British Honduras at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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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.^[1]

Belize at the 1968 Summer Olympics
© Heraldry, CC-BY-SA-3.0 Flag of British Honduras
IOC code	BIZ (HBR used at these Games)
NOC	Belize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association
in Mexico City
Competitors	7 in 4 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

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.

1 Athletics
2 Cycling
3 Shooting
4 Weightlifting
5 References
6 External links

Athletics

Men
Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Colin Thurton	200 m	22.14	7	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Owen Meighan	Long jump	6.06	34	Did not advance

Cycling

Two cyclists represented Belize in 1968.

Track cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist	Event	First round		First repechage		Second round		Eighthfinals		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Cyclist	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Kenneth Sutherland	Sprint	Unknown	3 r	Unknown	2	Did not advance

Cyclist	Event	Qualifying round		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Cyclist	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Denfield McNab	Individual pursuit	6:12.96	28	Did not advance

Shooting

Two male shooters represented Belize in 1968.

Shooter	Event	Final
Shooter	Event	Score	Rank
Robert Hulse	50 m rifle, prone	584	63
Edward Anderson	50 m rifle, prone	562	86

Weightlifting

Athlete	Event	Press	Snatch	Clean & Jerk	Total	Rank
Mario Mendoza	Lightweight	82.5	87.5	110.0	280.0	19

References

^ "Belize at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games" . sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2014.

External links

Official Olympic Reports

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