United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics
The United States competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. 357 competitors, 274 men and 83 women, took part in 167 events in 18 sports.
Medalists
Gold
- Jim Hines — Athletics, Men's 100 metres
- Tommie Smith — Athletics, Men's 200 metres
- Lee Evans — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
- Willie Davenport — Athletics, Men's 110 m Hurdles
- Charles Greene, Jim Hines, Mel Pender, and Ronnie Ray Smith — Athletics, Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
- Lee Evans, Ron Freeman, Larry James, and Vincent Matthews — Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
- Dick Fosbury — Athletics, Men's High Jump
- Bob Seagren — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
- Bob Beamon — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
- Randy Matson — Athletics, Men's Shot Put
- Al Oerter — Athletics, Men's Discus Throw
- Bill Toomey — Athletics, Men's Decathlon
- Wyomia Tyus — Athletics, Women's 100 metres
- Madeline Manning — Athletics, Women's 800 metres
- Margaret Bailes, Barbara Ferrell, Mildrette Netter, and Wyomia Tyus — Athletics, Women's 4 × 100 m Relay
- Michael Barrett, John Clawson, Donald Dee, Calvin Fowler, Spencer Haywood, Wilmer Hosket, James King, Glynn Saulters, Charles Scott, Michael Silliman, Kenneth Spain, and Jo Jo White — Basketball, Men's Team Competition
- Ronald Harris — Boxing, Men's Lightweight
- George Foreman — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
- Bernie Wrightson — Diving, Men's Springboard
- Sue Gossick — Diving, Women's Springboard
- William Steinkraus — Equestrian, Jumping Individual
- Gary Anderson — Shooting, Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions
- Mike Burton — Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle
- Mike Burton — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- Don McKenzie — Swimming, Men's 100 m Breaststroke
- Doug Russell — Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly
- Carl Robie — Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly
- Charlie Hickcox — Swimming, Men's 200 m Individual Medley
- Charlie Hickcox — Swimming, Men's 400 m Individual Medley
- Stephen Rerych, Mark Spitz, Ken Walsh, and Zac Zorn — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle
- John Nelson, Stephen Rerych, Don Schollander, and Mark Spitz — Swimming, Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle
- Charlie Hickcox, Don McKenzie, Doug Russell, and Ken Walsh — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Jan Henne — Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Debbie Meyer — Swimming, Women's 200 m Freestyle
- Debbie Meyer — Swimming, Women's 400 m Freestyle
- Debbie Meyer — Swimming, Women's 800 m Freestyle
- Kaye Hall — Swimming, Women's 100 m Backstroke
- Lillian Watson — Swimming, Women's 200 m Backstroke
- Sharon Wichman — Swimming, Women's 200 m Breaststroke
- Claudia Kolb — Swimming, Women's 200 m Individual Medley
- Claudia Kolb — Swimming, Women's 400 m Individual Medley
- Jane Barkman, Linda Gustavson, Jan Henne, and Susan Pedersen — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Catie Ball, Ellie Daniel, Kaye Hall, and Susan Pedersen — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Peter Barrett and Lowell North — Sailing, Men's Star
- George Friedrichs, Barton Jahncke, and Gerald Schreck — Sailing, Men's Dragon
Silver
- Larry James — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
- Jim Ryun — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres
- Ervin Hall — Athletics, Men's 110 m Hurdles
- Edward Caruthers — Athletics, Men's High Jump
- George Woods — Athletics, Men's Shot Put
- Barbara Ferrell — Athletics, Women's 100 metres
- Albert Robinson — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
- Michael Page, Michael Plumb, and James Wofford — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team
- Larry Hough and Tony Johnson — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
- John Writer — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions
- Thomas Garrigus — Shooting, Men's Trap Shooting
- Ken Walsh — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle
- Don Schollander — Swimming, Men's 200 m Freestyle
- John Kinsella — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- Charlie Hickcox — Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke
- Mitch Ivey — Swimming, Men's 200 m Backstroke
- Mark Spitz — Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly
- Greg Buckingham — Swimming, Men's 200 m Individual Medley
- Gary Hall — Swimming, Men's 400 m Individual Medley
- Susan Pedersen — Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Jan Henne — Swimming, Women's 200 m Freestyle
- Linda Gustavson — Swimming, Women's 400 m Freestyle
- Pam Kruse — Swimming, Women's 800 m Freestyle
- Ellie Daniel — Swimming, Women's 100 m Butterfly
- Susan Pedersen — Swimming, Women's 200 m Individual Medley
- Lynn Vidali — Swimming, Women's 400 m Individual Medley
- Richard Sanders — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Flyweight
- Donald Behm — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Bantamweight
Bronze
- Charles Greene — Athletics, Men's 100 metres
- John Carlos — Athletics, Men's 200 metres
- Ron Freeman — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
- Tom Farrell — Athletics, Men's 800 metres
- George Young — Athletics, Men's 3000 m Steeplechase
- Larry Young — Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk
- Ralph Boston — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
- Harlan Marbley — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight
- James Wallington — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight
- John Lee Baldwin — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight
- Alfred Jones — Boxing, Men's Middleweight
- James Henry — Diving, Men's Springboard
- Keala O'Sullivan — Diving, Women's Springboard
- Edwin Young — Diving, Men's Platform
- Ann Peterson — Diving, Women's Platform
- Michael Page — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual
- William Maher and John Nunn — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls
- Mark Spitz — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle
- John Nelson — Swimming, Men's 200 m Freestyle
- Ronald Mills — Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke
- Jack Horsley — Swimming, Men's 200 m Backstroke
- Brian Job — Swimming, Men's 200 m Breaststroke
- Ross Wales — Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly
- John Ferris — Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly
- John Ferris — Swimming, Men's 200 m Individual Medley
- Linda Gustavson — Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Jane Barkman — Swimming, Women's 200 m Freestyle
- Jane Swagerty — Swimming, Women's 100 m Backstroke
- Kaye Hall — Swimming, Women's 200 m Backstroke
- Sharon Wichman — Swimming, Women's 100 m Breaststroke
- Susan Shields — Swimming, Women's 100 m Butterfly
- Ellie Daniel — Swimming, Women's 200 m Butterfly
- Jan Henne — Swimming, Women's 200 m Individual Medley
- Joseph Dube — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight
Athletics
Men's 100 meters
- Jim Hines
- Charles Greene
- Mel Pender
- Tommie Smith
- John Carlos
- Larry Questad
- Lee Evans
- Larry James
- Ron Freeman
- Wade Bell
- Tom Farrell
- Ronald Kutchinski
- Jim Ryun
- Marty Liquori
- Tom Von Ruden
- Jack Bacheler
- Bob Day
- Lou Scott
- Tom Laris
- Van Nelson
- Tracy Smith
- George Young
- Ronald Daws
- Kenny Moore
- Willie Davenport
- Ervin Hall
- Leon Coleman
- Ron Whitney
- Boyd Gittins
- Geoff Vanderstock
- Conrad Nightingale
- William Reilly
- George Young
- Charles Greene, Mel Pender, Ronnie Ray Smith, and Jim Hines
- Vincent Matthews, Ron Freeman, Larry James, and Lee Evans
- Ron Laird
- Tom Dooley
- Rudy Haluza
- David Romansky
- Goetz Klopfer
- Larry Young
Men's Long Jump
- Bob Beamon
- Ralph Boston
- Charles Mays
- Norman Tate
- Art Walker
- David Smith
- Dick Fosbury
- Reynaldo Brown
- Edward Caruthers
Men's Pole Vault
- Robert Seagren
- John Pennel
- Casey Carrigan
- Randy Matson
- Dave Maggard
- George Woods
- Mark Murro
- Frank Covelli
- Gary Stenlund
- Al Oerter
- Jay Silvester
- Gary Carlsen
- Hal Connolly
- Albert Hall
- Ed Burke
- Bill Toomey
- Tom Waddell
- Rick Sloan
Women's 100 meters
- Wyomia Tyus
- Margaret Bailes
- Barbara Ferrell
- Wyomia Tyus
- Margaret Bailes
- Barbara Ferrell
- Esther Stroy
- Lois Ann Drinkwater
- Jarvis Scott
- Madeline Manning
- Doris Brown
- Francie Kraker
- Wyomia Tyus, Margaret Bailes, Mildred Netter, and Barbara Ferrell
- Patty Van Wolvelaere
- Julie Mae Dyer
- Mamie Rallins
- Willye White
- Martha Watson
- Estelle Baskerville
- Sharon Callahan
- Eleanor Montgomery
- Maren Seidler
- RaNae Bair
- Barbara Friedrich
- Olga Connolly
- Carol Moseke
- Pat Winslow
- Cathy Hamblin
Basketball
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Fifteen cyclists represented the United States in 1968.;Individual road race
;Team time trial
- John Howard
- Oliver Martin
- John Allis
- Jim Van Boven
;1000m time trial
- Jackie Simes
;Individual pursuit
;Team pursuit
- David Chauner
- Skip Cutting
- Steve Maaranen
- John Vande Velde
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
20 fencers represented the United States in 1968.;Men's foil
;Men's team foil
- Herbert Cohen, Albie Axelrod, Uriah Jones, Larry Anastasi, Jeffrey Checkes
;Men's team épée
- Paul Pesthy, Stephen Netburn, David Micahnik, Daniel Cantillon, Robert Beck
;Men's team sabre
- Alex Orban, Alfonso Morales, Anthony Keane, Robert Blum, Thomas Balla
;Women's team foil
- Harriet King, Veronica Smith, Sally Pechinsky, Maxine Mitchell, Jan York-Romary
Gymnastics
Modern pentathlon
Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1968.;Individual
;Team
- James Moore
- Bob Beck
- Tom Lough
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Twelve shooters represented the United States in 1968. Gary Anderson won gold in 300 m rifle, three positions, John Writer won silver in the 50 m rifle, three positions and Thomas Garrigus won silver in the trap.;25 m pistol
;50 m pistol
;300 m rifle, three positions
- Gary Anderson
- John Foster
- John Writer
- John Foster
- Gary Anderson
- Lones Wigger
;Skeet
- Earl Herring
- Bob Rodale
Swimming
Volleyball
;Men's Team Competition- Round Robin
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Jim Coleman
- Round Robin
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Harlan Cohen
Water polo
- Preliminary Round
- Classification Matches
- Team Roster
Weightlifting