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Host nation: MEX Mexico
Opening date: 12 October 1968
Closing date: 27 October 1968
Olympic flame lit by Enriqueta Basilio
Olympic oath taken by Pablo Garrido
Other candidate cities: Detroit (USA); Lyon (FRA); Buenos Aires (ARG)
Number of athletes: 5594
Number of non-participating athletes: 50
Index of athletes
Athletes by sport
Athletes by nation
Medallists
Medallists by sport
Medallists by nation
Results
Records
Medal Table
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||
| USA | United States of America | 45 | 28 | 34 |
| URS | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | 29 | 32 | 30 |
| JPN | Japan | 11 | 7 | 7 |
| HUN | Hungary | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| GDR | German Democratic Republic | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| FRA | France | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| TCH | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| FRG | Federal Republic of Germany | 5 | 11 | 10 |
| AUS | Australia | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| GBR | Great Britain | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| POL | Poland | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| ROU | Romania | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| ITA | Italy | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| KEN | Kenya | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| MEX | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| YUG | Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| NED | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| BUL | Bulgaria | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| IRI | Islamic Republic of Iran | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| SWE | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| TUR | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DEN | Denmark | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| CAN | Canada | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| FIN | Finland | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| ETH | Ethiopia | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NOR | Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NZL | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| TUN | Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| PAK | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| VEN | Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CUB | Cuba | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| AUT | Austria | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| SUI | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| MGL | Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| BRA | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| BEL | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| KOR | Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| UGA | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CMR | Cameroon | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JAM | Jamaica | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ARG | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GRE | Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| IND | India | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TPE | Taiwan (now Chinese Taipei) | 0 | 0 | 1 |