1968 Summer Olympics / Participant (US Virgin Islands)
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The US Virgin Islands participated in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City with a delegation of six athletes (all men). It was the first time I took part in the Olympic Games. The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was weightlifter Leston Sprauve .
Participants by sport
Weightlifting
| Athletes | competition | Tear | Bump | Military Press | total weight | Final score | |||||
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| Weight | rank | Weight | rank | Weight | rank | Weight | rank | rank | |||
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| Leston Sprauve | Heavyweight | 140 kg | 11 | 177.5 kg | 11 | 150 kg | 11 | 467.5 kg | 12 | 12 | |
athletics
Running and walking
| Athletes | competition | leader | Semifinals | final | rank | |||
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| time | rank | time | rank | time | rank | |||
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| Franklin Blyden | 110 m hurdles | 14.74 s | 2 | eliminated | - | |||
| Carl Plaskett | 200 m | 21.29 s | 5 | eliminated | - | |||
sailing
| Athletes | competition | Final score | |||
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| Points | rank | ||||
| Men's | |||||
| Per Dohm | Finn dinghy | 197.0 | 32 | ||
| John Hamber , Rudy Thompson | Flying Dutchman | 172.0 | 25th | ||
Web link
- Olympic Team of the US Virgin Islands 1968 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
