Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics featured seven events, for men only. The events took place at Lake Xochimilco.[1]
Rowing at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |
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Venue | Virgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course |
Date | 13–19 October 1968 |
Competitors | 353 from 29 nations |
A total of 353 rowers from 29 nations competed at the Mexico Games:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
2 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
3 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
6 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
8 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
11 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (12 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |