Venues of the 1968 Summer Olympics
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For the 1968 Summer Olympics
, a total of twenty-five sports venues were used. Most of the venues were constructed after Mexico City was awarded the 1968 Games. Mexican efforts in determining wind measurement led to sixteen world records in athletics at the University Olympic Stadium. All four of the football venues used for these games would also be used for both of the occurrences that Mexico hosted the FIFA World Cup, in 1970 and 1986.
hosted the Pan American Games
in 1955
. The city submitted its bid for the 1968 Summer Games to the International Olympic Committee
(IOC) in December 1962 and was awarded the games ten months later at the IOC meeting in Baden-Baden
, West Germany
(Germany
since October 1990). Critical path method
was used with the help of computers to guide through 88 separate projects related to the 1968 Games. The Olympic Stadium was constructed in 1952 for the 1955 Pan American Games. Most of the venues were constructed from the late 1950s to September 1968.
at the Olympic Stadium along with the 2245 m (7,365.5 ft) altitude were factors in the number of world records set there. The International Association of Athletics Federations
(then International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF)) has rules to where the maximum allowed wind speed is 2 m/s (4.5 mph). World records were set in the men's 100 m, men's 200 m, men's 400 m, men's 800 m, men's 110 m hurdles, men's 400 m hurdles, men's 4 x 100 m relay, men's 4 x 400 m relay, men's long jump, men's triple jump, women's 100 m, women's 200 m, women's 800 m, women's 80 m hurdles, women's 4 x 100 m relay, and the women's long jump. Mexico's methods of wind measurement had readings of the women's 200 m was exactly 2.0 m/s. This same recording of exactly 2.0 m/s was registered in the men's long jump when American
Bob Beamon
made his famous 8.9 metre jump. It was also the same exact wind reading during the men's triple jump when Brazil
's Nelson Prudencio
and Viktor Saneyev
of the Soviet Union
set their world record jumps.
when it came to Mexico
in 1970
. Aztec Stadium would host the final
between Brazil and Italy.
The canoeing and rowing course would host the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in 1974
and 1994
.
When the Pan American Games returned to Mexico City in 1975
, Aztec Stadium served as the ceremonies venue.
In 1986
, the FIFA World Cup returned to Mexico and the four football stadiums used for the 1968 Games and 1970 WC were used again as stadia along with the Olympic Stadium. Aztec Stadium became the first (and as of the 2010 FIFA World Cup
, only) venue to host the FIFA World Cup final twice when it hosted the final
between Argentina and West Germany.
Jalsico Stadium in Guadalajara
will serve as a football venue for the 2011 Pan American Games
.
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...
, a total of twenty-five sports venues were used. Most of the venues were constructed after Mexico City was awarded the 1968 Games. Mexican efforts in determining wind measurement led to sixteen world records in athletics at the University Olympic Stadium. All four of the football venues used for these games would also be used for both of the occurrences that Mexico hosted the FIFA World Cup, in 1970 and 1986.
Venues
| Venue | Sports | Capacity | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome The Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome is a velodrome located in the Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City sports complex located in Mexico City, Mexico. It hosted the track cycling events for the 1968 Summer Olympics.... |
Cycling Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics The cycling competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics consisted of two road cycling events and five track cycling events, all for men only.-Medal table:-Medal summary:... (track) |
3,000 | |
| Arena México Arena México Arena México is an indoor arena in Mexico City, Mexico located in the Colonia Doctores neighboorhood in the Cuauhtémoc borough. The arena is primarily used for professional wrestling, or Lucha libre, shows promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . The building is called the "cathedral of lucha... |
Boxing Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics -Medal table:- Light Flyweight :-First Round:* Tahar Aziz def. David Nata , 4:1* Hubert Skrzypczak def. Mohamed Sohem , 5:0* Joseph Donovan def. György Gedó , TKO-2... |
16,236 | |
| Avándaro Golf Club Avándaro Golf Club Avárando Golf Club is a golf course located in the Valle de Bravo state of Mexico. Located west of Mexico City, it hosted the eventing portion of the equestrian competition for the 1968 Summer Olympics.... |
Equestrian Equestrian at the 1968 Summer Olympics Equestrian competitions at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico featured team and individual competitions in show jumping, eventing, and dressage.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:... (eventing) |
Not listed. | |
| Campo Marte Campo Marte Campo Marte is an equestrian venue located next to the National Auditorium in Chapultepec Park, Mexico City.-Events hosted:It hosted the dressage and individual jumping events of the equestrian competitions for the 1968 Summer Olympics... |
Equestrian (dressage, jumping individual) | 7,885 (jumping) 4,990 (dressage) |
|
| Campo Militar 1 Campo Militar 1 Campo Militar 1 is a military installation located between Conscripto and Zapadores Avenue and the Belt Freeway in Mexico City. For the 1968 Summer Olympics, it hosted the riding and running portions of the modern pentathlon competition.-References:... |
Modern pentathlon Modern pentathlon at the 1968 Summer Olympics The modern pentathlon at the 1968 Summer Olympics was represented by two events : Individual competition and Team competition... (riding, running) |
Not listed. | |
| Club de Yates Club de Yates Club de Yates de Acapulco is a yachting club located in Acapulco, Mexico. Opened in December 1955, it served as host of the sailing events for the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.Since the 1968 Games, the yacht club continues to serve as a sailing venue.... |
Sailing Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens Greece. With the exception of 1904... |
Not listed. | |
| Estadio Azteca Estadio Azteca Estadio Azteca is a stadium in Santa Ursula, Mexico City, Mexico. It is the official home stadium of the Mexico national football team and the Mexican team Club América.The stadium was the venue for football soccer in the 1968 Summer Olympics.... |
Football Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics Final results for the football competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Group A:-------------------------Group B:-------------------------Group C:Ghana replaced Morocco, who refused to play Israel.----... (final) |
104,000 | |
| Estadio Cuauhtémoc Estadio Cuauhtémoc Estadio Cuauhtémoc is a football stadium in Puebla, Puebla .The stadium, which has a capacity of 42,648 seats, is the home of Puebla F.C., it's one of the best and very historical football stadium in Mexico, being currently the fifth biggest stadium in Mexico in term of its capacity. It belongs to... |
Football preliminaries | 42,648 | |
| Estadio Nou Camp Estadio Nou Camp The Estadio León, unofficially known as Nou Camp, is a mid-sized football stadium with a seating capacity of 33,943 built in 1967, and located in the city of León, Guanajuato, in the Bajío region of central Mexico. This sport facility is used mostly for football matches and is the home of the Club... |
Football preliminaries | 33,943 | |
| Estadio Olímpico Universitario Estadio Olímpico Universitario Estadio Olímpico Universitario is a stadium located in Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City. It was built in 1952 and at that time was the largest stadium in Mexico. This stadium has a capacity of 63,186 . During the 50s and the 60s this stadium was used mostly for college American football matches... |
Athletics Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 36 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 12 for women. There were a total number of 1031 participating athletes from 93 countries.... (includes 20 km and 50 km walks), Ceremonies (opening/ closing), Equestrian (jumping team) |
63,186 | |
| Fernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall Fernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall The Fernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall is an indoor sports venue located in the Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City area of Mexico City. It hosted the fencing competitions and the fencing part of the modern pentathlon competition of the 1968 Summer Olympics.... |
Fencing Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, eight events in fencing were contested. Men competed in both individual and team events for each of the three weapon types , but women competed only in foil events.-Men's events:... , Modern pentathlon (fencing) |
3,000 | |
| Francisco Márquez Olympic Pool Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez The Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez is an indoor swimming pool Olympic facility located in Mexico City, Mexico. It has a capacity of 10,000.... |
Diving Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Francisco Márquez Olympic Pool, from 17 to 26 October , comprising 83 divers from 23 nations.-Medal summary:... , Modern pentathlon (swimming), Swimming Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 29 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 468 participants from 51 countries competing. The United States dominated the competition, winning 52 of 87 medals.-Medal table:-Men's events:... , Water polo Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics The Water Polo Tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics was held from October 14 to October 25, 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico. Australia earned one of sixteen invitations, but the Australian Olympic Committee refused to pay the squad's transportation cost... |
15,000 | |
| Insurgentes Ice Rink Insurgentes Ice Rink The Insuregentes Ice Rink is an indoor arena located in Mexico City that hosted the wrestling competitions for the 1968 Summer Olympics.-Reference:* Volume 2. Part 1. p. 78.... |
Wrestling Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics At the 1968 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling.- Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal table:-See also:... |
3,386 | |
| Insurgentes Theatre Teatro de los Insurgentes Teatro de los Insurgentes is a theater located on Mexico City's Avenida de los Insurgentes.It was built by José María Dávila in 1953 as part of President Miguel Alemán's program of urban renewal. Dávila commissioned muralist Diego Rivera to paint La historia del teatro, a visual history of the... |
Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics The weightlifting competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only.It also counted as 1968 World Weightlifting Championships.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:... |
1,100 | |
| Jalisco Stadium | Football preliminaries | 56,713 | |
| Juan de la Barrera Olympic Gymnasium Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera The Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera is an indoor arena located in Mexico City, Mexico. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, it hosted the volleyball competitions.-Reference:* Volume 2. Part 1. pp. 72, 74.... |
Volleyball Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: men's team and women's team. The Olympic Committee initially dropped volleyball for the 1968 Olympics, meeting protests.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-External links:*... |
5,242 | |
| Juan Escutia Sports Palace Palacio de los Deportes Palacio de los Deportes is an indoor arena, located in Mexico City, Mexico, within the sports complex Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City, near the Mexico City International Airport and the Foro Sol, in which sports and artistic events are also celebrated. It is operated by Grupo CIE... |
Basketball Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics -Group B:October 13October 14October 15October 16October 18October 19October 20-Medal bracket:-Classification brackets:5th–8th Place9th–12th Place... , Volleyball |
22,370 | |
| Municipal Stadium Municipal Stadium (Mexico City) Municipal Stadium is a venue located in the Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City area of Mexico City. The venue hosted the field hockey competitions for the 1968 Summer Olympics.... |
Field hockey Field hockey at the 1968 Summer Olympics Final results for the Hockey competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics: Only a men's competition was held.-Medalists:Medal'TeamGold PakistanSilver AustraliaBronze India-Final Rankings:*1.*2.*3 *4.*5.*6.*7.*8.*9.*10.*11.*12.*13.*14.... |
7,360 | |
| National Auditorium National Auditorium National Auditorium is an entertainment centre located at Paseo de la Reforma #50, Chapultepec in Mexico City right in front of the Polanco hotel zone next to Campo Marte.... |
Gymnastics Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics At the 1968 Summer Olympics, fourteen different artistic gymnastics events were contested, eight for men and six for women. All events were held at the National Auditorium in Mexico City from October 21 through October 26.-Format of competition:... |
12,450 | |
| Revolution Ice Rink Revolution Ice Rink Revolution Ice Rink is an indoor arena located in Mexico City. The rink hosted some of the volleyball competitions for the 1968 Summer Olympics.-Reference:* Volume 2. Part 1. p. 78.... |
Volleyball | 1,500 | |
| Satellite Circuit Satellite Circuit (Mexico City) The Satellie Circuit was a temporary cycling venue constructed for the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. This venue host the road cycling individual road race and road team time trial events for those games.... |
Cycling (road) | Not listed | |
| University City Swimming Pool University City Swimming Pool The University City Swimming Pool is located on the Ciudad Universitaria campus of UNAM in Mexico City. For the 1968 Summer Olympics, it hosted some of the water polo competitions.-References:* Volume 2. Part 1. p. 79.... |
Water polo | 4,993 | |
| Vincente Suárez Shooting Range Vincente Suárez Shooting Range The Vincente Suárez Shooting Range was a temporary firing range constructed in Campo Militar 1 for the 1968 Summer Olympics. During those games, it hosted all of the shooting events, the first time the competitions took place at the same location since 1928. It also hosted the shooting part of the... |
Modern pentathlon (shooting), Shooting Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City comprised seven events. A second shotgun event, Skeet, was introduced.-Medal count:-Medalists by event:-References:*... |
Not listed. | |
| Virgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course Xochimilco Xochimilco is one of the sixteen delegaciones or boroughs within Mexican Federal District. The borough is centered on the formerly independent city of Xochimilco, which was established on what was the southern shore of Lake Xochimilco in the pre-Hispanic period... |
Canoeing Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, seven events in sprint canoe racing were contested. The program was unchanged from the previous Games in 1964. Lake Xochimilco was where the events took place.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:... , Rowing Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics featured 7 events, for men only. The events took place at Lake Xochimilco.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*... |
17,600 | |
| Zócalo Zócalo The Zócalo is the main plaza or square in the heart of the historic center of Mexico City. The plaza used to be known simply as the "Main Square" or "Arms Square," and today its formal name is Plaza de la Constitución... |
Athletics (marathon start) | Not listed |
Before the Olympics
Mexico CityMexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
hosted the Pan American Games
Pan American Games
The Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...
in 1955
1955 Pan American Games
The 2nd Pan American Games opened on March 12, 1955 in the University Stadium in Mexico City, Mexico, in front of a capacity crowd of 100,000 spectators....
. The city submitted its bid for the 1968 Summer Games to the International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
(IOC) in December 1962 and was awarded the games ten months later at the IOC meeting in Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden is a spa town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the western foothills of the Black Forest, on the banks of the Oos River, in the region of Karlsruhe...
, West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
(Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
since October 1990). Critical path method
Critical path method
The critical path method is an algorithm for scheduling a set of project activities. It is an important tool for effective project management.-History:...
was used with the help of computers to guide through 88 separate projects related to the 1968 Games. The Olympic Stadium was constructed in 1952 for the 1955 Pan American Games. Most of the venues were constructed from the late 1950s to September 1968.
During the Olympics
Wind measurementAnemometer
An anemometer is a device for measuring wind speed, and is a common weather station instrument. The term is derived from the Greek word anemos, meaning wind, and is used to describe any airspeed measurement instrument used in meteorology or aerodynamics...
at the Olympic Stadium along with the 2245 m (7,365.5 ft) altitude were factors in the number of world records set there. The International Association of Athletics Federations
International Association of Athletics Federations
The International Association of Athletics Federations is the international governing body for the sport of athletics. It was founded in 1912 at its first congress in Stockholm, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation...
(then International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF)) has rules to where the maximum allowed wind speed is 2 m/s (4.5 mph). World records were set in the men's 100 m, men's 200 m, men's 400 m, men's 800 m, men's 110 m hurdles, men's 400 m hurdles, men's 4 x 100 m relay, men's 4 x 400 m relay, men's long jump, men's triple jump, women's 100 m, women's 200 m, women's 800 m, women's 80 m hurdles, women's 4 x 100 m relay, and the women's long jump. Mexico's methods of wind measurement had readings of the women's 200 m was exactly 2.0 m/s. This same recording of exactly 2.0 m/s was registered in the men's long jump when American
United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics
The United States competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. 357 competitors, 274 men and 83 women, took part in 167 events in 18 sports.- Gold:* Jim Hines — Athletics, Men's 100 metres* Tommie Smith — Athletics, Men's 200 metres...
Bob Beamon
Bob Beamon
Robert "Bob" Beamon is an American former track and field athlete, best known for his world record in the long jump at the Mexico Olympics in 1968, which remained the world record for almost 23 years until it was broken in 1991 by Mike Powell. This is the second longest holding of this record, as...
made his famous 8.9 metre jump. It was also the same exact wind reading during the men's triple jump when Brazil
Brazil at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Brazil competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 76 competitors, 73 men and 3 women, took part in 27 events in 13 sports...
's Nelson Prudencio
Nelson Prudêncio
Nelson Prudêncio is a retired Brazilian athlete who competed in the triple jump. He won one Olympic silver medal and one bronze during his career.-References:*...
and Viktor Saneyev
Viktor Saneyev
Viktor Saneyev is a retired triple jumper, who competed internationally for the USSR and won four Olympic medals; three golds and one silver . He was born in Sukhumi, Georgian SSR. He dominated the event during the late 1960s and 1970s...
of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union at the 1968 Summer Olympics
The Soviet Union competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. 312 competitors, 246 men and 66 women, took part in 164 events in 18 sports.- Gold:*Natalia Kuchinskaya — Artistic Gymnastics, Women's Balance Beam...
set their world record jumps.
After the Olympics
All four of the football venues would act as stadia for the FIFA World CupFIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
when it came to Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
in 1970
1970 FIFA World Cup
The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from 31 May to 21 June. The 1970 tournament was the first World Cup hosted in North America, and the first held outside South America and Europe. In a match-up of two-time World Cup champions, the final was won by...
. Aztec Stadium would host the final
1970 FIFA World Cup Final
The 1970 FIFA World Cup Final was contested by Brazil and Italy on 21 June 1970 in the Azteca Stadium in Mexico, to determine the winner of the 1970 FIFA World Cup....
between Brazil and Italy.
The canoeing and rowing course would host the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in 1974
1974 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 1974 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Mexico City, Mexico in neighboring Xochimilco. This marked the first time the championships took place out side of Europe. , all championships have taken place either in Europe or North America...
and 1994
1994 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 1994 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Mexico City, Mexico for the second time at neighboring Xochimilco. The Mexican city had hosted the event previously in 1974 at the same venue that hosted the canoeing and rowing competitions for the 1968 Summer Olympics.The men's...
.
When the Pan American Games returned to Mexico City in 1975
1975 Pan American Games
The 7th Pan American Games were held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12 to October 26, 1975, exactly twenty years after the 2nd Pan American Games were held there...
, Aztec Stadium served as the ceremonies venue.
In 1986
1986 FIFA World Cup
The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...
, the FIFA World Cup returned to Mexico and the four football stadiums used for the 1968 Games and 1970 WC were used again as stadia along with the Olympic Stadium. Aztec Stadium became the first (and as of the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
, only) venue to host the FIFA World Cup final twice when it hosted the final
1986 FIFA World Cup Final
- External links :**...
between Argentina and West Germany.
Jalsico Stadium in Guadalajara
Guadalajara
Guadalajara may refer to:In Mexico:*Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico**Guadalajara Metropolitan Area*University of Guadalajara, a public university in Guadalajara, Jalisco...
will serve as a football venue for the 2011 Pan American Games
2011 Pan American Games
The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, Puerto Vallarta, Lagos de Moreno and Tapalpa...
.