay'''
*[[Vincent Matthews]], [[Ronald Freeman]], [[Larry James]], and [[Lee Edward Evans]]
'''Men's 20km Walk'''
*[[Ronald Laird]]
*[[Thomas Dooley]]
*[[Rudy Haluza]]
'''Men's 50km Walk'''
*[[David Romansky]]
*[[Goetz Klupfer]]
*[[Larry Young]]
'''Men's Long Jump'''
*[[Bob Beamon]]
*[[Ralph Boston]]
*[[Charles Mays]]
'''Men's Triple Jump'''
*[[Norman Tate]]
*[[Arthur Walker]]
*[[David Smith]]
'''Men's High Jump'''
*[[Dick Fosbury]]
*[[Reynaldo Brown]]
*[[Edward Caruthers]]
'''Men's Pole Vault'''
*[[Robert Seagren]]
*[[John Pennel]]
*[[Casey Carrigan]]
'''Men's Shot Put'''
*[[Randel Matson]]
*[[David Maggard]]
*[[George Woods]]
'''Men's Javelin Throw'''
*[[Mark Murro]]
*[[Frank Covelli]]
*[[George Stenlund]]
'''Men's Discus Throw'''
*[[Al Oerter]]
*[[Jay Silvester]]
*[[Gary Carlsen]]
'''Men's Hammer Throw'''
*[[Harold Connolly]]
*[[Albert Hall]]
*[[Edward Burke]]
'''Men's Decathlon'''
*[[Bill Toomey]]
*[[Thomas Waddell]]
*[[Richard Don Sloan]]
====Women's Competition====
'''Women's 100 meters'''
*[[Wyomia Tyus]]
*[[Margaret Bailes]]
*[[Barbara Ferrell]]
'''Women's 200 meters'''
*[[Wyomia Tyus]]
*[[Margaret Bailes]]
*[[Barbara Ferrell]]
'''Women's 400 meters'''
*[[Esther Stroy]]
*[[Lois Ann Drinkwater]]
*[[Jarvis Scott]]
'''Women's 800 meters'''
*[[Madeline Manning]]
*[[Doris Brown]]
*[[Francie Kraker Goodridge|Francie Kraker]]
'''Women's 4x100m Relay'''
*[[Wyomia Tyus]], [[Margaret Bailes]], [[Mildred Netter]], and [[Barbara Ferrell]]
'''Women's 80m Hurdles'''
*[[Patty Jean Van Wolvekaere]]
*[[Julie Mae Dyer]]
*[[Mamie Rallins]]
'''Women's Long Jump'''
*[[Willye White]]
*[[Martha Rae Watson]]
'''Women's High Jump'''
*[[Estelle Baskerville]]
*[[Sharon Callahan]]
*[[Eleanor Inez Montgomery]]
'''Women's Shot Put'''
*[[Maren Seidler]]
'''Women's Javelin Throw'''
*[[RaNae Jean Bair]]
*[[Barbara Ann Frederick]]
'''Women's Discus Throw'''
*[[Olga Fikotova Connolly]]
*[[Carol Moseke]]
'''Women's Pentathlon'''
*[[Pat Winslow]]
*[[Cathy Hamblin]]
===[[Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics|Volleyball]]===
====Men's Team Competition====
*'''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 (volleyball)|Danny Patterson]]
:* [[Larry Rundle]]
:* [[Jon Stanley]]
:* [[Rudy Suwara]]
:* [[Pedro Velsaco]]
*'''Head Coach''': [[Jim Coleman (volleyball)|Jim Coleman]]
====Women's Team Competition====
*'''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'''
:* [[Patti Lucas Bright]]
:* [[Ann Heck]]
:* [[Fanny Hoppeau]]
:* [[Ninja Jorgenson]]
:* [[Laurie Lewis (volleyball)|Laurie Lewis]]
:* [[Miki McFadden]]
:* [[Marilyn McReavy]]
:* [[Nancy Owen]]
:* [[Barbara Perry (volleyball)|Barbara Perry]]
:* [[Mary Margaret Perry]]
:* [[Sharon Peterson]]
:* [[Jane Ward]] (captain)
*'''Head Coach''': [[Harlan Cohen]]
===[[Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics|Water Polo]]===
====Men's 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 (water polo)|John Parker]]
:*[[Ronald Crawford (water polo)|Ronald Crawford]]
:*[[Russell Webb]]
:*[[Stanley Cole]]
:*[[Steven Barnett]]
==References==
* [http://volleyball.org/olympics/history.html#1964 USA Volleyball]
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/ DatabaseOlympics]
* [http://www.internationalmedalist.org/1968_olympic_track_field_team.htm International Medalists]
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