1968 Olympic Games

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1968_Olympic_Games
GPTKB entity
Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Olympic_Games
gptkbp:closing_ceremony gptkb:Estadio_Azteca
October 27, 1968
gptkbp:hosted_by gptkb:Mexico_City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1968 Olympic Games
gptkbp:mascot gptkb:Panchito
gptkbp:notable_achievement First Olympics held in Latin America
First Olympics with a dedicated Olympic Village
First Olympics with a medal for women's swimming
Introduction of drug testing
First Olympics to feature a live television broadcast
gptkbp:notable_athletes gptkb:Mark_Spitz
gptkb:Don_Schollander
gptkb:Cassius_Clay
gptkb:Marlies_Göhr
gptkb:Kathy_Whitmire
gptkb:Tommy_Smith
gptkb:John_Carlos
gptkb:László_Tóth
gptkb:Allyson_Felix
gptkb:Dick_Fosbury
gptkb:Věra_Čáslavská
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Black_Power_salute
Women's swimming events introduced
High jump victory by Dick Fosbury
gptkbp:number_of_players gptkb:18
553
gptkbp:olympic_games gptkb:1964_Summer_Olympics
gptkb:1972_Summer_Olympics
gptkbp:opening_ceremony gptkb:Estadio_Azteca
October 12, 1968
gptkbp:participating_nations gptkb:112
gptkbp:song The Olympic Spirit
gptkbp:sport gptkb:basketball
gptkb:Swimming
gptkb:Athletics
gptkbp:year gptkb:1968
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1970_Olympic_Games
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5