The 1968 Games were the third to be held in the last quarter of the year, after the 1956 Games in Melbourne and the 1964 Games in Tokyo. The 1968 Mexican Student Movement was crushed days …

Relive the moments that went down in history at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Access official videos, results, galleries, sport and athletes.

Feb 10, 2026 · Mexico City 1968 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in Mexico City that took place October 12–27, 1968. The Mexico City Games were the 16th occurrence of the modern Olympic …

The students were upset that so much money was spent on the Olympics in the face of such widespread poverty in their country. As the protest movement gathered momentum leading up to the Games, the …

Sep 23, 2025 · The Mexicans saw the 1968 Olympics as an opportunity to show the world that the host nation had emerged from their long revolution, and that their country was turning into an important …

The 1968 Summer Olympics (es|Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad (es|Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and officially branded as Mexico 1968 …

United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics ... The United States competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. 357 competitors, 274 men and 83 women, took part in 167 events in 18 sports.