| Date | 20 – 21 October 1968 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Velódromo Olímpico Agustín Melgar, Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca, Ciudad de México |
| Participants | 28 from 14 countries |
The two best sprinters in the world were considered to be France’s Daniel Morelon and Pierre Trentin. They had been World Champions in 1966 and were favored to win the tandem gold. They did so with ease, winning all seven races. Their straight race final victory was over the Dutch team of Jan Jansen and Leijn Loevesijn. Although outstanding as individual sprinters, this was the final major championship they would win as a tandem. Jan Jansen was not related to the Jan Janssen who competed for the Netherlands in the 1960 Olympic road race and who, in 1968, won the Tour de France.
| Pos | Pair | NOC | R1 | R1 Rep | QF | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Morelon / Pierre Trentin |  FRA | 10.39 (1 h2) | – | 2 (1 h2) | 2 (1 h2) | 2 (1 h1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Jan Jansen / Leijn Loevesijn |  NED | 9.96 (1 h6) | – | 2 (1 h3) | 2 (1 h1) | 0 (2 h1) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Daniel Goens / Robert Van Lancker |  BEL | 10.40 (1 h3) | – | 2 (1 h4) | 0 (2 h2) | 2 (1 h2) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Walter Gorini / Luigi Borghetti |  ITA | 10.29 (1 h1) | – | 2 (1 h1) | 1 (2 h1) | 0 (2 h2) | |||
| =5 | Klaus Kobusch / Majo Stenzel |  FRG | 10.27 (1 h7) | – | 0 (2 h2) | – | – | |||
| =5 | Werner Otto / Hans-Jürgen Geschke |  GDR | 10.32 (1 h5) | – | 1 (2 h4) | – | – | |||
| =5 | Ivan Kučírek / Miloš Jelínek |  TCH | 10.14 (1 h4) | – | 1 (2 h3) | – | – | |||
| =5 | Igor Tselovalnikov / Imants Bodnieks |  URS | – (2 h4) | 10.33 (1 h1) | 0 (2 h1) | – | – | |||
| 9 | András Baranyecz / Tibor Lendvai |  HUN | – (2 h5) | 10.23 (1 h2) | – | – | – | |||
| 10 | Gordon Johnson / Hilton Clarke |  AUS | – (2 h7) | 10.26 (1 h3) | – | – | – | |||
| 2 h1 r2/5 | Juan Reyes / Ulises Valdés |  CUB | – (2 h1) | – (2 h1) | – | – | – | |||
| 2 h2 r2/5 | Per Sarto Jørgensen / Jørgen Jensen |  DEN | – (2 h6) | – (2 h2) | – | – | – | |||
| 2 h3 r2/5 | Jack Disney / Charles Pranke |  USA | – (2 h3) | – (2 h3) | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h1 r2/5 | Julio Munguía / Guillermo Mendoza |  MEX | – (2 h2) | – (3 h1) | – | – | – |
| Date | 20 October 1968 — 10:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each heat advanced to the semi-finals. |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Gorini / Luigi Borghetti | ITA | 10.29 | ||
| 2 | Juan Reyes / Ulises Valdés | CUB | – |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Morelon / Pierre Trentin | FRA | 10.39 | ||
| 2 | Julio Munguía / Guillermo Mendoza | MEX | – |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Goens / Robert Van Lancker | BEL | 10.40 | ||
| 2 | Jack Disney / Charles Pranke | USA | – |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan Kučírek / Miloš Jelínek | TCH | 10.14 | ||
| 2 | Igor Tselovalnikov / Imants Bodnieks | URS | – |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Werner Otto / Hans-Jürgen Geschke | GDR | 10.32 | ||
| 2 | András Baranyecz / Tibor Lendvai | HUN | – |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Jansen / Leijn Loevesijn | NED | 9.96 | ||
| 2 | Per Sarto Jørgensen / Jørgen Jensen | DEN | – |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klaus Kobusch / Majo Stenzel | FRG | 10.27 | ||
| 2 | Gordon Johnson / Hilton Clarke | AUS | – |
| Date | 20 October 1968 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each heat advanced to the repêchage final. |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Igor Tselovalnikov / Imants Bodnieks | URS | 10.33 | ||
| 2 | Juan Reyes / Ulises Valdés | CUB | – | ||
| 3 | Julio Munguía / Guillermo Mendoza | MEX | – |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | András Baranyecz / Tibor Lendvai | HUN | 10.23 | ||
| 2 | Per Sarto Jørgensen / Jørgen Jensen | DEN | – |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gordon Johnson / Hilton Clarke | AUS | 10.26 | ||
| 2 | Jack Disney / Charles Pranke | USA | – |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Igor Tselovalnikov / Imants Bodnieks | URS | 10.32 | ||
| 2 | András Baranyecz / Tibor Lendvai | HUN | – | ||
| 3 | Gordon Johnson / Hilton Clarke | AUS | – |
| Date | 20 October 1968 |
|---|---|
| Format | Best two of three races. Winner of each heat advanced to the semi-finals. |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Races Won | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Gorini / Luigi Borghetti | ITA | 2 | ||
| 2 | Igor Tselovalnikov / Imants Bodnieks | URS | 0 |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Races Won | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Morelon / Pierre Trentin | FRA | 2 | ||
| 2 | Klaus Kobusch / Majo Stenzel | FRG | 0 |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Races Won | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Jansen / Leijn Loevesijn | NED | 2 | ||
| 2 | Ivan Kučírek / Miloš Jelínek | TCH | 1 |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Races Won | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Goens / Robert Van Lancker | BEL | 2 | ||
| 2 | Werner Otto / Hans-Jürgen Geschke | GDR | 1 |
| Date | 21 October 1968 — 10:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Best two of three races. Winner of each heat advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Races Won | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Jansen / Leijn Loevesijn | NED | 2 | ||
| 2 | Walter Gorini / Luigi Borghetti | ITA | 1 |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Races Won | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Morelon / Pierre Trentin | FRA | 2 | ||
| 2 | Daniel Goens / Robert Van Lancker | BEL | 0 |
| Date | 21 October 1968 |
|---|---|
| Format | Best two of three races. |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Races Won | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Morelon / Pierre Trentin | FRA | 2 | ||
| 2 | Jan Jansen / Leijn Loevesijn | NED | 0 |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Races Won | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Goens / Robert Van Lancker | BEL | 2 | ||
| 2 | Walter Gorini / Luigi Borghetti | ITA | 0 |
