Canada at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Canada competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, held from 12 to 27 October 1968 . 139 competitors, 111 men and 28 women, took part in 124 events in 14 sports.[1] It is the inaugural Summer Olympics where the Canadian team marched under the new Maple Leaf flag. The youngest competitor for Canada was gymnast Theresa McDonnell who was 14 years old. The oldest competitor was equestrian Zoltan Sztehlo who was 46 years old.[1]
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| IOC code | CAN |
| NOC | Canadian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Mexico City | |
| Competitors | 139 (111 men and 28 women) in 14 sports |
| Flag bearer | Roger Jackson |
| Medals Ranked 23rd |
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Medalists
Gold
- Jim Day, Thomas Gayford, James Elder – Equestrian, team jumping grand prix
Silver
- Elaine Tanner – Swimming, women's 100 m backstroke
- Elaine Tanner – Swimming, women's 200 m backstroke
- Ralph Hutton – Swimming, men's 400 m freestyle
Bronze
- Angela Coughlan, Marilyn Corson-Whitney, Elaine Tanner, and Marion Lay – Swimming, women's 4×100 m freestyle relay
Athletics
Women's javelin throw
- Jay Dahlgren placed 13th
Women's pentathlon
- Jenny Meldrum placed 11th
Women's 800 metres
- Abigail Hoffman placed 7th
Men's 100 metres
- Harry Jerome placed 7th
Men's 5000 metres
- Bob Finlay placed 11th
Men's marathon
- Andy Boychuk placed 10th
Boxing
Cycling
Six cyclists represented Canada in 1968.
- Individual road race
- Marcel Roy
- Joe Jones
- Jules Béland
- Yves Landry
- Team time trial
- Joe Jones
- Jules Béland
- Marcel Roy
- Yves Landry
- Sprint
- Jocelyn Lovell
- Bob Boucher
- 1000m time trial
Equestrian
Jumping Individual- James Elder placed 6th out of 7 in the final
Jumping Team- James Elder, James Day and Thomas Gayford.[2]
Fencing
Five fencers, four men and one woman, represented Canada in 1968.
- Men's foil
- Gerry Wiedel
- Magdy Conyd
- Peter Bakonyi
- Men's team foil
- Magdy Conyd, Peter Bakonyi, Gerry Wiedel, John Andru
- Men's épée
- Peter Bakonyi
- Magdy Conyd
- Gerry Wiedel
- Men's team épée
- Peter Bakonyi, John Andru, Magdy Conyd, Gerry Wiedel
- Men's sabre
- John Andru
- Women's foil
- Sigrid Chatel
Gymnastics
Rowing
There were seven rowing events for men only and Canada entered four boats.[3] In the eight, John Richardson in seat 5 was replaced with Daryl Sturdy in the B final.[4]
Sailing
Shooting
Ten shooters, all male, represented Canada in 1968.
- 25 m pistol
- Jules Sobrian
- Keith Elder
- 50 m pistol
- William Hare
- Jules Sobrian
- 50 m rifle, three positions
- Gerry Ouellette
- Alf Mayer
- 50 m rifle, prone
- Gerry Ouellette
- Rudy Schulze
- Trap
- John Primrose
- Edward Shaske
- Skeet
- Donald Sanderlin
- Harry Willsie
Swimming
Weightlifting
Light Heavyweight
- Pierre St. Jean placed 10th out of 11 in the final
References
- "Canada at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- Sportsencyclo. "Olympic Equestrian - Mexico City 1968 equestrian champions & events". www.olympiandatabase.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Canada Rowing at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- Alvarez, José Rogelio (1969). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968: Volume III part 1 (PDF) (PDF). Mexico City, Mexico: Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad. pp. 550f. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
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