:Australia at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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| NOC = AUS
| NOCname = Australian Olympic Committee
| games = Summer Olympics
| year = 1968
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| website = {{url|www.olympics.com.au }}
| location = Mexico City
| competitors = 128 (104 men, 24 women)
| sports = 16
| flagbearer = Bill Roycroft (opening)
Eric Pearce (closing)
| rank = 9
| gold = 5
| silver = 7
| bronze = 5
| officials =
| appearances = auto
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| seealso = 1906 Intercalated Games
{{flagIOC|ANZ}} (1908–1912)
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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.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/AUS/summer/1968/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417044345/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/AUS/summer/1968/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Australia at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games |access-date=14 September 2014 |work=sports-reference.com}}
The uniforms for Australia's female athletes were designed by Zara Holt, the widow of prime minister Harold Holt who had drowned in December 1967. They consisted of one design in "wattle yellow" for official use and a casual outfit in "Olympic green" crimplene.{{cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/107042596|title=Winning dresses for athletes|newspaper=The Canberra Times|date=20 March 1968}}
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
{{main article|Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics}}
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
{{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}}
Nine cyclists represented Australia in 1968.
Diving
{{main article|Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics}}
Equestrian
{{main article|Equestrian at the 1968 Summer Olympics}}
Fencing
{{main article|Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics}}
Five fencers, all men, represented Australia in 1968.
Gymnastics
{{main article|Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics}}
Hockey
{{main article|Field hockey at the 1968 Summer Olympics}}
Modern pentathlon
{{main article|Modern pentathlon at the 1968 Summer Olympics}}
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
{{main article|Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics}}
Sailing
{{main article|Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics}}
Shooting
{{main article|Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics}}
Three shooters, all men, represented Australia in 1968.
;Mixed
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Final |
|---|
| Score
!Rank |
| Barry Downs
|rowspan=1|50 m pistol |align="center"|541 |align="center"|35 |
| Alexander Taransky
|rowspan=1|25 m pistol |align="center"|583 |align="center"|19 |
| Don Tolhurst
|rowspan=1|50 m rifle, three positions |align="center"|1136 |align="center"|28 |
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}}
References
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