Australia at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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| Australia at the Olympic Games | ||||
 Flag of Australia |
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| IOC code: | AUS | |||
| NOC: | Australian Olympic Committee external link |
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| 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City | ||||
| Competitors | 135 (111 men, 24 women) | |||
| Flag bearer | Bill Roycroft (opening) Eric Pearce (closing) |
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| Medals | Gold 5 |
Silver 7 |
Bronze 5 |
Total 17 |
| Summer Olympic Games appearances | ||||
| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908* • 1912* • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 *with New Zealand as Australasia |
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| Winter Olympic Games appearances | ||||
| 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 | ||||
Australia competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
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[edit] Medals
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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
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Silver
- Peter Norman – Athletics, Men's 200m,
- Raelene Boyle – Athletics, Women's 200m
- Pamela Kilborn-Ryan-Nelson – Athletics, Women's 80m Hurdles
- Paul Dearing, James Mason, Brian Glencross, Gordon Charles Pearce, Julian Pearce, Robert Haigh, Donald Martin, Raymond Evans, Ronald Riley, Patrick Nilan, Donald Smart, Fred Quine, Eric Robert Pearce and Desmond Piper – Field Hockey, Men's Team Competition
- Alfred Duval, Michael Dennis 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 4x100m Medley Relay
- Greg Rogers, Graham White, Bob Windle, and Michael Wenden – Swimming, Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
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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 4x100m Freestyle Relay
[edit] Results by event
[edit] Modern pentathlon
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)
