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Guyana at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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Guyana at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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Guyana Olympic Association

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Guyana competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. The Games were hosted from October 13 through October 20, with 1,028 participants (785 men and 243 women) representing 92 countries.

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They fielded five competitors, all men.

Athletics

Men's marathon

  • Harry Prowell — 2:57.01.4 hrs (→ 50th place)

    • Boxing

    Bantamweight (54 kg)

  • Dhanraj Singh
  • Round 2 - Lost to Samuel Mbugua of Kenya

    • Middleweight (75 kg)

  • Charles Amos
  • Round of 16 - Lost to Wiesław Rudkowski of Poland

    • Cycling

    1000 metres time trial

  • Aubrey Bryce — 1:12.73 min (→ 31st place)

    • Sprint

  • Aubrey Bryce
  • Round 1 — 3rd place in heat (→ advanced to repechage)
  • Repechage — 3rd place in heat (→ did not advance)

    • Weightlifting

    Light heavyweight (82.5 kg)

  • Rudolph James
  • Press — 120.0
  • Snatch — 127.5
  • Snatch — 165.0
  • Total — 412.5 (→ 19th place)

    • References

    Guyana at the 1968 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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