1968 Mexico City Olympics

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1968_Mexico_City_Olympics

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Olympic_Games
gptkbp:closed	1968-10-27
gptkbp:firstOlympicAppearance	doping tests gender verification tests electronic timing all-weather track
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:1972_Munich_Olympics
gptkbp:hostCity	gptkb:Mexico_City
gptkbp:hostCountry	gptkb:Mexico
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	1968 Mexico City Olympics
gptkbp:mainVenue	gptkb:Estadio_Olímpico_Universitario
gptkbp:mascot	none
gptkbp:memberState	112
gptkbp:notableAthlete	gptkb:Norman_Read gptkb:Dick_Fosbury gptkb:Mamo_Wolde gptkb:Lasse_Virén gptkb:Tommy_Smith gptkb:Valeriy_Borzov gptkb:Al_Oerter gptkb:Bob_Beamon gptkb:Debbie_Meyer gptkb:Enriqueta_Basilio gptkb:Jim_Hines gptkb:John_Carlos gptkb:Kipchoge_Keino gptkb:Larisa_Latynina gptkb:Lee_Evans gptkb:Tommie_Smith gptkb:Věra_Čáslavská gptkb:Wyomia_Tyus gptkb:John_Stephen_Akhwari
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Black_Power_salute Black Power salute by Tommie Smith and John Carlos first Olympics in Latin America first Olympics in a Spanish-speaking country Věra Čáslavská protest against Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia Tlatelolco massacre occurred days before opening first Olympics at high altitude
gptkbp:notableRecording	Bob Beamon's long jump world record Dick Fosbury introduces Fosbury Flop Jim Hines first sub-10 second 100m
gptkbp:numberOfAthletes	5516
gptkbp:numberOfEvents	172
gptkbp:officialLanguage	gptkb:Spanish English
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:Games_of_the_XIX_Olympiad
gptkbp:OlympicTorchLighter	gptkb:Enriqueta_Basilio
gptkbp:opened	gptkb:Gustavo_Díaz_Ordaz 1968-10-12
gptkbp:paralympicCauldronLighter	gptkb:Enriqueta_Basilio
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:1964_Tokyo_Olympics
gptkbp:sport	18
gptkbp:year	1968
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:George_Foreman
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6