Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Athletics
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueEstadio Olímpico Universitario
No. of events36
Competitors1,031 from 93 nations
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At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 36 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 12 for women. There were a total number of 1031 participating athletes from 93 countries.[1][2]

These games were notable for a number of Olympic firsts and numerous world records. These included:

This was the first Olympics to use an all-weather track surface now used in every major international athletics competition.

  1. ^ Sports Reference
  2. ^ IOC. "Mexico City 1968 Athletics - Olympic Results by Discipline". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  3. ^ Sports Reference Sports Reference