Soviet Union at the 1968 Summer Olympics


The Soviet Union competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. 312 competitors, 246 men and 66 women, took part in 164 events in 18 sports.

Medalists

The USSR finished second in the final medal rankings, with 29 gold and 91 total medals.

Gold

Basketball

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Fifteen cyclists represented the Soviet Union in 1968.
;Individual road race
;Team time trial
;Sprint
;1000m time trial
;Tandem
;Team pursuit

Equestrian

Fencing

20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented the Soviet Union in 1968.
;Men's foil
;Men's team foil
;Men's épée
;Men's team épée
;Men's sabre
;Men's team sabre
;Women's foil
;Women's team foil

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented the Soviet Union in 1968. They won a team silver and Pavel Lednyov won an individual bronze.
;Individual
;Team
The Soviet Union had 27 male rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1968.
; Men's single sculls
; Men's double sculls – 1st place
; Men's coxless pair
; Men's coxed pair
; Men's coxless four – 11th place
; Men's coxed four – 6th place
; Men's eight – 3rd place

Shooting

Twelve shooters, all men, represented the Soviet Union in 1968. Between them they won two gold and two bronze medals.
;25 m pistol
;50 m pistol
;300 m rifle, three positions
;50 m rifle, three positions
;50 m rifle, prone
;Trap
;Skeet

Volleyball

;Men's Team Competition
;Women's Team Competition
;Men's Team Competition

Wrestling