Soviet Union Athletics at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games

 Soviet Union at the 1968 Summer Games: Previous Summer Games ▪ Next Summer Games

Host City: Ciudad de México, Mexico
Date Started: October 13, 1968
Date Finished: October 20, 1968

Events for Soviet Union: 34
Participants for Soviet Union: 70 (46 men and 24 women)
Youngest Participant for Soviet Union: Lyudmila Zharkova-Maslakova (16 years, 232 days)
Oldest Participant for Soviet Union: Mukhamed Shakirov (35 years, 216 days)
Most Medals for Soviet Union (Athlete): 16 athletes with 1 medal

Go to the Athletics at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games page

Men's 100 metres Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Vladislav Sapeya 25 Men's 100 metres 8 h1r2/4 Yevgeny Sinyayev 20 Men's 100 metres 4 h3r1/4 Aleksey Khlopotnov 22 Men's 100 metres 4 h4r1/4 Men's 200 metres Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Nikolay Ivanov 26 Men's 200 metres 7 h1r3/4 Valentin Maslakov 23 Men's 200 metres 6 h4r2/4 Men's 800 metres Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Yevgeny Arzhanov 20 Men's 800 metres 3 h6r1/3 Men's 1,500 metres Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Oleg Rayko 23 Men's 1,500 metres 7 h2r2/3 Mikhail Zhelobovsky 22 Men's 1,500 metres 11 h1r2/3 Men's 5,000 metres Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Nikolay Sviridov 30 Men's 5,000 metres 7 Rashid Sharafetdinov 25 Men's 5,000 metres 7 h1r1/2 Leonid Mikitenko 24 Men's 5,000 metres 7 h3r1/2 Men's 10,000 metres Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Nikolay Sviridov 30 Men's 10,000 metres 5 Leonid Mikitenko 24 Men's 10,000 metres 18 Vyacheslav Alanov 28 Men's 10,000 metres 25 Men's Marathon Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Anatoly Sukharkov 30 Men's Marathon 28 Mukhamed Shakirov 35 Men's Marathon AC Men's 110 metres Hurdles Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Oleg Stepanenko 28 Men's 110 metres Hurdles 5 h2r2/3 Viktor Balikhin 30 Men's 110 metres Hurdles 8 h1r2/3 Men's 400 metres Hurdles Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Vyacheslav Skomorokhov 28 Men's 400 metres Hurdles 5 Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Aleksandr Morozov 28 Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase 5 Viktor Kudinsky 25 Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase AC Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Aleksey Khlopotnov 22 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay AC h2r2/3 Yevgeny Sinyayev 20 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay AC h2r2/3 Nikolay Ivanov 26 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay AC h2r2/3 Vladislav Sapeya 25 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay AC h2r2/3 Men's 20 kilometres Walk Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Vladimir Golubnichy 32 Men's 20 kilometres Walk 1 Gold Nikolay Smaga 30 Men's 20 kilometres Walk 3 Bronze Otto Barch 24 Men's 20 kilometres Walk 6 Men's 50 kilometres Walk Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Sergey Grigoryev 31 Men's 50 kilometres Walk 15 Gennady Agapov 34 Men's 50 kilometres Walk AC Igor Della-Rossa 29 Men's 50 kilometres Walk AC Men's High Jump Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Valentin Gavrilov 22 Men's High Jump 3 Bronze Valery Skvortsov 23 Men's High Jump 4 Viktor Bolshov 29 Men's High Jump 16 QR Men's Pole Vault Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Gennady Bliznetsov 27 Men's Pole Vault 6 Aleksandr Malyutin 29 Men's Pole Vault 12 Men's Long Jump Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Igor Ter-Ovanesyan 30 Men's Long Jump 4 Tõnu Lepik 22 Men's Long Jump 5 Leonid Barkovsky 27 Men's Long Jump 11 Men's Triple Jump Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Viktor Saneyev 23 Men's Triple Jump 1 Gold Nikolay Dudkin 21 Men's Triple Jump 5 Aleksandr Zolotarev 28 Men's Triple Jump 29 QR Men's Shot Put Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Eduard Gushchin 28 Men's Shot Put 3 Bronze Men's Discus Throw Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Guram Gudashvili 26 Men's Discus Throw 13 QR Men's Hammer Throw Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Romuald Klim 35 Men's Hammer Throw 2 Silver Gennady Kondrashov 29 Men's Hammer Throw 6 Anatoly Shchuplyakov 30 Men's Hammer Throw 9 Men's Javelin Throw Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Jānis Lūsis 29 Men's Javelin Throw 1 Gold Mart Paama 30 Men's Javelin Throw 15 QR Men's Decathlon Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Nikolay Avilov 20 Men's Decathlon 4 Jānis Lanka 28 Men's Decathlon 14 Rein Aun 28 Men's Decathlon AC Women's 100 metres Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Lyudmila Ignatyeva-Samotesova 28 Women's 100 metres 5 h2r3/4 Lyudmila Golomazova 20 Women's 100 metres 8 h1r3/4 Lyudmila Zharkova-Maslakova 16 Women's 100 metres 5 h1r2/4 Women's 200 metres Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Lyudmila Ignatyeva-Samotesova 28 Women's 200 metres 5 h1r2/3 Vera Popkova 25 Women's 200 metres 5 h2r2/3 Lyudmila Golomazova 20 Women's 200 metres 6 h3r1/3 Women's 400 metres Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Nataliya Pechenkina-Chistyakova 22 Women's 400 metres 3 Bronze Ingrīda Verbele 20 Women's 400 metres 7 h1r2/3 Women's 800 metres Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Laine Erik 26 Women's 800 metres 5 h2r2/3 Anna Zimina 29 Women's 800 metres 6 h1r2/3 Women's 80 metres Hurdles Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Tatyana Talysheva 30 Women's 80 metres Hurdles 8 Vera Korsakova 27 Women's 80 metres Hurdles 5 h1r2/3 Liudmila Ievleva 27 Women's 80 metres Hurdles 4 h5r1/3 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Lyudmila Zharkova-Maslakova 16 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 3 Bronze Galina Bukharina 23 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 3 Bronze Vera Popkova 25 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 3 Bronze Lyudmila Ignatyeva-Samotesova 28 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 3 Bronze Women's High Jump Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Antonina Okorokova-Lazaryeva 27 Women's High Jump 2 Silver Valentina Kozyr 18 Women's High Jump 3 Bronze Vera Grushkina 21 Women's High Jump 12 Women's Long Jump Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Tatyana Talysheva 30 Women's Long Jump 3 Bronze Helēna Ringa 21 Women's Long Jump 19 QR Women's Shot Put Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Nadezhda Chizhova 23 Women's Shot Put 3 Bronze Irina Solontsova-Kudryavtseva 31 Women's Shot Put 9 Women's Discus Throw Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Antonina Popova 33 Women's Discus Throw 5 Lyudmila Muravyeva 27 Women's Discus Throw 9 Women's Javelin Throw Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Lidiya Tsimosh 26 Women's Javelin Throw 10 Valentina Evert 22 Women's Javelin Throw 14 Women's Pentathlon Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Valentina Tikhomirova 27 Women's Pentathlon 4 Galina Sofina 26 Women's Pentathlon 28

Sports Athletics Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Diving Equestrianism Fencing Gymnastics Modern Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Swimming Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling

Copyright © 2000-2010 Sports Reference LLC. All rights reserved.

A Sports Reference Site: About Olympics at SR | Found a bug or have a suggestion? | Privacy Statement | Conditions & Terms of Service

Partner With: FantasyPlayers.com. Contact Fantasy Sports Ventures for advertising information.

Data provided by OlyMADMen, led by Hilary Evans, Arild Gjerde, Jeroen Heijmans, and Bill Mallon. Members: David Foster, Jørn Jensen, Carl-Johan Johansson, Taavi Kalju, Martin Kellner, George Masin, Stein Opdahl, Wolf Reinhardt, Paul Tchir, Magne Teigen, Christian Tugnoli, and Morten Aarlia Torp.

Sports Reference LLC and www.sports-reference.com are not sponsored by or affiliated with the Olympics, the United States Olympic Committee or the International Olympic Committee. Trademarks featured or referred to on this website are the property of their respective trademark holders and not Sports Reference LLC or www.sports-reference.com.