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USA (EUA used at these Games) NOC: United States Olympic Committee: in Mexico City; Competitors: 357 (274 men and 83 women) in 18 sports: Flag bearer: Janice-Lee Romary: Medals Ranked 1st: Gold 45 Silver 28 Bronze 34 Total 107: Summer Olympics appearances
United States: 9.95 WR: Lennox Miller Jamaica: 10.04 Charles Greene United States: 10.07 200 metres details: Tommie Smith United States: 19.83 WR: Peter Norman Australia: 20.06 NR: John Carlos United States: 20.10 400 metres details: Lee Evans United States: 43.86 WR: Larry James United States: 43.97 Ron Freeman United States: 44.41 800 metres ...
United States: 4:31:55 High jump details: Dick Fosbury United States: 2.24 m OR: Ed Caruthers United States: 2.22 m Valentin Gavrilov Soviet Union: 2.20 m Pole vault details: Bob Seagren United States: 5.40 m OR: Claus Schiprowski West Germany: 5.40 m Wolfgang Nordwig East Germany: 5.40 m Long jump details: Bob Beamon United States: 8.90 m WR ...
The 1968 Summer Olympics (Spanish: Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad (Spanish: Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (Spanish: México 1968), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico.
Matson improved his world record to 21.78 m (71 ft 5 in) in 1967, and was rewarded with the James E. Sullivan Award, given to the nation's outstanding amateur athlete. He earned the Olympic gold medal at the Mexico City Games in 1968, and was named the 1970 Track and Field News Athlete of the Year. He was on the June 1970 and January 1971 ...
Ronald Ray Smith (March 28, 1949 – March 31, 2013) was an American athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics.He attended San Jose State College during the "Speed City" era, coached by Lloyd (Bud) Winter and graduating in sociology.
A double medalist at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, James also set world records and won NCAA titles during his track career. James won the silver medal in the 400 m with his time of 43.97 seconds at the 1968 Summer Olympics, bettering the existing world record but placing him second behind teammate (and fellow Hall of Famer) Lee Evans (43.86).
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