| | Event type
One Person Dinghy (Finn), Open
| Date | 14 – 21 October 1968 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Club de Yates Acapulco, Bahía de Acapulco | |
| Participants | 37 from 36 countries | |
| Format | Points awarded for placement in each race. Best six of seven scores to count for final placement. | |
Soviet Valentyn Mankin won the gold medal by winning three races, placing second in two, and third in one other. His worst race, that did not count, was a fifth-place finish as he was very consistent. This was the first of four consecutive Olympic sailing medals for Mankin. The silver went to Austrian Hubert Raudaschl, competing in his second Olympics. He would later add a silver medal in the 1980 Star Class and would compete at nine consecutive Olympics, 1964-96, becoming the first Olympian to compete in nine Games.
Two later prominent sports administrators competed in this event. Belgian Jacques Rogge placed 25th. He would become the IOC President from 2002-13. Canadian Paul Henderson was 20th. He would become President of the International Yacht Racing Union and International Sailing Federation from 1994-2004.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Net Points | Total Points | Race #1 | Race #2 | Race #3 | Race #4 | Race #5 | Race #6 | Race #7 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valentin Mankin |  URS | 11.7 | 21.7 | 5.7 (3) | 10.0 (5) | 0.0 (1) | 0.0 (1) | 3.0 (2) | 3.0 (2) | 0.0 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Hubert Raudaschl |  AUT | 53.4 | 73.4 | 20.0 (14) | 5.7 (3) | 5.7 (3) | 8.0 (4) | 8.0 (4) | 8.0 (4) | 18.0 (12) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Fabio Albarelli |  ITA | 55.1 | 88.1 | 22.0 (16) | 33.0 (27) | 13.0 (7) | 3.0 (2) | 5.7 (3) | 5.7 (3) | 5.7 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Ron Jenyns |  AUS | 67.0 | 109.0 | 8.0 (4) | 0.0 (1) | 42.0 ( | 13.0 (7) | 21.0 (15) | 22.0 (16) | 3.0 (2) | |||
| 5 | Panagiotis Kouligkas |  GRE | 71.0 | 113.0 | 21.0 (15) | 18.0 (12) | 14.0 (8) | 10.0 (5) | 0.0 (1) | – | 8.0 (4) | |||
| 6 | Jan Winquist |  FIN | 72.0 | 90.0 | 14.0 (8) | 14.0 (8) | 18.0 (12) | 14.0 (8) | 10.0 (5) | 10.0 (5) | 10.0 (5) | |||
| 7 | Arne Åkerson |  SWE | 77.0 | 105.0 | 16.0 (10) | 15.0 (9) | 8.0 (4) | 28.0 (22) | 18.0 (12) | 0.0 (1) | 20.0 (14) | |||
| 8 | Philippe Soria |  FRA | 80.0 | 111.0 | 0.0 (1) | 16.0 (10) | 20.0 (14) | 15.0 (9) | 13.0 (7) | 31.0 (25) | 16.0 (10) | |||
| 9 | Jörg Bruder |  BRA | 90.0 | 132.0 | 13.0 (7) | 8.0 (4) | 42.0 ( | 18.0 (12) | 20.0 (14) | 18.0 (12) | 13.0 (7) | |||
| 10 | Garry Hoyt |  PUR | 91.7 | 118.7 | 27.0 (21) | 25.0 (19) | 3.0 (2) | 19.0 (13) | 11.7 (6) | 19.0 (13) | 14.0 (8) | |||
| 11 | Jonty Farmer |  NZL | 96.7 | 136.7 | 19.0 (13) | 3.0 (2) | 11.7 (6) | 25.0 (19) | 25.0 (19) | 13.0 (7) | 40.0 ( | |||
| 12 | Andrzej Zawieja |  POL | 115.7 | 146.7 | 11.7 (6) | 23.0 (17) | 25.0 (19) | 16.0 (10) | 31.0 (25) | 17.0 (11) | 23.0 (17) | |||
| 13 | Jürgen Mier |  GDR | 117.7 | 159.7 | 42.0 ( | 20.0 (14) | 10.0 (5) | 32.0 (26) | 15.0 (9) | 29.0 (23) | 11.7 (6) | |||
| 14 | Carl Van Duyne |  USA | 117.7 | 159.7 | 42.0 ( | [42.0] ( | 17.0 (11) | 5.7 (3) | 16.0 (10) | 20.0 (14) | 17.0 (11) | |||
| 15 | Willi Kuhweide |  FRG | 120.0 | 152.0 | 17.0 (11) | 13.0 (7) | 23.0 (17) | 31.0 (25) | 32.0 (26) | 15.0 (9) | 21.0 (15) | |||
| 16 | Alex Bally |  SUI | 124.7 | 154.7 | 23.0 (17) | 21.0 (15) | 30.0 (24) | 17.0 (11) | 24.0 (18) | 11.7 (6) | 28.0 (22) | |||
| 17 | Alberto Obarrio |  ARG | 125.0 | 167.0 | 42.0 ( | 22.0 (16) | 19.0 (13) | 24.0 (18) | 19.0 (13) | 14.0 (8) | 27.0 (21) | |||
| 18 | Henning Wind |  DEN | 125.0 | 154.0 | 15.0 (9) | 24.0 (18) | 16.0 (10) | 21.0 (15) | 29.0 (23) | 24.0 (18) | 25.0 (19) | |||
| 19 | Boudewijn Binkhorst |  NED | 125.7 | 167.7 | 30.0 (24) | 42.0 ( | 27.0 (21) | 11.7 (6) | 14.0 (8) | 28.0 (22) | 15.0 (9) | |||
| 20 | Paul Henderson |  CAN | 126.0 | 152.0 | 25.0 (19) | 26.0 (20) | 15.0 (9) | 26.0 (20) | 22.0 (16) | 16.0 (10) | 22.0 (16) | |||
| 21 | Per Werenskiold |  NOR | 128.7 | 165.7 | 3.0 (2) | 11.7 (6) | 22.0 (16) | 27.0 (21) | – | 37.0 (31) | – | |||
| 21 | Kai Georg Wiese | NOR | 128.7 | 165.7 | – | – | – | – | 35.0 (29) | – | 30.0 (24) | |||
| 22 | John Maynard |  GBR | 129.0 | 171.0 | 10.0 (5) | 17.0 (11) | 24.0 (18) | 23.0 (17) | 26.0 (20) | 42.0 ( | 29.0 (23) | |||
| 23 | Daniel Mujica |  MEX | 155.0 | 197.0 | 18.0 (12) | 42.0 ( | 21.0 (15) | 42.0 (36) | 27.0 (21) | 23.0 (17) | 24.0 (18) | |||
| 24 | Jay Hooper |  BER | 167.0 | 209.0 | 26.0 (20) | 19.0 (13) | 28.0 (22) | 29.0 (23) | 23.0 (17) | 42.0 ( | 42.0 ( | |||
| 25 | Jacques Rogge |  BEL | 172.0 | 214.0 | 24.0 (18) | 27.0 (21) | [42.0] ( | 30.0 (24) | 38.0 (32) | 27.0 (21) | 26.0 (20) | |||
| 26 | Fernando Thode |  URU | 173.0 | 215.0 | 32.0 (26) | 42.0 ( | 29.0 (23) | 20.0 (14) | 17.0 (11) | 42.0 ( | 33.0 (27) | |||
| 27 | Juan Ignacio Sirvent |  ESP | 175.0 | 217.0 | 29.0 (23) | 42.0 ( | 42.0 ( | 22.0 (16) | 28.0 (22) | 35.0 (29) | 19.0 (13) | |||
| 28 | Kenneth Albury |  BAH | 177.0 | 219.0 | 28.0 (22) | 29.0 (23) | 32.0 (26) | 37.0 (31) | 30.0 (24) | 21.0 (15) | – | |||
| 29 | Ray Wijewardene |  SRI | 187.0 | 223.0 | 31.0 (25) | 30.0 (24) | 34.0 (28) | 34.0 (28) | 36.0 (30) | 26.0 (20) | 32.0 (26) | |||
| 30 | Karsten Boysen |  VEN | 187.0 | 227.0 | 35.0 (29) | 32.0 (26) | 26.0 (20) | 35.0 (29) | 34.0 (28) | 25.0 (19) | 40.0 ( | |||
| 31 | Bernardo Silva |  POR | 196.0 | 236.0 | 33.0 (27) | 31.0 (25) | 31.0 (25) | 36.0 (30) | 33.0 (27) | 32.0 (26) | 40.0 ( | |||
| 32 | Per Dohm |  ISV | 197.0 | 235.0 | 34.0 (28) | 28.0 (22) | 33.0 (27) | 38.0 (32) | 37.0 (31) | 34.0 (28) | 31.0 (25) | |||
| 33 | Rachot Kanjanavanit |  THA | 208.0 | 250.0 | 42.0 ( | 34.0 (28) | 35.0 (29) | 33.0 (27) | 39.0 (33) | 33.0 (27) | 34.0 (28) | |||
| 34 | Carlos Ruiz |  ESA | 212.0 | 254.0 | 37.0 (31) | 35.0 (29) | 36.0 (30) | 39.0 (33) | 42.0 ( | 30.0 (24) | 35.0 (29) | |||
| 35 | Robert Lucas |  INA | 230.0 | 272.0 | 36.0 (30) | 42.0 ( | 37.0 (31) | 41.0 (35) | 40.0 (34) | 36.0 (30) | 40.0 ( | |||
| 36 | Manuel Villareal |  PHI | 239.0 | 281.0 | 42.0 ( | 42.0 ( | 38.0 (32) | 40.0 (34) | 41.0 (35) | 38.0 (32) | 40.0 ( |