Summer Olympics in Mexico
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The Summer Olympics in Mexico refers to the 1968 Mexico City Games, notable for their high-altitude setting, iconic athletic performances, and powerful political and social protests on the global stage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Summer Olympics in Mexico canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Summer Olympic Games
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multi-sport event ⓘ |
| biddingCity |
Buenos Aires
NERFINISHED
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Detroit NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1968 in Mexico City
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Olympic Games in Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cauldronLighter | Enriqueta Basilio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Mexico City ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| elevation | about 2,240 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| endDate | 1968-10-27 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1972 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostContinent | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostNation | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostSelectionCity | Baden-Baden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostSelectionDate | 1963-10-18 ⓘ |
| IOCSessionNumberForAward | 60 ⓘ |
| mainStadium | Estadio Olímpico Universitario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motto | Everything is possible with peace ⓘ |
| notableAthlete |
Bob Beamon
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Dick Fosbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Hines NERFINISHED ⓘ John Carlos NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommie Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
first Olympic Games held in Latin America
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first Olympic Games held in a Spanish-speaking country ⓘ first Olympic Games held in a developing country ⓘ high-altitude conditions affecting endurance events ⓘ |
| notableFirst |
first Olympic Games to conduct doping tests for athletes
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first Olympic Games to conduct gender verification tests ⓘ first use of an all-weather synthetic track at the Olympics ⓘ |
| notableInnovation | introduction of the Fosbury Flop technique in high jump ⓘ |
| notablePoliticalEvent |
Black Power salute by Tommie Smith and John Carlos
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protests and tension following the Tlatelolco massacre in Mexico City ⓘ |
| notableRecord | Bob Beamon’s long jump world record of 8.90 m ⓘ |
| numberOfAthletes | about 5,500 ⓘ |
| numberOfEvents | 172 ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipatingNations | 112 ⓘ |
| numberOfSports | 20 ⓘ |
| officialName | Games of the XIX Olympiad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedBy | Gustavo Díaz Ordaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organisingCommittee | Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1964 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| secondaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| startDate | 1968-10-12 ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC−06:00 ⓘ |
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