IU Olympians: 1968
Indiana University's Olympic Participants By Year:
1904 | 1932 | 1936 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976
1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020
XIX Olympiad, Mexico City
23 Olympians, 7 Countries, 7 Gold Medals, 5 Silver Medals, 5 Bronze Medals
• Hobie Billingsley (USA, men’s swimming and diving, diving coach)
• Wes Brooker (Canada, men’s track and field, 400m hurdles-- 51.10)
• Lesley Bush Hickcox (USA, women’s swimming and diving, platform diving)
• Santiago Esteva (Spain, men’s swimming and diving, 200m backstroke, 5th-- 2:12.9, 100m backstroke, 400m medley relay, 8th-- 4:08.8, 800m freestyle relay)
• Rick Gilbert (USA, men’s swimming and diving, platform diving, 17th)
• Gary Hall (USA, men’s swimming and diving, 400m IM, silver --4:48.7, 200m backstroke, 4th-- 2:12.6)
• Jim Henry (USA, men’s swimming and diving, springboard diving, bronze-- 158.09)
• Charlie Hickcox (USA, men’s swimming and diving, 200m IM, gold-- 2:12.0), 400m IM, gold-- 4:48.4, 400m medley relay, gold-- 3:54.9, 100m backstroke, silver-- 1:00.2)
• Jack Horsleyn (USA, men’s swimming and diving, 200m backstroke, bronze-- 2:10.9)
• Ron Jacks (Canada, men’s swimming and diving, 800m freestyle relay, 4th-- 8:03.2, 100m butterfly, 200m butterfly, 200m freestyle, 400m freestyle relay, 7th-- 3:39.2)
• Chet Jastremski (USA, men’s swimming and diving, 400m medley relay, reserve)
• John Kinsella (USA, men’s swimming and diving, 1500m freestyle, silver-- 16.57.3)
• Andy Loh (Hong Kong, men’s swimming and diving, 100m butterfly, 400m freestyle)
• Bob Loh (Hong Kong, men’s swimming and diving, 100m butterfly, 200m freestyle, 400m freestyle)
• Don McKenzie (USA, men’s swimming and diving, 100m breaststroke, gold-- 1:07.7, 400m medley relay, gold-- 3:54.9)
• Luis Nino de Rivera (Mexico, men’s swimming and diving, springboard diving, 4th--155.71, platform diving, 7th-- 141.6)
• Dave Perkowski (USA, men’s swimming and diving, 100m breaststroke, semi-finalist)
• Ingeborg Pertmayr (Austria, women’s swimming and diving, platform diving, 9th-- 13.26)
• George Smith (Canada, men’s swimming and diving, 200m IM, 5th--2:15.9, 400m IM, 400m freestyle relay, 7th--3:39.2, 800m freestyle relay, 4th-- 8:03.2)
• Mark Spitz (USA, men’s swimming and diving, 400m freestyle relay, gold--3:31.7, 800m freestyle relay--gold, 7:52.3, 100m butterfly, silver--56.4, 100m freestyle, bronze--53.0, 200m butterfly, 8th--4:48.7)
• Bob Windle (Australia, men’s swimming and diving, 800m freestyle relay, silver--7:53.7, 400m freestyle relay, bronze-- 3:34.7, 200m freestyle, 6th--2:00.9, 100m freestyle, semifinalist--54.6)
• Win Young (USA, men’s swimming and diving, platform diving, bronze--153.93)