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Athletics at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games:
Men's 400 metres Hurdles
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Host City: Ciudad de México, Mexico
Venue(s): University Olympic Stadium, Ciudad de México
Date Started: October 13, 1968
Date Finished: October 15, 1968
| Gold: |  Dave Hemery |
| Silver: |  Gerhard Hennige |
| Bronze: | John Sherwood |
Summary
The world record was 48.8, set by American Geoff Vanderstock in winning the US Olympic Trials. He was favored with Ron Whitney, AAU Champion in 1967-68. In the final, Roberto Frinolli led early as he had in 1964. By the fifth hurdle he led with Soviet Vyacheslav Skomorokhov and Britain's Dave Hemery. By the 10th hurdle Hemery had opened up almost a full second lead, and won in a world record 48.12. The bronze medal was won by John Sherwood (GBR), whose wife, Sheila Sherwood, had won a long jump silver medal the day before.
Final Standings
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Hemery | 24 | Great Britain | GBR | Gold | WR |
| 2 | Gerhard Hennige | 28 | West Germany | FRG | Silver | |
| 3 | John Sherwood | 23 | Great Britain | GBR | Bronze | |
| 4 | Geoff Vanderstock | 22 | United States | USA | ||
| 5 | V'iacheslav Skomorokhov | 28 | Soviet Union | URS | ||
| 6 | Ron Whitney | 26 | United States | USA | ||
| 7 | Rainer Schubert | 27 | West Germany | FRG | ||
| 8 | Roberto Frinolli | 27 | Italy | ITA | ||
| 5 h1 r2/3 | Juan Carlos Dyrzka | 27 | Argentina | ARG | ||
| 5 h2 r2/3 | Gary Knoke | 26 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 6 h1 r2/3 | Jaakko Tuominen | 24 | Finland | FIN | ||
| 6 h2 r2/3 | Robert Poirier | 26 | France | FRA | ||
| 7 h1 r2/3 | John Cooper | 27 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 7 h2 r2/3 | Roger Johnson | 24 | New Zealand | NZL | ||
| 8 h1 r2/3 | Víctor Maldonado | 29 | Venezuela | VEN | ||
| 8 h2 r2/3 | Mamadou Sarr | 30 | Senegal | SEN | ||
| 5 h1 r1/3 | Kiyoo Yui | 25 | Japan | JPN | ||
| 5 h2 r1/3 | Wes Brooker | 21 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 5 h3 r1/3 | Wilhelm Weistand | 23 | Poland | POL | ||
| 5 h4 r1/3 | Kimaru Songok | Kenya | KEN | |||
| 6 h1 r1/3 | Robert McLaren | 23 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 6 h2 r1/3 | William Quaye | 27 | Ghana | GHA | ||
| 6 h3 r1/3 | Wilfried Geeroms | 27 | Belgium | BEL | ||
| 6 h4 r1/3 | Alejandro Sánchez | 19 | Mexico | MEX | ||
| 7 h1 r1/3 | Miguel Olivera | 22 | Cuba | CUB | ||
| 7 h3 r1/3 | Juan Santiago Gordón | 25 | Chile | CHI | ||
| 7 h4 r1/3 | Juan García | 22 | Cuba | CUB | ||
| 8 h1 r1/3 | Mohamed Asswai Khalifa | Libya | LBA | |||
| 8 h3 r1/3 | Zambrose Abdul Rahman | 24 | Malaysia | MAS | ||
| 8 h4 r1/3 | Georgios Birmbilis | 23 | Greece | GRE |
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