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Great Britain at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Men's Hammer Throw

*Qualifying Round — 68.06m
*Final — 67.62m (→ 10th place)

Women's Pentathlon

* Final Result — 4.786 points (→ 10th place)

Boxing

Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)

* First Round — Lost to Ionas Chepulis (URS), TKO-3

Canoeing

Cycling

Fourteen cyclists represented Great Britain in 1968.

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

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

17 fencers, 12 men and 5 women, represented Great Britain 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

Hockey

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1968.

Individual
Team

Rowing

There 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.

Sailing

Shooting

Ten shooters, all men, represented Great Britain in 1968. Bob Braithwaite won gold in the trap.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
50 m rifle, prone
Trap
Skeet

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References