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Year Coin Number Denomination Reverse Design Artist Mintage Issue Price (Encapsulated) Issue Price (Standard Case) 1976 Coin No. 25 Ten Dollars Olympic Stadium Elliott John Morrison 1,887,629 $15.75 $17.00 1976 Coin No. 26 Five Dollars Olympic Village Elliott John Morrison 1,985,257 $8.00 $9.00 1976 Coin No. 27 Ten Dollars Olympic Velodrome
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.
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, from 12 to 27 October. A total of 5,516 athletes from 112 nations participated in 172 events in 18 sports across 24 different disciplines.
October 12 – October 27 – The Games of the XIX Olympiad are held in Mexico City. October 16 – In Mexico City, black American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos raise their arms in a black power salute after winning, respectively, the gold and bronze medals in the Olympic men's 200 metres.
Mexico at the 1968 Summer Olympics; IOC code: MEX: NOC: Mexican Olympic Committee: Website: www.com.org.mx (in Spanish) in Mexico City; Competitors: 275 (233 men and 42 women) in 20 sports: Flag bearer: David Bárcena: Medals Ranked 15th: Gold 3 Silver 3 Bronze 3 Total 9: Summer Olympics appearances
Joaquín Capilla is the Mexican athlete with the most medals, four, and the first Mexican athlete to obtain medals in three consecutive games, while Humberto Mariles is the only double Olympic champion, also the Mexican athlete with the most medals at a single Olympic games, with three in 1948, and got Mexico's first gold medal.
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The men's 200 metres event at the 1968 Summer Olympics was held in Mexico City, Mexico. The final was won by 0.23 seconds by Tommie Smith in a time of 19.83, a new world record. However, the race is perhaps best known for what happened during the medal ceremony – the Black Power salute of Smith and bronze medallist John Carlos. The background ...