Australia competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 128 competitors, 104 men and 24 women, took part in 105 events in 16 sports.
The uniforms for Australia's female athletes were designed by Zara Holt, the widow of prime minister Harold Holt who had drowned in December 1967. They consisted of one design in "wattle yellow" for official use and a casual outfit in "Olympic green" crimplene.
Medalists
Gold Ralph Doubell – Athletics, Men's 800m Maureen Caird – Athletics, Women's 80m Hurdles Lyn McClements – Swimming, Women's 100m Butterfly Michael Wenden – Swimming, Men's 100m Freestyle Michael Wenden – Swimming, Men's 200m Freestyle
Silver Peter Norman – Athletics, Men's 200m, Raelene Boyle – Athletics, Women's 200m Pamela Kilborn-Ryan-Nelson – Athletics, Women's 80m Hurdles Arthur Busch, Paul Dearing, James Mason, Brian Glencross, Gordon Pearce, Julian Pearce, Robert Haigh, Donald Martin, Raymond Evans, Ronald Riley, Patrick Nilan, Donald Smart, Fred Quine, Eric Pearce and Desmond Piper – Field Hockey, Men's Team Competition Alf Duval, Michael Morgan, Joseph Fazio, Peter Dickson, David Douglas, John Ranch, Gary Malcolm Pearce, Robert Alan Shirlaw, and Alan Geoffrey Grover – Rowing, Men's Eight with Coxswain (8+) Lynne Watson, Judy Playfair, Lyn McClements, and Janet Steinbeck – Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay Greg Rogers, Graham White, Bob Windle, and Michael Wenden – Swimming, Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Bronze Jennifer Lamy-Frank – Athletics, Women's 200m Brian Cobcroft & Depeche, Wayne Roycroft & Zhivago, and Bill Roycroft & Warrathoola – Equestrian, Eventing Team Competition Greg Brough – Swimming, Men's 1500m Freestyle Karen Lynne Moras – Swimming, Women's 400m Freestyle Greg Rogers, Robert Cusack, Bob Windle, and Michael Wenden – Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Athletics
Men's 3.000m Steeplechase Kerry O'Brien Qualifying Heat — 9:01.49 Final — 8:52.08 (→ 4th place)
Men's High Jump Lawrie Peckham Qualifying Round — 2.14m Final — 2.12m (→ 8th place)
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Nine cyclists represented Australia in 1968.
Individual road race Ronald Jonker Peter McDermott Kevin Morgan Donald Wilson
Team time trial Donald Wilson Kevin Morgan Peter McDermott Dave Watson
Sprint Gordon Johnson John Nicholson
1000m time trial Hilton Clarke
Tandem Gordon Johnson Hilton Clarke
Individual pursuit John Bylsma
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
Five fencers, all men, represented Australia in 1968.
Men's foil Russell Hobby Graeme Jennings Bill Ronald
Men's épée Russell Hobby Bill Ronald Graeme Jennings
Men's team épée Russell Hobby, Peter Macken, Graeme Jennings, Bill Ronald, Duncan Page
Gymnastics
Hockey
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Australia in 1968.
Men's Individual Competition: Peter Macken – 4284 points (31st place) Duncan Page – 3904 points (39th place) Donald McMikin – 3759 points (42nd place)
Men's Team Competition: Macken, Page, and McMikin – 11959 points (12th place)
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Three shooters, all men, represented Australia in 1968. Mixed AthleteEventFinalScoreRankBarry Downs50 m pistol54135Alexander Taransky25 m pistol583 19Don Tolhurst50 m rifle, three positions113628
Swimming
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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