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Sporting event delegation
Australia
competed at the
1968 Summer Olympics
in
Mexico City
,
Mexico
. Australian athletes have competed in every
Summer Olympic Games
. 128 competitors, 104 men and 24 women, took part in 105 events in 16 sports.
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The uniforms for Australia's female athletes were designed by
Zara Holt
, the widow of prime minister
Harold Holt
who had drowned in December 1967. They consisted of one design in "
wattle
yellow" for official use and a casual outfit in "Olympic green"
crimplene
.
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Medalists
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Gold
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Silver
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- Peter Norman
– Athletics, Men's 200m,
- Raelene Boyle
– Athletics, Women's 200m
- Pamela Kilborn-Ryan-Nelson
– Athletics, Women's 80m Hurdles
- Arthur Busch
,
Paul Dearing
,
James Mason
,
Brian Glencross
,
Gordon Pearce
,
Julian Pearce
,
Robert Haigh
,
Donald Martin
,
Raymond Evans
,
Ronald Riley
,
Patrick Nilan
,
Donald Smart
,
Fred Quine
,
Eric Pearce
and
Desmond Piper
– Field Hockey, Men's Team Competition
- Alf Duval
,
Michael 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 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Greg Rogers
,
Graham White
,
Bob Windle
, and
Michael Wenden
– Swimming, Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Bronze
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- 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 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Athletics
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Men's 3.000m Steeplechase
- Kerry O'Brien
- Qualifying Heat — 9:01.49
- Final — 8:52.08 (→ 4th place)
Men's High Jump
Boxing
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Canoeing
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Cycling
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Nine cyclists represented Australia in 1968.
- Individual road race
- Team time trial
- Sprint
- 1000m time trial
- Tandem
- Individual pursuit
Diving
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Equestrian
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Fencing
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Five fencers, all men, represented Australia in 1968.
- Men's foil
- Men's epee
- Men's team epee
Gymnastics
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Hockey
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Modern pentathlon
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Three male pentathletes represented Australia in 1968.
Men's Individual Competition:
Men's Team Competition:
- Macken, Page, and McMikin – 11959 points (12th place)
Rowing
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Sailing
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Shooting
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Three shooters, all men, represented Australia in 1968.
- Mixed
Swimming
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Weightlifting
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Wrestling
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