Soviet Union at the 1968 Summer Olympics
| Soviet Union at the 1968 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | URS | ||||||||
| NOC | Soviet Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 312 (246 men, 66 women) in 18 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Leonid Zhabotinsky | ||||||||
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Medals Ranked 2nd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
| Other related appearances | |||||||||
 Russian Empire (1900–1912) Estonia (1920–1936, 1992–) Latvia (1924–1936, 1992–) Lithuania (1924–1928, 1992–) Unified Team (1992) Armenia (1994–) Belarus (1994–) Georgia (1994–) Kazakhstan (1994–) Kyrgyzstan (1994–) Moldova (1994–) Russia (1994–) Ukraine (1994–) Uzbekistan (1994–) Azerbaijan (1996–) Tajikistan (1996–) Turkmenistan (1996–) |
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The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. 312 competitors, 246 men and 66 women, took part in 164 events in 18 sports.
The USSR finished second in the final medal rankings, with 29 gold and 91 total medals.
Fifteen cyclists represented the Soviet Union in 1968.
20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented the Soviet Union in 1968.
Three male pentathletes represented the Soviet Union in 1968. They won a team silver and Pavel Lednyov won an individual bronze.
Twelve shooters, all men, represented the Soviet Union in 1968. Between them they won two gold and two bronze medals.
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