Athletes at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Abebe Bikila ( August 7, 1932 - October 25, 1973) was a Ethiopian runner and two time Olympic marathon champion from Ethiopia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Abebe Bikila"

Alfred Adolf "Al" Oerter, Jr. (born September 19, 1936) is a former American athlete, four times Olympic Champion in the discus throw. ...more on Wikipedia about "Al Oerter"

Amos Biwott (born September 8, 1947) is a former Kenyan athlete, winner of 3000 m steeplechase at the 1968 Summer Olympics. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amos Biwott"

Anders Gärderud (born August 28, 1946) is a former Swedish athlete, winner of 3000 m steeplechase at the 1976 Summer Olympics. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anders Gärderud"

Andrzej Badeński (born April 10, 1943) is a Polish athlete who won a bronze medal in 400 metres run in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. ...more on Wikipedia about "Andrzej Badeński"

Robert "Bob" Beamon (born August 29, 1946) is an American track and field athlete, best known for his long-standing world record in the long jump. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bob Beamon"

Robert "Bob" Seagren (born October 17, 1946) was an American pole vaulter, the 1968 Olympic champion. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bob Seagren"

Bodo Tümmler (born December 8, 1943 in Toruń) is a former (West) German middle distance runner who won a bronze medal over 1500m at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico. He entered the 1968 Olympics as the reigning European Champion. The 1500m final was run at a fast pace and at the start of the last lap the eventual Olympic Champion Kipchoge Keino had already established a substantial lead. Tümmler and his countryman Harald Norpoth were in second and third place but were outsprinted by the world-record holder Jim Ryun on the last lap. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bodo Tümmler"

Charles Asati (born March 3, 1946) was a 1972 Olympic Gold medalist in the Men's 4x400 meter relay for Kenya. His teams time was 2 minutes and 59 seconds. Great Britain finished in second place, France came in third. ...more on Wikipedia about "Charles Asati"

Charles Edward Greene (born March 21, 1944) is a former American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics. ...more on Wikipedia about "Charles Greene"

Richard Douglas "Dick" Fosbury (born March 6, 1947) is an American athlete who revolutionised the high jump using a back-first technique, now known as the Fosbury flop. His method was to sprint diagonally towards the bar, then curve and leap backwards over the bar. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dick Fosbury"

Ilona Silai (born October 14, 1941) is a retired Romanian middle distance runner. She won the bronze medal over 800 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics behind Madeline Manning but ahead of Mia Gommers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ilona Silai"

Jenny Lamy (born February 28, 1949) is a former Australian sprinter. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jenny Lamy"

James Ray ("Jim") Hines (born September 10, 1946) is an American athlete who held the 100 m World Record for 15 years. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jim Hines" Whatever You're Into, Get Into shortopedia.

John Wesley Carlos (born June 5, 1945) is a former American champion athlete and bronze medal winner at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. ...more on Wikipedia about "John Carlos"

Kipchoge ("Kip") Keino (born January 17, 1940) was a Kenyan runner. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kipchoge Keino"

Lee Edward Evans (born February 25, 1947) is a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1968 Summer Olympics. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lee Evans (athlete)"

Lennox Miller ( October 8, 1946 in Kingston, Jamaica - November 8 2004 in Pasadena, California) was a champion runner and father of Inger Miller. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lennox Miller"

Leslie ("Les") Roy Mills (born November 1, 1934 in Auckland) is a retired New Zealand athlete, who represented New Zealand at Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games over two decades. He competed in Shot Put, Discus and Weightlifting events. At the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, he achieved his best result, a gold medal in Discus. ...more on Wikipedia about "Les Mills"

Lynn Davies (born May 20, 1942 in Nantymoel, Wales) was captain of the British Olympic long jump team in 1968; he won a gold medal in the event in 1964. In 1964 he also competed in the 100 metres contest. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lynn Davies"

Madeline Manning (born 11 January 1948 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a former American athlete. ...more on Wikipedia about "Madeline Manning"

Melvin ("Mel") Pender, Jr. (born October 31, 1937) is a former American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics. ...more on Wikipedia about "Melvin Pender"

Naftali Temu (born April 20, 1945 — died March 10, 2003) was a Kenyan athlete, who won the 10.000 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. ...more on Wikipedia about "Naftali Temu"

Pam Kilborn (born August 12, 1939 in Melbourne) is a former Australian hurdler. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pam Kilborn"

Peter Norman (born June 15, 1942) is a former Australian track star best known for winning the silver medal in the 200 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. The gold and bronze medalists were Americans Tommie Smith and John Carlos, respectively. On the medal podium, during the playing of The Star-Spangled Banner, Smith and Carlos, both African-Americans, famously joined in a black power salute. ...more on Wikipedia about "Peter Norman" Please visit again shortopedia Athletes_at_the_1968_Summer_Olympics

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