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Host City: Ciudad de México, Mexico
Location: National Stadium
Date Started: October 16, 1968
Date Finished: October 16, 1968
| Gold: | Jānis Lūsis |
| Silver: | Jorma Kinnunen |
| Bronze: | Gergely Kulcsár |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jānis Lūsis | 29 | Soviet Union | URS | 90.10 | OR |
| 2 | Jorma Kinnunen | 26 | Finland | FIN | 88.58 | OR |
| 3 | Gergely Kulcsár | 34 | Hungary | HUN | 87.06 | OR |
| 4 | Władysław Nikiciuk | 28 | Poland | POL | 85.70 | |
| 5 | Manfred Stolle | 31 | East Germany | GDR | 84.42 | |
| 6 | Åke Nilsson | 23 | Sweden | SWE | 83.48 | |
| 7 | Janusz Sidło | 35 | Poland | POL | 80.58 | |
| 8 | Urs von Wartburg | 31 | Switzerland | SUI | 80.56 | |
| 9 | Mark Murro | 19 | United States | USA | 80.08 | |
| 10 | Walter Pektor | 23 | Austria | AUT | 77.40 | |
| 11 | Aurelio Janet | 23 | Cuba | CUB | 74.88 | |
| 12 | Hermann Salomon | 30 | West Germany | FRG | 73.50 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorma Kinnunen | 26 | Finland | FIN | 86.30 | OR |
| 2 | Åke Nilsson | 23 | Sweden | SWE | 83.48 | |
| 3 | Gergely Kulcsár | 34 | Hungary | HUN | 83.10 | |
| 4 | Jānis Lūsis | 29 | Soviet Union | URS | 81.74 | |
| 5 | Urs von Wartburg | 31 | Switzerland | SUI | 80.56 | |
| 6 | Mark Murro | 19 | United States | USA | 80.06 | |
| 7 | Janusz Sidło | 35 | Poland | POL | 80.00 | |
| 8 | Walter Pektor | 23 | Austria | AUT | 75.64 | |
| NP | Aurelio Janet | 23 | Cuba | CUB | foul | |
| NP | Władysław Nikiciuk | 28 | Poland | POL | foul | |
| NP | Hermann Salomon | 30 | West Germany | FRG | foul | |
| NP | Manfred Stolle | 31 | East Germany | GDR | foul |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | BMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jānis Lūsis | 29 | Soviet Union | URS | 86.34 | 86.34 | OR |
| 2 | Jorma Kinnunen | 26 | Finland | FIN | foul | 86.30 | |
| 3 | Władysław Nikiciuk | 28 | Poland | POL | 85.70 | 85.70 | |
| 4 | Åke Nilsson | 23 | Sweden | SWE | foul | 83.48 | |
| 5 | Gergely Kulcsár | 34 | Hungary | HUN | foul | 83.10 | |
| 6 | Urs von Wartburg | 31 | Switzerland | SUI | 77.06 | 80.56 | |
| 7 | Mark Murro | 19 | United States | USA | 80.08 | 80.08 | |
| 8 | Janusz Sidło | 35 | Poland | POL | 76.36 | 80.00 | |
| 9 | Walter Pektor | 23 | Austria | AUT | 77.40 | 77.40 | |
| 10 | Manfred Stolle | 31 | East Germany | GDR | 76.86 | 76.86 | |
| 11 | Aurelio Janet | 23 | Cuba | CUB | 74.88 | 74.88 | |
| 12 | Hermann Salomon | 30 | West Germany | FRG | 71.64 | 71.64 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | BMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jānis Lūsis | 29 | Soviet Union | URS | 82.66 | 86.34 | |
| 2 | Jorma Kinnunen | 26 | Finland | FIN | foul | 86.30 | |
| 3 | Władysław Nikiciuk | 28 | Poland | POL | 82.24 | 85.70 | |
| 4 | Gergely Kulcsár | 34 | Hungary | HUN | 83.82 | 83.82 | |
| 5 | Åke Nilsson | 23 | Sweden | SWE | foul | 83.48 | |
| 6 | Manfred Stolle | 31 | East Germany | GDR | 81.52 | 81.52 | |
| 7 | Janusz Sidło | 35 | Poland | POL | 80.58 | 80.58 | |
| 8 | Urs von Wartburg | 31 | Switzerland | SUI | 77.22 | 80.56 | |
| 9 | Mark Murro | 19 | United States | USA | foul | 80.08 | |
| 10 | Walter Pektor | 23 | Austria | AUT | foul | 77.40 | |
| 11 | Aurelio Janet | 23 | Cuba | CUB | foul | 74.88 | |
| 12 | Hermann Salomon | 30 | West Germany | FRG | 73.50 | 73.50 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | BMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gergely Kulcsár | 34 | Hungary | HUN | 87.06 | 87.06 | OR |
| 2 | Jānis Lūsis | 29 | Soviet Union | URS | 84.40 | 86.34 | |
| 3 | Jorma Kinnunen | 26 | Finland | FIN | 79.00 | 86.30 | |
| 4 | Władysław Nikiciuk | 28 | Poland | POL | foul | 85.70 | |
| 5 | Manfred Stolle | 31 | East Germany | GDR | 84.42 | 84.42 | |
| 6 | Åke Nilsson | 23 | Sweden | SWE | foul | 83.48 | |
| 7 | Janusz Sidło | 35 | Poland | POL | 75.50 | 80.58 | |
| 8 | Urs von Wartburg | 31 | Switzerland | SUI | foul | 80.56 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | BMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gergely Kulcsár | 34 | Hungary | HUN | 85.14 | 87.06 | |
| 2 | Jānis Lūsis | 29 | Soviet Union | URS | foul | 86.34 | |
| 3 | Jorma Kinnunen | 26 | Finland | FIN | 85.82 | 86.30 | |
| 4 | Władysław Nikiciuk | 28 | Poland | POL | 82.32 | 85.70 | |
| 5 | Manfred Stolle | 31 | East Germany | GDR | foul | 84.42 | |
| 6 | Åke Nilsson | 23 | Sweden | SWE | 76.74 | 83.48 | |
| 7 | Janusz Sidło | 35 | Poland | POL | 77.86 | 80.58 | |
| 8 | Urs von Wartburg | 31 | Switzerland | SUI | foul | 80.56 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NP | Jānis Lūsis | 29 | Soviet Union | URS | 90.10 | OR |
| NP | Jorma Kinnunen | 26 | Finland | FIN | 88.58 | OR |
| NP | Gergely Kulcsár | 34 | Hungary | HUN | 83.40 | |
| NP | Władysław Nikiciuk | 28 | Poland | POL | 80.44 | |
| NP | Åke Nilsson | 23 | Sweden | SWE | 79.76 | |
| NP | Manfred Stolle | 31 | East Germany | GDR | 79.72 | |
| NP | Janusz Sidło | 35 | Poland | POL | 76.46 | |
| NP | Urs von Wartburg | 31 | Switzerland | SUI | foul |