The 1968 Summer Olympic Games (officially the Games of the XIX Olympiad and also known as Mexico 1968) were an international multi-sport event held between 12 and 27 October 1968 in Mexico City. These Games were the first to be hosted by a developing country, as well as the first to be hosted by a Spanish-speaking country.
Bidding[]
Voting[]
| Voting results for the 1968 Summer Olympic Games | ||||||
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| City | Country | Round 1 | ||||
| Mexico City | Mexico | 30 | ||||
| Detroit | United States | 14 | ||||
| Lyon | France | 12 | ||||
| Buenos Aires | Argentina | 2 | ||||
Medal table[]
| Rank | Country | 
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| 1 | United States | 45 | 28 | 34 | 107 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 29 | 32 | 30 | 91 |
| 3 | Japan | 11 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 4 | Hungary | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| 5 | East Germany | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| 6 | France | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 | West Germany | 5 | 11 | 10 | 26 |
| 9 | Australia | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 10 | Great Britain | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 11 | Poland | 5 | 2 | 11 | 18 |
| 12 | Romania | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| 13 | Italy | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| 14 | Kenya | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 15 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 16 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 17 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 19 | Iran | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 20 | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Denmark | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 23 | Canada | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Cuba | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 31 | Austria | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 32 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 33 | Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 34 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 35 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | Cameroon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Jamaica | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
See Also[]
- Logos - A collection of logos featuring this event.
- Mascots - The official mascots of this Olympics'.
- Torch - Information about this Olympics' torch.
| Preceded by Grenoble 1968 |
Olympics 1968 |
Succeeded by Sapporo 1972 |
| Preceded by Tokyo 1964 |
Summer Olympics 1968 |
Succeeded by Munich 1972 |
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