# United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics

The United States competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. 357 competitors, 274 men and 83 women, took part in 167 events in 18 sports.

## Medalists

The United States finished first in the final medal rankings, with 45 gold and 107 total medals.
The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Jim Hines | Athletics | Men's 100 m | October 14 |
| Gold | Randy Matson | Athletics | Men's shot put | October 14 |
| Gold | Al Oerter | Athletics | Men's discs throw | October 15 |
| Gold | Wyomia Tyus | Athletics | Women's 100 m | October 15 |
| Gold | Tommie Smith | Athletics | Men's 200 m | October 16 |
| Gold | Bob Seagren | Athletics | Men's pole vault | October 16 |
| Gold | Willie Davenport | Athletics | Men's 110 m hurdles | October 17 |
| Gold | David Johnson William Johnson Stephen Rerych Don Schollander Mark Spitz Michael Wall Ken Walsh Zac Zorn | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | October 17 |
| Gold | Catie Ball Ellie Daniel Kaye Hall Jan Henne Suzy Jones Susan Pedersen Susan Shields Jane Swagerty | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay | October 17 |
| Gold | Lee Evans | Athletics | Men's 400 m | October 18 |
| Gold | Bob Beamon | Athletics | Men's long jump | October 18 |
| Gold | Sue Gossick | Diving | Women's 3 m springboard | October 18 |
| Gold | Bill Toomey | Athletics | Men's decathlon | October 19 |
| Gold | Madeline Manning | Athletics | Women's 800 m | October 19 |
| Gold | Don McKenzie | Swimming | Men's 100 m breaststroke | October 19 |
| Gold | Jan Henne | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle | October 19 |
| Gold | Charles Greene Jim Hines Mel Pender Ronnie Smith | Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 m relay | October 20 |
| Gold | Lee Evans Ron Freeman Larry James Vincent Matthews | Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 m relay | October 20 |
| Gold | Dick Fosbury | Athletics | Men's high jump | October 20 |
| Gold | Margaret Bailes Barbara Ferrell Mildrette Netter Wyomia Tyus | Athletics | Women's 4 × 100 m relay | October 20 |
| Gold | Bernard Wrightson | Diving | Men's 3 m springboard | October 20 |
| Gold | Charlie Hickcox | Swimming | Men's 200 m individual medley | October 20 |
| Gold | Debbie Meyer | Swimming | Women's 400 m freestyle | October 20 |
| Gold | Claudia Kolb | Swimming | Women's 200 m individual medley | October 20 |
| Gold | Peter Barrett Lowell North | Sailing | Star | October 21 |
| Gold | George Friedrichs Barton Jahncke Gerald Schreck | Sailing | Dragon | October 21 |
| Gold | Doug Russell | Swimming | Men's 100 m butterfly | October 21 |
| Gold | David Johnson William Johnson John Nelson Stephen Rerych Don Schollander Mark Spitz Andrew Strenk Michael Wall | Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | October 21 |
| Gold | Debbie Meyer | Swimming | Women's 200 m freestyle | October 22 |
| Gold | William Steinkraus | Equestrian | Individual jumping | October 23 |
| Gold | Gary Anderson | Shooting | 300 m rifle three position | October 23 |
| Gold | Mike Burton | Swimming | Men's 400 m freestyle | October 23 |
| Gold | Charlie Hickcox | Swimming | Men's 400 m individual medley | October 23 |
| Gold | Kaye Hall | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke | October 23 |
| Gold | Sharon Wichman | Swimming | Women's 200 m breaststroke | October 23 |
| Gold | Carl Robie | Swimming | Men's 200 m butterfly | October 24 |
| Gold | Debbie Meyer | Swimming | Women's 800 m freestyle | October 24 |
| Gold | United States men's national basketball teamMike BarrettJohn ClawsonDon DeeCalvin FowlerSpencer HaywoodBill HosketJim KingGlynn SaultersCharlie ScottMike SillimanKen SpainJo Jo White | Basketball | Men's tournament | October 25 |
| Gold | Lillian Watson | Swimming | Women's 200 m backstroke | October 25 |
| Gold | Claudia Kolb | Swimming | Women's 400 m individual medley | October 25 |
| Gold | Ronnie Harris | Boxing | Lightweight | October 26 |
| Gold | George Foreman | Boxing | Heavyweight | October 26 |
| Gold | Mike Burton | Swimming | Men's 1500 m freestyle | October 26 |
| Gold | Charlie Hickcox Chet Jastremski Don McKenzie Ronnie Mills Carl Robie Doug Russell Don Schollander Ken Walsh | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay | October 26 |
| Gold | Jane Barkman Linda Gustavson Jan Henne Susan Pedersen | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | October 26 |
| Silver | George Woods | Athletics | Men's shot put | October 14 |
| Silver | Barbara Ferrell | Athletics | Women's 100 m | October 15 |
| Silver | Ervin Hall | Athletics | Men's 110 m hurdles | October 17 |
| Silver | Larry James | Athletics | Men's 400 m | October 18 |
| Silver | Larry Hough Tony Johnson | Rowing | Coxless pair | October 18 |
| Silver | Thomas Garrigus | Shooting | Trap | October 19 |
| Silver | Ken Walsh | Swimming | Men's 100 m freestyle | October 19 |
| Silver | Susan Pedersen | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle | October 19 |
| Silver | Jim Ryun | Athletics | Men's 1500 m | October 20 |
| Silver | Ed Caruthers | Athletics | Men's high jump | October 20 |
| Silver | Greg Buckingham | Swimming | Men's 200 m individual medley | October 20 |
| Silver | Linda Gustavson | Swimming | Women's 400 m freestyle | October 20 |
| Silver | Susan Pedersen | Swimming | Women's 200 m individual medley | October 20 |
| Silver | Rick Sanders | Wrestling | Freestyle 52 kg | October 20 |
| Silver | Donald Behm | Wrestling | Freestyle 57 kg | October 20 |
| Silver | Kevin Freeman Michael Page Michael Plumb James C. Wofford | Equestrian | Team eventing | October 21 |
| Silver | John Writer | Shooting | 50 m rifle three position | October 21 |
| Silver | Mark Spitz | Swimming | Men's 100 m butterfly | October 21 |
| Silver | Ellie Daniel | Swimming | Women's 100 m butterfly | October 21 |
| Silver | Charlie Hickcox | Swimming | Men's 100 m backstroke | October 22 |
| Silver | Jan Henne | Swimming | Women's 200 m freestyle | October 22 |
| Silver | Gary Hall Sr. | Swimming | Men's 400 m individual medley | October 23 |
| Silver | Don Schollander | Swimming | Men's 200 m freestyle | October 24 |
| Silver | Pam Kruse | Swimming | Women's 800 m freestyle | October 24 |
| Silver | Mitch Ivey | Swimming | Men's 200 m backstroke | October 25 |
| Silver | Lynn Vidali | Swimming | Women's 400 m individual medley | October 25 |
| Silver | Al Robinson | Boxing | Featherweight | October 26 |
| Silver | John Kinsella | Swimming | Men's 1500 m freestyle | October 26 |
| Bronze | Charles Greene | Athletics | Men's 100 m | October 14 |
| Bronze | Tom Farrell | Athletics | Men's 800 m | October 15 |
| Bronze | John Carlos | Athletics | Men's 200 m | October 16 |
| Bronze | George Young | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | October 16 |
| Bronze | Larry Young | Athletics | Men's 50 km walk | October 17 |
| Bronze | Ron Freeman | Athletics | Men's 400 m | October 18 |
| Bronze | Ralph Boston | Athletics | Men's long jump | October 18 |
| Bronze | Keala O'Sullivan | Diving | Women's 3 m springboard | October 18 |
| Bronze | Bill Maher John Nunn | Rowing | Double sculls | October 19 |
| Bronze | Mark Spitz | Swimming | Men's 100 m freestyle | October 19 |
| Bronze | Linda Gustavson | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle | October 19 |
| Bronze | Sharon Wichman | Swimming | Women's 100 m breaststroke | October 19 |
| Bronze | Joseph Dube | Weightlifting | +90 kg | October 19 |
| Bronze | Jim Henry | Diving | Men's 3 m springboard | October 20 |
| Bronze | John Ferris | Swimming | Men's 200 m individual medley | October 20 |
| Bronze | Jan Henne | Swimming | Women's 200 m individual medley | October 20 |
| Bronze | Michael Page | Equestrian | Individual eventing | October 21 |
| Bronze | Ross Wales | Swimming | Men's 100 m butterfly | October 21 |
| Bronze | Susan Shields | Swimming | Women's 100 m butterfly | October 21 |
| Bronze | Ronnie Mills | Swimming | Men's 100 m backstroke | October 22 |
| Bronze | Brian Job | Swimming | Men's 200 m breaststroke | October 22 |
| Bronze | Jane Barkman | Swimming | Women's 200 m freestyle | October 22 |
| Bronze | Ann Peterson | Diving | Women's 10 m platform | October 23 |
| Bronze | Jane Swagerty | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke | October 23 |
| Bronze | Harlan Marbley | Boxing | Light flyweight | October 24 |
| Bronze | Jim Wallington | Boxing | Light welterweight | October 24 |
| Bronze | John Baldwin | Boxing | Light middleweight | October 24 |
| Bronze | Alfred Jones | Boxing | Middleweight | October 24 |
| Bronze | John Nelson | Swimming | Men's 200 m freestyle | October 24 |
| Bronze | John Ferris | Swimming | Men's 200 m butterfly | October 24 |
| Bronze | Ellie Daniel | Swimming | Women's 200 m butterfly | October 24 |
| Bronze | Jack Horsley | Swimming | Men's 200 m backstroke | October 25 |
| Bronze | Kaye Hall | Swimming | Women's 200 m backstroke | October 25 |
| Bronze | Edwin Young | Diving | Men's 10 m platform | October 26 |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Swimming | 21 | 15 | 16 | 52 |
| Athletics | 15 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| Boxing | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Diving | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Sailing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Shooting | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Equestrian | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Basketball | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rowing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 45 | 28 | 34 | 107 |
Medals by day :
| Day | Date | | | | Total |
| 1 | October 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | October 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | October 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | October 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | October 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | October 18 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | October 19 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | October 20 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| 9 | October 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | October 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | October 23 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 12 | October 24 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 13 | October 25 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 14 | October 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 15 | October 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 45 | 28 | 34 | 107 |
Medals by gender :
| Gender | | | | Total |
| Male | 30 | 20 | 24 | 74 |
| Female | 15 | 8 | 10 | 33 |
| Total | 45 | 28 | 34 | 107 |
Multiple medalists :
| Name | Sport | | | | Total |
| Jan Henne | Swimming | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Charlie Hickcox | Swimming | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Schollander | Swimming | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Susan Pedersen | Swimming | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Mark Spitz | Swimming | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Debbie Meyer | Swimming | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Walsh | Swimming | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Kaye Hall | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ellie Daniel | Swimming | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Linda Gustavson | Swimming | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Burton | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lee Evans | Athletics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Hines | Athletics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| David Johnson | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| William Johnson | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Claudia Kolb | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don McKenzie | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stephen Rerych | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carl Robie | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Russell | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wyomia Tyus | Athletics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Michael Wall | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Barbara Ferrell | Athletics | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry James | Athletics | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jane Barkman | Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Freeman | Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Charles Greene | Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ronnie Mills | Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Nelson | Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Susan Shields | Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jane Swagerty | Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sharon Wichman | Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Michael Page | Equestrian | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| John Ferris | Swimming | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
$^a$ Athletes who participated in the heats only.

## Athletics

Key
* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
Track and road events Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Charles Greene | 100 m | 10.09 | 1 Q | 10.02 | 1 Q | 10.13 | 1 Q | 10.07 | |
| Jim Hines | 100 m | 10.26 | 1 Q | 10.14 | 2 Q | 10.08 | 1 Q | 9.95 WR | |
| Mel Pender | 100 m | 10.35 | 2 Q | 10.16 | 2 Q | 10.21 | 4 Q | 10.17 | 6 |
| John Carlos | 200 m | 20.54 | 1 Q | 20.69 | 1 Q | 20.12 OR | 1 Q | 20.10 | |
| Larry Questad | 200 m | 20.75 | 1 Q | 20.57 | 2 Q | 20.48 | 3 Q | 20.62 | 6 |
| Tommie Smith | 200 m | 20.37 | 1 Q | 20.28 | 1 Q | 20.14 | 1 Q | 19.83 WR | |
| Lee Evans | 400 m | 45.40 | 1 Q | 45.54 | 2 Q | 44.83 OR | 1 Q | 43.86 WR | |
| Ron Freeman | 400 m | 45.67 | 3 Q | 45.31 | 1 Q | 45.47 | 2 Q | 44.41 | |
| Larry James | 400 m | 45.83 | 3 Q | 45.77 | 2 Q | 44.88 | 2 Q | 43.97 | |
| Wade Bell | 800 m | 1:51.5 | 5 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tom Farrell | 800 m | 1:47.9 | 2 Q | — | — | 1:46.1 | 4 Q | 1:45.4 | |
| Ron Kutschinski | 800 m | 1:47.6 | 3 q | — | — | 1:47.3 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marty Liquori | 1500 m | 3:52.78 | 1 Q | — | — | 3:52.17 | 4 Q | 4:18.22 | 12 |
| Jim Ryun | 1500 m | 3:45.80 | 1 Q | — | — | 3:51.25 | 1 Q | 3:37.89 | |
| Tom Von Ruden | 1500 m | 3:59.15 | 1 Q | — | — | 3:54.12 | 3 Q | 3:49.27 | 9 |
| Jack Bacheler | 5000 m | 14:31.0 | 4 Q | — | — | — | — | DNS | DNS |
| Bob Day | 5000 m | 14:23.2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lou Scott | 5000 m | 15:13.6 | 11 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tom Laris | 10,000 m | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30:26.2 | 16 |
| Van Nelson | 10,000 m | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31:40.2 | 28 |
| Tracy Smith | 10,000 m | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30:14.6 | 11 |
| Leon Coleman | 110 m hurdles | 13.77 | 1 Q | — | — | 13.54 | 2 Q | 13.67 | 4 |
| Willie Davenport | 110 m hurdles | 13.65 | 1 Q | — | — | 13.53 | 1 Q | 13.33 OR | |
| Ervin Hall | 110 m hurdles | 13.75 | 1 Q | — | — | 13.38 OR | 1 Q | 13.42 | |
| Geoff Vanderstock | 400 m hurdles | — | — | 50.6 | 2 Q | 49.2 | 2 Q | 49.0 | 4 |
| Ron Whitney | 400 m hurdles | — | — | 49.0 OR | 1 Q | 49.2 | 2 Q | 49.2 | 6 |
| Conrad Nightingale | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:13.23 | 6 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bill Reilly | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:10.35 | 5 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| George Young | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:01.49 | 2 Q | — | — | — | — | 8:51.86 | |
| Charles Greene Jim Hines Mel Pender Ronnie Ray Smith | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.8 | 2 Q | — | — | 38.6 | 2 Q | 38.24 WR | |
| Lee Evans Ron Freeman Larry James Vincent Matthews | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.71 | 1 Q | — | — | — | — | 2:56.10 WR | |
| Ron Daws | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:33:53 | 22 |
| Kenny Moore | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:29:49 | 14 |
| George Young | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:31:15 | 16 |
| Tom Dooley | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:40:08 | 17 |
| Rudy Haluza | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:35:00.2 | 4 |
| Ron Laird | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:44:38 | 25 |
| Goetz Klopfer | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39:13.8 | 10 |
| Dave Romansky | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38:03.4 | 26 |
| Larry Young | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31:55.4 | |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Margaret Bailes | 100 m | 11.2 | 1 Q | 11.3 | 2 Q | 11.5 | 3 Q | 11.3 | 5 |
| Barbara Ferrell | 100 m | 11.2 | 1 Q | 11.1 | 1 Q | 11.3 | 2 Q | 11.1 | |
| Wyomia Tyus | 100 m | 11.2 | 1 Q | 11.0 | 1 Q | 11.3 | 1 Q | 11.0 WR | |
| Margaret Bailes | 200 m | 23.1 | 2 Q | — | — | 22.9 | 3 Q | 23.1 | 7 |
| Barbara Ferrell | 200 m | 22.9 | 1 Q | — | — | 22.8 OR | 1 Q | 22.9 | 4 |
| Wyomia Tyus | 200 m | 23.4 | 1 Q | — | — | 23.1 | 2 Q | 23.0 | 6 |
| Lois Anne Drinkwater | 400 m | 54.5 | 4 Q | — | — | 57.3 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jarvis Scott | 400 m | 53.5 | 2 Q | — | — | 53.2 | 4 Q | 52.7 | 6 |
| Esther Stroy | 400 m | 53.5 | 2 Q | — | — | 54.3 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Doris Brown | 800 m | 2:09.5 | 2 Q | — | — | 2:05.2 | 2 Q | 2:03.9 | 5 |
| Francie Kraker | 800 m | 2:07.3 | 5 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Madeline Manning | 800 m | 2:08.7 | 1 Q | — | — | 2:05.8 | 1 Q | 2:00.9 OR | |
| Judy Dyer | 80 m hurdles | 10.9 | 3 Q | — | — | 10.8 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mamie Rallins | 80 m hurdles | 10.6 | 1 Q | — | — | 10.6 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Patty Van Wolvelaere | 80 m hurdles | 10.6 | 1 Q | — | — | 10.6 | 2 Q | 10.5 | 4 |
| Margaret Bailes Barbara Ferrell Mildrette Netter Wyomia Tyus | 4 × 100 m relay | — | — | — | — | 43.4 | 1 Q | 42.88 WR | |
Field events Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Bob Beamon | Long jump | 8.19 | 2 Q | 8.90 WR | |
| Ralph Boston | Long jump | 8.27 OR | 1 Q | 8.16 | |
| Charles Mays | Long jump | 7.85 | 6 Q | DNS | DNS |
| Dave Smith | Triple jump | 15.75 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Norman Tate | Triple jump | 15.84 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Art Walker | Triple jump | 16.49 | 3 Q | 17.12 NAR | 4 |
| Reynaldo Brown | High jump | 2.12 | 9 q | 2.14 | 5 |
| Ed Caruthers | High jump | 2.14 | 2 Q | 2.22 | |
| Dick Fosbury | High jump | 2.14 | 1 Q | 2.24 OR | |
| Casey Carrigan | Pole vault | 4.60 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| John Pennel | Pole vault | 4.90 | 1 Q | 5.35 | 5 |
| Bob Seagren | Pole vault | 4.90 | 13 Q | 5.40 OR | |
| Dave Maggard | Shot put | 19.26 | 7 Q | 19.43 | 5 |
| Randy Matson' | Shot put | 20.68 OR | 1 Q | 20.57 | |
| George Woods | Shot put | 19.79 | 3 Q | 20.12 | |
| Gary Carlsen | Discus throw | 60.36 | 3 Q | 59.46 | 6 |
| Al Oerter | Discus throw | 59.36 | 6 Q | 67.78 OR | |
| Jay Silvester | Discus throw | 63.34 OR | 1 Q | 61.78 | 5 |
| Frank Covelli | Javelin throw | 73.04 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mark Murro | Javelin throw | 81.14 | 7 Q | 80.08 | 9 |
| Gary Stenlund | Javelin throw | 73.52 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ed Burke | Hammer throw | 67.36 | 10 Q | 65.72 | 12 |
| Hal Connolly | Hammer throw | 65.00 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Albert Hall | Hammer throw | 65.70 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Martha Watson | Long jump | 6.30 | 12 q | 6.20 | 10 |
| Willye White | Long jump | 6.42 | 6 Q | 6.08 | 11 |
| Estelle Baskerville | High jump | NH | NH | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sharon Callahan | High jump | 1.60 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Eleanor Montgomery | High jump | 1.68 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Maren Seidler | Shot put | — | — | 14.86 | 11 |
| Olga Connolly | Discus throw | — | — | 52.96 | 6 |
| Carol Moseke | Discus throw | — | — | 48.28 | 14 |
| RaNae Bair | Javelin throw | — | — | 53.14 | 11 |
| Barbara Friedrich | Javelin throw | — | — | 53.44 | 9 |
Combined event – Men's decathlon
| Athlete | Event | {100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110 m H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
| Rick Sloan | Result | 11.2 | 6.72 | 14.07 | 2.10 | 51.0 | 15.5 | 45.58 | 4.85 | 49.90 | 4:44.0 | 7692 | 7 |
| Rick Sloan | Points | 756 | 761 | 733 | 942 | 762 | 797 | 792 | 1017 | 632 | 500 | 7692 | 7 |
| Bill Toomey | Result | 10.4 | 7.87 | 13.75 | 1.95 | 45.6 | 14.9 | 43.68 | 4.20 | 62.80 | 4:57.1 | 8193 OR | |
| Bill Toomey | Points | 959 | 994 | 712 | 813 | 1021 | 859 | 757 | 859 | 795 | 424 | 8193 OR | |
| Tom Waddell | Result | 11.3 | 7.47 | 14.45 | 2.01 | 51.2 | 15.3 | 43.73 | 4.50 | 63.70 | 5:04.5 | 7719 | 6 |
| Tom Waddell | Points | 733 | 915 | 756 | 865 | 753 | 817 | 758 | 932 | 806 | 384 | 7719 | 6 |
Combined event – Women's pentathlon
| Athlete | Event | 80 m H | SP | HJ | LJ | 200 m | Final | Rank |
| Cathy Hamblin | Result | 11.9 | 10.66 | 1.50 | 5.72 | 25.3 | 4330 | 24 |
| Cathy Hamblin | Points | 904 | 761 | 836 | 924 | 905 | 4330 | 24 |
| Pat Winslow | Result | 11.4 | 13.33 | 1.65 | 5.97 | 24.5 | 4877 | 6 |
| Pat Winslow | Points | 979 | 943 | 996 | 982 | 977 | 4877 | 6 |

## Basketball

Summary
| Team | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Semifinal / Pl. | Final / BM / Cl. | Final / BM / Cl. |
| Team | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| United States men | Men's tournament | Spain W 81–46 | Senegal W 93–36 | Philippines W 96–75 | Yugoslavia W 73–58 | Panama W 95–60 | Italy W 100–61 | Puerto Rico W 61–56 | 1 Q | Brazil W 75–63 | Yugoslavia W 65–50 | |
Roster
| Name | Position | Height | Weight | Age | Team/School | Home Town |
| Mike Barrett | G | 6'2" | 155 | 25 | U.S. Armed Forces (West Virginia Tech) | Richwood, West Virginia |
| John Clawson | G | 6'4" | 200 | 24 | U.S. Armed Forces (Michigan) | Naperville, Illinois |
| Don Dee | F | 6'7" | 205 | 25 | St. Mary of the Plains Col. (KS) | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Calvin Fowler | G | 6'1" | 170 | 27 | Goodyear Wingfoots (St. Francis) | Akron, Ohio |
| Spencer Haywood | C | 6'8" | 225 | 19 | Trinidad State Junior College | Detroit, Michigan |
| Bill Hosket | F | 6'8" | 220 | 21 | Ohio State University | Dayton, Ohio |
| Jim King | F | 6'7" | 200 | 25 | Goodyear Wingfoots (Okla. St.) | Akron, Ohio |
| Glynn Saulters | G | 6'2" | 175 | 23 | Northeast Louisiana University | Lisbon, Louisiana |
| Charlie Scott | F | 6'5" | 180 | 19 | University of North Carolina | New York, New York |
| Mike Silliman | F | 6'6" | 225 | 23 | U.S. Armed Forces (Military Acd.) | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Ken Spain | C | 6'9" | 240 | 22 | University of Houston | Houston, Texas |
| Jo Jo White | G | 6'3" | 195 | 21 | University of Kansas | St. Louis, Missouri |
The roster was led by future NBA All-Stars Haywood (19 years old) and White (21 years old), who led the team in scoring, with an average of 16.3 points and 11.7 points respectively. Haywood was the youngest player to make the USA basketball team at the time.
USA Basketball also selected 6 alternates to the U.S. squad; Tom Black of the Goodyear Wingfoots, George Carter of the US Army, Joe Hamilton of Christian College of the Southwest (TX) Junior College, Dan Issel of the University of Kentucky, Rick Mount of Purdue University and Charlie Paulk of Northeastern Oklahoma College.
Notably absent from the squad or the list of alternates were Pete Maravich, who led the NCAA in scoring during his sophomore season at LSU and would go on to set the NCAA career scoring record of 3,667 points, and reigning NCAA Champion and Player of the Year Lew Alcindor, who chose not to try out for the Olympic team in protest at the treatment of African Americans in the United States, stating that he was "trying to point out to the world the futility of winning the gold medal for this country and then coming back to live under oppression." Some of other NCAA stars, such as Elvin Hayes, Wes Unseld, Bob Lanier and Calvin Murphy, were also absent. As such, the Americans were severely weakened.

## Boxing

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Harlan Marbley | Light flyweight | — | Bye | Temel (TUR) W 5–0 | Ogun (NGR) W 5–0 | Rodríguez (VEN) L 1–4 | Did not advance | |
| David Vasquez | Flyweight | — | Grasso (ITA) W 3–2 | Rwabwogo (UGA) L 2–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Samuel Goss | Bantamweight | Bye | Gîju (ROU) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Al Robinson | Featherweight | — | Cheshire (GBR) W RSC | Pelegrino (PHI) W KO | Kallaf Allah (RAU) W 5–0 | Mihailov (BUL) W 4–1 | Roldán (MEX) L DSQ | |
| Ronnie Harris | Lightweight | Bye | Lee (KOR) W 5–0 | Stacey (GBR) W 4–1 | Muruli (UGA) W 5–0 | Cuțov (ROU) W 5–0 | Grudzień (POL) W 5–0 | |
| Jim Wallington | Light welterweight | Bye | Cartagena (DOM) W RSC | Odhiambo (UGA) W 5–0 | Kim (KOR) W 5–0 | Regüeiferos (CUB) L 1–4 | Did not advance | |
| Armando Muñíz | Welterweight | Bye | Kasprzyk (POL) W 4–1 | Hebeisen (SUI) W 4–1 | Guilloti (ARG) L 1–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| John Baldwin | Light middleweight | — | Bye | Stantien (TCH) W 5–0 | Benítez (URU) W 5–0 | Garbey (CUB) L 1–4 | Did not advance | |
| Alfred Jones | Middleweight | — | Quiñones (PER) W 5–0 | Marrero (CUB) W 5–0 | Georgiev (BUL) W 4–1 | Finnegan (GBR) L 1–4 | Did not advance | |
| Arthur Redden | Light heavyweight | — | Bye | Stankov (BUL) L 1–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| George Foreman | Heavyweight | — | — | Trela (POL) W 4–1 | Alexe (ROU) W RSC | Bambini (ITA) W KO | Čepulis (URS) W RSC | |

## Canoeing

Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Andreas Weigand | C-1 1000 m | 4:30.0 | 4 SF | — | — | 4:37.11 | 3 QF | 4:50.42 | 8 |
| William Gates Malcolm Hickox | C-2 1000 m | 4:37.0 | 7 SF | — | — | 4:33.49 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| John Glair | K-1 1000 m | 4:13.5 | 6 R | 4:29.89 | 3 SF | 4:08.31 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Paul Beachem Peter Weigand | K-2 1000 m | 4:15.0 | 7 R | 4:00.04 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lester Cutler Ernst Heincke Mervil Larson John Pickett | K-4 1000 m | 3:31.7 | 6 R | 3:32.21 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Marcia Smoke | K-1 500 m | 2:09.6 | 4 SF | 2:12.67 | 1 QF | 2:14.68 | 4 |
| Sperry Rademaker Marcia Smoke | K-2 500 m | 2:08.9 | 4 SF | 2:04.54 | 2 QF | 2:02.97 | 7 |
Qualification Legend: QF = Qualify to final; SF = Qualify to semifinal; R = Qualify to repechage

## Cycling

Fifteen cyclists represented the United States in 1968.

### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Daniel Butler | Road race | DNF | DNF |
| David Chauner | Road race | DNF | DNF |
| John Howard | Road race | 4:52:45 | 44 |
| Wes Wessberg | Road race | DNF | DNF |
| John Allis John Howard Oliver Martin Jim Van Boven | Team time trial | 2:24:13.50 | 20 |

### Track

Pursuit
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| David Brink | Individual | 4:55.40 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| David Chauner Skip Cutting Steve Maaranen John Vande Velde | Team | 4:32.87 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Round 3 | Repechage 3 | Repechage final | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Tim Mountford | Individual | Baranycez (HUN), Loevesijn (NED) L | Kim (KOR), Galeano (COL) W 11.03 | Morelon (FRA) L | Pedersen (DEN) W 11.31 | Fredborg (DEN), Pkhakdze (URS) L | Kučírek (TCH), Johnson (AUS) W 10.79 | Loevesijn (NED) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =9 |
| Jackie Simes | Individual | Goens (BEL), Sutherland (HBR) W 11.23 | Bye | Kravtsov (URS), Van Lancker (BEL) W 10.72 | Bye | Kučírek (TCH), Verzini (ITA) L | Fredborg (DEN), King (TTO) W 10.92 | Barth (FRG) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =9 |
| Jack Disney Charles Pranke | Tandem | Goens / Van Lancker (BEL) L | Clarke / Johnson (AUS) L | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =11 |
Time trial
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Jackie Simes | 1000 m time trial | 1:05.67 | 12 |

## Diving

Men
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Final | Final | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Jim Henry | 3 m springboard | 105.47 | 1 Q | 52.65 | 5 | 158.09 | |
| Keith Russell | 3 m springboard | 100.61 | 4 Q | 51.14 | 8 | 151.75 | 4 |
| Bernard Wrightson | 3 m springboard | 102.95 | 3 Q | 67.20 | 1 | 170.15 | |
| Rick Gilbert | 10 m platform | 86.70 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Keith Russell | 10 m platform | 101.38 | 3 Q | 50.96 | 5 | 152.34 | 4 |
| Edwin Young | 10 m platform | 99.98 | 4 Q | 53.95 | 3 | 153.93 | |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Final | Final | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Sue Gossick | 3 m springboard | 97.32 | 3 Q | 53.45 | 1 | 150.77 | |
| Micki King | 3 m springboard | 98.17 | 1 Q | 39.21 | 8 | 137.38 | 4 |
| Keela O'Sullivan | 3 m springboard | 95.58 | 4 Q | 49.65 | 2 | 145.23 | |
| Lesley Bush | 10 m platform | 43.72 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ann Peterson | 10 m platform | 52.14 | 2 Q | 48.97 | 4 | 101.11 | |
| Barbara Talmage | 10 m platform | 47.09 | 7 Q | 40.20 | 10 | 87.29 | 10 |

## Equestrian

Dressage
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Kyra Downton | Cadet | Individual | 657 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Edith Master | Helios | Individual | 646 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Donnan Plumb | Attache | Individual | 616 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kyra Downton Edith Master Donnan Plumb | See above | Team | 1919 | 8 | — | — |
Eventing
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Time | Penalties | Rank | Stage B | Stage D | Penalties | Total | Rank | Obstacles | Time | Penalties | Penalties | Rank |
| Kevin Freeman | Chalan | Individual | 6.22 | 77.01 | 14 | -37.60 | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | EL | EL | EL | EL | EL |
| Michael Page | Foster | Individual | 6.25 | 107.51 | 40 | -28.80 | -30.40 | -59.20 | 48.31 | 6 | 0 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 52.31 | |
| Michael Plumb | Plain Sailing | Individual | 6.17 | 63.00 | 5 | -29.60 | 83.60 | 54.00 | 117.00 | 15 | 0 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 119.50 | 14 |
| James C. Wofford | Kilkenny | Individual | 6.24 | 101.51 | 34 | -37.60 | -33.60 | -71.20 | 30.31 | 2 | 40 | 3.75 | 43.75 | 74.06 | 6 |
| Kevin Freeman Michael Page Michael Plumb James C. Wofford | See above | Team | — | 241.52 | 6 | — | — | -76.40 | 195.62 | 2 | — | — | 50.25 | 245.87 | |
Jumping
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Total | Total | Jump-off | Jump-off |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Faults | Rank | Faults | Rank | Faults | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Frank Chapot | San Lucas | Individual | 4 | =3 | 8 | =4 | 12 | =3 | 36.8 | 4 |
| Kathryn Kusner | Untouchable | Individual | 12 | =21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| William Steinkraus | Snowbound | Individual | 0 | =1 | 4 | =1 | 4 | | Bye | Bye |
| Frank Chapot | San Lucas | Team | 11 | — | 14 | — | 25 | — | — | — |
| Mary Chapot | White Lightning | Team | 27 | — | 21 | — | 48 | — | — | — |
| Kathryn Kusner | Untouchable | Team | 25 | — | 19.5 | — | 44.5 | — | — | — |
| Total | Total | Team | 63 | 5 | 54.5 | 3 | 117.5 | 4 | — | — |

## Fencing

20 fencers represented the United States in 1968.
Men
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Winners' bracket | Winners' bracket | Winners' bracket | Winners' bracket | Winners' bracket | Losers' bracket | Losers' bracket | Losers' bracket | Losers' bracket | Losers' bracket | Final round | Final round | Final round | Final barrage | Final barrage | Final barrage |
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Final / BM / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Final round | Final round | Final round | Final barrage | Final barrage | Final barrage |
| Athlete | Event | V | D | Rank | V | D | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | V | D | Rank | V | D | Rank |
| David Micahnik | Individual épée | 3 | 2 | 2 Q | 1 | 4 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Stephen Netburn | Individual épée | 2 | 3 | 4 Q | 3 | 2 | 2 Q | Constandt (BEL) W | Ladègaillerie (FRA) L | Did not advance | — | — | Bye | Constandt (BEL) W | Lötscher (SUI) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Paul Pesthy | Individual épée | 4 | 1 | 1 Q | 2 | 3 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Robert Beck Daniel Cantillon David Micahnik Stephen Netburn Paul Pesthy | Team épée | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Larry Anastasi | Individual foil | 3 | 1 | 1 Q | 2 | 3 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jeffrey Checkes | Individual foil | 2 | 3 | 4 Q | 1 | 4 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Herbert Cohen | Individual foil | 1 | 3 | 4 Q | 1 | 4 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Larry Anastasi Albie Axelrod Jeffrey Checkes Herbert Cohen Uriah Jones | Team foil | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Keane | Individual sabre | 3 | 3 | 4 Q | 1 | 4 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alfonso Morales | Individual sabre | 4 | 1 | 2 Q | 3 | 2 | 2 Q | Calsrese (ITA) W | Nazlymov (HUN) L | — | — | — | Bye | Panizza (FRA) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alex Orban | Individual sabre | 4 | 2 | 3 Q | 2 | 3 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Thomas Balla Robert Blum Anthony Keane Alfonso Morales Alex Orban | Team sabre | 1 | 1 | 2 Q | — | — | — | — | Italy (ITA) L 6–8 | 5th-8th semifinal West Germany (FRG) W 9–7 | 5th place final Poland (POL) L 5–9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Winners' bracket | Winners' bracket | Winners' bracket | Winners' bracket | Losers' bracket | Losers' bracket | Losers' bracket | Final round | Final round | Final round |
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Final / BM / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Final round | Final round | Final round |
| Athlete | Event | V | D | Rank | V | D | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | V | D | Rank |
| Harriet King | Individual foil | 3 | 2 | 2 Q | 2 | 3 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Veronica Smith | Individual foil | 1 | 5 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jan York-Romary | Individual foil | 3 | 2 | 4 Q | 2 | 3 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Harriet King Maxine Mitchell Sally Pechinsky Veronica Smith Jan York-Romary | Team foil | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Gymnastics

Men All-around
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Floor exercise | Floor exercise | Floor exercise | Floor exercise | Pommel horse | Pommel horse | Pommel horse | Pommel horse | Rings | Rings | Rings | Rings | Vault | Vault | Vault | Vault | Parallel bars | Parallel bars | Parallel bars | Parallel bars | Horizontal bar | Horizontal bar | Horizontal bar | Horizontal bar | | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | C | V | Total | Rank | C | V | Total | Rank | C | V | Total | Rank | C | V | Total | Rank | C | V | Total | Rank | C | V | Total | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Kanati Allen | Individual | 9.10 | 9.20 | 18.30 | =34 | 9.00 | 8.55 | 17.55 | =58 | 7.80 | 8.50 | 16.30 | 99 | 9.00 | 9.15 | 18.15 | =54 | 7.70 | 9.05 | 16.75 | =102 | 8.80 | 9.50 | 18.40 | =56 | 105.45 | 80 |
| Steve Cohen | Individual | 8.85 | 8.75 | 17.60 | =75 | 9.00 | 8.35 | 17.35 | =67 | 9.30 | 9.60 | 18.90 | =9 | 8.95 | 9.05 | 18.00 | =68 | 9.10 | 9.50 | 18.60 | =41 | 8.90 | 9.40 | 18.30 | =56 | 108.75 | 46 |
| Sid Freudenstein | Individual | 9.15 | 9.50 | 18.65 | =14 | 8.75 | 7.85 | 16.60 | 93 | 8.90 | 9.15 | 18.05 | =44 | 9.10 | 8.95 | 18.05 | =63 | 8.95 | 9.40 | 18.25 | =63 | 8.95 | 9.45 | 18.40 | 53 | 108.00 | 57 |
| Steve Hug | Individual | 9.00 | 9.15 | 18.15 | =42 | 9.30 | 9.40 | 18.70 | 19 | 8.80 | 9.10 | 17.90 | =52 | 8.75 | 9.05 | 17.80 | =83 | 9.05 | 9.40 | 18.45 | =51 | 9.25 | 9.35 | 18.60 | =39 | 109.60 | 36 |
| Fred Roethlisberger | Individual | 8.95 | 9.40 | 18.35 | =32 | 8.85 | 8.70 | 17.55 | =58 | 9.15 | 9.20 | 18.35 | 27 | 9.25 | 9.15 | 18.40 | =30 | 9.10 | 9.50 | 18.60 | =41 | 9.10 | 9.35 | 18.45 | =47 | 109.70 | =34 |
| Dave Thor | Individual | 9.15 | 9.30 | 18.45 | =26 | 9.50 | 9.60 | 19.10 | =4 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 18.00 | =47 | 9.10 | 9.40 | 18.50 | =23 | 8.70 | 9.30 | 18.00 | =74 | 9.05 | 9.50 | 18.55 | =42 | 110.60 | 24 |
| Kanati Allen Steve Cohen Sid Freudenstein Steve Hug Fred Roethlisberger Dave Thor | Team | 45.35 | 46.55 | — | — | 45.65 | 44.60 | — | — | 45.15 | 46.05 | — | — | 45.40 | 45.80 | — | — | 44.80 | 47.10 | — | — | 45.25 | 47.20 | — | — | 548.90 | 7 |
Women All-around
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Vault | Vault | Vault | Vault | Uneven bars | Uneven bars | Uneven bars | Uneven bars | Balance beam | Balance beam | Balance beam | Balance beam | Floor exercise | Floor exercise | Floor exercise | Floor exercise | | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | C | V | Total | Rank | C | V | Total | Rank | C | V | Total | Rank | C | V | Total | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Wendy Cluff | Individual | 9.05 | 8.75 | 17.80 | =58 | 8.75 | 9.00 | 17.75 | 46 | 9.20 | 9.00 | 18.20 | =33 | 9.10 | 8.95 | 18.05 | 42 | 71.80 | 39 |
| Kathy Gleason | Individual | 9.20 | 9.30 | 18.50 | =29 | 9.00 | 9.30 | 18.30 | 29 | 9.15 | 9.30 | 18.45 | =27 | 9.20 | 9.05 | 18.25 | =33 | 73.30 | 31 |
| Linda Metheny | Individual | 9.35 | 9.05 | 18.40 | =31 | 9.40 | 8.75 | 18.15 | =34 | 9.60 | 9.55 | 19.15 | 3 Q | 9.30 | 9.00 | 18.30 | 32 | 74.00 | 28 |
| Colleen Mulvihill | Individual | 8.95 | 8.90 | 17.85 | =53 | 9.20 | 9.30 | 18.50 | =24 | 9.40 | 9.30 | 18.70 | =18 | 9.15 | 8.85 | 18.00 | =43 | 73.05 | 34 |
| Cathy Rigby | Individual | 9.20 | 9.10 | 18.30 | =36 | 9.40 | 9.50 | 18.90 | =12 | 9.55 | 9.45 | 19.00 | =5 | 9.45 | 9.30 | 18.75 | =20 | 74.95 | 16 |
| Joyce Tanac | Individual | 9.25 | 9.20 | 18.45 | 30 | 9.20 | 9.20 | 18.40 | 27 | 9.25 | 9.20 | 18.45 | =27 | 9.25 | 9.10 | 18.35 | 31 | 73.65 | 30 |
| Wendy Cluff Kathy Gleason Linda Metheny Colleen Mulvihill Cathy Rigby Joyce Tanac | Team | 46.05 | 45.55 | — | — | 46.20 | 46.30 | — | — | 47.00 | 46.80 | — | — | 46.35 | 45.40 | — | — | 369.75 | 6 |
Apparatus
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Final | Score | Rank |
| Linda Metheny | Balance beam | 9.575 | 9.650 | 19.225 | =4 |

## Modern pentathlon

Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1968.
| Athlete | Event | Riding (Cross-country steeplechase) | Riding (Cross-country steeplechase) | Riding (Cross-country steeplechase) | Riding (Cross-country steeplechase) | Fencing (Épée) | Fencing (Épée) | Fencing (Épée) | Shooting (Rapid-fire pistol) | Shooting (Rapid-fire pistol) | Shooting (Rapid-fire pistol) | Shooting (Rapid-fire pistol) | Swimming (300 m freestyle) | Swimming (300 m freestyle) | Swimming (300 m freestyle) | Running (4000 m cross-country) | Running (4000 m cross-country) | Running (4000 m cross-country) | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Penalties | Rank | MP | V | Rank | MP (AIP) | Score | Penalties | Rank | MP | Time | Rank | MP | Time | Rank | MP | MP Points | Rank |
| Robert Beck | Individual | 3:41 | 90 | 27 | 1010 | 28 | =8 | 885 (896) | 190 | 0 | =13 | 912 | 4:06.5 | 28 | 925 | 16:10.3 | 42 | 655 | 4387 | 22 |
| Tom Lough | Individual | 3:32 | 120 | 31 | 980 | 18 | =37 | 655 (662) | 187 | 0 | =25 | 846 | 3:56.4 | 12 | 988 | 15:15.2 | 24 | 820 | 4289 | 29 |
| James Moore | Individual | 3:36 | 60 | =13 | 1040 | 24 | =22 | 793 (766) | 190 | 0 | =13 | 912 | 4:05.5 | =26 | 931 | 14:36.8 | 9 | 937 | 4613 | 11 |
| Robert Beck Tom Lough James Moore | Team | — | — | — | 3030 | — | — | 2324 | — | — | — | 2670 | — | — | 2844 | — | — | 2412 | 13280 | 4 |

## Rowing

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| John Van Blom | Single sculls | 7:54.79 | 3 R | 7:43.00 | 1 SF | 7:49.85 | 3 FA | 7:50.30 | 4 |
| Larry Hough Phillip Johnson | Coxless pair | 7:19.92 | 1 SF | Bye | Bye | 7:21.50 | 1 FA | 7:26.71 | |
| Richard Edmumds Bill Hobbs Stewart MacDonald (C) | Coxed pair | 8:12.48 | 1 SF | Bye | Bye | 8:03.74 | 3 FA | 8:12.60 | 5 |
| Bill Maher John Nunn | Double sculls | 6:56.96 | 1 SF | Bye | Bye | 7:10.05 | 1 FA | 6:54.21 | |
| Charles Hamlin Pete Raymond Lawrence Terry Raymond Wright | Coxless four | 6:57.68 | 2 R | 6:39.78 | 1 FA | — | — | 6:47.70 | 5 |
| Gardner Cadwalader John Hartigan (C) Luther Jones Tony Martin Bill Purdy | Coxed four | 7:21.39 | 3 SF | Bye | Bye | 6:54.22 | 2 FA | 6:51.41 | 5 |
| Steve Brooks Curtis Canning Arthur Evans David Higgins Franklin Hobbs Paul Hoffman (C) Andy Larkin Cleve Livingston Scott Steketee | Eight | 6:15.42 | 5 R | 6:19.81 | 2 FA | — | — | 6:14.34 | 6 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); SF=Semifinal; R=Repechage

## Sailing

| Athlete | Event | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Points | Rank |
| Carl Van Duyne | Finn | DNF | 42 | DSQ | 11 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 5.7 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 117.7 | 14 |
| Bob James David James | Flying Dutchman | DNF | 36 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 5.7 | 6 | 11.7 | 97.4 | 10 |
| Peter Barrett Lowell North | Star | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5.7 | 3 | 5.7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 14.4 | |
| George Friedrichs Barton Jahncke Gerald Schreck | Dragon | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| Steve Colgate Gardner Cox Stuart H. Walker | 5.5 Metre | 7 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 11.7 | 74.7 | 8 |

## Shooting

Twelve shooters represented the United States in 1968. Gary Anderson won gold in the 300 m rifle, three positions, John Writer won silver in the 50 m rifle, three positions, and Thomas Garrigus won silver in the trap.
| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Shoot-off 1 | Shoot-off 1 | Shoot-off 2 | Shoot-off 2 |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Bill McMillan | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 584 | 17 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim McNally | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 580 | 25 | — | — | — | — |
| Don Hamilton | 50 m pistol | 549 | 16 | — | — | — | — |
| Arnold Vitarbo | 50 m pistol | 559 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Anderson | 50 m rifle prone | 595 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Lones Wigger | 50 m rifle prone | 592 | 25 | — | — | — | — |
| John Foster | 50 m rifle three positions | 1153 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| John Writer | 50 m rifle three positions | 1156 | | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Anderson | 300 m rifle three positions | 1157 WR | | — | — | — | — |
| John Foster | 300 m rifle three positions | 1140 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Garrigus | Trap | 196 | =2 | 25 | =1 | 25 | |
| Ray Stafford | Trap | 189 | 26 | — | — | — | — |
| Earl Herring | Skeet | 190 | 16 | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Rodale | Skeet | 189 | 19 | — | — | — | — |

## Swimming

Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Mark Spitz | 100 m freestyle | 54.6 | 4 Q | 53.8 | 3 Q | 53.0 | |
| Ken Walsh | 100 m freestyle | 55.7 | 19 Q | 53.9 | 7 Q | 52.8 | |
| Zac Zorn | 100 m freestyle | 54.2 | 2 Q | 53.4 | 2 Q | 53.9 | 8 |
| John Nelson | 200 m freestyle | 1:59.5 OR | 2 Q | — | — | 1:58.1 | |
| Don Schollander | 200 m freestyle | 2:00.0 | 3 Q | — | — | 1:58.1 | |
| Stephen Rerych | 200 m freestyle | 2:00.6 | 6 Q | — | — | DNS | DNS |
| Brent Berk | 400 m freestyle | 4:20.2 | 6 Q | — | — | 4:26.0 | 8 |
| Mike Burton | 400 m freestyle | 4:19.3 | 4 Q | — | — | 4:09.0 OR | |
| John Nelson | 400 m freestyle | 4:18.7 | 2 Q | — | — | 4:17.2 | 6 |
| Mike Burton | 1500 m freestyle | 17:27.2 | 5 Q | — | — | 16:38.9 OR | |
| John Kinsella | 1500 m freestyle | 17:22.7 | 4 Q | — | — | 16:57.3 | |
| John Nelson | 1500 m freestyle | 17:36.0 | 7 Q | — | — | 18:05.1 | 8 |
| Larry Barbiere | 100 m backstroke | 1:01.9 | 5 Q | 1:01.6 | =2 Q | 1:01.1 | 4 |
| Charlie Hickcox | 100 m backstroke | 1:01.1 | 2 Q | 1:01.6 | =2 Q | 1:00.2 | |
| Ronnie Mills | 100 m backstroke | 1:01.8 | =3 Q | 1:01.8 | 4 Q | 1:00.5 | |
| Gary Hall Sr. | 200 m backstroke | 2:16.2 | 2 Q | — | — | 2:12.6 | 4 |
| Jack Horsley | 200 m backstroke | 2:13.7 | 3 Q | — | — | 2:10.9 | |
| Mitch Ivey | 200 m backstroke | 2:11.3 | 1 Q | — | — | 2:10.6 | |
| Don McKenzie | 100 m breaststroke | 1:08.1 | 1 Q | 1:08.1 | =3 Q | 1:07.7 OR | |
| Ken Merten | 100 m breaststroke | 1:10.6 | =19 Q | 1:11.6 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dave Perkowski | 100 m breaststroke | 1:09.5 | =7 Q | 1:09.0 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Brian Job | 200 m breaststroke | 2:31.5 | 2 Q | — | — | 2:29.9 | |
| Philip Long | 200 m breaststroke | 2:33.1 | =5 Q | — | — | 2:33.6 | 7 |
| Ken Merten | 200 m breaststroke | 2:37.0 | 12 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Doug Russell | 100 m butterfly | 57.3 OR | 1 Q | 55.9 OR | 1 Q | 55.9 | |
| Mark Spitz | 100 m butterfly | 58.5 | 3 Q | 57.4 | 2 Q | 56.4 | |
| Ross Wales | 100 m butterfly | 58.7 | 4 Q | 58.2 | 4 Q | 57.2 | |
| John Ferris | 200 m butterfly | 2:10.6 | =1 Q | — | — | 2:09.3 | |
| Carl Robie | 200 m butterfly | 2:11.1 | =4 Q | — | — | 2:08.7 | |
| Mark Spitz | 200 m butterfly | 2:10.6 | =1 Q | — | — | 2:13.5 | 8 |
| Greg Buckingham | 200 m individual medley | 2:15.6 | 2 Q | — | — | 2:13.0 | |
| John Ferris | 200 m individual medley | 2:14.6 OR | 1 Q | — | — | 2:13.3 | |
| Charlie Hickcox | 200 m individual medley | 2:16.1 OR | 3 Q | — | — | 2:12.0 OR | |
| Greg Buckingham | 400 m individual medley | 4:57.3 | 3 Q | — | — | 4:51.4 | 4 |
| Gary Hall Sr. | 400 m individual medley | 4:56.2 | =1 Q | — | — | 4:48.7 | |
| Charlie Hickcox | 400 m individual medley | 4:56.2 | =1 Q | — | — | 4:48.4 | |
| David Johnson William Johnson Stephen Rerych Don Schollander Mark Spitz Michael Wall Ken Walsh Zac Zorn | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:35.4 | 1 Q | — | — | 3:31.7 WR | |
| David Johnson William Johnson John Nelson Stephen Rerych Don Schollander Mark Spitz Andrew Strenk Michael Wall | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 8:05.1 | 2 Q | — | — | 7:52.3 | |
| Charlie Hickcox Chet Jastremski Don McKenzie Ronnie Mills Carl Robie Doug Russell Don Schollander Ken Walsh | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:03.4 | 1 Q | — | — | 3:54.9 WR | |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Linda Gustavson | 100 m freestyle | 1:00.8 | 4 Q | 1:00.6 | =3 Q | 1:00.3 | |
| Jan Henne | 100 m freestyle | 1:00.1 | 1 Q | 1:00.5 | 2 Q | 1:00.0 | |
| Sue Pedersen | 100 m freestyle | 1:01.5 | 5 Q | 1:00.2 | 1 Q | 1:00.3 | |
| Jane Barkman | 200 m freestyle | 2:13.6 | 2 Q | — | — | 2:11.2 | |
| Jan Henne | 200 m freestyle | 2:13.8 | 3 Q | — | — | 2:11.0 | |
| Debbie Meyer | 200 m freestyle | 2:13.1 OR | 1 Q | — | — | 2:10.5 OR | |
| Linda Gustavson | 400 m freestyle | 4:41.4 | 3 Q | — | — | 4:45.5 | |
| Pam Kruse | 400 m freestyle | 4:45.2 | 5 Q | — | — | 4:37.2 | 4 |
| Debbie Meyer | 400 m freestyle | 4:35.0 OR | 1 Q | — | — | 4:31.8 OR | |
| Patty Caretto | 800 m freestyle | 9:46.4 | =3 Q | — | — | 9:51.3 | 5 |
| Pam Kruse | 800 m freestyle | 9:49.8 | 5 Q | — | — | 9:35.7 | |
| Debbie Meyer | 800 m freestyle | 9:42.8 OR | 2 Q | — | — | 9:24.0 OR | |
| Kaye Hall | 100 m backstroke | 1:09.8 | 2 Q | 1:08.2 | 2 Q | 1:06.2 WR | |
| Kendis Moore | 100 m backstroke | 1:10.5 | =10 Q | 1:09.6 | 6 Q | 1:08.3 | 4 |
| Jane Swagerty | 100 m backstroke | 1:10.2 | =6 Q | 1:08.6 | 3 Q | 1:08.1 | |
| Susie Atwood | 200 m backstroke | 2:35.2 | 10 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kaye Hall | 200 m backstroke | 2:31.1 OR | 3 Q | — | — | 2:28.9 | |
| Lillian Watson | 200 m backstroke | 2:29.2 OR | 1 Q | — | — | 2:24.8 OR | |
| Catie Ball | 100 m breaststroke | 1:18.8 OR | 7 Q | 1:16.8 | =2 Q | 1:16.7 | 5 |
| Suzy Jones | 100 m breaststroke | 1:19.3 | =10 Q | 1:18.6 | =11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sharon Wichman | 100 m breaststroke | 1:18.3 | 4 Q | 1:16.8 | =2 Q | 1:16.1 | |
| Cathy Jamison | 200 m breaststroke | 2:50.1 | 6 Q | — | — | 2:48.4 | 5 |
| Sharon Wichman | 200 m breaststroke | 2:46.8 | 1 Q | — | — | 2:44.4 OR | |
| Ellie Daniel | 100 m butterfly | 1:07.2 | 3 Q | 1:06.1 | =1 Q | 1:05.8 | |
| Toni Hewitt | 100 m butterfly | 1:08.1 | 8 Q | 1:07.9 | 8 Q | 1:07.5 | 7 |
| Susan Shields | 100 m butterfly | 1:06.2 | 2 Q | 1:06.3 | 4 Q | 1:06.2 | |
| Ellie Daniel | 200 m butterfly | 2:29.4 | =3 Q | — | — | 2:25.9 | |
| Diane Giebel | 200 m butterfly | 2:33.0 | 6 Q | — | — | 2:31.7 | 6 |
| Toni Hewitt | 200 m butterfly | 2:29.1 | 2 Q | — | — | 2:26.2 | 4 |
| Jan Henne | 200 m individual medley | 2:33.9 | 6 Q | — | — | 2:31.4 | |
| Claudia Kolb | 200 m individual medley | 2:28.8 OR | 1 Q | — | — | 2:24.7 OR | |
| Susan Pedersen | 200 m individual medley | 2:33.2 | =4 Q | — | — | 2:28.8 | |
| Claudia Kolb | 400 m individual medley | 5:17.2 OR | 1 Q | — | — | 5:08.5 OR | |
| Susan Pedersen | 400 m individual medley | 5:26.4 | 2 Q | — | — | 5:25.8 | 4 |
| Lynn Vidali | 400 m individual medley | 5:28.9 | 3 Q | — | — | 5:22.2 | |
| Jane Barkman Linda Gustavson Jan Henne Susan Pedersen | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 4:11.1 | 2 Q | — | — | 4:02.5 OR | |
| Catie Ball Ellie Daniel Kaye Hall Jan Henne Suzy Jones Susan Pedersen Susan Shields Jane Swagerty | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:34.7 | 2 Q | — | — | 4:28.3 OR | |
$^a$ Swimmers who participated in the heats only.

## Volleyball

Summary
| Team | Event | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin |
| Team | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| United States men | Men's tournament | Soviet Union W 3–2 | Czechoslovakia L 1–3 | Brazil W 3–0 | Bulgaria L 2–3 | Poland L 0–3 | East Germany L 0–3 | Japan L 0–3 | Mexico W 3–1 | Belgium W 3–0 | 7 |
| United States women | Women's tournament | Japan L 0–3 | Czechoslovakia L 1–3 | Poland L 0–3 | South Korea L 1–3 | Soviet Union L 1–3 | Peru L 1–3 | Mexico L 0–3 | — | — | 8 |

### Men's tournament

* Round robin
   * Defeated Soviet Union (3-2)
   * Lost to Czechoslovakia (1-3)
   * Defeated Brazil (3-0)
   * Lost to Bulgaria (2-3)
   * Lost to Poland (0-3)
   * Lost to East Germany (0-3)
   * Lost to Japan (0-3)
   * Defeated Mexico (3-1)
   * Defeated Belgium (3-0) → Seventh place
* Team roster
   * John Alstrom
   * Mike Bright
   * Wink Davenport
   * Smitty Duke
   * Tom Haine
   * Jack Henn
   * Butch May
   * Danny Patterson
   * Larry Rundle
   * Jon Stanley
   * Rudy Suwara
   * Pedro Velasco
* Head coach: Jim Coleman

### Women's tournament

* Round robin
   * Lost to Japan (0-3)
   * Lost to Czechoslovakia (1-3)
   * Lost to Poland (0-3)
   * Lost to South Korea (1-3)
   * Lost to Soviet Union (1-3)
   * Lost to Peru (1-3)
   * Lost to Mexico (0-3) → 8th and last place
* Team roster
   * Patti Lucas Bright
   * Kathryn Ann Heck
   * Fanny Hopeau
   * Ninja Jorgensen
   * Laurie Lewis
   * Miki McFadden
   * Marilyn McReavy
   * Nancy Owen
   * Barbara "Bobbie" Perry
   * Mary Perry
   * Sharon Peterson
   * Jane Ward (captain)
* Head coach: Harlan Cohen

## Water polo

Summary
| Team | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Semifinal / Pl. | Final / BM / Cl. | Final / BM / Cl. |
| Team | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| United States men | Water polo | Brazil W 10–5 | Spain W 10–7 | Cuba T 6–6 | Hungary L 1–5 | Soviet Union L 3–8 | West Germany W 7–5 | 3 | 5th-8th semifinal Netherlands W 6–3 | 5th place match East Germany W 6–4 | 5 |

### Team Competition

* Preliminary round (group A)
   * Defeated Brazil (10:5)
   * Defeated Spain (10:7)
   * Tied with Cuba (6:6)
   * Lost to Hungary (1:5)
   * Lost to Soviet Union (3:8)
   * Defeated West Germany (7:5)
* Classification Matches
   * 5th/8th place: Defeated Netherlands (6:3)
   * 5th/6th place: Defeated East Germany (6:4) → 5th place
* Team roster
   * Anton Van Dorp
   * Barry Weitzenberg
   * Bruce Bradley
   * David Ashleigh
   * Dean Willeford
   * Gary Sheerer
   * John Parker
   * Ronald Crawford
   * Russell Webb
   * Stanley Cole
   * Steven Barnett

## Weightlifting

| Athlete | Event | Weight | Rank |
| Russell Knipp | 75 kg | 437.5 | 4 |
| Fred Lowe | 75 kg | 430.0 | 8 |
| Joe Puleo | 82.5 kg | DNF | DNF |
| Bart Bartholomew | 90 kg | 457.5 | 9 |
| Phil Grippaldi | 90 kg | 477.5 | 7 |
| Joseph Dube | +90 kg | 555.0 | |
| Ernie Pickett | +90 kg | DNF | DNF |

## Wrestling

Key:
* TF – Victory by fall.
* SP - Win by technical superiority
* PP - Win by technical points
| Athlete | Event | Elimination stage | Elimination stage | Elimination stage | Elimination stage | Elimination stage | Elimination stage | Elimination stage | Final stage | Final stage | Final stage | Final stage |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result (Penalty points) | Opposition Result (Penalty points) | Opposition Result (Penalty points) | Opposition Result (Penalty points) | Opposition Result (Penalty points) | Opposition Result (Penalty points) | TPP | Opposition Result (Penalty points) | Opposition Result (Penalty points) | FPP | Rank |
| Richard Sanders | Freestyle 52 kg | Defran (DOM) W TF (0.0) | Dimovski (YUG) W TF (0.0) | Ghorbani (IRN) W TF (0.0) | Kumar (IND) W TF (0.0) | — | — | 0.0 | Nakata (JPN) L PP (3.0) | Damdinsharav (MGL) W PP (1.0) | 4.0 | |
| Donald Behm | Freestyle 57 kg | Sardar (PAK) W PP (1.0) | Raxon (GUA) W TF (0.0) | Singh (IND) W SP (0.5) | Talebi (IRN) L PP (3.0) | Shavov (BUL) W PP (1.0) | — | 5.5 | Aliyev (URS) W PP (1.0) | — | 6.5 | |
| Bobby Douglas | Freestyle 63 kg | Seyed-Abbasi (IRN) L PP (3.0) | WDR | WDR | WDR | WDR | WDR | WDR | WDR | WDR | WDR |
| Wayne Wells | Freestyle 70 kg | Beriashivili (URS) T (2.0) | Karlsson (SWE) W PP (1.0) | Ioannidis (GRE) W TF (0.0) | Pająk (POL) W PP (1.0) | Horiuchi (JPN) W PP (1.0) | Valchev (BUL) L PP (3.0) | 8.0 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 4 |
| Steve Combs | Freestyle 78 kg | Atalay (TUR) L PP (3.0) | Martinetti (SUI) W PP (1.0) | Seo (KOR) W PP (1.0) | Robin (FRA) L PP (3.0) | — | — | 8.0 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =6 |
| Tom Peckham | Freestyle 87 kg | Gardzhev (BUL) T (2.0) | Graffigna (GUA) W PP (1.0) | Marcheggiani (ITA) W TF (0.0) | Endo (JPN) W TF (0.0) | Gürsoy (TUR) T (2.0) | — | 5.0 | Mönkhbat (MGL) L PP (3.0) | — | 8.0 | 4 |
| Jess Lewis | Freestyle 97 kg | Bachmann (GDR) W PP (1.0) | Kawano (JPN) W PP (1.0) | Ayik (TUR) T (2.0) | Mustafov (BUL) L PP (3.0) | EL | EL | 7.0 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 6 |
| Larry Kristoff | Freestyle +97 kg | Robertsson (SWE) W DQ (0.0) | Nyers (HUN) W PP (1.0) | Anvari (IRN) W PP (1.0) | Medved (URS) L DQ (4.0) | EL | EL | 6.0 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |
| Richard Tamble | Greco-Roman 52 kg | Bakulin (URS) L PP (3.0) | Çıkmaz (TUR) L PP (3.0) | EL | EL | EL | EL | 6.0 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =17 |
| David Hazewinkel | Greco-Roman 57 kg | Baciu (ROU) L PP (3.0) | Nielsen (DEN) W TF (0.0) | Traikov (BUL) W DQ (0.0) | El-Sayed (RAU) L PP (3.0) | EL | EL | 6.0 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =8 |
| Jim Hazewinkel | Greco-Roman 63 kg | Rusznyák (HUN) W PP (1.0) | Rurua (URS) L TF (4.0) | Kim (KOR) W SP (0.5) | Galinchev (BUL) L PP (3.0) | EL | EL | 8.5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 7 |
| Werner Holzer | Greco-Roman 70 kg | Ben Mansour (MAR) W TF (0.0) | Karlsson (SWE) L TF (4.0) | Madsen (DEN) W PP (1.0) | Rost (FRG) L PP (3.0) | EL | EL | 8.0 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =6 |
| Larry Lyden | Greco-Roman 78 kg | Nenadić (YUG) L SP (3.5) | Savvas (GRE) L PP (3.0) | EL | EL | EL | EL | 6.5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =16 |
| Wayne Baughman | Greco-Roman 87 kg | Metz (GDR) L PP (3.0) | Alvarez (MEX) W TF (0.0) | Ojala (FIN) W TF (0.0) | Kwieciński (POL) W PP (1.0) | Olenik (URS) L TF (4.0) | — | 8.0 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |
| Henk Schenk | Greco-Roman 97 kg | Radev (BUL) L DQ (4.0) | Jutzeler (SUI) T (2.5) | EL | EL | EL | EL | 6.5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 12 |
| Bob Roop | Greco-Roman +97 kg | Geris (CAN) W TF (0.0) | Petrov (BUL) L TF (4.0) | Roshchin (URS) L TF (4.0) | EL | EL | EL | 8.0 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 10 |