United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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.

Gold

 * Jim Hines &mdash; Athletics, Men's 100 metres
 * Tommie Smith &mdash; Athletics, Men's 200 metres
 * Lee Evans &mdash; Athletics, Men's 400 metres
 * Willie Davenport &mdash; Athletics, Men's 110 m Hurdles
 * Charles Greene, Jim Hines, Mel Pender, and Ronnie Ray Smith &mdash; Athletics, Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
 * Lee Evans, Ron Freeman, Larry James, and Vincent Matthews &mdash; Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
 * Dick Fosbury &mdash; Athletics, Men's High Jump
 * Bob Seagren &mdash; Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
 * Bob Beamon &mdash; Athletics, Men's Long Jump
 * Randy Matson &mdash; Athletics, Men's Shot Put
 * Al Oerter &mdash; Athletics, Men's Discus Throw
 * Bill Toomey &mdash; Athletics, Men's Decathlon
 * Wyomia Tyus &mdash; Athletics, Women's 100 metres
 * Madeline Manning &mdash; Athletics, Women's 800 metres
 * Margaret Bailes, Barbara Ferrell, Mildrette Netter, and Wyomia Tyus &mdash; 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 &mdash; Basketball, Men's Team Competition
 * Ronald Harris &mdash; Boxing, Men's Lightweight
 * George Foreman &mdash; Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
 * Bernie Wrightson &mdash; Diving, Men's Springboard
 * Sue Gossick &mdash; Diving, Women's Springboard
 * William Steinkraus &mdash; Equestrian, Jumping Individual
 * Gary Anderson &mdash; Shooting, Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions
 * Mike Burton &mdash; Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle
 * Mike Burton &mdash; Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
 * Don McKenzie &mdash; Swimming, Men's 100 m Breaststroke
 * Doug Russell &mdash; Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly
 * Carl Robie &mdash; Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly
 * Charlie Hickcox &mdash; Swimming, Men's 200 m Individual Medley
 * Charlie Hickcox &mdash; Swimming, Men's 400 m Individual Medley
 * Stephen Rerych, Mark Spitz, Ken Walsh, and Zac Zorn &mdash; Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle
 * John Nelson, Stephen Rerych, Don Schollander, and Mark Spitz &mdash; Swimming, Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle
 * Charlie Hickcox, Don McKenzie, Doug Russell, and Ken Walsh &mdash; Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
 * Jan Henne &mdash; Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle
 * Debbie Meyer &mdash; Swimming, Women's 200 m Freestyle
 * Debbie Meyer &mdash; Swimming, Women's 400 m Freestyle
 * Debbie Meyer &mdash; Swimming, Women's 800 m Freestyle
 * Kaye Hall &mdash; Swimming, Women's 100 m Backstroke
 * Lillian Watson &mdash; Swimming, Women's 200 m Backstroke
 * Sharon Wichman &mdash; Swimming, Women's 200 m Breaststroke
 * Claudia Kolb &mdash; Swimming, Women's 200 m Individual Medley
 * Claudia Kolb &mdash; Swimming, Women's 400 m Individual Medley
 * Jane Barkman, Linda Gustavson, Jan Henne, and Susan Pedersen &mdash; Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
 * Catie Ball, Ellie Daniel, Kaye Hall, and Susan Pedersen &mdash; Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
 * Peter Barrett and Lowell North &mdash; Sailing, Men's Star
 * George Friedrichs, Barton Jahncke, and Gerald Schreck &mdash; Sailing, Men's Dragon

Silver

 * Larry James &mdash; Athletics, Men's 400 metres
 * Jim Ryun &mdash; Athletics, Men's 1500 metres
 * Ervin Hall &mdash; Athletics, Men's 110 m Hurdles
 * Edward Caruthers &mdash; Athletics, Men's High Jump
 * George Woods &mdash; Athletics, Men's Shot Put
 * Barbara Ferrell &mdash; Athletics, Women's 100 metres
 * Albert Robinson &mdash; Boxing, Men's Featherweight
 * Michael Page, Michael Plumb, and James Wofford &mdash; Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team
 * Larry Hough and Tony Johnson &mdash; Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
 * John Writer &mdash; Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions
 * Thomas Garrigus &mdash; Shooting, Men's Trap Shooting
 * Ken Walsh &mdash; Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle
 * Don Schollander &mdash; Swimming, Men's 200 m Freestyle
 * John Kinsella &mdash; Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
 * Charlie Hickcox &mdash; Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke
 * Mitch Ivey &mdash; Swimming, Men's 200 m Backstroke
 * Mark Spitz &mdash; Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly
 * Greg Buckingham &mdash; Swimming, Men's 200 m Individual Medley
 * Gary Hall &mdash; Swimming, Men's 400 m Individual Medley
 * Susan Pedersen &mdash; Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle
 * Jan Henne &mdash; Swimming, Women's 200 m Freestyle
 * Linda Gustavson &mdash; Swimming, Women's 400 m Freestyle
 * Pam Kruse &mdash; Swimming, Women's 800 m Freestyle
 * Ellie Daniel &mdash; Swimming, Women's 100 m Butterfly
 * Susan Pedersen &mdash; Swimming, Women's 200 m Individual Medley
 * Lynn Vidali &mdash; Swimming, Women's 400 m Individual Medley
 * Richard Sanders &mdash; Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Flyweight
 * Donald Behm &mdash; Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Bantamweight

Bronze

 * Charles Greene &mdash; Athletics, Men's 100 metres
 * John Carlos &mdash; Athletics, Men's 200 metres
 * Ron Freeman &mdash; Athletics, Men's 400 metres
 * Tom Farrell &mdash; Athletics, Men's 800 metres
 * George Young &mdash; Athletics, Men's 3000 m Steeplechase
 * Larry Young &mdash; Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk
 * Ralph Boston &mdash; Athletics, Men's Long Jump
 * Harlan Marbley &mdash; Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight
 * Jim Wallington &mdash; Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight
 * John Lee Baldwin &mdash; Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight
 * Alfred Jones &mdash; Boxing, Men's Middleweight
 * James Henry &mdash; Diving, Men's Springboard
 * Keala O'Sullivan &mdash; Diving, Women's Springboard
 * Edwin Young &mdash; Diving, Men's Platform
 * Ann Peterson &mdash; Diving, Women's Platform
 * Michael Page &mdash; Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual
 * William Maher and John Nunn &mdash; Rowing, Men's Double Sculls
 * Mark Spitz &mdash; Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle
 * John Nelson &mdash; Swimming, Men's 200 m Freestyle
 * Ronald Mills &mdash; Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke
 * Jack Horsley &mdash; Swimming, Men's 200 m Backstroke
 * Brian Job &mdash; Swimming, Men's 200 m Breaststroke
 * Ross Wales &mdash; Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly
 * John Ferris &mdash; Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly
 * John Ferris &mdash; Swimming, Men's 200 m Individual Medley
 * Linda Gustavson &mdash; Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle
 * Jane Barkman &mdash; Swimming, Women's 200 m Freestyle
 * Jane Swagerty &mdash; Swimming, Women's 100 m Backstroke
 * Kaye Hall &mdash; Swimming, Women's 200 m Backstroke
 * Sharon Wichman &mdash; Swimming, Women's 100 m Breaststroke
 * Susan Shields &mdash; Swimming, Women's 100 m Butterfly
 * Ellie Daniel &mdash; Swimming, Women's 200 m Butterfly
 * Jan Henne &mdash; Swimming, Women's 200 m Individual Medley
 * Joseph Dube &mdash; Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight

Athletics
Track and road events Men

Women

Field events Men

Women

Combined event – Men's decathlon

Combined event – Women's pentathlon

Basketball
Summary

Canoeing
Men

Women

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

Cycling
Fifteen cyclists represented the United States in 1968.

Track
Pursuit

Sprint

Time trial

Diving
Men

Women

Equestrian
Dressage

Eventing

Jumping

Fencing
20 fencers represented the United States in 1968.

Men

Women

Gymnastics
Men All-around

Women All-around

Apparatus

Modern pentathlon
Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1968.

Rowing
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); SF=Semifinal; R=Repechage

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.

Volleyball
Summary

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

 * 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
 * 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
Summary


 * 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