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
- Natalia Kuchinskaya — Artistic Gymnastics, Women's Balance Beam
- Larisa Petrik — Artistic Gymnastics, Women's Floor Exercise
- Mikhail Voronin — Artistic Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal Bar
- Natalia Kuchinskaya, Zinaida Voronina, Larisa Petrik, Olga Karaseva, Ludmilla Tourischeva, Lyubov Burda — Artistic Gymnastics, Women's Team Competition
- Mikhail Voronin — Artistic Gymnastics, Men's Vault
- Vladimir Golubnichy — Athletics, Men's 20 km Walk
- Yanis Lusis — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw
- Viktor Saneev — Athletics, Men's triple jump
- Valeri Sokolov — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight
- Boris Lagutin — Boxing, Men's Light-middleweight
- Daniel Poznyak — Boxing, Men's Light-heavyweight
- Lyudmila Khvedosyuk-Pinaeva — Canoeing, Women's K-1 500m
- Aleksandr Sharapenko, Vladimir Morozov — Canoeing, Men's K-2 1000m
- Ivan Kizimov, his horse Ijor — Equestrian, Individual Mixed
- Elena Novikova-Belova — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual
- Aleksandra Zabelina, Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko, Elena Novikova-Belova, Galina Gorokhova, Svetlana Tširkova — Fencing, Women's Foil Team
- Vladimir Nazlymov, Viktor Sidyak, Eduard Vinokurov, Mark Rakita, Umar Mavlikhanov — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team
- Anatoli Sass, Aleksandr Timoshinin — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls
- Valentyn Mankin — Sailing, Men's Finn
- Grigory Kosykh — Shooting, Men's 50m Pistol
- Evgeni Petrov — Shooting, Men's Skeet
- Eduard Sibiryakov, Valeri Kravchenko, Vladimir Belyaev, Yevgeni Lapinsky, Oleg Antropov, Vasilius Matushevas, Viktor Mikhalchuk, Yuri Poyarkov, Boris Tereshchuk, Vladimir Ivanov, Ivan Bugaenkov, Georgi Mondzolevsky — Volleyball, Men's Team
- Lyudmila Buldakova, Lyudmila Mikhailovskaya, Tatyana Veinberga, Vera Lantratova, Vera Galushka-Duyunova, Tatyana Sarycheva, Tatyana Ponyaeva-Tretyakova, Nina Smoleeva, Inna Ryskal, Galina Leontyeva, Roza Salikhova, Valentina Kamenek-Vinogradova — Volleyball, Women's Team
- Leonid Zhabotinsky — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight
- Viktor Kurentsov — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight
- Boris Selitsky — Weightlifting, Men's Light-heavyweight
- Aleksandr Medved — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight
- Boris Gurevich — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Middleweight
- Roman Rurua — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight
Silver
- Mikhail Voronin — Artistic Gymnastics, Men's Individual All-round
- Zinaida Voronina — Artistic Gymnastics, Women's Individual All-round
- Mikhail Voronin — Artistic Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars
- Mikhail Voronin — Artistic Gymnastics, Men's Rings
- Mikhail Voronin, Sergey Diomidov, Valery Ilyinykh, Valery Karasyov, Viktor Klimenko, Viktor Lisitsky — Artistic Gymnastics, Men's Team Competition
- Romuald Klim — Athletics, Men's Hammer Throw
- Antonina Okorokova-Lazareva — Athletics, Women's High Jump
- Jonas Chepulis — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
- Aleksei Kiselyov — Boxing, Men's 71–75 kg
- Aleksandr Sharapenko — Canoeing, Men's K-1 1000m
- Natalya Lobanova — Diving, Women's 10m Platform
- Tamara Pogozheva — Diving, Women's 3m Platform
- Yelena Petushkova, Pepel, Ivan Kizimov, Ijor, Ivan Kalita, Absent — Equestrian, Team Mixed
- Grigory Kriss — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
- Grigory Kriss, Iosif Vitebskiy, Aleksey Nikanchikov, Yury Smolyakov, Viktor Modzolevsky — Fencing, Men's Épée Team
- German Sveshnikov, Yuri Sharov, Vasyl Stankovych, Viktor Putyatin, Yury Sisikin — Fencing, Men's Foil Team
- Mark Rakita — Fencing, Men's Sabre Individual
- Stasis Shaparnis, Boris Onishenko, Pavel Lednev — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Team Competition
- Valentin Kornev — Shooting, Men's 300m Free Rifle 3 Positions
- Vladimir Kosinsky — Swimming, Men's 100m Breaststroke
- Vladimir Kosinsky — Swimming, Men's 200m Breaststroke
- Georgi Kulikov, Viktor Mazanov, Semyon Belits-Geiman, Leonid Ilyichov — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100m Freestyle Relay
- Galina Prozumenshchikova — Swimming, Women's 100m Breaststroke
- Aleksey Barkalov, Aleksandr Dolgushin, Aleksandr Shidlovsky, Boris Grishin, Givi Chikvanaya, Leonid Osipov, Oleg Bovin, Vadim Gulyaev, Vladimir Semyonov, Vyacheslav Skok, Yury Grigorovsky — Men's Water polo
- Dito Shanidze — Men's Weightlifting, Featherweight
- Vladimir Belyaev — Men's Weightlifting, Light Heavyweight
- Jaan Talts — Men's Weightlifting, Middle Heavyweight
- Shota Lomidze — Men's Wrestling, Freestyle -97 kg
- Vladimir Bakulin — Men's Wrestling, Greco-Roman -52 kg
- Valentin Oleynik — Men's Wrestling, Greco-Roman -87 kg
- Nikolai Yakovenko — Men's Wrestling, Greco-Roman -97 kg
- Anatoly Roshchin — Men's Wrestling, Greco-Roman +97 kg
Bronze
- Larisa Petrik — Artistic Gymnastics, Women's Balance Beam
- Natalia Kuchinskaya — Artistic Gymnastics, Women's Floor Exercise
- Natalia Kuchinskaya — Artistic Gymnastics, Women's Individual All-round
- Viktor Klimenko — Artistic Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars
- Mikhail Voronin — Artistic Gymnastics, Men's Pommel Horse
- Zinaida Voronina — Artistic Gymnastics, Women's Uneven Bars
- Sergei Diomidov — Artistic Gymnastics, Men's Vault
- Zinaida Voronina — Artistic Gymnastics, Women's Vault
- Nikolai Smaga — Athletics, Men's 20 km Walk
- Natalya Pechenkina — Athletics, Women's 400m
- Lyudmila Zharkova, Galina Bukharina, Vera Popkova, Lyudmila Samotyosova — Athletics, Women's 4 × 100 m Relay
- Valentin Gavrilov — Athletics, Men's High Jump
- Valentina Kozyr — Athletics, Women's High Jump
- Tatyana Talysheva — Athletics, Women's Long Jump
- Eduard Gushchin — Athletics, Men's Shot Put
- Nadezhda Chizhova — Athletics, Women's Shot Put
- Anatoli Krikun, Modestas Paulauskas, Zurab Sakandelidze, Vadim Kapranov, Yuri Selikhov, Anatoli Polivoda, Sergei Belov, Priit Tomson, Sergei Kovalenko, Gennadi Volnov, Jaak Lipso, Vladimir Andreyev — Basketball, Men's Team
- Vladimir Musalimov — Boxing, Men's Welterweight
- Vitaly Galkov — Canoeing, Men's C-1 1000m
- Naum Prokupets, Mikhail Zamotin — Canoeing, Men's C-2 1000m
- Lyudmila Pinayeva, Antonina Seredina — Canoeing, Women's K-2 500m
- Pavel Lednyov — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition
- Zigmas Jukna, Antanas Bagdonavičius, Volodymyr Sterlik, Juozas Jagelavičius, Aleksandr Martyshkin, Vytautas Briedis, Valentyn Kravchuk, Viktor Suslin, Yuriy Lorentsson — Rowing, Men's Eight with Coxswain
- Renart Suleimanov — Shooting, Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol
- Vitaly Parkhimovich — Shooting, Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions
- Nikolai Pankin — Swimming, Men's 100m Breaststroke
- Galina Prozumenschikova-Stepanova — Swimming, Women's 200m Breaststroke
- Yuri Gromak, Vladimir Kosinsky, Vladimir Nemshilov, Leonid Ilyichev — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Vladimir Bure, Semyon Belits-Geiman, Georgi Kulikov, Leonid Ilyichev — Swimming, Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Ivan Kochergin — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight
Canoeing
Cycling
Fifteen cyclists represented the Soviet Union in 1968.;Individual road race
;Team time trial
;Sprint
;1000m time trial
;Tandem
;Team pursuit
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
- Yelena Novikova-Belova, Galina Gorokhova, Aleksandra Zabelina, Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko, Svetlana Tširkova
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
- Pavel Lednyov
- Borys Onyshchenko
- Stasys Šaparnis
Rowing
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
- Anatoly Nemtyryov
- Nikolay Surov
- Aleksey Mishin
- Arkady Kudinov – competed in the semi-final only
- Boris Duyunov – did not compete in the semi-final
- Viktor Mikheyev – cox
- Zigmas Jukna
- Antanas Bagdonavičius
- Volodymyr Sterlik
- Juozas Jagelavičius
- Aleksandr Martyshkin
- Vytautas Briedis
- Valentyn Kravchuk
- Viktor Suslin
- Yuriy Lorentsson – cox
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- Round Robin
- Team Roster
- Round Robin
- '''Team Roster'''
Water polo
;Men's Team Competition- Preliminary Round
- Semifinals
- Final
- '''Team Roster'''