Canada at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Canada at the Olympic Games
Flag of Canada IOC code  CAN NOC Canadian Olympic Committee
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City
Competitors	139 (111 men and 28 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer	Roger Jackson
Medals Rank: 23	Gold 1	Silver 3	Bronze 1	Total 5
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Intercalated Games
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Canada competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 139 competitors, 111 men and 28 women, took part in 124 events in 14 sports. It is the first Summer Olympiad where the Canadian team marched under the new Maple Leaf flag. The youngest competitor for Canada was a woman named Theresa McDonnell who was only 14 years old. Their oldest competitor was a man named Zoltan Sztehlo who was 46 years old. The athlete who won the most medals for Canada this year was Elaine Tanner who won three medals..

Medalists

Gold

• Jim Day, Thomas Gayford, James Elder — Equestrian, Team Jumping Grand Prix

Silver

• Elaine Tanner — Swimming, Women's 100 m backstroke
• Elaine Tanner — Swimming, Women's 200 m backstroke
• Ralph Hutton — Swimming, Men's 400 m freestyle

Bronze

• Angela Coughlan, Marilyn Corson-Whitney, Elaine Tanner, and Marion Lay — Swimming, Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Six cyclists represented Canada in 1968.

Individual road race

• Marcel Roy
• Joe Jones
• Jules Béland
• Yves Landry

Team time trial

• Joe Jones
• Jules Béland
• Marcel Roy
• Yves Landry

Sprint

• Jocelyn Lovell
• Bob Boucher

1000m time trial

• Jocelyn Lovell

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrianism at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Five fencers, four men and one woman, represented Canada in 1968.

Men's foil

• Gerry Wiedel
• Magdy Conyd
• Peter Bakonyi

Men's team foil

• Magdy Conyd, Peter Bakonyi, Gerry Wiedel, John Andru

Men's épée

• Peter Bakonyi
• Magdy Conyd
• Gerry Wiedel

Men's team épée

• Peter Bakonyi, John Andru, Magdy Conyd, Gerry Wiedel

Men's sabre

• John Andru

Women's foil

• Sigrid Chatel

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Ten shooters, all male, represented Canada in 1968.

25 m pistol

• Jules Sobrian
• Keith Elder

50 m pistol

• William Hare
• Jules Sobrian

50 m rifle, three positions

• Gerry Ouellette
• Alf Mayer

50 m rifle, prone

• Gerry Ouellette
• Rudy Schulze

Trap

• John Primrose
• Edward Shaske

Skeet

• Donald Sanderlin
• Harry Willsie

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics