Soviet Union at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Soviet Union
IOC codeURS
NOCSoviet Olympic Committee
in Mexico City, Mexico
12 October 1968 (1968-10-12) – 27 October 1968 (1968-10-27)
Competitors312 (246 men, 66 women)[1] in 18 sports
Flag bearerLeonid Zhabotinsky
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
29
Silver
32
Bronze
30
Total
91
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Russian Empire (1900–1912)
 Estonia (1920–1936, 1992–)
 Latvia (1924–1936, 1992–)
 Lithuania (1924–1928, 1992–)
 Unified Team (1992)
 Armenia (1994–)
 Belarus (1994–)
 Georgia (1994–)
 Kazakhstan (1994–)
 Kyrgyzstan (1994–)
 Moldova (1994–)
 Russia (1994–2016)
 Ukraine (1994–)
 Uzbekistan (1994–)
 Azerbaijan (1996–)
 Tajikistan (1996–)
 Turkmenistan (1996–)
 ROC (2020–2022)

The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. 312 competitors, 246 men and 66 women, took part in 164 events in 18 sports.[2]

Medalists

The USSR finished second in the final medal rankings, with 29 gold and 91 total medals.

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Fifteen cyclists represented the Soviet Union in 1968.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial
Tandem
Team pursuit

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented the Soviet Union in 1968.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented the Soviet Union in 1968. They won a team silver and Pavel Lednyov won an individual bronze.

Individual
Team

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

The Soviet Union had 27 male rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1968.[3]

Men's single sculls
Men's double sculls – 1st place ( gold medal)
Men's coxless pair
Men's coxed pair
Men's coxless four – 11th place
Men's coxed four – 6th place
Men's eight – 3rd place ( bronze medal)

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Twelve shooters, all men, represented the Soviet Union in 1968. Between them they won two gold and two bronze medals.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap
Skeet

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Competition
  • Lost to United States (2–3)
  • Defeated Brazil (3–2)
  • Defeated Bulgaria (3–0)
  • Defeated Poland (3–0)
  • Defeated East Germany (3–2)
  • Defeated Japan (3–1)
  • Defeated Mexico (3–1)
  • Defeated Belgium (3–0)
  • Defeated Czechoslovakia (3–0) → Gold Medal
Women's Team Competition
  • Defeated Czechoslovakia (3–1)
  • Defeated Poland (3–0)
  • Defeated South Korea (3–0)
  • Defeated Peru (3–0)
  • Defeated United States (3–1)
  • Defeated Mexico (3–0)
  • Defeated Japan (3–0) → Gold Medal

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Competition
  • Defeated Cuba (11:4)
  • Defeated West Germany (6:3)
  • Defeated Spain (5:0)
  • Lost to Hungary (5:6)
  • Defeated United States (8:3)
  • Defeated Brazil (8:2)
  • Defeated Italy (8:5)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (11:13) → Silver Medal

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

References

  1. ^ "The USSR and Olympism" (PDF). Olympic Review. International Olympic Committee (84): 530–557. October 1974. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
  2. ^ "Soviet Union at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Soviet Union Rowing at the 1968 Ciudad de Mexico Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2018.

External links

National Olympic Committees at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico
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