Honduras at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | HON |
NOC | Comité Olímpico Hondureño |
Website | cohonduras |
in Mexico City | |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Honduras competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad and officially branded as Mexico 1968, were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Olympic Games to be staged in Latin America and the first to be staged in a Spanish-speaking country, as well as meaning for the first time, that there would be a gap of two Olympic Games not to be held in Europe. They were also the first Games to use an all-weather (smooth) track for track and field events instead of the traditional cinder track, as well as the first example of the Olympics exclusively using electronic timekeeping equipment.
The Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez is an indoor swimming pool Olympic facility located in Mexico City, Mexico. It has a capacity of 4,300.
Ethiopia competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 18 competitors, all men, took part in 13 events in 3 sports.
Jamaica competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.
Greece competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 44 competitors, all men, took part in 27 events in 7 sports. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
Paraguay at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico was the nation's second appearance out of sixteen editions at the time at the Summer Olympic Games. One competitor, Rodolfo da Ponte, took part in the individual foil fencing.
Bolivia at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico was the third appearance of the nation at the sixteenth edition of the Olympic Summer Games. Bolivia sent to the 1968 Summer Olympics its third national team under the auspices of the Bolivian Olympic Committee four athletes competed in three events in three sports.
Suriname competed with one person at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Suriname returned to the Olympic Games after missing the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Turkey competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 29 competitors, all men, took part in 29 events in 4 sports.
India competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 25 competitors, all men, took part in 11 events in 5 sports. They won one bronze medal.
Mexico competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 94 competitors, 90 men and 4 women, took part in 58 events in 15 sports. As the country hosted the next Olympics in Mexico City, the flag of Mexico was raised at the closing ceremony.
Morocco competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 25 competitors took part in 14 events in 4 sports.
Pakistan competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. The only medal won was a gold medal in men's field hockey. The contingent included only 20 sports persons—18 hockey players and two wrestlers. Pakistan took part in only two disciplines at the Olympiad.
The United States Virgin Islands competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.
Fiji competed with only one person at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Fiji returned to the Summer Olympic Games after missing the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Ceylon competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.
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.
Nicaragua competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.
Paraguay first competed in the 1968 Olympic Games which was held in Mexico City, Mexico, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except when they boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. They competed in the Winter Olympics for the first time in 2014, which were held in Sochi.
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.