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was the host nation for the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

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. 275 competitors, 233 men and 42 women, took part in 146 events in 20 sports.

Medalists

Mexico won a total of 9 medals (3 of each) which is to date the fewest medals won by a host nation at a Summer Olympics. This is nevertheless the highest number of both gold and overall medals that Mexico has ever won at an Olympics.

Athletics

;Men ;;Track and road events ;;Field events ;;Combined events – Decathlon ;Women ;;Track and road events ;;Field events ;;Combined events – Pentathlon

Basketball

;Summary Team roster Group play ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 5th-8th place semifinal 5th place final

Boxing

Canoeing

Qualification Legend: QF = Qualify to final; SF = Qualify to semifinal; R=Repechage

Cycling

Road

Track

Sprint ;Pursuit ;Time trail

Diving

;Men ;Women

Equestrian

Fencing

14 fencers, 9 men and 5 women, represented Mexico in 1968. ; Men's foil * Héctor Abaunza * Carlos Calderón * Román Gómez ; Men's team foil * Vicente Calderón, Román Gómez, Carlos Calderón, Gustavo Chapela, Héctor Abaunza ; Men's épée * Ernesto Fernández * Carlos Calderón * Valeriano Pérez ; Men's team épée * Carlos Calderón, Valeriano Pérez, Jorge Castillejos, Ernesto Fernández ; Men's sabre * Vicente Calderón * William Fajardo * Gustavo Chapela ; Men's team sabre * William Fajardo, Gustavo Chapela, Héctor Abaunza, Vicente Calderón, Román Gómez ; Women's foil * Pilar Roldán * Lourdes Roldán * Rosa del Moral ; Women's team foil * Pilar Roldán, Linda Béjar, Lourdes Roldán, Sonia Arredondo, Rosa del Moral

Football

Gymnastics

Hockey

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Mexico in 1968. ;Individual * Eduardo Olivera * David Bárcena * Eduardo Tovar ;Team * Eduardo Olivera * David Bárcena * Eduardo Tovar

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Eleven shooters, ten men and one woman, represented Mexico in 1968. ;

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* Leopoldo Martínez * Javier Peregrina ; 300 m rifle, three positions * Olegario Vázquez * José González ; 50 m rifle, three positions * José González * Olegario Vázquez ; 50 m rifle, prone * Olegario Vázquez * Jesús Elizondo ;

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Swimming

Volleyball

;Women's Team Competition *Round Robin :* Lost to Peru (2-3) :* Lost to Japan (0-3) :* Lost to Czechoslovakia (0-3) :* Lost to Poland (2-3) :* Lost to South Korea (0-3) :* Lost to Soviet Union (0-3) :* Defeated United States (3-0) → Seventh place *Team Roster :* Alicia Cárdeñas :* Blanca García :* Carolina Mendoza :* Eloisa Cabada :* Gloria Casales :* Gloria Inzua :* Isabel Nogueira :* María Rodríguez :* Patricia Nava :* Rogelia Romo :* Trinidad Macías :* Yolanda Reynoso

Water polo

;Men's Team Competition *Preliminary Round (Group B) :* Lost to East Germany (4:12) :* Lost to Netherlands (1:8) :* Lost to Yugoslavia (0:9) :* Lost to Italy (5:10) :* Defeated Greece (11:8) :* Lost to Japan (3:6) :* Tied with United Arab Republic (3:3) *Classification Matches :*9th/12th place: Lost to West Germany (3:6) :*11th/12th place: Defeated Japan (5:4) → Eleventh place *Team Roster :* Carlos Morfin :* Daniel Gómez :*

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Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
{{Nations at the 1968 Summer Olympics Nations at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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1968 in Mexican sports