Athletics

Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 36 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 12 for women. There were a total number of 1031 participating athletes from 93 countries....

 

• Ronald Monsegue
  Ronald Monsegue
  Ronald Monsegue is a retired athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 100 metres.At the 1967 Pan American Games he finished seventh in the 100 metres, fourth in the 4 x 100 metres relay and sixth in the 4 x 400 metres relay...
  
  
• Round 1 — 10.5 seconds (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)

• Edwin Roberts
  Edwin Roberts
  Edwin Roberts was a Trinidadian athlete who competed mainly in the 200 metres.He competed for Trinidad and Tobago in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the 200 metres, where he won the bronze medal...
  
  
• Round 1 — 20.6 seconds (→ 4th in heat, advanced to round 2)
• Round 2 — 20.4 seconds (→ 2nd in heat, advanced to semi final)
• Semi final — 20.4 seconds (→ 2nd in heat, advanced to final)
• Final — 20.3 seconds (→ 4th place)
• Winston Short
  Winston Short
  Winston Short is a retired athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 200 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay.He graduated from Grambling College, Louisiana, USA.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Round 1 — 20.9 seconds (→ 2nd in heat, advanced to round 2)
• Round 2 — 21.5 seconds (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)

• George Simon
• Round 1 — 47.9 seconds (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)

• Benedict Cayenne
  Benedict Cayenne
  Benedict Cayenne is a retired athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 800 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay.He graduated from Maryland State University, Maryland, USA.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Heats — 1:48.2 min (→ 2nd in heat, advanced to semi final)
• Semi final — 1:46.8 min (→ 4th in heat, advanced to final)
• Final — 1:54.3 min (→ 8th place)

• Raymond Fabien
  Raymond Fabien
  Raymond Fabien is a retired sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago.He competed in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1968 Olympic Games, but the team consisting of Fabien, Carl Archer, Edwin Roberts and Winston Short was knocked out in the semi-final...
  
  , Winston Short
  Winston Short
  Winston Short is a retired athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 200 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay.He graduated from Grambling College, Louisiana, USA.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  , Carl Archer
  Carl Archer
  Carl Archer is a retired athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 100 metres.At the 1970 British Commonwealth Games he finished sixth in the 4 x 100 metres relay, together with teammates Hasely Crawford, John Mottley and Edwin Roberts. He reached the quarterfinals in both the 100...
  
  , Edwin Roberts
  Edwin Roberts
  Edwin Roberts was a Trinidadian athlete who competed mainly in the 200 metres.He competed for Trinidad and Tobago in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the 200 metres, where he won the bronze medal...
  
  
• Heats — 38.9 seconds (→ 6th in heat, advanced to semi final)
• Semi final — 39.5 seconds (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)

• George Simon, Euric Bobb
  Euric Bobb
  Euric A. Bobb is an economist and former athlete.As an active athlete he specialized in the 400 metres. He finished sixth in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics, together with teammates Benedict Cayenne, Edwin Roberts and George Simon.He graduated from the University of Cambridge...
  
  , Benedict Cayenne
  Benedict Cayenne
  Benedict Cayenne is a retired athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 800 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay.He graduated from Maryland State University, Maryland, USA.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  , Edwin Roberts
  Edwin Roberts
  Edwin Roberts was a Trinidadian athlete who competed mainly in the 200 metres.He competed for Trinidad and Tobago in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the 200 metres, where he won the bronze medal...
  
  
• Heats — 3:04.5 min (→ 2nd in heat, advanced to semi final)
• Semi final — 39.5 seconds (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)
• Final — 3:04.5 min (→ 6th place)

Cycling

Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

The cycling competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics consisted of two road cycling events and five track cycling events, all for men only.-Medal table:-Medal summary:...

 

• Roger Gibbon
  Roger Gibbon
  Roger Gibbon is a retired track cyclist from Trinidad and Tobago, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1964. He was very successful in the 1960s at the Pan American Games, collecting a total number of four individual medals .-References:...
  
   — 1:04.66 min (→ 5th place)

• Roger Gibbon
  Roger Gibbon
  Roger Gibbon is a retired track cyclist from Trinidad and Tobago, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1964. He was very successful in the 1960s at the Pan American Games, collecting a total number of four individual medals .-References:...
  
  
• Round 1 — 1st in heat (→ advanced to round 2)
• Round 2 — 1st in heat (→ advanced to round 2)
• Round of 16 — 2nd in heat (→ advanced to repechage)
• Repechage — 2nd in heat (→ did not advance)
• Leslie King
• Round 1 — 2nd in heat (→ advanced to repechage)
• Repechage — 1st in heat (→ advanced to round 2)
• Round 2 — 3rd in heat (→ advanced to repechage)
• Repechage — 1st in heat (→ advanced to round of 16)
• Round of 16 — 2nd in heat (→ advanced to repechage)
• Repechage — 3rd in heat (→ did not advance)

• Vernon Stauble
• Qualification — 5:07.80 min (→ 19th in trial, did not advance)

• Robert Farrell, Salim Mohammed, Phillip Richardson, Noel Luces
• Qualification — 4:48.64 min (→ did not advance)

Shooting

Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City comprised seven events. A second shotgun event, Skeet, was introduced.-Medal count:-Medalists by event:-References:*...

 

• Hugh Homer — 583 pts (→ 65th place)
• Bertram Manhin — DNS (→ no ranking)

• Bertram Manhin — 539 pts (→ 38th place)

Swimming

Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics

At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 29 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 468 participants from 51 countries competing. The United States dominated the competition, winning 52 of 87 medals.-Medal table:-Men's events:...

 

• Geoffrey Ferreira
• Heats — 58.9 s (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)

• Geoffrey Ferreira
• Heats — DNS (→ no ranking)

• Geoffrey Ferreira
• Heats — DNS (→ no ranking)

Weightlifting

Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

The weightlifting competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only.It also counted as 1968 World Weightlifting Championships.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:...

 

• Hugo Gittens
• Press — 120.0 kg
• Snatch — 102.5 kg
• Jerk — 137.5 kg
• Total — 360.0 kg (→ 16th place)