Olympic Oral History

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by Olympic event

  • The 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City The 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City According to Lance Wyman, the graphic designer for the 1968 Games, the logotype was "based on traditional forms from Mexican culture as well as being 60's Op-art kinetic typography." Click on the logo to view more of Wyman's exquisite work.
  • Swimming and Diving Swimming and Diving
  • Rowing Rowing
  • Sailing Sailing
  • Water Polo Water Polo
  • Kayak Kayak
  • Boxing Boxing
  • Athletics:  Track and Field Athletics: Track and Field
  • Modern Pentathlon Modern Pentathlon
  • Volleyball Volleyball
  • Weightlifting Weightlifting
  • Fencing Fencing
  • Wrestling Wrestling
  • Gymnastics Gymnastics
  • Cycling Cycling
  • Handball Handball
  • Field Hockey Field Hockey
  • Equestrian Equestrian
  • Basketball Basketball
  • Sport Shooting Sport Shooting
 

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Anderson, Gary Holzer, Werner Pedersen, Susan Saulters, Glynn
Ashleigh, Dave Howard, John Questad, Larry Schreck, Gerald Click
Atwood, Susan Hug, Steve Rallins, Mamie Steketee, Scott
Baldwin, John Jachter, Kathy Gleason Romansky, Dave Watson, Martha Rae
Baughman, Wayne Jahncke, Barton Russell, Doug Weigand, Andreas
Beckner, John Jones, Al Schroeder, Joyce Tanac
Billingsley, Hobie Kelly, Diane Bolin Scott, Jarvis
Bissell, Patricia M. King, Micki Sharp, Donnan
Brecht, Kimla Kinsella, John Silvester, Jay
Brown, Doris Laird, Ron Smoke, Marcia
Brown, Reynaldo Lambert, Art Strenk, Andrew
Cantillon, Dan Larkin, Andrew Stroy, Esther Harper
Cervantes, Toni Latzko, Bill Suwara, Rudy
Cohen, Herb Latzko, Connie Swagerty, Jane
Condon, Catie Ball Lough, Tom Thompson, Lois Drinkwater
Corcione, Cathy Manning, Madeling Van Boven, Jim
Dube, Joe Martin, Oliver Wales, Ross
Evans, Lee Matson, Randy Watson, Keala
Freeman, Ron May, Butch Wessberg, Wess
Gilbert, Rick McKniff, Sharon Wiegand, Andreas
Greff, Kaye Hall Meyer, Debbie Wigger, Lones
Haluza, Rudy Muniz, Armando Wrightson, Bernard
Hartigan, John Nelson, John Young, Larry
Havel, Laurie Lewis Nelson, Van
Henry, Jim Netburn, Steve
Holmes, Carolyn P. Obrien, Ron