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Official Wrestling results from the Mexico City 1968 Olympics. Full list of gold, silver and bronze medallists as well as photos and videos of medal-winning moments.
- Mexico City 1968 - Athletes, Medals & Results - Olympics.com
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- Mexico City 1968 Wrestling Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (>97 ...
Find out who took home gold, silver and bronze in 1968....
- Mexico City 1968 - Athletes, Medals & Results - Olympics.com
At the 1968 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling.
The Soviets won 6 Greco-Roman medals, but only 1 event, as Hungary, Bulgaria, and the GDR (East Germany) won 2 Greco-Roman golds. In freestyle, Bulgaria and Mongolia both won 4 medals, but won no events, as Japan won 3 freestyle gold medals.
- 17-26 October 1968
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- High Altitude
- Records Tumble
- Olympic Firsts
The choice of Mexico City to host the 1968 Olympic Games proved to be a controversial one because of the city's high altitude above sea level: 2,300m. It was the first times the Games had taken place in Latin America, and the altitude proved an advantage in the events which needed a brief, but intense effort, such as short-distance running (up to 8...
The high altitude led to world records in all of the men’s races that were 400m or shorter, plus the long jump and triple jump. Probably the most memorable achievement was Bob Beamon’s spectacular long jump of 8.90m—a world record that would last for 22 years.
Mexican hurdler Enriqueta Basilio became the first woman to light the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony. Wyomia Tyus of the U.S. became the first athlete to win the 100m twice. Dick Fosbury won the men’s high jump with a new jumping style now known as the “Fosbury Flop”, and for the first time, winners had to undergo a doping test (narcotics, stimul...
This page provides information on the Mexico City 1968 Wrestling events and champions with quick access to all results in olympic Wrestling history in the form of all time medal standings, champions in each event and much more
Find out who took home gold, silver and bronze in 1968. Official results of the wrestling Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (>97 kilograms) Men event at the Mexico City Summer Olympics.
1968 Summer Olympics. Wrestling. Middleweight, Greco-Roman (≤87 kilograms), Men. | | Event type. Middleweight, Greco-Roman (≤87 kilograms), Men. The defending gold medalist was Yugoslav Branislav Simić but he had done little since 1964.
