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Great Britain at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 225 competitors, 175 men and 50 women, took part in 133 events in 16 sports. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.

Medallists
GoldDavid Hemery — Athletics, Men's 400m Hurdles • Chris Finnegan — Boxing, Men's Middleweight • Derek Allhusen, Jane Bullen, Ben Jones, and Richard Meade — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team Competition • Bob Braithwaite — Shooting, Men's Trap Shooting • Rodney Pattisson & Iain MacDonald-Smith — Sailing, Men's Flying Dutchman SilverLillian Board — Athletics, Women's 400 metres • Sheila Sherwood — Athletics, Women's Long Jump • Derek Allhusen — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual Competition • Marion Coakes — Equestrian, Jumping Individual Competition • Martyn Woodroffe — Swimming, Men's 200m Butterfly BronzeJohn Sherwood — Athletics, Men's 400m Hurdles • David Broome — Equestrian, Jumping Individual Competition • Robin Aisher, Paul Anderson, and Adrian Jardine — Sailing, Men's 5½ Meter Class ==Athletics==
Athletics
'''Men's Hammer Throw''' • Howard Payne :*Qualifying Round — 68.06m :*Final — 67.62m (→ 10th place) '''Women's Pentathlon''' • Sue Scott :* Final Result — 4.786 points (→ 10th place) ==Boxing==
Boxing
'''Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)''' • Billy Wells :* First Round — Lost to Ionas Chepulis (URS), TKO-3 ==Canoeing==
Hockey
Pool B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ==Modern pentathlon==
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1968. ;Individual • Jim FoxBarry LillywhiteRobert Phelps ;Team • Jim FoxBarry LillywhiteRobert Phelps ==Rowing==
Rowing
There were seven rowing events for men only and Great Britain entered two boats. In the eight, Malcolm Malpass in seat 5 was replaced with John Mullard in the B final. ==Sailing==
Shooting
Ten shooters, all men, represented Great Britain in 1968. Bob Braithwaite won gold in the trap. ;Open ==Swimming==
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