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Host City: Ciudad de México, Mexico
Venue(s): Virgilio Uribe Olympic Course, Canal de Cuemanco, Xochimilco
Date Started: October 22, 1968
Date Finished: October 25, 1968
| Gold: | Mihály Hesz |
| Silver: | Oleksandr Shaparenko |
| Bronze: | Erik Hansen |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mihály Hesz | 24 | Hungary | HUN | Gold | |
| 2 | Oleksandr Shaparenko | 22 | Soviet Union | URS | Silver | |
| 3 | Erik Hansen | 28 | Denmark | DEN | Bronze | |
| 4 | Władysław Szuszkiewicz | 29 | Poland | POL | ||
| 5 | Rolf Peterson | 24 | Sweden | SWE | ||
| 6 | Václav Mára | 25 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | ||
| 7 | Andrei Conţolenco | 30 | Romania | ROU | ||
| 8 | Wolfgang Lange | 30 | East Germany | GDR | ||
| 9 | Paul Hoekstra | 23 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 4 h1r3/4 | Rolf Olsen | 30 | Norway | NOR | ||
| 4 h2r3/4 | Marc Moens | 25 | Belgium | BEL | ||
| 4 h3r3/4 | John Glair | 26 | United States | USA | ||
| 5 h1r3/4 | José María Colon | 21 | Spain | ESP | ||
| 5 h2r3/4 | John Glavin | 24 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 5 h3r3/4 | Adrian Powell | 27 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 6 h1r3/4 | Gabor Joo | 31 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 6 h2r3/4 | Jouko Viitamäki | 19 | Finland | FIN | ||
| 6 h3r3/4 | Horst Mattern | 24 | West Germany | FRG | ||
| 4 h2r2/4 | Fidel Santander | 21 | Mexico | MEX | ||
| 4 h3r2/4 | Jérôme Dogo Gaye | 28 | Cote d'Ivoire | CIV | ||
| AC h1r1/4 | Fernando Inchauste | 38 | Bolivia | BOL |