The men's field hockey tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics was the 11th edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympics. It took place over a fourteen-day period beginning on 13 October, and culminated with the medal finals on 26 October. All games were played at the Municipal Stadium in Mexico City, Mexico.
Charles Edward "Charlie" Greene is a retired African-American track and field sprinter and winner of the gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Ronald "Ronnie" Ray Smith was an American athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He attended San Jose State College during the "Speed City" era, coached by Lloyd (Bud) Winter and graduating in sociology.
Richard John Joyce is a former New Zealand rower who won two Olympic gold medals during his career.
Warren Joseph Cole is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico.
Simon Charles Dickie was a New Zealand rowing cox who won three Olympic medals.
Jane Louise Barkman, also known by her married name Jane Brown, is an American former swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.
Frank Rühle is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Dieter Schubert is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Neil Isaac Adonis is a South African baseball player. Adonis competed for South Africa at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he appeared in 3 games as the designated hitter (DH), going 0-8 in his plate appearances.
Ray Rigby was an Australian shot putter and weightlifter who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics. Rigby won gold in the Super Heavyweight class (+110 kg) in weightlifting at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games. Four years later he finished sixth in the shot put event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games.
Andrew Edward "Andy" Strenk is an American former competition swimmer and Pan American Games medalist.
Michael Allen Wall is an American former competition swimmer who participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics.
Jonathan George "Jonty" Farmer is a retired sailor who represented New Zealand at the 1968 and 1976 Summer Olympics.
Adonis Kemp is a Dutch baseball player who represented the Netherlands at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
The long jump at the Summer Olympics is grouped among the four track and field jumping events held at the multi-sport event. The men's long jump has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since the first Summer Olympics in 1896. The women's long jump was introduced over fifty years later in 1948 and was the second Olympic jumping event for women after the high jump, which was added in 1928.
The triple jump at the Summer Olympics is grouped among the four track and field jumping events held at the multi-sport event. The men's triple jump has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since the first Summer Olympics in 1896. The women's triple jump is one of the more recent additions to the programme, having been first contested in 1996. It became the third Olympic jumping event for women after the high jump and long jump.
Nigel Donnelly is a New Zealand cyclist. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Ralph Hamilton Roberts is a New Zealand sailor and sports administrator.
Andrés Molina was a Cuban boxer. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics. At the 1972 Summer Olympics, he defeated Pentti Saarman and Anatoliy Kamnev, before losing to Ray Seales.
