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19 de abr. de 2024 · Mexico City 1968 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in Mexico City that took place October 12–27, 1968. The Mexico City Games were the 16th occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. Tommie Smith and John Carlos.
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The 1968 Summer Olympics (Spanish: Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad (Spanish: Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 (Spanish: México 1968), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico.
- High Altitude
- Records Tumble
- Olympic Firsts
The choice of Mexico City to host the 1968 Olympic Games proved to be a controversial one because of the city's high altitude above sea level: 2,300m. It was the first times the Games had taken place in Latin America, and the altitude proved an advantage in the events which needed a brief, but intense effort, such as short-distance running (up to 8...
The high altitude led to world records in all of the men’s races that were 400m or shorter, plus the long jump and triple jump. Probably the most memorable achievement was Bob Beamon’s spectacular long jump of 8.90m—a world record that would last for 22 years.
Mexican hurdler Enriqueta Basilio became the first woman to light the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony. Wyomia Tyus of the U.S. became the first athlete to win the 100m twice. Dick Fosbury won the men’s high jump with a new jumping style now known as the “Fosbury Flop”, and for the first time, winners had to undergo a doping test (narcotics, stimul...
13 de mai. de 2024 · Mexico 1968: The games that broke the mould. The Olympic Games Mexico 1968 broke ground in more ways than one. They were the first modern Games to run a year-long Cultural Olympiad and the first to be held in a Spanish-speaking, Latin-American, developing country.
13 de mai. de 2024 · Mexico 1968: The games that broke the mould. The Olympic Games Mexico 1968 broke ground in more ways than one. They were the first modern Games to run a year-long Cultural Olympiad and the first to be held in a Spanish-speaking, Latin-American, developing country. Legacy overview. Legacies. All News. Mexico 1968 Legacy. 13 May 2024.
The graphic content (over 4,000 photographs, 1,000 in color) was selected from nearly 400,000 negatives taken by more than 100 photographers. Results of the sports competitions have been carefully revised and constitute the definitive record of the Games of the XIX Olympiad.
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