Games of the XIX Olympiad

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Games_of_the_XIX_Olympiad
GPTKB entity
Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Olympic_Games
gptkbp:closed 1968-10-27
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:1968_Summer_Olympics
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:1972_Summer_Olympics
gptkbp:hostCity gptkb:Mexico_City
gptkbp:hostCountry gptkb:Mexico
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Games of the XIX Olympiad
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code gptkb:MEX1968
gptkbp:logo gptkb:Mexico_68_logo
gptkbp:mainVenue gptkb:Estadio_Olímpico_Universitario
gptkbp:mascot No official mascot
gptkbp:memberState 112
gptkbp:motto Ever onward
gptkbp:notableAthlete gptkb:Dick_Fosbury
gptkb:Al_Oerter
gptkb:Bob_Beamon
gptkb:Debbie_Meyer
gptkb:Jim_Hines
gptkb:John_Carlos
gptkb:Kipchoge_Keino
gptkb:Lee_Evans
gptkb:Tommie_Smith
gptkb:Věra_Čáslavská
gptkb:Wyomia_Tyus
Tlatelolco massacre (contextual event)
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Black_Power_salute
first Olympics in Latin America
first Olympics in a Spanish-speaking country
introduction of doping tests
introduction of gender verification tests
gptkbp:numberOfAthletes 5516
gptkbp:numberOfEvents 172
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Spanish
English
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Games_of_the_XIX_Olympiad
gptkbp:opened gptkb:Gustavo_Díaz_Ordaz
1968-10-12
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1964_Summer_Olympics
gptkbp:sport 18
gptkbp:torchRelayStartDate gptkb:Mexico_City
gptkb:Olympia,_Greece
gptkbp:website https://www.olympic.org/mexico-1968
gptkbp:year 1968
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1968_Summer_Olympics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5