United States of America in Athletics
Results in Mexico City 1968*


Athlete	Event	Heat	Res.	Pos.


Jack Bacheler	5000 m M	Final	dns	-
		Round 1	14.31,0	4	Q


Margaret Bailes	100 m W	Final	11,37	5
		Semifinal	11,5	3	Q
		Quarterfinal	11,3	2	Q
		Round 1	11,2	1	EOR

	200 m W	Final	23,18	7
		Semifinal	22,9	3	Q
		Round 1	23,1	2	Q

	4x100 m W	Final	42,88		WR
		Round 1	43,4	1	Q


RaNae Bair	Javelin throw W	Final	53,15	11


Estelle Baskerville	High jump W	Qualifying Round	nm	-


Bob Beamon	Long jump M	Final	8,90		WR
		Qualifying Round	8,19	2	q


Wade Bell	800 m M	Round 1	1.51,5	5


Ralph Boston	Long jump M	Final	8,16
		Qualifying Round	8,27	1	OR


Doris Brown	800 m W	Final	2.03,9	5
		Semifinal	2.05,2	2	Q
		Round 1	2.09,5	2	Q


Reynaldo Brown	High jump M	Final	2,14	5
		Qualifying Round	2,12	6	q


Edward Burke	Hammer throw M	Final	65,46	12
		Qualifying Round	67,36	8	q


Sharon Callahan	High jump W	Qualifying Round	1,60	10


John Carlos	200 m M	Final	20,10
		Semifinal	20,1	1	OR
		Quarterfinal	20,6	1	Q
		Round 1	20,5	1	Q


Gary Carlsen	Discus throw M	Final	59,46	6
		Qualifying Round	60,36	3	q


Casey Carrigan	Pole vault M	Qualifying Round	4,60	12


Edward Caruthers	High jump M	Final	2,22
		Qualifying Round	2,14	2	Q


Leon Coleman	110 m hurdles M	Final	13,6	4
		Semifinal	13,5	2	Q
		Round 1	13,7	1	Q


Harold Connolly	Hammer throw M	Qualifying Round	65,00	6


Frank Covelli	Javelin throw M	Qualifying Round	73,04	14


Willie Davenport	110 m hurdles M	Final	13,3		OR
		Semifinal	13,5	1	Q
		Round 1	13,6	1	Q


Harry Daws	Marathon M	Final	2.33.53,0	22


Robert Day	5000 m M	Round 1	14.23,2	6


Thomas Dooley	20 km walk M	Final	1.40.08,0	17


Lois Drinkwater	400 m W	Semifinal	57,3	8
		Round 1	54,5	4	Q


Julia Dyer	80 m hurdles W	Semifinal	10,8	6
		Round 1	10,9	3	Q


Lee Evans	400 m M	Final	43,86		WR
		Semifinal	44,8	1	OR
		Quarterfinal	45,5	2	Q
		Round 1	45,3	1	Q

	4x400 m M	Final	2.56,1		WR
		Round 1	3.00,7	1	Q


Thomas Farrell	800 m M	Final	1.45,4
		Semifinal	1.46,1	4	Q
		Round 1	1.47,9	2	Q


Barbara Ferrell	100 m W	Final	11,15
		Semifinal	11,3	2	Q
		Quarterfinal	11,1	1	w
		Round 1	11,2	1	EOR

	200 m W	Final	22,93	4
		Semifinal	22,8	1	OR
		Round 1	22,9	1	OR

	4x100 m W	Final	42,88		WR
		Round 1	43,4	1	Q


Olga Fikotova Connolly	Discus throw W	Final	52,96	6


Richard Fosbury	High jump M	Final	2,24		OR
		Qualifying Round	2,14	1	Q


Ron Freeman	400 m M	Final	44,41
		Semifinal	45,4	2	Q
		Quarterfinal	45,3	1	Q
		Round 1	45,6	3	Q

	4x400 m M	Final	2.56,1		WR
		Round 1	3.00,7	1	Q


Barbara Friedrich	Javelin throw W	Final	53,44	9


Charles Greene	100 m M	Final	10,07
		Semifinal	10,0	1	EOR
		Quarterfinal	10,0	1	EOR
		Round 1	10,0	1	EOR

	4x100 m M	Final	38,24		WR
		Semifinal	38,6	2	Q
		Round 1	38,8	2	Q


Albert Hall	Hammer throw M	Qualifying Round	65,70	4


Ervin Hall	110 m hurdles M	Final	13,4
		Semifinal	13,3	1	OR
		Round 1	13,7	1	Q


Rudolph Haluza	20 km walk M	Final	1.35.00,2	4


Catherine Hamblin	Pentathlon W	Final standing	4330	24


Jim Hines	100 m M	Final	9,95		WR
		Semifinal	10,0	1	EOR
		Quarterfinal	10,1	2	Q
		Round 1	10,2	1	Q

	4x100 m M	Final	38,24		WR
		Semifinal	38,6	2	Q
		Round 1	38,8	2	Q


Larry James	400 m M	Final	43,97
		Semifinal	44,9	2	Q
		Quarterfinal	45,7	2	Q
		Round 1	45,8	3	Q

	4x400 m M	Final	2.56,1		WR
		Round 1	3.00,7	1	Q


Goetz Klopfer	50 km walk M	Final	4.39.13,8	10


Francie Kraker	800 m W	Round 1	2.07,3	5


Ronald Kutschinski	800 m M	Semifinal	1.47,8	5
		Round 1	1.47,6	3	q


Ronald Laird	20 km walk M	Final	1.44.38,0	25


Thomas Laris	10000 m M	Final	30.26,2	16


Martin Liquori	1500 m M	Final	4.18,2	12
		Semifinal	3.52,1	4	Q
		Round 1	3.52,7	1	Q


Dave Maggard	Shot put M	Final	19,43	5
		Qualifying Round	19,26	6	q


Madeline Manning	800 m W	Final	2.00,9		OR
		Semifinal	2.05,8	1	Q
		Round 1	2.08,7	1	Q


Randy Matson	Shot put M	Final	20,54
		Qualifying Round	20,68	1	q


Vincent Matthews	4x400 m M	Final	2.56,1		WR
		Round 1	3.00,7	1	Q


Charles Mays	Long jump M	Final	dns	-
		Qualifying Round	7,85	2	q


Eleanor Montgomery	High jump W	Qualifying Round	1,68	11


Kenneth Moore	Marathon M	Final	2.29.49,4	14


Carol Moseke	Discus throw W	Final	48,28	14


Mark Murro	Javelin throw M	Final	80,08	9
		Qualifying Round	81,14	6	q


Van Nelson	10000 m M	Final	31.25,2	28


Mildred Netter	4x100 m W	Final	42,88		WR
		Round 1	43,4	1	Q


Conrad Nightingale	3000 m steeplechase M	Round 1	9.13,2	6


Al Oerter	Discus throw M	Final	64,78		OR
		Qualifying Round	59,36	6	q


Mel Pender	100 m M	Final	10,17	6
		Semifinal	10,2	4	Q
		Quarterfinal	10,1	2	Q
		Round 1	10,3	2	Q

	4x100 m M	Final	38,24		WR
		Semifinal	38,6	2	Q
		Round 1	38,8	2	Q


John Pennel	Pole vault M	Final	5,35	5
		Qualifying Round	4,90	1	q


Larry Questad	200 m M	Final	20,62	6
		Semifinal	20,4	3	Q
		Quarterfinal	20,5	2	Q
		Round 1	20,7	1	Q


Mamie Rallins	80 m hurdles W	Semifinal	10,6	5
		Round 1	10,6	1	Q


William Reilly	3000 m steeplechase M	Round 1	9.10,4	5


David Romansky	50 km walk M	Final	5.38.03,4	26


James Ryun	1500 m M	Final	3.37,8
		Semifinal	3.51,2	1	Q
		Round 1	3.45,7	1	Q


Jarvis Scott	400 m W	Final	52,79	6
		Semifinal	53,2	4	Q
		Round 1	53,5	2	Q

Lou Scott	5000 m M	Round 1	15.13,6	11


Robert Seagren	Pole vault M	Final	5,40		OR
		Qualifying Round	4,90	9	q


Maren Seidler	Shot put W	Final	14,86	11


Jay Silvester	Discus throw M	Final	61,78	5
		Qualifying Round	63,34	1	OR


Rick Sloan	Decathlon M	Final standing	7692	7


David Smith	Triple jump M	Qualifying Round	15,75	10


Ronnie Ray Smith	4x100 m M	Final	38,24		WR
		Semifinal	38,6	2	Q
		Round 1	38,8	2	Q


Tommie Smith	200 m M	Final	19,83		WR
		Semifinal	20,1	1	EOR
		Quarterfinal	20,2	1	EOR
		Round 1	20,3	1	EOR


Tracy Smith	10000 m M	Final	30.14,6	11


Gary Stenlund	Javelin throw M	Qualifying Round	73,52	7


Esther Stroy	400 m W	Semifinal	54,3	5
		Round 1	53,5	2	Q


Norman Tate	Triple jump M	Qualifying Round	15,84	7


William Toomey	Decathlon M	Final standing	8193		OR


Wyomia Tyus	100 m W	Final	11,08		WR
		Semifinal	11,3	1	Q
		Quarterfinal	11,0	1	w
		Round 1	11,2	1	EOR

	200 m W	Final	23,08	6
		Semifinal	23,1	2	Q
		Round 1	23,4	1	Q

	4x100 m W	Final	42,88		WR
		Round 1	43,4	1	Q


Patricia van Wolvelaere	80 m hurdles W	Final	10,60	4
		Semifinal	10,6	2	Q
		Round 1	10,6	1	Q


Geoff Vanderstock	400 m hurdles M	Final	49,0	4
		Semifinal	49,2	2	Q
		Round 1	50,6	2	Q


Tom Von Ruden	1500 m M	Final	3.49,2	9
		Semifinal	3.54,1	3	Q
		Round 1	3.59,1	1	Q


Thomas Waddell	Decathlon M	Final standing	7719	6


Arthur Walker	Triple jump M	Final	17,12	4
		Qualifying Round	16,49	2	q


Marthe Watson	Long jump W	Final	6,20	10
		Qualifying Round	6,30	7	q


Willie White	Long jump W	Final	6,08	11
		Qualifying Round	6,42	4	q


Ron Whitney	400 m hurdles M	Final	49,2	6
		Semifinal	49,2	2	Q
		Round 1	49,0	1	OR


Patricia Winslow	Pentathlon W	Final standing	4877	6


George Woods	Shot put M	Final	20,12
		Qualifying Round	19,79	3	q


George Young	3000 m steeplechase M	Final	8.51,8
		Round 1	9.02,2	2	Q

	Marathon M	Final	2.31.15,0	16


Larry Young	50 km walk M	Final	4.31.55,4


* The list of American olympians in Athletics at the Mexico City 1968 Olympics is not yet completed. All possible medalists are already included.

These facts about United States of America in Athletics at the Olympic Games in Mexico City 1968 is based on the official olympic reports and Olympian Database





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