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Soviet Union Athletics at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games

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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

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Vladislav Sapeya 25 Men's 100 metres 8 h1 r2/4
Yevgeny Sinyayev 20 Men's 100 metres 4 h3 r1/4
Oleksiy Khlopotnov 22 Men's 100 metres 4 h4 r1/4

Men's 200 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Nikolay Ivanov 26 Men's 200 metres 7 h1 r3/4
Valentin Maslakov 23 Men's 200 metres 6 h4 r2/4

Men's 800 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Yevhen Arzhanov 20 Men's 800 metres 3 h6 r1/3

Men's 1,500 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Oleg Rayko 23 Men's 1,500 metres 7 h2 r2/3
Mikhail Zhelobovsky 22 Men's 1,500 metres 11 h1 r2/3

Men's 5,000 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Nikolay Sviridov 30 Men's 5,000 metres 7
Rashid Sharafetdinov 25 Men's 5,000 metres 7 h1 r1/2
Leonid Mykytenko 24 Men's 5,000 metres 7 h3 r1/2

Men's 10,000 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Nikolay Sviridov 30 Men's 10,000 metres 5
Leonid Mykytenko 24 Men's 10,000 metres 18
Vyacheslav Alanov 28 Men's 10,000 metres 25

Men's Marathon

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Anatoly Sukharkov 30 Men's Marathon 28
Mukhamed Shakirov 35 Men's Marathon AC

Men's 110 metres Hurdles

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Oleg Stepanenko 28 Men's 110 metres Hurdles 5 h2 r2/3
Viktor Balikhin 30 Men's 110 metres Hurdles 8 h1 r2/3

Men's 400 metres Hurdles

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
V'iacheslav Skomorokhov 28 Men's 400 metres Hurdles 5

Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Aleksandr Morozov 28 Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase 5
Viktor Kudynskiy 25 Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase AC

Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Oleksiy Khlopotnov 22 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay AC h2 r2/3
Yevgeny Sinyayev 20 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay AC h2 r2/3
Nikolay Ivanov 26 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay AC h2 r2/3
Vladislav Sapeya 25 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay AC h2 r2/3

Men's 20 kilometres Walk

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Volodymyr Holubnychiy 32 Men's 20 kilometres Walk 1 Gold
Mykola Smaha 30 Men's 20 kilometres Walk 3 Bronze
Otto Barch 24 Men's 20 kilometres Walk 6

Men's 50 kilometres Walk

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Sergey Grigoryev 31 Men's 50 kilometres Walk 15
Gennady Agapov 34 Men's 50 kilometres Walk AC
Ihor Della-Rossa 29 Men's 50 kilometres Walk AC

Men's High Jump

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Valentin Gavrilov 22 Men's High Jump 3 Bronze
Valeriy Skvortsov 23 Men's High Jump 4
Viktor Bolshov 29 Men's High Jump 16 QR

Men's Pole Vault

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Hennadiy Bleznitsov 27 Men's Pole Vault 6
Aleksandr Malyutin 29 Men's Pole Vault 12

Men's Long Jump

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Igor Ter-Ovanesyan 30 Men's Long Jump 4
Tõnu Lepik 22 Men's Long Jump 5
Leonid Barkovskiy 27 Men's Long Jump 11

Men's Triple Jump

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

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Eduard Gushchin 28 Men's Shot Put 3 Bronze

Men's Discus Throw

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Guram Gudashvili 26 Men's Discus Throw 13 QR

Men's Hammer Throw

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

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

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Mykola Avilov 20 Men's Decathlon 4
Jānis Lanka 28 Men's Decathlon 14
Rein Aun 28 Men's Decathlon AC

Women's 100 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Lyudmila Ignatyeva-Samotyosova 28 Women's 100 metres 5 h2 r3/4
Lyudmila Golomazova 20 Women's 100 metres 8 h1 r3/4
Lyudmila Zharkova-Maslakova 16 Women's 100 metres 5 h1 r2/4

Women's 200 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Lyudmila Ignatyeva-Samotyosova 28 Women's 200 metres 5 h1 r2/3
Vira Popkova 25 Women's 200 metres 5 h2 r2/3
Lyudmila Golomazova 20 Women's 200 metres 6 h3 r1/3

Women's 400 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Nataliya Pechonkina-Chistyakova 22 Women's 400 metres 3 Bronze
Ingrīda Verbele 20 Women's 400 metres 7 h1 r2/3

Women's 800 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Laine Erik 26 Women's 800 metres 5 h2 r2/3
Anna Zimina 29 Women's 800 metres 6 h1 r2/3

Women's 80 metres Hurdles

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Tatyana Talysheva 30 Women's 80 metres Hurdles 8
Vera Korsakova 27 Women's 80 metres Hurdles 5 h1 r2/3
Liudmila Ievleva 27 Women's 80 metres Hurdles 4 h5 r1/3

Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay

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
Vira Popkova 25 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 3 Bronze
Lyudmila Ignatyeva-Samotyosova 28 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 3 Bronze

Women's High Jump

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Antonina Okorokova-Lazareva 27 Women's High Jump 2 Silver
Valentyna Kozyr 18 Women's High Jump 3 Bronze
Vera Grushkina 21 Women's High Jump 12

Women's Long Jump

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

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

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Antonina Popova 33 Women's Discus Throw 5
Lyudmila Muravyova 27 Women's Discus Throw 9

Women's Javelin Throw

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Lidiya Tsymosh 26 Women's Javelin Throw 10
Valentyna Evert 22 Women's Javelin Throw 14

Women's Pentathlon

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Valentina Tikhomirova 27 Women's Pentathlon 4
Galina Sofina 26 Women's Pentathlon 28

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