The United States competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. 357 competitors, 274 men and 83 women, took part in 167 events in 18 sports.

Medalists

The United States finished first in the final medal rankings, with 45 gold and 107 total medals.

The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

|style="text-align:left;width:78%;vertical-align:top"| MedalNameSportEventDateAthleticsMen's 100 mAthleticsMen's shot putAthleticsMen's discs throwAthleticsWomen's 100 mAthleticsMen's 200 mAthleticsMen's pole vaultAthleticsMen's 110 m hurdlesWilliam JohnsonStephen RerychDon SchollanderMark SpitzMichael WallKen WalshZac ZornSwimmingMen's 4 × 100 m freestyle relayEllie DanielKaye HallJan HenneSuzy JonesSusan PedersenSusan ShieldsJane SwagertySwimmingWomen's 4 × 100 m medley relayAthleticsMen's 400 mAthleticsMen's long jumpDivingWomen's 3 m springboardAthleticsMen's decathlonAthleticsWomen's 800 mSwimmingMen's 100 m breaststrokeSwimmingWomen's 100 m freestyleJim HinesMel PenderRonnie SmithAthleticsMen's 4 × 100 m relayRon FreemanLarry JamesVincent MatthewsAthleticsMen's 4 × 400 m relayAthleticsMen's high jumpBarbara FerrellMildrette NetterWyomia TyusAthleticsWomen's 4 × 100 m relayDivingMen's 3 m springboardSwimmingMen's 200 m individual medleySwimmingWomen's 400 m freestyleSwimmingWomen's 200 m individual medleyLowell NorthSailingStarBarton JahnckeGerald SchreckSailingDragonSwimmingMen's 100 m butterflyWilliam JohnsonJohn NelsonStephen RerychDon SchollanderMark SpitzAndrew StrenkMichael WallSwimmingMen's 4 × 200 m freestyle relaySwimmingWomen's 200 m freestyleEquestrianIndividual jumpingShooting300 m rifle three positionSwimmingMen's 400 m freestyleSwimmingMen's 400 m individual medleySwimmingWomen's 100 m backstrokeSwimmingWomen's 200 m breaststrokeSwimmingMen's 200 m butterflySwimmingWomen's 800 m freestyleBasketballMen's tournamentSwimmingWomen's 200 m backstrokeSwimmingWomen's 400 m individual medleyBoxingLightweightBoxingHeavyweightSwimmingMen's 1500 m freestyleChet JastremskiDon McKenzieRonnie MillsCarl RobieDoug RussellDon SchollanderKen WalshSwimmingMen's 4 × 100 m medley relayLinda GustavsonJan HenneSusan PedersenSwimmingWomen's 4 × 100 m freestyle relayAthleticsMen's shot putAthleticsWomen's 100 mAthleticsMen's 110 m hurdlesAthleticsMen's 400 mTony JohnsonRowingCoxless pairShootingTrapSwimmingMen's 100 m freestyleSwimmingWomen's 100 m freestyleAthleticsMen's 1500 mAthleticsMen's high jumpSwimmingMen's 200 m individual medleySwimmingWomen's 400 m freestyleSwimmingWomen's 200 m individual medleyWrestlingFreestyle 52 kgWrestlingFreestyle 57 kgMichael PageMichael PlumbJames C. WoffordEquestrianTeam eventingShooting50 m rifle three positionSwimmingMen's 100 m butterflySwimmingWomen's 100 m butterflySwimmingMen's 100 m backstrokeSwimmingWomen's 200 m freestyleSwimmingMen's 400 m individual medleySwimmingMen's 200 m freestyleSwimmingWomen's 800 m freestyleSwimmingMen's 200 m backstrokeSwimmingWomen's 400 m individual medleyBoxingFeatherweightSwimmingMen's 1500 m freestyleAthleticsMen's 100 mAthleticsMen's 800 mAthleticsMen's 200 mAthleticsMen's 3000 m steeplechaseAthleticsMen's 50 km walkAthleticsMen's 400 mAthleticsMen's long jumpDivingWomen's 3 m springboardJohn NunnRowingDouble scullsSwimmingMen's 100 m freestyleSwimmingWomen's 100 m freestyleSwimmingWomen's 100 m breaststrokeWeightlifting+90 kgDivingMen's 3 m springboardSwimmingMen's 200 m individual medleySwimmingWomen's 200 m individual medleyEquestrianIndividual eventingSwimmingMen's 100 m butterflySwimmingWomen's 100 m butterflySwimmingMen's 100 m backstrokeSwimmingMen's 200 m breaststrokeSwimmingWomen's 200 m freestyleDivingWomen's 10 m platformSwimmingWomen's 100 m backstrokeBoxingLight flyweightBoxingLight welterweightBoxingLight middleweightBoxingMiddleweightSwimmingMen's 200 m freestyleSwimmingMen's 200 m butterflySwimmingWomen's 200 m butterflySwimmingMen's 200 m backstrokeSwimmingWomen's 200 m backstrokeDivingMen's 10 m platform |style="text-align:left;width:22%;vertical-align:top"|

+ Medals by sportSportTotalSwimming21151652Athletics156728Boxing2147Diving2046Sailing2002Shooting1203Equestrian1113Basketball1001Wrestling0202Rowing0112Weightlifting0011Total452834107

+ Medals by dayDayDate Total1October 1300002October 1421143October 1521144October 1620245October 1731156October 1832387October 19435128October 20873189October 214431110October 22123611October 23612912October 242271113October 25322714October 26521815October 270000Total452834107

+ Medals by genderGenderTotalMale30202474Female1581033Total452834107

+ Multiple medalistsNameSportTotalJan HenneSwimming3115Charlie HickcoxSwimming3104Don SchollanderSwimming3104Susan PedersenSwimming2204Mark SpitzSwimming2114Debbie MeyerSwimming3003Ken WalshSwimming2103Kaye HallSwimming2013Ellie DanielSwimming1113Linda GustavsonSwimming1113Mike BurtonSwimming2002Lee EvansAthletics2002Jim HinesAthletics2002David JohnsonSwimming2002William JohnsonSwimming2002Claudia KolbSwimming2002Don McKenzieSwimming2002Stephen RerychSwimming2002Carl RobieSwimming2002Doug RussellSwimming2002Wyomia TyusAthletics2002Michael WallSwimming2002Barbara FerrellAthletics1102Larry JamesAthletics1102Jane BarkmanSwimming1012Ron FreemanAthletics1012Charles GreeneAthletics1012Ronnie MillsSwimming1012John NelsonSwimming1012Susan ShieldsSwimming1012Jane SwagertySwimming1012Sharon WichmanSwimming1012Michael PageEquestrian0112John FerrisSwimming0022 Athletes who participated in the heats only.

Athletics

Track and road events Men AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankCharles Greene100 m10.091 Q10.021 Q10.131 Q10.07Jim Hines10.261 Q10.142 Q10.081 Q9.95 Mel Pender10.352 Q10.162 Q10.214 Q10.176John Carlos200 m20.541 Q20.691 Q20.12 1 Q20.10Larry Questad20.751 Q20.572 Q20.483 Q20.626Tommie Smith20.371 Q20.281 Q20.141 Q19.83 Lee Evans400 m45.401 Q45.542 Q44.83 1 Q43.86 Ron Freeman45.673 Q45.311 Q45.472 Q44.41Larry James45.833 Q45.772 Q44.882 Q43.97Wade Bell800 m1:51.55colspan=2 rowspan=3 Did not advanceTom Farrell1:47.92 Q1:46.14 Q1:45.4Ron Kutschinski1:47.63 q1:47.35Did not advanceMarty Liquori1500 m3:52.781 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=3 3:52.174 Q4:18.2212Jim Ryun3:45.801 Q3:51.251 Q3:37.89Tom Von Ruden3:59.151 Q3:54.123 Q3:49.279Jack Bacheler5000 m14:31.04 Qcolspan=4 rowspan=3 Bob Day14:23.26Did not advanceLou Scott15:13.611Did not advanceTom Laris10,000 mcolspan=6 rowspan=3 30:26.216Van Nelson31:40.228Tracy Smith30:14.611Leon Coleman110 m hurdles13.771 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=3 13.542 Q13.674Willie Davenport13.651 Q13.531 Q13.33 Ervin Hall13.751 Q13.38 1 Q13.42Geoff Vanderstock400 m hurdlescolspan=2 rowspan=2 50.62 Q49.22 Q49.04Ron Whitney49.0 1 Q49.22 Q49.26Conrad Nightingale3000 m steeplechase9:13.236colspan=4 rowspan=3 Did not advanceBill Reilly9:10.355Did not advanceGeorge Young9:01.492 Q8:51.86Charles GreeneJim HinesMel PenderRonnie Ray Smith4 × 100 m relay38.82 Qcolspan=2 38.62 Q38.24 Lee EvansRon FreemanLarry JamesVincent Matthews4 × 400 m relay3:00.711 Qcolspan=4 2:56.10 Ron DawsMarathoncolspan=6 rowspan=3 2:33:5322Kenny Moore2:29:4914George Young2:31:1516Tom Dooley20 km walkcolspan=6 rowspan=3 1:40:0817Rudy Haluza1:35:00.24Ron Laird1:44:3825Goetz Klopfer50 km walkcolspan=6 rowspan=3 4:39:13.810Dave Romansky5:38:03.426Larry Young4:31:55.4

Women AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMargaret Bailes100 m11.21 Q11.32 Q11.53 Q11.35Barbara Ferrell11.21 Q11.11 Q11.32 Q11.1Wyomia Tyus11.21 Q11.01 Q11.31 Q11.0 Margaret Bailes200 m23.12 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=3 22.93 Q23.17Barbara Ferrell22.91 Q22.8 1 Q22.94Wyomia Tyus23.41 Q23.12 Q23.06Lois Anne Drinkwater400 m54.54 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=3 57.38Did not advanceJarvis Scott53.52 Q53.24 Q52.76Esther Stroy53.52 Q54.35Did not advanceDoris Brown800 m2:09.52 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=3 2:05.22 Q2:03.95Francie Kraker2:07.35Did not advanceMadeline Manning2:08.71 Q2:05.81 Q2:00.9 Judy Dyer80 m hurdles10.93 Qcolspan=2 rowspan=3 10.86Did not advanceMamie Rallins10.61 Q10.65Did not advancePatty Van Wolvelaere10.61 Q10.62 Q10.54Margaret BailesBarbara FerrellMildrette NetterWyomia Tyus4 × 100 m relaycolspan=4 43.41 Q42.88

Field events Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankBob BeamonLong jump8.192 Q8.90 Ralph Boston8.27 1 Q8.16Charles Mays7.856 QDave SmithTriple jump15.7521Did not advanceNorman Tate15.8417Did not advanceArt Walker16.493 Q17.12 NAR4Reynaldo BrownHigh jump2.129 q2.145Ed Caruthers2.142 Q2.22Dick Fosbury2.141 Q2.24 Casey CarriganPole vault4.6020Did not advanceJohn Pennel4.901 Q5.355Bob Seagren4.9013 Q5.40 Dave MaggardShot put19.267 Q19.435Randy Matson'20.68 1 Q20.57George Woods19.793 Q20.12Gary CarlsenDiscus throw60.363 Q59.466Al Oerter59.366 Q67.78 Jay Silvester63.34 1 Q61.785Frank CovelliJavelin throw73.0421Did not advanceMark Murro81.147 Q80.089Gary Stenlund73.5220Did not advanceEd BurkeHammer throw67.3610 Q65.7212Hal Connolly65.0017Did not advanceAlbert Hall65.7014Did not advance

Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankMartha WatsonLong jump6.3012 q6.2010Willye White6.426 Q6.0811Estelle BaskervilleHigh jumpDid not advanceSharon Callahan1.6022Did not advanceEleanor Montgomery1.6819Did not advanceMaren SeidlerShot putcolspan=2 14.8611Olga ConnollyDiscus throwcolspan=2 rowspan=2 52.966Carol Moseke48.2814RaNae BairJavelin throwcolspan=2 rowspan=2 53.1411Barbara Friedrich53.449

Combined event – Men's decathlon AthleteEvent{100 m400 m1500 mFinalRankRick SloanResult11.26.7214.072.1051.015.545.584.8549.904:44.076927Points7567617339427627977921017632500Bill ToomeyResult10.47.8713.751.9545.614.943.684.2062.804:57.18193 Points9599947128131021859757859795424Tom WaddellResult11.37.4714.452.0151.215.343.734.5063.705:04.577196Points733915756865753817758932806384

Combined event – Women's pentathlon AthleteEvent200 mFinalRankCathy HamblinResult11.910.661.505.7225.3433024Points904761836924905Pat WinslowResult11.413.331.655.9724.548776Points979943996982977

Basketball

Summary TeamEventPreliminary roundSemifinal / Final / / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultRankUnited States menMen's tournamentW 81–46W 93–36W 96–75W 73–58W 95–60W 100–61W 61–561 QW 75–63W 65–50

Roster

Boxing

Future world champion George Foreman won a gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games. In the finals, 19-years-old Foreman defeated the Soviet Union's Jonas Čepulis; the referee stopped the fight in the second round. Čepulis, fighting out of Lithuania, was a 29-year-old veteran with a 12-year-long amateur career, having over 220 fights in his record, quite experienced, and 10 years older than Foreman. After winning the gold-medal fight, Foreman walked around the ring carrying a small U.S. flag and bowing to the crowd.Summer Olympics Medals. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved on May 15, 2008. Foreman maintained that earning the Olympic gold medal was the achievement he was most proud of in his boxing career, more so than either of his world titles.

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankHarlan MarbleyLight flyweightW 5–0W 5–0L 1–4Did not advanceDavid VasquezFlyweightW 3–2L 2–3Did not advanceSamuel GossBantamweightL 0–5Did not advanceAl RobinsonFeatherweightW W KOW 5–0W 4–1L Ronnie HarrisLightweightW 5–0W 4–1W 5–0W 5–0W 5–0Jim WallingtonLight welterweightW W 5–0W 5–0L 1–4Did not advanceArmando MuñízWelterweightW 4–1W 4–1L 1–4Did not advanceJohn BaldwinLight middleweightW 5–0W 5–0L 1–4Did not advanceAlfred JonesMiddleweightW 5–0W 5–0W 4–1L 1–4Did not advanceArthur ReddenLight heavyweightL 1–4Did not advanceGeorge ForemanHeavyweightcolspan=2 W 4–1W W KOW RSC

Canoeing

Men