| Date | 14 – 21 October 1968 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Club de Yates Acapulco, Bahía de Acapulco | |
| Participants | 71 from 23 countries | |
| Format | Points awarded for placement in each race. Best 6 of 7 scores to count for final placement. | |
The three medalists in this race crushed the opposition as, with the exception of a sixth place in race one by Denmark, by East Germany in the sixth race, and by the United States in race two, all three boats finished in the top four of all the other races. Except for those two blips, the United States and Denmark placed in the top three of all their races. The US boat won four of the last five races, finishing second in the first and fifth races, to easily take the gold medal over Denmark, with East Germany winning bronze.
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | Net Points | Total Points | Race #1 | Race #2 | Race #3 | Race #4 | Race #5 | Race #6 | Race #7 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |  USA | 6.0 | 17.7 | 3.0 (2) | 11.7 (6) | 0.0 (1) | 0.0 (1) | 3.0 (2) | 0.0 (1) | 0.0 (1) | Gold | |||||
| Buddy Friedrichs • Barton Jahncke • Click Schreck | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Denmark |  DEN | 26.4 | 42.4 | 11.7 (6) | 0.0 (1) | 3.0 (2) | 16.0 (10) | 5.7 (3) | 3.0 (2) | 3.0 (2) | Silver | |||||
| Aage Birch • Niels Markussen • Paul Lindemark Jørgensen | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | East Germany |  GDR | 32.7 | 44.4 | 0.0 (1) | 3.0 (2) | 5.7 (3) | 8.0 (4) | 8.0 (4) | 11.7 (6) | 8.0 (4) | Bronze | |||||
| Paul Borowski • Karl-Heinz Thun • Konrad Weichert | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Canada |  CAN | 64.1 | 83.1 | 5.7 (3) | 14.0 (8) | 19.0 (13) | 11.7 (6) | 14.0 (8) | 13.0 (7) | 5.7 (3) | ||||||
| Steve Tupper • Dave Miller • Tim Irwin | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Australia |  AUS | 65.0 | 82.0 | 14.0 (8) | 8.0 (4) | 15.0 (9) | 3.0 (2) | 10.0 (5) | 17.0 (11) | 15.0 (9) | ||||||
| John Cuneo • John Ferguson • Tom Anderson | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Sweden |  SWE | 71.4 | 88.4 | 13.0 (7) | 17.0 (11) | 10.0 (5) | 15.0 (9) | 11.7 (6) | 10.0 (5) | 11.7 (6) | ||||||
| Gunnar Broberg • Lennart Eisner • Sven Hanson • Bengt Palmquist 1 • Pelle Petterson 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | West Germany |  FRG | 74.0 | 96.0 | 22.0 (16) | 10.0 (5) | 20.0 (14) | 14.0 (8) | 0.0 (1) | 8.0 (4) | 22.0 (16) | ||||||
| Klaus Oldendorff • Axel May • Peter Stülcken | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | France |  FRA | 81.4 | 104.4 | 19.0 (13) | 5.7 (3) | 18.0 (12) | 23.0 (17) | 13.0 (7) | 5.7 (3) | 20.0 (14) | ||||||
| Michel Briand • Michel Alexandre • Pierre Blanchard | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Argentina |  ARG | 92.0 | 115.0 | 21.0 (15) | 15.0 (9) | 13.0 (7) | 10.0 (5) | 23.0 (17) | 16.0 (10) | 17.0 (11) | ||||||
| Luis Schenone • Boris Belada • Pedro Sisti | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Netherlands |  NED | 94.7 | 122.7 | 16.0 (10) | 28.0 ( | 24.0 (18) | 5.7 (3) | 17.0 (11) | 19.0 (13) | 13.0 (7) | ||||||
| Cor Groot • Jan Bol • Pieter de Zwart | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Soviet Union |  URS | 96.0 | 125.0 | 18.0 (12) | 13.0 (7) | 8.0 (4) | 19.0 (13) | 20.0 (14) | 29.0 ( | 18.0 (12) | ||||||
| Yury Anisimov • Valery Afanasyev • Valery Ruzhnikov | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Norway |  NOR | 99.0 | 124.0 | 8.0 (4) | 21.0 (15) | 17.0 (11) | 25.0 (19) | 21.0 (15) | 22.0 (16) | 10.0 (5) | ||||||
| Teddy Sommerschield • Erik Wiik-Hansen • Jan-Erik Aarberg | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Bermuda |  BER | 100.0 | 124.0 | 15.0 (9) | 20.0 (14) | 16.0 (10) | 13.0 (7) | 16.0 (10) | 20.0 (14) | 24.0 (18) | ||||||
| Kirk Cooper • Penny Simmons • Richard Belvin | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Great Britain |  GBR | 101.7 | 127.7 | 10.0 (5) | 23.0 (17) | 11.7 (6) | 26.0 (20) | 22.0 (16) | 21.0 (15) | 14.0 (8) | ||||||
| Robin Judah • Charles Reynolds • David Tucker | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Greece |  GRE | 109.0 | 133.0 | 20.0 (14) | 16.0 (10) | 14.0 (8) | 22.0 (16) | 24.0 (18) | 14.0 (8) | 23.0 (17) | ||||||
| Odyssevs Eskitzoglou • Anastasios Vogiatzis • Georgios Zaimis | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | The Bahamas |  BAH | 117.0 | 145.0 | 28.0 ( | 28.0 ( | 23.0 (17) | 20.0 (14) | 15.0 (9) | 15.0 (9) | 16.0 (10) | ||||||
| Godfrey Kelly • David Kelly • Roy Ramsay | |||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Portugal |  POR | 124.0 | 153.0 | 23.0 (17) | 19.0 (13) | 21.0 (15) | 17.0 (11) | 29.0 ( | 18.0 (12) | 26.0 (20) | ||||||
| António, Conde Menezes • António Weck • Fernando Lima Bello | |||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Mexico |  MEX | 126.0 | 152.0 | 25.0 (19) | 26.0 (20) | 22.0 (16) | 18.0 (12) | 18.0 (12) | 24.0 (18) | 19.0 (13) | ||||||
| Javier Velázquez • Esteban Gerard • Roberto Sloane | |||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Hong Kong |  HKG | 135.0 | 163.0 | 26.0 (20) | 18.0 (12) | 26.0 (20) | 21.0 (15) | 19.0 (13) | 28.0 (22) | 25.0 (19) | ||||||
| John Park • Paul Coope • William Turnbull | |||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Jamaica |  JAM | 138.0 | 166.0 | 17.0 (11) | 22.0 (16) | 28.0 (22) | 27.0 (21) | 28.0 (22) | 23.0 (17) | 21.0 (15) | ||||||
| Barton Kirkconnell • Charles Ogilvie • Steven Henriques | |||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Spain |  ESP | 148.0 | 176.0 | 24.0 (18) | 25.0 (19) | 25.0 (19) | 24.0 (18) | 25.0 (19) | 25.0 (19) | 28.0 (22) | ||||||
| Ángel Riveras • Eugenio Jáudenes • Manuel Baiget | |||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Venezuela |  VEN | 157.0 | 186.0 | 27.0 (21) | 24.0 (18) | 27.0 (21) | 29.0 (23) | 26.0 (20) | 26.0 (20) | 27.0 (21) | ||||||
| Daniel Trujillo • Frohmund Burger • Hervé Roche | |||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Taiwan |  TPE | 169.0 | 198.0 | – | – | 29.0 ( | 28.0 (22) | 27.0 (21) | 27.0 (21) | 29.0 (23) | ||||||
| Chen Hsiu-Hsiung • Chen Chih-Fu • Chang Jen-Chih | |||||||||||||||||
