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Olympic · 1968 · Mexico City, MEX

1968 Mexico City Olympics.

1968 Mexico City Olympics ran in 1968 across 14 events.

14 events
73 athletes
42 medals awarded

What happened

Věra Čáslavská (TCH) took the women's artistic all-around title. Sawao Kato (JPN) took the men's artistic all-around title. Japan won the men's artistic team final; Soviet Union won the women's artistic team final.
42 medals awarded across 14 events.

All-Around · the meet's figurehead

Men's Artistic · AA Final

Kato takes it with a 115.900.

1
Sawao KatoJPN
115.900
2
Mikhail VoroninURS
115.850
3
Akinori NakayamaJPN
115.650
Women's Artistic · AA Final

Čáslavská takes it with a 78.250.

1
Věra ČáslavskáTCH
78.250
2
Zinaida VoroninaURS
76.850
3
Nataliya KuchinskayaURS
76.750

Other events · by apparatus

Tap to expand each apparatus final.

Men's ArtisticTeam Competition Men
PlaceTeamNOCScore
1JapanJPN575.900
2Soviet UnionURS571.100
3East GermanyGDR557.150
Women's ArtisticTeam Competition Women
PlaceTeamNOCScore
1Soviet UnionURS382.850
2CzechoslovakiaTCH382.200
3East GermanyGDR379.100
Women's Artistic · Balance BeamBalance Beam Women
PlaceAthleteNOCScore
1Nataliya KuchinskayaURS19.650
2Věra ČáslavskáTCH19.575
3Larisa PetrikURS19.250
Men's Artistic · Floor ExerciseFloor Exercise Men
PlaceAthleteNOCScore
1Sawao KatoJPN19.475
2Akinori NakayamaJPN19.400
3Takeshi KatoJPN19.275
Women's Artistic · Floor ExerciseFloor Exercise Women
PlaceAthleteNOCScore
1Larisa PetrikURS19.675
1Věra ČáslavskáTCH19.675
3Nataliya KuchinskayaURS19.650
Men's Artistic · Horizontal BarHorizontal Bar Men
PlaceAthleteNOCScore
1Mikhail VoroninURS19.550
1Akinori NakayamaJPN19.550
3Eizo KenmotsuJPN19.375
Men's Artistic · Parallel BarsParallel Bars Men
PlaceAthleteNOCScore
1Akinori NakayamaJPN19.475
2Mikhail VoroninURS19.425
3Viktor KlimenkoURS19.225
Men's Artistic · Pommel HorsePommel Horse Men
PlaceAthleteNOCScore
1Miroslav CerarYUG19.325
2Olli LaihoFIN19.225
3Mikhail VoroninURS19.200
Men's Artistic · Still RingsRings Men
PlaceAthleteNOCScore
1Akinori NakayamaJPN19.450
2Mikhail VoroninURS19.325
3Sawao KatoJPN19.225
Women's Artistic · Uneven BarsUneven Bars Women
PlaceAthleteNOCScore
1Věra ČáslavskáTCH19.650
2Karin Büttner-JanzGDR19.500
3Zinaida VoroninaURS19.425
Men's Artistic · VaultVault Men
PlaceAthleteNOCScore
1Mikhail VoroninURS19.000
2Yukio EndoJPN18.950
3Sergey DiomidovURS18.925
Women's Artistic · VaultVault Women
PlaceAthleteNOCScore
1Věra ČáslavskáTCH19.775
2Erika ZucholdGDR19.625
3Zinaida VoroninaURS19.500
Sources olympedia.org (all events)
Last verified 2026-05-26.