The Mexico 1968 Summer Olympic Games scheduled from 12 to 27 October. By participating 112 nations from 5,516 athletes in that season. Out of 4 bidding countries, Mexico won and organized the 1968 Summer Olympics; that was the first time the Olympic Games held in Latin America.
North Korea was boycotting this season because they had participated in the rival Games of the New Emerging Forces (GANEFO) in 1966. In total 172 events from 18 sports had organized at Mexico 1968 Summer Olympic.
Mexico 1968 Summer Olympics Results – Medal Stats & Table
With 45 gold medals, United States ranked first place on the medal table of Mexico 1968 Summer Olympic. After that the Soviet Union ranked in 2nd position with 29 gold medals and Japan was the 3rd position with 11 gold medals on that.
Here I created a medal table of the Mexico 1968 Summer Olympics Results. You can see the below table for an overview.
| Rank | Nations | Gold Medals | Silver Medals | Bronze Medals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 45 | 28 | 34 | 107 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 29 | 32 | 30 | 91 |
| 3 | Japan | 11 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 4 | Hungary | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| 5 | East Germany | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| 6 | France | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 | West Germany | 5 | 11 | 10 | 26 |
| 9 | Australia | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 10 | Great Britain | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 11 | Poland | 5 | 2 | 11 | 18 |
| 12 | Romania | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| 13 | Italy | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| 14 | Kenya | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 15 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 16 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 17 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 19 | Iran | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 20 | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Denmark | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 23 | Canada | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 24 | Finland | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Cuba | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | Austria | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 33 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 34 | Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 35 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 36 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 39 | Cameroon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Jamaica | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 42 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Republic of China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Team Sports Result at the Mexico 1968 Summer Olympic Games
In the Mexico 1968 Summer Olympic, from the football sport event, Hungary won the champions title, where Bulgaria titled runners-up and Japan titled third place.
At basketball sport event, United States titled champions; where Yugoslavia was runners-up and Soviet Union titled third place on that.
From field hockey sport, Pakistan was the champions. On the other side, Australia titled runners-up and India titled third place.
Here you can see the whole team results of the Mexico 1968 Summer Olympic Games.
| Sports | Champions (Gold Medalist) | Runners-up (Silver Medalist) | Third-place (Bronze Medalist) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Football | Hungary | Bulgaria | Japan |
| Basketball | United States | Yugoslavia | Soviet Union |
| Water Polo | Yugoslavia | Soviet Union | Hungary |
| Field hockey | Pakistan | Australia | India |
| Volleyball | Soviet Union (Men) Soviet Union (Women) | Japan (Men) Japan (Women) | Czechoslovakia (Men) Poland (Women) |