Canada at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Canada at the
1968 Summer Olympics
IOC code CAN
NOC Canadian Olympic Committee
Website www.olympic.ca (in English) (in French)
in Mexico City
Competitors 139 (111 men and 28 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer Roger Jackson
Medals
Ranked 23rd
Gold
1
Silver
3
Bronze
1
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Canada competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 139 competitors, 111 men and 28 women, took part in 124 events in 14 sports.[1] It is the first Summer Olympiad where the Canadian team marched under the new Maple Leaf flag. The youngest competitor for Canada was a woman named Theresa McDonnell who was only 14 years old. Their oldest competitor was a man named Zoltan Sztehlo who was 46 years old. The athlete who won the most medals for Canada this year was Elaine Tanner who won three medals.[1]

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Women's Events

100 meter- No Canadian placed out of 8 in the final

200 meter- No Canadian placed out of 8 in the final

400 meter- No Canadian placed out of 8 in the final

80 meter Hurdles- No Canadian placed out of 8 in the final

High Jump- No Canadian placed out of 14 in the final

Long Jump- No Canadian placed out of 14 in the final

Javelin Throw- Judith Dahlgren placed 13th out of 15 in the final

Discus Throw- No Canadian placed out of 15 in the final

Shot Put- No Canadian placed out of 14th in the final

Pentathlon- Jennifer Meldrum placed 11th out of 32 in the final

4x100 meter- No Canadian placed out of 4 in the final

800 meter- Abigail Hoffman placed 7th out of 8 in the final

4x400 meter -No Canadian placed out of 4 in the final

Men's Events

100 meter- Harry Jerome placed 7th out of 8 in the final.

200 meter- No Canadian placed out of 8 in the final

400 meter- No Canadian placed out of 8 in the final

800 meter- No Canadian placed out of 8 in the final

1500 meter- No Canadian placed out of 12 in the final

5000 meter- Robert Finlay placed 11th out of 12 in the final

1000 meter- No Canadian placed out of 10 in the final

Marathon- Andrew Boychuk placed 10th out of 35 in the final

110 meter Hurdles- No Canadian placed out of 8 in the final

400 meter Hurdles- No Canadian placed out of 8 in the final

3000 meter Steeplechase- No Canadian placed out of 8 in the final

20 km Walk- No Canadian placed out of 8 in the final

50 km Walk- No Canadian placed out of 8 in the final

High Jump- No Canadian placed out of 13 in the final

Long Jump- No Canadian placed out of 16 in the final

Triple Jump- No Canadian placed out of 13 in the final

Pole Vault- No Canadian placed out of 14 in the final

Discus Throw- No Canadian placed out of 12 in the final

Hammer Throw- No Canadian placed out of 13 in the final

Shot Put- No Canadian placed out of 12 in the final

Decathlon- No Canadian placed out of 12 in the final

4x100 meter- No Canadian placed out of 4 in the final

Basketball

Men's Basketball- The Canadian team did not place out of 4 in the final[2]

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight- No Canadian placed out of 4

Men's Flyweight- No Canadian placed out of 4

Men's Bantamweight- No Canadian placed out of 4

Men's Featherweight- No Canadian placed out of 4

Men's Lightweight- No Canadian placed out of 4

Men's Light Welterweight- No Canadian placed out of 4

Men's Welterweight- No Canadian placed out of 4

Men's Middleweight- No Canadian placed out of 4

Men's Light Heavyweight- No Canadian placed out of 4

Men's Heavyweight- No Canadian placed out of 4

Men's Light Middleweight- No Canadian placed out of 4[3]

Canoeing and Kayaking

Men's

Canoeing 1000 meter - Christopher Hook placed 9th out of 9 in the final

Canoeing 1000 meter - No Canadian placed out 4 in the final

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Kayaking 1000 meter No Canadian placed out of 9 in the final.

Kayaking 1000 meter - No Canadian placed out 4 in the final

Kayaking 1000 meter -  No Canadian placed out 4 in the final

Women's

Kayaking 500 m - No Canadian placed out of 8 in the final [4]

Cycling

Six cyclists represented Canada in 1968.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial

Men's 1000 m Time Trail- No Canadian placed out of 15 in the final

Men's Individual Pursuit- No Canadian placed out of 4 in the final

Men's Road Race- No Canadian placed out of 17 in the final

Men's Road Race Team- The team placed 25th out of 30 in the final

Men's Sprint- No Canadian placed out of 4 in the final

Men's Tandem- No Canadian placed out of 4 in the final

Men's Team Pursuit- No Canadian placed out of 4 in the final[5]

Diving

Men's Events

Platform Diving- no Canadian placed in the top 12 in the final.

Springboard- no Canadian placed in the top 12 in the final.

Women's Events

Platform- Beverly Boys placed 4th out of 12 in the final.

Nancy Robertson placed 8th out of 12 in the final.

Springboard- Beverly Boys placed 7th out of 12 in the final.[6]

Equestrian

Dressage Individual- No Canadian placed out of 7 in the final

Dressage Team- The Canadian Team did not place out of 4 in the final

Eventing Individual- No Canadian placed out of 8 in the final

Eventing Team- The Canadian Team did not place out of 7 in the final

Jumping Individual- James Elder placed 6th out of 7 in the final

Jumping Team- James Elder, James Day and Thomas Gayford were the athletes that made up the team to receive gold in the final.[7]

Fencing

Five fencers, four men and one woman, represented Canada in 1968.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Women's foil

Men's Epee Individual- No Canadian placed out of 6 in the final

Men's Epee Team- The Canadian team did not place out of 4

Women's Foil Individual- No Canadian placed out of 6 in the final

Men's Foil Individual- No Canadian placed out of 6 in the final

Women's Foil Team- The Canadian team did not place out of the 4[8]

Football

The Canadian men's team did not place out of the 4[9]

Gymnastics

Men's Event

Floor- No Canadian placed out of 6 in the final

Horizontal Bar- No Canadian placed out of 6 in the final

Individual all- round - No Canadian placed out of 12 in the final

Parallel Bars- No Canadian placed out of 6 in the final

Pommel Horse- No Canadian placed out of 6 in the final

Rings- No Canadian placed out of 6 in the final

Team- Canada placed 16th out of 16 in the final

Vault- No Canadian placed out of 6 in the final

Women's Event

Balance Beam- No Canadian placed out of 6 in the final

Floor- No Canadian placed out of 5 in the final

Individual all- round - No Canadian placed out of 12 in the final

Team- Canada placed 11th out of 14 in the final

Uneven Bars- No Canadian placed out of 6 in the final

Vault- No Canadian placed out of 6 in the final[10]

Hockey

The Canadian team did not place out of the 4 in the final.

Modern Pentathlon

Men's individual- No Canadian placed out of 12 in the final

Men's team- No Canadian placed out of 13 in the final [11]

Rowing

There were seven rowing events for men only and Canada entered four boats.[12] In the coxed eight, John Richardson in seat 5 was replaced with Daryl Sturdy in the B final.[13]

Men's Double Sculls- No Canadian pair placed out of 4 in the final

Men's Eight with Coxswain- No Canadian team placed out of 3 in the final

Men's Four with Coxswain- No Canadian team placed out of 3 in the final

Men's Four without Coxswain- No Canadian team placed out of 4 in the final

Men's Pair with Coxswain- No Canadian trio placed out of 4 in the final

Men's Pair without Coxswain- No Canadian pair placed out of 4 in the final

Men's Single Sculls- No Canadian placed out of 6 in the final but in the B-final Roger Jackson finished in 11th

[14]

Sailing

5,5 Meters- Canada placed 6th out of 14 in the final

Dragon- Canada placed 4th out of 23 in the final

Men's Finn- No Canadian placed out of 8 in the final

Flying Dutchman- Canada placed 10th out of 30 in the final

Star- Canada placed 15th out of 20 in the final[15]

Shooting

Ten shooters, all male, represented Canada in 1968.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap
Skeet

Swimming

Swimming

Men's Events

100 meter freestyle-No Canadian placed out of 8 in the final

200 meter freestyle -Ralph Hutton placed 4th out of 7 in the final

400 meter freestyle -Ralph Hutton placed 2nd out of 7 in the final

1500 meter freestyle-No Canadian placed out of 8 in the final

4x100 meter freestyle- No Canadian Team placed out of 4 in the final

4x200 meter freestyle-

George Smith

Ronald Jacks

John Gilchrist

Ralph Hutton all worked together to place 4th out of 4 in the final

200 meter medley-

George Smith placed 5th out of 8 in the final

John Gilchrist placed 6th out of 8 in the final

400 meter medley- John Gilchrist placed 5th out of 8 in the final

4x100 meter medley- No Canadian Team placed out of 4 in the final

100 meter backstroke- James Shaw placed 5th out of 8 in the final

200 meter backstroke- No Canadian placed out of 8 in the final

100 meter breaststroke- No Canadian placed out of 8 in the final

200 meter breaststroke- No Canadian placed out of 8 in the final

100 meter butterfly- No Canadian placed out of 8 in the final

200 meter butterfly- No Canadian placed out of 8 in the final

Women's Events

100 meter freestyle -Marion Lay placed 4th out of 8 in the final

200 meter freestyle- No Canadian placed out of 8 in the fina

400 meter freestyle -Angela Coughlan placed 7th out of 8 in the final

800 meter freestyle -Angela Coughlan placed 6th out of 8 in the final

4x100 meter freestyle-

Angela Coughlan

Marilyn Corson

Elaine Tanner and Marion Lay all worked together to place 3rd in the final

200 meter medley- No Canadian placed out of 7 in the final

400 meter medley- No Canadian placed out of 8 in the final

4x100 meter medley- No Canadian Team placed out of 4 in the final

100 meter backstroke- Elaine Tanner placed 2nd out of 8 in the final

200 meter backstroke- Elaine Tanner placed 2nd out of 8 in the final

100 meter breaststroke- No Canadian placed out of 8 in the final

200 meter breaststroke- No Canadian placed out of 8 in the final

100 meter butterfly-No Canadian placed out of 8 in the final

200 meter butterfly- No Canadian placed out of 8 in the final

Water Polo

Men's Water Polo- No Canadian placed out of 4 in the final.[16]

Weightlifting

All men's events in Weightlifting

Bantamweight- No Canadian placed out of 13 in the final

Featherweight- No Canadian placed out of 15 in the final

Lightweight- No Canadian placed out of 19 in the final

Middleweight- No Canadian placed out of 17 in the final

Light Heavyweight- Pierre St. Jean placed 10th out of 11 in the final

Middle Heavyweight- No Canadian placed out of 11 in the final

Heavyweight- No Canadian placed out of 12 in the final[17]

Wrestling

All Men's events in Wrestling

Greco-Roman Flyweight -No Canadian placed out of 8 in the final

Greco-Roman Bantamweight - No Canadian placed out of 6 in the final

Greco-Roman Featherweight - No Canadian placed out of 6 in the final

Greco-Roman Lightweight - No Canadian placed out of 6 in the final

Greco-Roman Welterweight - No Canadian placed out of 6 in the final

Greco-Roman Middleweight - No Canadian placed out of 6 in the final

Greco-Roman Heavyweight - No Canadian placed out of 6 in the final

Greco-Roman Light-heavyweight - No Canadian placed out of 6 in the final

Freestyle Flyweight - No Canadian placed out of 6 in the final

Freestyle Bantamweight - No Canadian placed out of 6 in the final

Freestyle Featherweight - No Canadian placed out of 6 in the final

Freestyle Lightweight - No Canadian placed out of 6 in the final

Freestyle Welterweight - No Canadian placed out of 6 in the final

Freestyle Middleweight - No Canadian placed out of 6 in the final

Freestyle Heavyweight - No Canadian placed out of 6 in the final

Freestyle Light-heavyweight - No Canadian placed out of 6 in the final[18]

References

  1. 1 2 "Canada at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Sportsencyclo. "Olympic Basketball - Mexico City 1968 basketball champions & events". www.olympiandatabase.com. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  3. ↑ Sportsencyclo. "Olympic Boxing - Mexico City 1968 boxing champions & events". www.olympiandatabase.com. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  4. ↑ Sportsencyclo. "Olympic Canoe & Kayak - Mexico City 1968 canoe & kayak champions & events". www.olympiandatabase.com. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  5. ↑ Sportsencyclo. "Olympic Cycling - Mexico City 1968 cycling champions & events". www.olympiandatabase.com. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  6. ↑ Sportsencyclo. "Olympic Diving - Mexico City 1968 diving champions & events". www.olympiandatabase.com. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  7. ↑ Sportsencyclo. "Olympic Equestrian - Mexico City 1968 equestrian champions & events". www.olympiandatabase.com. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  8. ↑ Sportsencyclo. "Olympic Fencing - Mexico City 1968 fencing champions & events". www.olympiandatabase.com. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  9. ↑ Sportsencyclo. "Olympic Football - Mexico City 1968 football champions & events". www.olympiandatabase.com. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  10. ↑ Sportsencyclo. "Olympic Gymnastics - Mexico City 1968 gymnastics champions & events". www.olympiandatabase.com. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  11. ↑ Sportsencyclo. "Olympic Modern Pentathlon - Mexico City 1968 modern pentathlon champions & events". www.olympiandatabase.com. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  12. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Canada Rowing at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  13. ↑ Alvarez, José Rogelio (1969). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968: Volume III part 1 (PDF) (PDF). Mexico City, Mexico: Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad. pp. 550f. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  14. ↑ Sportsencyclo. "Olympic Rowing - Mexico City 1968 rowing champions & events". www.olympiandatabase.com. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  15. ↑ Sportsencyclo. "Olympic Sailing - Mexico City 1968 sailing champions & events". www.olympiandatabase.com. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  16. ↑ Sportsencyclo. "Olympic Water Polo - Mexico City 1968 water polo champions & events". www.olympiandatabase.com. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  17. ↑ Sportsencyclo. "Olympic Weightlifting - Mexico City 1968 weightlifting champions & events". www.olympiandatabase.com. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  18. ↑ Sportsencyclo. "Olympic Wrestling - Mexico City 1968 wrestling champions & events". www.olympiandatabase.com. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
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