- Great Britain at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Infobox Olympics Great Britain
games=1968 Summer
competitors=
sports=
flagbearer=Lynn Davies (opening)David Hemery (closing)
gold=5
silver=5
bronze=3
total=13
rank=10The
United Kingdom competed as Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the1968 Summer Olympics inMexico City ,Mexico . British athletes have competed in everySummer Olympic Games .Medallists
Gold
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David Hemery — Athletics, Men's 400m Hurdles
*Chris Finnegan — Boxing, Men's Middleweight
*Derek Allhusen ,Jane Bullen ,Ben Jones (British Olympic Equestrian) , andRichard Meade — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team Competition
*Bob Braithwaite — Shooting, Men's Trap Shooting
*Ian MacDonald-Smith andRodney Pattisson — Sailing, Men's Flying DutchmanSilver
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Lillian Board — Athletics, Women's 400 metres
*Sheila Sherwood — Athletics, Women's Long Jump
*Derek Allhusen — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual Competition
*Marion Coakes — Equestrian, Jumping Individual Competition
*Martyn Woodroffe — Swimming, Men's 200m ButterflyBronze
*John Sherwood — Athletics, Men's 400m Hurdles
*David Broome — Equestrian, Jumping Individual Competition
*Robin Aisher , Paul Anderson, andAdrian Jardine — Sailing, Men's 5½ Meter ClassResults by event
=Boxing=Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
*William Wells :* First Round — Lost toIonas Chepulis (URS), TKO-3
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