Barbados at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | BAR |
NOC | Barbados Olympic Association |
Website | www |
in Mexico City | |
Competitors | 9 (men) in 5 sports |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
British West Indies (1960 S) |
Barbados competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Nine competitors, all men, took part in ten events in five sports. [1]
Four cyclists represented Barbados in 1968.
One shooter represented Barbados in 1968.
Denmark competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 64 competitors, 60 men and 4 women, took part in 53 events in 11 sports.
Ethiopia competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 18 competitors, all men, took part in 13 events in 3 sports.
Belgium competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 82 competitors, 77 men and 5 women, took part in 55 events in 13 sports.
Austria competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 43 competitors, 38 men and 8 women, took part in 37 events in 12 sports.
Thailand competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 41 competitors, all men, took part in 18 events in 6 sports.
Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 69 competitors, 59 men and 10 women, took part in 54 events in 11 sports.
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.
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 121 competitors, 94 men and 27 women, took part in 66 events in 14 sports.
Spain competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 122 competitors, 120 men and 2 women, took part in 50 events in 12 sports.
Barbados competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Eleven competitors, nine men and two women, took part in eleven events in two sports.
South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 54 competitors, 41 men and 13 women, took part in 43 events in 11 sports.
Ecuador at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico was the nation's first appearance under the auspices of the Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee following a 44-year hiatus from the 1924 Summer Olympics. A national team of fifteen athletes competed in twenty-one events in six sports.
The Republic of Vietnam competed as Vietnam at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Nine competitors, seven men and two women, took part in seven events in five sports.
British Honduras competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Seven competitors, all men, took part in six events in four sports.
Congo-Kinshasa competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the first time that the nation was represented at the Olympic Games. Five competitors, all men, took part in two events in the cycling.
Barbados competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 13 competitors, 8 men and 5 women, took part in 13 events in 4 sports.
Barbados competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Sixteen competitors, thirteen men and three women, took part in sixteen events in six sports.
Barbados sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The island nation made its tenth appearance as an independent nation upon its arrival in Beijing. Eight athletes across three sports and ten events represented Barbados, marking the smallest delegation in its history up to the Beijing Games. Its runners and swimmers advanced past the first rounds in their events in four of their nine events, although none advanced to their events' final rounds or medaled. The nation's flagbearer during the Beijing Games was swimmer Bradley Ally.
The Satellite Circuit was a temporary cycling venue constructed for the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. This venue hosted the road cycling individual road race and road team time trial events for those games.
Kensley Reece is a former Barbadian cyclist. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics.