Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 225 competitors, 175 men and 50 women, took part in 133 events in 16 sports. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
Medallists + Medals by sportSportTotalAthletics1214Equestrian1214Sailing1012Boxing1001Shooting1001Swimming0101Total55313
Gold David Hemery — Athletics, Men's 400m Hurdles Chris Finnegan — Boxing, Men's Middleweight Derek Allhusen, Jane Bullen, Ben Jones, and Richard Meade — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team Competition Bob Braithwaite — Shooting, Men's Trap Shooting Rodney Pattisson & Iain MacDonald-Smith — Sailing, Men's Flying Dutchman
Silver Lillian Board — Athletics, Women's 400 metres Sheila Sherwood — Athletics, Women's Long Jump Derek Allhusen — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual Competition Marion Coakes — Equestrian, Jumping Individual Competition Martyn Woodroffe — Swimming, Men's 200m Butterfly
Bronze John Sherwood — Athletics, Men's 400m Hurdles David Broome — Equestrian, Jumping Individual Competition Robin Aisher, Paul Anderson, and Adrian Jardine — Sailing, Men's 5½ Meter Class
Athletics
Men's Hammer Throw Howard Payne Qualifying Round — 68.06m Final — 67.62m (→ 10th place)
Women's Pentathlon Sue Scott Final Result — 4.786 points (→ 10th place)
Boxing
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg) Billy Wells First Round — Lost to Ionas Chepulis (URS), TKO-3
Canoeing
Cycling
Fourteen cyclists represented Great Britain in 1968.
Individual road race Dave Rollinson Brian Jolly Billy Bilsland Les West
Team time trial John Bettison Roy Cromack Pete Smith John Watson
Sprint Reg Barnett Ian Alsop
1000m time trial Brendan McKeown
Individual pursuit Ian Hallam
Team pursuit Ian Alsop Harry Jackson Ian Hallam Ronald Keeble
Diving
Men AthleteEventPreliminariesFinalPointsRankPointsRankTotalRankRobin Baskerville10 m platform81.2327Did not advanceFrank Carter3 m springboard85.9019Did not advanceDavid Priestley10 m platform80.3028Did not advance Women AthleteEventPreliminariesFinalPointsRankPointsRankTotalRankMandi Haswell10 m platform45.729 Q36.611282.3312Kathleen Rowlatt3 m springboard83.1212 Q39.049122.1612
Equestrian
Fencing
17 fencers, 12 men and 5 women, represented Great Britain in 1968.
Men's foil Graham Paul Bill Hoskyns Mike Breckin
Men's team foil Allan Jay, Graham Paul, Nick Halsted, Mike Breckin, Bill Hoskyns
Men's épée Ralph Johnson Nick Halsted Bill Hoskyns
Men's team épée Nick Halsted, Teddy Bourne, Bill Hoskyns, Ralph Johnson, Peter Jacobs
Men's sabre Rodney Craig Sandy Leckie Richard Oldcorn
Men's team sabre Sandy Leckie, Rodney Craig, David Acfield, Richard Oldcorn
Women's foil Janet Wardell-Yerburgh Sue Green Judith Bain
Women's team foil Judith Bain, Janet Wardell-Yerburgh, Sue Green, Julia Davis, Eva Davies
Gymnastics
Hockey
Pool B
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1968.
Individual Jim Fox Barry Lillywhite Robert Phelps
Team Jim Fox Barry Lillywhite Robert Phelps
Rowing
There were seven rowing events for men only and Great Britain entered two boats. In the eight, Malcolm Malpass in seat 5 was replaced with John Mullard in the B final.
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemi-finalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank Kenny Dwan Single sculls 8:03.95 4 R 7:41.98 1 SF 7:55.90 3 FA 8:13.76 6 Peter ThomasAndrew BaylesPatrick WrightPeter KnappJohn MullardRobin YarrowBruce CarterMichael CooperTimothy Kirk (cox) Malcolm Malpass Eight 6:22.20 6 R 6:43.55 5 FB colspan=2 6:29.23 10
Sailing
Open AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank1234567Michael MaynardFinn5 11181720 DNF2312922Rodney PattissonIain MacDonald-Smith Flying DutchmanDSQ1111123Stuart JardineJames Ramus Star121182914168710Robin JudahCharles ReynoldsDavid TuckerDragon51762016158 101.714 Robin AisherPaul AndersonAdrian Jardine5.5 Metre6243 83339.8
Shooting
Ten shooters, all men, represented Great Britain in 1968. Bob Braithwaite won gold in the trap. Open AthleteEventFinalScoreRankAlister Allan50 m rifle, prone5959Alec BonnettSkeet19114Bob BraithwaiteTrap198 ORTony Clark25 m pistol58124Eric GranthamTrap18734Robert Hassell25 m pistol58026Marcus Loader50 m pistol51262John Palin50 m rifle, prone5965Colin SephtonSkeet18826Charles Sexton50 m pistol54329
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJoseph Jackson100 metre backstroke1:03.012 Q1:02.815Did not advance100 metre butterfly59.712 Q59.39Did not advanceAnthony Jarvis100 metre freestyle56.533Did not advanceTony Jarvis200 metre freestyle2:09.341Did not advanceRoddy Jones100 metre backstroke1:04.119Did not advanceBobby McGregor100 metre freestyle55.112 Q53.83 Q53.54Roger Roberts100 metre breaststroke1:11.726Did not advance200 metre breaststroke2:42.227Did not advanceStuart Roberts100 metre breaststroke1:12.730Did not advance200 metre breaststroke2:39.119Did not advanceRaymond Terrell200 metre medley2:23.524Did not advance400 metre medley5:19.527Did not advanceJohn Thurley200 metre freestyleDNSDid not advance100 metre butterfly1:00.724 Q1:01.222Did not advance200 metre butterfly2:12.510Did not advanceMichael Turner100 metre freestyle55.822 Q55.619Did not advance200 metre freestyleDNSDid not advanceMartyn Woodroffe100 metre butterfly59.711 Q59.510Did not advance200 metre butterfly2:11.67 Qcolspan=2 2:09.0200 metre medley2:22.019Did not advance400 metre medley5:03.99Did not advanceMike TurnerBobby McGregorDavid HembrowTony Jarvis4 x 100 metre freestyle3:40.47 Qcolspan=2 3:38.44John ThurleyRaymond TerrellBobby McGregorTony Jarvis4 x 200 metre freestyle8:16.39Did not advanceJoseph JacksonRoger RobertsMartyn WoodroffeBobby McGregor4 x 100 metre medley relay4:07.79Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMargaret Auton100 metre butterfly1:08.511 Q1:08.713Did not advance200 metre butterfly2:33.68 Qcolspan=2 2:33.27Jacqueline Brown100 metre backstroke1:13.027Did not advance200 metre backstroke2:40.021Did not advanceWendy Burrell100 metre backstroke1:12.022Did not advance200 metre backstroke2:33.24 Qcolspan=2 2:32.35Sheila Clayton400 metre freestyle5:08.0 19Did not advanceSally Davison200 metre freestyle2:26.129Did not advance400 metre freestyle5:11.225Did not advanceDiana Harris100 metre breaststroke1:19.813 Q1:19.314Did not advance200 metre breaststroke3:03.425Did not advanceDorothy Harrison100 metre breaststroke1:19.612 Q1:19.615Did not advance200 metre breaststroke2:55.115Did not advanceAlexandra Jackson100 metre freestyle1:00.52 Q1:00.63 Q1:01.06200 metre freestyle2:19.214Did not advanceFiona Kellock100 metre freestyle1:05.839 Did not advanceShelagh Ratcliffe200 metre medley2:34.98 Qcolspan=2 DSQ400 metre medley5:33.26 Qcolspan=2 5:30.55Jill Slattery100 metre breaststroke1:20.717 Q1:19.816Did not advance200 metre breaststroke2:51.29Did not advanceGillian Treers100 metre freestyle1:06.344Did not advance100 metre butterfly1:10.616 Q1:10.616Did not advanceSusan Williams200 metre freestyle2:20.417Did not advance400 metre freestyle5:02.721Did not advance800 metre freestyle10:17.612Did not advanceShelagh RatcliffeFiona KellockSusan WilliamsAlexandra Jackson4 x 100 metre freestyle4:16.38 Qcolspan=2 4:18.08Wendy BurrellDorothy HarrisonMargaret AutonAlexandra Jackson4 x 100 metre medley relay4:40.47 Qcolspan=2 4:38.36
Weightlifting
Men AthleteEventMilitary PressSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankResultRankPrecious McKenzie56 kg107.57 92.59 130.07 330.09Gerald Perrin60 kg0NVL0 DNS0 DNS0ACMike Pearman82,5 kg140.09125.0 13 160.0 15 425.014Peter Arthur137.511 120.017 157.5 19 415.018Sylvanus Blackman90 kg132.5 20 125.0 17 162.518 420.020Louis Martin160.04 145.04 0NVL305ACTerry Perdue+90 kg167.56 142.5 9177.511 487.510
Wrestling
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