Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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Athletics Medal Winners at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m | Jim Hines (U.S.) | Lennox Miller (Jamaica) | Charles Greene (U.S.) |
| Men's 200 m | Tommie Smith (U.S.) | Peter Norman (Australia) | John Carlos (U.S.) |
| Men's 400 m | Lee Evans (U.S.) | Larry James (U.S.) | Ron Freeman (U.S.) |
| Men's 800 m | Ralph Doubell (Australia) | Wilson Kiprugut (Kenya) | Tom Farrell (U.S.) |
| Men's 1,500 m | Kipchoge Keino (Kenya) | Jim Ryun (U.S.) | Bodo Tümmler (West Germany) |
| Men's 5,000 m | Mohammed Gammoudi (Tunisia) | Kipchoge Keino (Kenya) | Naftali Temu (Kenya) |
| Men's 10,000 m | Naftali Temu (Kenya) | Mamo Wolde (Ethiopia) | Mohammed Gammoudi (Tunisia) |
| Men's Marathon | Mamo Wolde (Ethiopia) | Kenji Kimihara (Japan) | Michael Ryan (New Zealand) |
| Men's 110 m Hurdles | Willie Davenport (U.S.) | Ervin Hall (U.S.) | Eddy Ottoz (Italy) |
| Men's 400 m Hurdles | David Hemery (U.K.) | Gerhard Hennige (West Germany) | John Sherwood (U.K.) |
| Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase | Amos Biwott (Kenya) | Benjamin Kogo (Kenya) | George Young (U.S.) |
| Men's 4 x 100 m Relay | United States Charles Greene Melvin Pender Ronnie Ray Smith Jim Hines | Cuba Hermes Ramírez Juan Morales Pablo Montes Enrique Figuerola | France Gérard Fénouil Jocelyn Delecour Claude Piquemal Roger Bambuck |
| Men's 4 x 400 m Relay | United States Vincent Matthews Ron Freeman Larry James Lee Evans | Kenya Daniel Rudisha Hezahiah Nyamau Naftali Bon Charles Asati | West Germany Helmar Müller Manfred Kinder Gerhard Hennige Martin Jellinghaus |
| Men's 20 km Walk | Vladimir Golubnichy (USSR) | José Pedraza (Mexico) | Nikolay Smaga (USSR) |
| Men's 50 km Walk | Christoph Höhne (East Germany) | Antal Kiss (Hungary) | Larry Young (U.S.) |
| Men's High Jump | Dick Fosbury (U.S.) | Ed Caruthers (U.S.) | Valentin Gavrilov (USSR) |
| Men's Pole Vault | Bob Seagren (U.S.) | Claus Schiprowski (West Germany) | Wolfgang Nordwig (East Germany) |
| Men's Long Jump | Bob Beamon (US) | Klaus Beer (East Germany) | Ralph Boston (U.S.) |
| Men's Triple Jump | Viktor Saneyev (USSR) | Nelson Prudencio (Brazil) | Giuseppe Gentile (Italy) |
| Men's Shot Put | Randy Matson (U.S.) | George Woods (U.S.) | Eduard Gushchin (USSR) |
| Men's Discus | Al Oerter (U.S.) | Lothar Milde (West Germany) | Ludvik Danek (Czechoslovakia) |
| Men's Hammer Throw | Gyula Zsivótzky (Hungary) | Romuald Klim (USSR) | Lázár Lovász (Hungary) |
| Men's Javelin | Jānis Lūsis (USSR) | Jorma Kinnunen (Finland) | Gergely Kulcsár (Hungary) |
| Men's Decathlon | Bill Toomey (U.S.) | Hans-Joachim Walde (West Germany) | Kurt Bendlin (West Germany) |
| Women's 100 m | Wyomia Tyus (U.S.) | Barbara Ferrell (U.S.) | Irena Szewińska (Poland) |
| Women's 200 m | Irena Szewińska (Poland) | Raelene Boyle (Australia) | Jenny Lamy (Australia) |
| Women's 400 m | Colette Besson (FRA) | Lillian Board (GBR) | Natalya Pechonkina (URS) |
| Women's 800 m | Madeline Manning (U.S.) | Ilona Silai (Romania) | |
| Women's 80 m Hurdles | Maureen Caird (AUS) | Pam Kilborn (AUS) | Chi Cheng (ROC) |
| Women's 4 x 100 m Relay | Cuba Violetta Quesada Miguelina Cobián Marlene Elejarde Fulgencia Romay | ||
| Women's High Jump | |||
| Women's Long Jump | Sheila Parkin | ||
| Women's Shot Put | Margitta Gummel (GDR) | ||
| Women's Discus | |||
| Women's Javelin | |||
| Women's Pentathlon | Ingrid Becker (GER) |
See also
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