United States at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

United States at the
1968 Summer Paralympics
Flag of the United States
IPC codeUSA
(EUA used at these Games)
NPCUnited States Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics
in Tel Aviv
Competitors82 in 9 sports
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
33
Silver
27
Bronze
39
Total
99
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

The United States competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968.[1] The team finished first out of the twenty-eight competing nations in the medal table and won ninety-nine medals: thirty-three gold, twenty-seven silver and thirty-nine bronze.[2] Eighty-two American athletes took part; fifty-three men and twenty-nine women.[3][n 1]

Ed Owen won medals in six different sports; nine golds and a bronze in athletics, two golds in swimming and a silver in wheelchair basketball.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Paralympic Games History – Summer". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Medal Standings Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Participation Numbers Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Tel Aviv 1968". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  5. ^ "Ed Owen". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.


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