Sporting event delegation
| Great Britain at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | GBR |
| NOC | British Olympic Association |
| in Mexico City | |
| Competitors | 225 (175 men and 50 women) in 16 sports |
| Flag bearers | Lynn Davies (opening) David Hemery (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 10th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 225 competitors, 175 men and 50 women, took part in 133 events in 16 sports. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
Medallists
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Total |
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| Athletics | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Equestrian | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Sailing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Boxing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
Gold
- David Hemery — Athletics, Men's 400m Hurdles
- Chris Finnegan — Boxing, Men's Middleweight
- Derek Allhusen, Jane Bullen, Ben Jones, and Richard Meade — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team Competition
- Bob Braithwaite — Shooting, Men's Trap Shooting
- Rodney Pattisson & Iain MacDonald-Smith — Sailing, Men's Flying Dutchman
Silver
- Lillian Board — Athletics, Women's 400 metres
- Sheila Sherwood — Athletics, Women's Long Jump
- Derek Allhusen — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual Competition
- Marion Coakes — Equestrian, Jumping Individual Competition
- Martyn Woodroffe — Swimming, Men's 200m Butterfly
Bronze
- John Sherwood — Athletics, Men's 400m Hurdles
- David Broome — Equestrian, Jumping Individual Competition
- Robin Aisher, Paul Anderson, and Adrian Jardine — Sailing, Men's 5½ Meter Class
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer OlympicsMen's Hammer Throw
- Qualifying Round — 68.06m
- Final — 67.62m (→ 10th place)
Women's Pentathlon
- Final Result — 4.786 points (→ 10th place)
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer OlympicsMen's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
- First Round — Lost to Ionas Chepulis (URS), TKO-3
Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1968 Summer OlympicsCycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1968 Summer OlympicsFourteen cyclists represented Great Britain in 1968.
Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1968 Summer OlympicsEquestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 1968 Summer OlympicsFencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics17 fencers, 12 men and 5 women, represented Great Britain in 1968.
Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer OlympicsHockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1968 Summer OlympicsModern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1968 Summer OlympicsThree male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1968.
- Individual
- Team
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1968 Summer OlympicsThere were seven rowing events for men only and Great Britain entered two boats. In the eight, Malcolm Malpass in seat 5 was replaced with John Mullard in the B final.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semi-finals | Final | ||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kenny Dwan | Single sculls | 8:03.95 | 4 R | 7:41.98 | 1 SF | 7:55.90 | 3 FA | 8:13.76 | 6 |
| Peter Thomas Andrew Bayles Patrick Wright Peter Knapp John Mullard Robin Yarrow Bruce Carter Michael Cooper Timothy Kirk (cox) Malcolm Malpass |
Eight | 6:22.20 | 6 R | 6:43.55 | 5 FB | — | 6:29.23 | 10 | |
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1968 Summer OlympicsShooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer OlympicsTen shooters, all men, represented Great Britain in 1968. Bob Braithwaite won gold in the trap.
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer OlympicsWeightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer OlympicsWrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer OlympicsReferences
- "Great Britain at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Great Britain Rowing at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- Alvarez, José Rogelio (1969). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968: Volume III part 1 (PDF) (PDF). Mexico City, Mexico: Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad. pp. 550f. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
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