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Soviet Union at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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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)
 Individual Neutral Athletes (2024)

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

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

Gold

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Silver

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Bronze

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Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Basketball

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Main article: Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Canoeing

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Main article: Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Cycling

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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

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Main article: Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Fencing

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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

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

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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
  • Pavel Lednyov
  • Borys Onyshchenko
  • Stasys Šaparnis

Rowing

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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

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Main article: Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Shooting

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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

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Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Volleyball

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Main article: Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Competition
  • Round Robin
  • 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
  • Team Roster
Women's Team Competition
  • Round Robin
  • 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
  • Team Roster

Water polo

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Main article: Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • 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)
  • Semifinals
  • Defeated Italy (8:5)
  • Final
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (11:13) → Silver Medal
  • Team Roster

Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Medals by republic

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In the following table for team events number of team representatives, who received medals are counted, not "one medal for all the team", as usual. Because there were people from different republics in one team.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russian SFSR384135114
2 Ukrainian SSR1010727
3 Belarusian SSR4105
4 Latvian SSR3115
5 Georgian SSR2316
6 Lithuanian SSR2259
7 Kazakh SSR2204
8 Azerbaijan SSR2002
9 Kirghiz SSR1001
 Tajik SSR1001
 Turkmen SSR1001
12 Estonian SSR0134
13 Uzbek SSR0112
14 Moldavian SSR0011
Totals (14 entries)666254182

References

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  1. ^ "The USSR and Olympism" (PDF). Olympic Review (84). International Olympic Committee: 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.
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