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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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. 357 competitors, 274 men and 83 women, took part in 167 events in 18 sports.

Medalists

Gold

Jim Hines James Ray Hines (born September 10, 1946) is a retired American track and field athlete and NFL player, who held the 100-meter world record for 15 years. In 1968, he became the first man to officially break the 10-second barrier in the 100 me ...

— Athletics, Men's 100 metres * Tommie Smith — Athletics, Men's 200 metres * Lee Evans — Athletics, Men's 400 metres *

Willie Davenport William "Willie" D. Davenport (June 8, 1943 – June 17, 2002) was an American sprint runner. He attended Howland High School and college at Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He competed in the 110 m hurdles at the 1 ...

— Athletics, Men's 110 m Hurdles * Charles Greene,

, Mel Pender, and

Ronnie Ray Smith Ronald Ray Smith (March 28, 1949 – March 31, 2013) was an American athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He attended San Jose State College during the "Speed City" era, coached by Lloyd (Bud) W ...

— Athletics, Men's 4 × 100 m Relay * Lee Evans,

Ron Freeman Ronald John Freeman III (born June 12, 1947 in Elizabeth, New Jersey) is an American former athlete. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, Freeman won a gold medal in the 4×400 m relay and a bronze medal in the 400 meters. Freeman ran the second leg on ...

Larry James George Larry James (November 6, 1947 – November 6, 2008) was an American track athlete. At the 1968 Olympics he won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay and a silver in the individual 400 m. Biography Early life James was born on November 6, ...

, and Vincent Matthews — Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m Relay *

Dick Fosbury Richard Douglas Fosbury (born March 6, 1947) is an American retired high jumper, who is considered one of the most influential athletes in the history of track and field. Besides winning a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics, he revolutionized the h ...

— Athletics, Men's High Jump * Bob Seagren — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault *

Bob Beamon Robert Beamon (born August 29, 1946) is an American former track and field athlete, best known for his world record in the long jump at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968. By jumping 8.90 m (29 ft. 2.5 in), he broke the existing record by ...

— Athletics, Men's Long Jump * Randy Matson — Athletics, Men's Shot Put *

Al Oerter Alfred Oerter Jr. (September 19, 1936 – October 1, 2007) was an American athlete and a four-time Olympic Champion in the discus throw. He was the first athlete to win a gold medal in the same individual event in four consecutive Olympic Ga ...

— 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 Margaret Johnson Bailes (born January 23, 1951) is an American athlete who competed in the 100 and 200 meters. Early life Margaret Johnson Bailes was born in the Bronx. When she was five, she moved to Eugene, Oregon with her family after her fa ...

, Barbara Ferrell, Mildrette Netter, and Wyomia Tyus — Athletics, Women's 4 × 100 m Relay * Michael Barrett, John Clawson, Donald Dee, Calvin Fowler, Spencer Haywood, Wilmer Hosket, James King, Glynn Saulters, Charles Scott, Michael Silliman, Kenneth Spain, and Jo Jo 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 Susanne Gossick (born November 12, 1947) is a retired American diver. Competing in the 3 m springboard she won gold medals at the 1967 an American Games and 1968 Olympics and placed fourth at the 1964 Olympics. During her diving career Gossick w ...

— Diving, Women's Springboard * William Steinkraus — Equestrian, Jumping Individual * 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 * Don McKenzie — Swimming, Men's 100 m Breaststroke * Doug Russell — Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly * Carl Robie — Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly * Charlie Hickcox — Swimming, Men's 200 m Individual Medley * Charlie Hickcox — Swimming, Men's 400 m Individual Medley * Stephen Rerych,

Mark Spitz Mark Andrew Spitz (born February 10, 1950) is an American former competitive swimmer and nine-time Olympic champion. He was the most successful athlete at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, winning seven gold medals, each in world-record ti ...

, Ken Walsh, and

Zac Zorn Zachary Zorn (born March 10, 1947) is an American former competition swimming (sport), swimmer. In 1968 he set a World record progression 100 metres freestyle, world record in the 100 m freestyle at the Olympic Trials. The same year he won the 10 ...

— Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle * John Nelson, Stephen Rerych, Don Schollander, and

— Swimming, Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle * Charlie Hickcox, Don McKenzie, Doug Russell, and Ken Walsh — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay * Jan Henne — Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle *

Debbie Meyer Deborah Elizabeth Meyer (born August 14, 1952), also known by her married name Deborah Weber, is an American former competition swimmer, a three-time Olympic champion, and a former world record-holder in four events. Meyer won the 200-, 400-, a ...

— Swimming, Women's 200 m Freestyle *

— Swimming, Women's 400 m Freestyle *

— Swimming, Women's 800 m Freestyle * Kaye Hall — Swimming, Women's 100 m Backstroke * Lillian Watson — Swimming, Women's 200 m Backstroke *

Sharon Wichman Sharon Lynn Wichman (born May 13, 1952), also known by her married name Sharon Jones, is an American former competition swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through wate ...

— 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 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay * Catie Ball, Ellie Daniel, Kaye Hall, and Susan Pedersen — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay * Peter Barrett and

Lowell North Lowell Orton North (December 2, 1929 – June 2, 2019) was an American sailor and Olympic gold medalist. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he received a gold medal in the Star class with the boat ''North Star'', toge ...

— Sailing, Men's Star *

George Friedrichs George Shelby Friedrichs Jr. (February 15, 1940 in New Orleans – March 20, 1991), known as "Buddy", was an American sailor and Olympic champion. He was Dragon Class World Champion in 1967 before competing at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Me ...

, Barton Jahncke, and Gerald Schreck — Sailing, Men's Dragon

Silver

— Athletics, Men's 400 metres *

Jim Ryun James Ronald Ryun (born April 29, 1947) is an American former Republican politician and Olympic track and field athlete, who at his peak was widely considered the world's top middle-distance runner. He won a silver medal in the 1500 m at the ...

— Athletics, Men's 1500 metres * Ervin Hall — Athletics, Men's 110 m Hurdles * Edward Caruthers — Athletics, Men's High Jump * George Woods — Athletics, Men's Shot Put * Barbara Ferrell — Athletics, Women's 100 metres * Albert Robinson — Boxing, Men's Featherweight * Michael Page,

Michael Plumb John Michael Plumb (born March 28, 1940) is an American equestrian and Olympic champion who competes in the sport of three-day eventing. He holds the title of the US Olympic competitor who has competed in the greatest number of Olympics, winn ...

, and James Wofford — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team *

Larry Hough Lawrence Alan Hough (born April 4, 1944) is a retired American rower. He competed in coxless pairs at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1968. After graduating from Stanford University Stanford University, officially Le ...

and Tony Johnson — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs * John Writer — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions * Thomas Garrigus — Shooting, Men's Trap Shooting * Ken Walsh — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle * Don Schollander — Swimming, Men's 200 m Freestyle * John Kinsella — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle * Charlie Hickcox — Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke * Mitch Ivey — Swimming, Men's 200 m Backstroke *

— Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly * Greg 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 * Pam 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 Lynn Marie Vidali (born May 26, 1952), also known by her married name Lynn Gautschi, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder. As a 16-year-old high school student, Vidali represented the United ...

— Swimming, Women's 400 m Individual Medley * Richard Sanders — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Flyweight * Donald Behm — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Bantamweight

Bronze

* Charles Greene — Athletics, Men's 100 metres * John Carlos — Athletics, Men's 200 metres *

— Athletics, Men's 400 metres * Tom Farrell — Athletics, Men's 800 metres * George Young — Athletics, Men's 3000 m Steeplechase * Larry Young — Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk *

Ralph Boston Ralph Harold Boston (born May 9, 1939) is a retired American track athlete who received three Olympic medals and became the first person to break the barrier in the long jump. Early years and education Boston was born in Laurel, Mississippi. ...

— Athletics, Men's Long Jump *

Harlan Marbley Harlan Joseph Marbley (October 11, 1943 in White Oak, Maryland – May 13, 2008) was a flyweight boxer from the United States who represented his native country at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. There he won the bronze ...

— Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight *

James Wallington James ("Jim") Robert Wallington (July 28, 1944 – April 20, 1988) was an American welterweight boxer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who represented the United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Wallington won the bron ...

— Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight * John Lee Baldwin — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight * Alfred Jones — Boxing, Men's Middleweight *

James Henry James Henry may refer to: In government and military *James Henry (Continental Congress) (1731–1804), American lawyer, Continental Congressman for Virginia *James Buchanan Henry (1833–1915), lawyer, writer, secretary to the President, nephew an ...

— Diving, Men's Springboard *

Keala O'Sullivan Rachel Kealaonapua "Keala" O'Sullivan (later Watson, born November 3, 1950) is an American former diver. In 1965, she won the U.S. Junior AAU one-meter board diving championships. She represented the United States at the 1968 Olympics, where she ...

— Diving, Women's Springboard * Edwin Young — Diving, Men's Platform * Ann Peterson — Diving, Women's Platform * Michael Page — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual * William Maher and

John Nunn John Denis Martin Nunn (born 25 April 1955) is an English chess grandmaster, a three-time world champion in chess problem solving, a chess writer and publisher, and a mathematician. He is one of England's strongest chess players and was forme ...

— Rowing, Men's Double Sculls *

— Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle * 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 — Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly * 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 *

— 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 Joseph Douglas "Joe" Dube (born February 15, 1944) is an American weightlifter, world champion, Olympic Games medalist and strongman competitor. He won a bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics, and set two world records in the clean and press ...

— Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight

Athletics

;Men's Competition Men's 100 meters *

* Charles Greene * Mel Pender Men's 200 meters * Tommie Smith * John Carlos * Larry Questad Men's 400 meters * Lee Evans *

Men's 800 meters * Wade Bell * Tom Farrell * Ronald Kutchinski Men's 1.500 meters *

Marty Liquori Martin William Liquori (born September 11, 1949) is a retired American middle distance athlete. Liquori rose to fame when he became the third American high schooler to break the four-minute mile by running a 3:59.8 in 1967, three years after J ...

* Tom Von Ruden Men's 5,000 meters * Jack Bacheler * Bob Day * Lou Scott Men's 10,000 meters * Tom Laris * Van Nelson * Tracy Smith Men's Marathon * George Young * Ronald Daws * Kenny Moore Men's 110 meter Hurdles *

* Ervin Hall * Leon Coleman Men's 400 meter Hurdles * Ron Whitney * Boyd Gittins * Geoff Vanderstock Men's 3,000 meter Steeplechase * Conrad Nightingale * William Reilly * George Young Men's 4 × 100 m Relay * Charles Greene, Mel Pender,

, and

Men's 4 × 400 m Relay * Vincent Matthews,

, and Lee Evans Men's 20 km Walk * Ron Laird * Tom Dooley * Rudy Haluza Men's 50 km Walk * David Romansky * Goetz Klopfer * Larry Young Men's Long Jump *

* Charles Mays Men's Triple Jump * Norman Tate * Art Walker * David Smith Men's High Jump *

* Reynaldo Brown * Edward Caruthers Men's Pole Vault * Robert Seagren * John Pennel * Casey Carrigan Men's Shot Put * Randy Matson *

Dave Maggard Dave Maggard (born January 12, 1940) is an American former Olympian and university athletic director. Maggard, who grew up in San Francisco and Turlock, California, graduated from University of California-Berkeley. He is a former member of the U.S ...

* George Woods Men's Javelin Throw * Mark Murro * Frank Covelli * Gary Stenlund Men's Discus Throw *

* Jay Silvester *

Gary Carlsen Gary David Carlsen (born May 12, 1945, in Ashland, Kentucky) is a retired male discus thrower from the United States. He represented his native country at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he ended up in sixth place in the overall-rank ...

Men's Hammer Throw * Hal Connolly *

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* Ed Burke Men's Decathlon * Bill Toomey * Tom Waddell * Rick Sloan ;Women's Competition Women's 100 meters * Wyomia Tyus *

* Barbara Ferrell Women's 200 meters * Wyomia Tyus *

* Barbara Ferrell Women's 400 meters * Esther Stroy * Lois Ann Drinkwater * Jarvis Scott Women's 800 meters * Madeline Manning * Doris Brown * Francie Kraker Women's 4 × 100 m Relay * Wyomia Tyus,

, Mildred Netter, and Barbara Ferrell Women's 80m Hurdles * Patty Van Wolvelaere * Julie Mae Dyer * Mamie Rallins Women's Long Jump * Willye White * Martha Watson Women's High Jump * Estelle Baskerville * Sharon Callahan *

Eleanor Montgomery Eleanor Inez Montgomery (November 13, 1946 – December 28, 2013) was an American high jumper. She was a two-time Olympian, placing 8th in 1964 and 19th in 1968, and a Tigerbelle, the name of the Tennessee State University women's track and ...

Women's Shot Put *

Maren Seidler Maren Elizabeth Seidler (born June 11, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York) is a retired American track and field athlete. She dominated the shot put from the mid 1960s through 1980. She won the event at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships elev ...

Women's Javelin Throw * RaNae Bair * Barbara Friedrich Women's Discus Throw * Olga Connolly * Carol Moseke Women's Pentathlon *

Pat Winslow Billie Patricia "Pat" Daniels (in first marriage Winslow, in second marriage Bank, in third marriage Connolly; born September 1, 1943) is a retired female pentathlete and track and field coach from the United States, who was the U.S. track and f ...

* Cathy Hamblin

Basketball

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Fifteen cyclists represented the United States in 1968. ; Individual road race * John Howard * Daniel Butler * David Chauner * Wes Wessberg ; Team time trial * John Howard * Oliver Martin * John Allis * Jim Van Boven ; Sprint * Jackie Simes * Tim Mountford ; 1000m time trial * Jackie Simes ;

Tandem Tandem, or in tandem, is an arrangement in which a team of machines, animals or people are lined up one behind another, all facing in the same direction. The original use of the term in English was in ''tandem harness'', which is used for two ...

* Jack Disney * Charles Pranke ;

Individual pursuit The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track. It is held at over for men and for women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the ...

* David Brink ;

Team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...

* David Chauner * Skip Cutting * Steve Maaranen * John Vande Velde

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

20 fencers represented the United States in 1968. ; Men's foil * Larry Anastasi * Jeffrey Checkes * Herbert Cohen ; Men's team foil * Herbert Cohen, Albie Axelrod, Uriah Jones, Larry Anastasi, Jeffrey Checkes ; Men's épée *

Stephen Netburn Stephen Jeffery Netburn (born July 12, 1943) is an American fencer. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1965, after transferring from New York University. He was US Épée Champion in 1969. In 1971 Netburn won gold medals in bo ...

* Paul Pesthy *

David Micahnik David Micahnik (born November 5, 1938) is an American fencer and fencing coach. He was born in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, and is Jewish. Biography Micahnik attended the University of Pennsylvania (1959), fencing for the University of Pennsylvani ...

; Men's team épée * Paul Pesthy,

, Daniel Cantillon, Robert Beck ; Men's sabre * Alfonso Morales *

Alex Orban Alex Orban (August 25, 1939 – December 2, 2021) was a Hungarian-American sabre fencing, fencer. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968, 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. Orban also qualified for the 1980 Olympic t ...

* Anthony Keane ; Men's team sabre *

, Alfonso Morales, Anthony Keane, Robert Blum, Thomas Balla ; Women's foil * Jan York-Romary * Harriet King * Veronica Smith ; Women's team foil * Harriet King, Veronica Smith, Sally Pechinsky, Maxine Mitchell, Jan York-Romary

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1968. ;Individual * James Moore *

Bob Beck Robert E. Beck Jr. (September 2, 1944 – May 24, 2008) was a zoologist and conservationist, who worked to save Guam's indigenous native birds from 1982 to 2003. Beck championed the fight to save Guam's native birds, such as the Mariana crow, ...

* Tom Lough ;Team * James Moore * Bob Beck * Tom Lough

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Twelve shooters represented the United States in 1968. Gary Anderson won gold in 300 m rifle, three positions, John Writer won silver in the 50 m rifle, three positions and Thomas Garrigus won silver in the trap. ; 25 m pistol * Bill McMillan * Jim McNally ;

50 m pistol The 50 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often called Free Pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It provides the purest precision shooting among the pistol events, and is one of the oldest shooting disciplines, dating back to t ...

* Arnold Vitarbo * Don Hamilton ; 300 m rifle, three positions * Gary Anderson * John Foster ; 50 m rifle, three positions * John Writer * John Foster ; 50 m rifle, prone * Gary Anderson *

Lones Wigger Lones Wesley Wigger Jr. (August 25, 1937, Great Falls, Montana – December 14, 2017, Colorado Springs, Colorado) was an American sports shooter. Wigger was a member of the United States Olympic team on three occasions, winning two Olympic Gold ...

;

Trap A trap is a mechanical device used to capture or restrain an animal for purposes such as hunting, pest control, or ecological research. Trap or TRAP may also refer to: Art and entertainment Films and television * ''Trap'' (2015 film), Fil ...

* Tom Garrigus * Ray Stafford ;

Skeet Skeet may refer to: * Skeet shooting, a discipline of competitive clay pigeon shooting ** ISSF Olympic skeet, a variant used at the Olympic Games People * Skeet Childress (born 1979), American guitar player in the band Look What I Did * Skeet Qu ...

* Earl Herring * Bob Rodale

Swimming

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 Danny Shane Patterson (born February 17, 1971) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Texas Rangers (1996–1999) and the Detroit Tigers (2000–2004). In his career, he is 24–22 with a 4.14 ERA, 250 strikeouts, ...

:* Larry Rundle :* Jon Stanley :* Rudy Suwara :* Pedro Velasco *Head Coach: 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 :* Kathryn Ann Heck :*

Fanny Hopeau Fanny K. Hopeau (April 21, 1945 – July 27, 2019) was an American volleyball player. She played for the United States national team at the 1967 Pan American Games and the 1968 Summer Olympics. She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii Honolul ...

:* Ninja Jorgensen :* Laurie Lewis :* Miki McFadden :* Marilyn McReavy :*

Nancy Owen Nancy Lee Owen (born May 2, 1943) is an American former volleyball player. She played for the United States national team at the 1963 Pan American Games, the 1964 Summer Olympics, the 1967 Pan American Games, and the 1968 Summer Olympics. She ...

:* Barbara "Bobbie" Perry :*

Mary Perry Mary Margaret Perry (January 3, 1943 – June 3, 2012) was an American volleyball player. She competed at the 1964 and the 1968 Summer Olympics. She died at home of the rare disease, multiple system atrophy. Early life Perry was born in ...

Sharon Peterson Sharon Roberta Peterson (born November 27, 1942) is an American former volleyball player. She played for the United States national team at the 1964 Summer Olympics, the 1967 Pan American Games, and the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer ...

:* Jane Ward (captain) *Head Coach:

Harlan Cohen Harlan Cohen (November 6, 1934 – March 19, 2020) was an American volleyball coach who led both the United States men's and women's national teams during the mid-1960s. As a player, Cohen was a member of Team USA's volleyball team at the 196 ...

Water polo

;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

Wrestling

References

External links

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