1968 Summer Olympics / Participant (Nicaragua)

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Nicaragua took part in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City with a delegation of eleven male athletes in 15 competitions in three sports. None of the athletes managed to win a medal. It was Nicaragua's first participation in the Olympic Games.

Participants by sport

Boxing

• Hermes Silva

  Bantamweight: eliminated in the 1st round

• Mario Santamaria

  Featherweight: eliminated in the 1st round

• Alfonso Molina

  Lightweight: eliminated in the 1st round

Weightlifting

• Carlos Perez

  Featherweight: 19th place

athletics

Men

• Juan Argüello

  100 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

  200 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Francisco Menocal

  400 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

  800 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

• José Esteban Valle

  20 km walking: race not finished

• Carlos Vanegas

  20 km walking: race not finished

• Donald Velez

  Long jump: 32nd place

  Javelin throw: 26th place

  Decathlon: 20th place

• Rolando Mendoza

  Shot put: 18th place

  Discus throw: 26th place

• Gustavo Morales

  Hammer throw: 21st place

Web links

• Nicaraguan Olympic team from 1968 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )