| Date | 17 October 1968 |
|---|---|
| Location | Teatro de los Insurgentes, Ciudad de México |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Kilograms | o=success, x=failure | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Arnold | GDR | 155.0 | o | ||||
| Vladimir Belyayev | URS | 152.5 | o | ||||
| Mike Pearman | GBR | 140.0 | o | ||||
| Juan Curbelo | CUB | 135.0 | o | ||||
| Aldo Roy | CAN | 132.5 | o | ||||
| Rudolph James | GUY | 120.0 | o | ||||
| Boris Selitsky | URS | 155.0 | x | ||||
| Norbert Ozimek | POL | 155.0 | x | ||||
| Győző Veres | HUN | 155.0 | x | ||||
| Gino Corradini | ITA | 152.5 | x | ||||
| Víctor Ángel Pagán | PUR | 147.5 | x | ||||
| Joe Puleo | USA | 147.5 | x | ||||
| Jouni Kailajärvi | FIN | 145.0 | x | ||||
| Fortunato Rijna | AHO | 145.0 | x | ||||
| John Bolton | NZL | 142.5 | x | ||||
| Peter Arthur | GBR | 142.5 | x | ||||
| Hans Zdražila | TCH | 140.0 | x | ||||
| Lee Jong-Seop | KOR | 140.0 | x | ||||
| Irsan Husen | INA | 140.0 | x | ||||
| Pierre St. Jean | CAN | 140.0 | x | ||||
| Rainer Dörrzapf | FRG | 140.0 | x | ||||
| José Manuel Figueroa | PUR | 140.0 | x | ||||
| Neville Pery | AUS | 127.5 | x | ||||
| Rodolfo Castillo | CRC | 117.5 | x | ||||
| Cedric Demetris | JAM | 115.0 | x | ||||
| José Pérez | DOM | 115.0 | x |