Australia at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Australia at the 1968 Summer Olympics
IOC code	AUS
NOC	Australian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympics.com.au
in Mexico City
Competitors	128 (104 men, 24 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearer	Bill Roycroft (opening) Eric Pearce (closing)
Medals Ranked 9th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 5 7 5 17
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games Australasia (1908–1912)

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.^[1]

Medalists

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

Silver

• 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

• 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

Men's 3.000m Steeplechase

• Kerry O'Brien
  • Qualifying Heat — 9:01.49
  • Final — 8:52.08 (→ 4th place)

Men's High Jump

• Lawrie Peckham
  • Qualifying Round — 2.14m
  • Final — 2.12m (→ 8th place)

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Nine cyclists represented Australia in 1968.

Individual road race

• Ronald Jonker
• Peter McDermott
• Kevin Morgan
• Donald Wilson

Team time trial

• Donald Wilson
• Kevin Morgan
• Peter McDermott
• Dave Watson

Sprint

• Gordon Johnson
• John Nicholson

1000m time trial

• Hilton Clarke

Tandem

• Gordon Johnson
• Hilton Clarke

Individual pursuit

• John Bylsma

Diving

Equestrianism

Fencing

Five fencers, all men, represented Australia in 1968.

Men's foil

• Russell Hobby
• Graeme Jennings
• Bill Ronald

Men's épée

• Russell Hobby
• Bill Ronald
• Graeme Jennings

Men's team épée

• Russell Hobby, Peter Macken, Graeme Jennings, Bill Ronald, Duncan Page

Gymnastics

Hockey

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Australia in 1968.

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)

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Three shooters, all men, represented Australia in 1968.

25 m pistol

• Alexander Taransky

50 m pistol

• Barry Downs

50 m rifle, three positions

• Don Tolhurst

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References