1968 Summer Olympics

Games of the XIX Olympiad, in Mexico City, Mexico
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1968 Summer Olympics

Summary

1968 Summer Olympics is a Summer Olympic Games edition[1]. It draws 4,527 Wikipedia views per month (summer_olympic_games_edition category, ranking #19 of 35).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1968 Summer Olympics is in the country of Mexico[3].
  • 1968 Summer Olympics's instance of is recorded as Summer Olympic Games edition[4].
  • 1968 Summer Olympics's instance of is recorded as international sporting event[5].
  • 1968 Summer Olympics followed 1964 Summer Olympics[6].
  • 1968 Summer Olympics was followed by 1972 Summer Olympics[7].
  • The location of 1968 Summer Olympics was Universitary Olympic Stadium[8].
  • The location of 1968 Summer Olympics was Mexico City[9].
  • 1968 Summer Olympics's Commons category is recorded as 1968 Summer Olympics[10].
  • 1968 Summer Olympics's edition number is recorded as 19[11].
  • 1968 Summer Olympics comprises football at the 1968 Summer Olympics[12].
  • 1968 Summer Olympics comprises athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics[13].
  • 1968 Summer Olympics comprises gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics[14].
  • 1968 Summer Olympics comprises swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics[15].
  • 1968 Summer Olympics comprises field hockey at the 1968 Summer Olympics[16].
  • 1968 Summer Olympics comprises rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics[17].
  • 1968 Summer Olympics comprises cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics[18].
  • 1968 Summer Olympics comprises modern pentathlon at the 1968 Summer Olympics[19].
  • 1968 Summer Olympics comprises fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics[20].
  • 1968 Summer Olympics comprises shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics[21].
  • 1968 Summer Olympics comprises canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics[22].
  • 1968 Summer Olympics comprises sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics[23].
  • 1968 Summer Olympics comprises tennis at the 1968 Summer Olympics[24].
  • 1968 Summer Olympics comprises Basque pelota at the 1968 Summer Olympics[25].
  • 1968 Summer Olympics comprises equestrian at the 1968 Summer Olympics[26].
  • 1968 Summer Olympics comprises diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics[27].

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When and Where

1968 Summer Olympics occurred on 1968[28]. It began on October 12, 1968[29]. It ended on October 27, 1968[30]. Recorded location include Universitary Olympic Stadium[8] and Mexico City[9]. It is in the country of Mexico[3].

Context

Recorded instance of include Summer Olympic Games edition[4] and international sporting event[5]. 1968 Summer Olympics followed 1964 Summer Olympics[6]. It was followed by 1972 Summer Olympics[7].

Participants

Recorded participant include Karel Kovář[31] and Ewald Kist[32]. Recorded number of participants include {'amount': '+112'}[33] and {'amount': '+5516'}[34].

Why It Matters

1968 Summer Olympics draws 4,527 Wikipedia views per month (summer_olympic_games_edition category, ranking #19 of 35).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . olympic.org. Retrieved . olympic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] . olympic.org. Retrieved . olympic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · Sabelöga · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant Karel Kovář, Ewald Kist
    Has part(s) football at the 1968 Summer Olympics, athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics, gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics +19
    Has part(s) of the class Olympic sporting event
    Point in time +1968-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P10291]]: 53941, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296165766|1968 Mexico City Summer Olympics (#296165766)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8109|"
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