| Rowing at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Virgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course |
| Date | 13–19 October 1968 |
| Competitors | 353 from 29 nations |
| Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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| Single sculls | men |
| Double sculls | men |
| Coxless pair | men |
| Coxed pair | men |
| Coxless four | men |
| Coxed four | men |
| Eight | men |
Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics featured seven events, for men only. The events took place at Lake Xochimilco. [1]
A total of 353 rowers from 29 nations competed at the Mexico Games:
Argentina (9)
Australia (11)
Austria (3)
Belgium (1)
Bulgaria (5)
Brazil (2)
Canada (14)
Cuba (11)
Czechoslovakia (15)
Denmark (10)
Egypt 
Spain (3)
Finland (2)
France (17)
Great Britain (11)
East Germany (26) West Germany (26)
Italy (14)
Hungary (6)
Japan (10)
Mexico (25)
Netherlands (22)
New Zealand (14)
Peru (3)
Poland (3)
Romania (14)
Switzerland (17)
Soviet Union (27)
United States (27)
Uruguay (5)| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
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