1968 in sports

◄ ◄ | ◄ | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 Sport | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | ► | ► ► More Events · Summer Olympics · Olympic Winter Games

Badminton

The highlight of the Badminton 1968 were the All England, the Irish Open, the Scottish Open, the German Open, the Dutch Open, the Denmark Open and the French Open. First European Championships were held.

International events

Athletics

Born

• February 5: Marcus Gronholm, Finnish rally driver
• 20 March: John Kocinski, American motorcycle racer
• August 5: Colin McRae, British rally driver († 2007)
• December 2: Steve Martin, Australian motorcycle racer
• December 8: Doriano Romboni, Italian motorcycle racer († 2013)
• December 11: Fabrizio Ravanelli, Italian footballer and coach
• DECEMBER 29: Alessandro Gramigni, Italian motorcycle racer

Died

• January 8: Piero Pastore, Italian football player and actor (* 1903)
• January 10: Toni Bauhofer, German motorcycle racer (* 1892)
• March 9: Hans Schumann, German motorcycle racer (* 1904)