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British Honduras at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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British Honduras at the 1968 Summer Olympics

IOC code
  
BIZ(HBR used at these Games)

NOC
  
Belize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association

Medals
  
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British Honduras (now Belize) competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Seven competitors, all men, took part in six events in four sports.

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Some speculated that the Tlatelolco massacre would discourage British Honduras's participation in the Games, but the British Honduran athletes persevered. They won no medals, however.

Athletics

Men's Long Jump
  • Owen Meighan
  • Men's 200 metres
  • Colin Thurton
  • Cycling

    Two cyclists represented Belize in 1968.

    Sprint
  • Kenneth Sutherland
  • Individual pursuit
  • Denfield McNab
  • Shooting

    Two male shooters represented Belize in 1968.

    50 m rifle, prone
  • Robert Hulse
  • Edward Anderson
  • Weightlifting

    Men's Lightweight
  • Mario Mendoza
  • References

    British Honduras at the 1968 Summer Olympics Wikipedia


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