Soviet Union at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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Soviet Union at the Olympic Games

Flag of the Soviet Union
IOC code  URS
NOC Soviet Olympic Committee
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City
Competitors 312 (246 men, 66 women)[1] in 18 sports
Flag bearer Leonid Zhabotinsky
Medals
Rank: 2		 Gold
29		 Silver
32		 Bronze
30		 Total
91
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
Winter Games
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–)
 Ukraine (1994–)
 Uzbekistan (1994–)
 Azerbaijan (1996–)
 Tajikistan (1996–)
 Turkmenistan (1996–)

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

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

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Basketball

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Boxing

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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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Equestrianism

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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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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

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) → Med 1.png 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) → Med 1.png Gold Medal
  • Team Roster

Water polo

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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) → Med 2.png 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

References

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