| Bahamas at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | BAH |
| NOC | Bahamas Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Mexico City | |
| Competitors | 16 (16 men and 0 women) in 3 sports |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Bahamas competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Edwin Johnson | 200 m | 21.2 | 6 Q | 21.4 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Leslie Miller | 400 m | 46.9 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
| Norris Stubbs | 100 m | 10.60 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | 21.6 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Bernard Nottage | 100 m | 10.6 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | 21.3 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Gerald Wisdom Thomas Robinson Bernard Nottage Edwin Johnson Norris Stubbs | 4×100 m relay | 39.4 | 4 Q | N/A | DSQ | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Anthony Balfour | High jump | 1.95 | 36 | Did not advance | |
| Timothy Barrett | Triple jump | 15.79 | 20 | Did not advance | |
| Gerald Wisdom | Long jump | 6.99 | 30 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Kenneth Albury | Finn | 22 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 24 | 15 | 177 | 28 | |
| Durward Knowles Percy Knowles | Star | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 63.4 | 5 | |
| Godfrey Kelly George Ramsey David Kelly | Dragon | DNF | 17 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 117 | 16 | |
| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Final round | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 Result | Round 2 Result | Round 3 Result | Round 4 Result | Round 5 Result | Round 6 Result | Final round Result | Rank | ||
| Robert Nihon | −87 kg |  Boris Gurevitch (URS)L F |  Ronald Grinstead (GBR)L F | Did not advance | 20 | ||||
| Alexis Nihon, Jr. | −97 kg |  Ryszard Dlugosz (POL)L F |  Biianmunkh Khorloogyn (MGL)L F | Did not advance | 15 | ||||
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