| Hong Kong at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | HKG (HOK used at these Games) |
| NOC | Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong |
| Website | www |
| in Mexico City | |
| Competitors | 11 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | ? |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Hong Kong competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Eleven competitors, all men, took part in twelve events in three sports. [1]
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Neil Pryde Peter Gamble | Flying Dutchman | 11 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 108 | 14 | |
| John Park Paul Cooper William Turnbull | Dragon | 20 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 135 | 19 | |
Three shooters represented Hong Kong in 1968.
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Young Kwok Wai | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 517 | 56 |
| José Lei | Men's 50 metre rifle three positions | 1112 | 49 |
| Men's 50 metre rifle prone | 580 | 77 | |
| Peter Rull, Sr. | Men's 50 metre rifle prone | 582 | 71 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Andrew Loh | 100 metre freestyle | 1:00.7 | 59 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 metre freestyle | 2:15.8 | 42 | Did not advance | ||||
| 400 metre freestyle | 5:03.6 | 34 | Did not advance | ||||
| 100 metre butterfly | 1:06.5 | 45 | Did not advance | ||||
| 200 metre medley | 2:42.0 | 44 | Did not advance | ||||
| Robert Loh | 100 metre freestyle | 1:01.1 | 60 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 metre freestyle | 2:16.2 | 43 | Did not advance | ||||
| 400 metre freestyle | 5:10.1 | 37 | Did not advance | ||||
| 100 metre butterfly | 1:06.5 | 44 | Did not advance | ||||
| 200 metre medley | 2:39.3 | 41 | Did not advance | ||||
| Wong Man Chiu "Ronnie" | 100 metre freestyle | 58.0 | 46 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 metre freestyle | 2:15.0 | 41 | Did not advance | ||||
| 400 metre freestyle | 5:05.7 | 35 | Did not advance | ||||
| 100 metre backstroke | 1:11.3 | 33 | Did not advance | ||||
| 200 metre backstroke | 2:38.6 | 29 | Did not advance | ||||
| 200 metre medley | 2:36.1 | 39 | Did not advance | ||||
The Judo competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the return of the sport following its absence at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Medals were awarded in six weight classes, and competition was restricted to men only. Among the highlights was Wim Ruska of the Netherlands winning gold medals in both the heavyweight and open class competition, becoming the first judoka to win two Olympic gold medals.
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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.
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.
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.
Venezuela competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Francisco Rodríguez won the nation's first ever gold medal. 23 competitors, all men, took part in 17 events in 5 sports.
Argentina competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 89 competitors, 84 men and 5 women, took part in 61 events in 12 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.
Kenya competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 39 competitors, 36 men and 3 women, took part in 22 events in 4 sports.
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.
Turkey competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 29 competitors, all men, took part in 29 events in 4 sports.
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Brazil competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 76 competitors, 73 men and 3 women, took part in 27 events in 13 sports. Brazilians won three medals at 1968 Summer Olympics. The bronze medal obtained by sailors Reinaldo Conrad and Burkhard Cordes and the bronze medal won by boxer Servílio de Oliveira were the first medals in their sports. Nelson Prudêncio obtained a silver medal and carried on the nation's tradition of good results in Men's Triple Jump.
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.
Mongolia competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 16 competitors, 12 men and 4 women, took part in 26 events in 4 sports.
Hong Kong competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Four competitors, all men, took part in three events in two sports.
Singapore competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, for the first time as a fully independent country. Four competitors, all men, took part in six events in three sports.
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The mixed ISSF 25 meter rapid fire pistol was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics programme. It was the 13th appearance of the event. The competition was held on 22 to 23 October 1968 at the Vicente Suárez Shooting Range in Mexico City. 56 shooters from 34 nations competed. Nations had been limited to two shooters each since the 1952 Games. The event was won by Józef Zapędzki of Poland, the nation's first medal in the event and the first of two victories of Zapędzki. Marcel Roșca's silver put Romania on the rapid fire pistol podium for the fourth time in five Games. Renart Suleymanov of the Soviet Union took bronze.
Hong Kong competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the territory's sixteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, since its debut as a British colony in 1952.
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