Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's pentathlon
Appearance
Women's pentathlon at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Estadio Olímpico Universitario | ||||||||||||
Date | October 15–16 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 33 from 24 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning result | 5098 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Pentathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
The Women's pentathlon competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico was held at the University Olympic Stadium on October 15–16.[1]
Competition format[edit]
The pentathlon consists of five track and field events, with a points system that awards higher scores for better results in each of the five components. The five event scores are summed to give a total for the pentathlon.
Records[edit]
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | 5246 pts | Tokyo, Japan | October 16–17, 1964 | |
Olympic record |
Overall results[edit]
- Key
♦ The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow with a diamond symbol.
Rank | Athlete | Points | 80 h | SP | HJ | LJ | 200 m |
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5098 | 10.9 1061 |
11.48 819 |
1.71 1057♦ |
6.43 1084♦ |
23.5 1077♦ | ||
4966 | 11.2 1011 |
14.61 1023 |
1.68 1027 |
5.97 982 |
25.1 923 | ||
4959 | 10.9 1061 |
12.69 901 |
1.59 934 |
6.12 1016 |
23.8 1047 | ||
4 | 4927 | 11.2 1011 |
14.12 993 |
1.65 996 |
5.99 986 |
24.9 941 | |
5 | 4890 | 11.0 1044 |
12.37 880 |
1.59 934 |
6.42 1082 |
24.8 950 | |
6 | 4877 | 11.4 979 |
13.33 943 |
1.65 996 |
5.97 982 |
24.5 977 | |
7 | 4849 | 11.4 979 |
13.00 921 |
1.59 934 |
6.22 1038 |
24.5 977 | |
8 | 4848 | 10.7 1096♦ |
11.06 790 |
1.62 965 |
6.30 1056 |
24.9 941 | |
9 | 4803 | 11.0 1044 |
15.09 1052♦ |
1.53 869 |
5.60 897 |
24.9 941 | |
10 | 4786 | 11.0 1044 |
11.33 809 |
1.56 902 |
6.20 1034 |
24.3 997 | |
11 | 4774 | 11.0 1044 |
12.41 882 |
1.59 934 |
5.89 964 |
24.8 950 | |
12 | 4764 | 10.9 1061 |
10.38 741 |
1.59 934 |
6.01 991 |
23.9 1037 | |
13 | 4738 | 10.9 1061 |
10.92 780 |
1.59 934 |
6.19 1031 |
25.0 932 | |
14 | 4728 | 11.0 1044 |
11.83 843 |
1.59 934 |
5.98 984 |
25.1 923 | |
15 | 4697 | 11.5 963 |
12.18 867 |
1.65 996 |
5.90 966 |
25.3 905 | |
16 | 4688 | 11.1 1027 |
10.58 755 |
1.62 965 |
6.01 991 |
24.8 950 | |
17 | 4650 | 11.5 963 |
12.62 896 |
1.65 996 |
5.65 908 |
25.5 887 | |
18 | 4649 | 11.6 948 |
10.80 771 |
1.56 902 |
6.28 1051 |
24.5 977 | |
19 | 4644 | 11.3 995 |
12.00 855 |
1.53 869 |
6.02 993 |
25.0 932 | |
20 | 4578 | 11.6 948 |
12.41 882 |
1.59 934 |
5.50 873 |
24.9 941 | |
21 | 4504 | 11.1 1027 |
10.34 738 |
1.45 780 |
5.84 952 |
24.2 1007 | |
22 | 4435 | 12.1 876 |
11.25 803 |
1.62 965 |
5.89 964 |
26.2 827 | |
23 | 4414 | 11.7 933 |
10.35 739 |
1.53 869 |
6.07 1004 |
25.7 869 | |
24 | 4330 | 11.9 904 |
10.66 761 |
1.50 836 |
5.72 924 |
25.3 905 | |
25 | 4131 | 11.8 918 |
9.93 708 |
1.53 869 |
5.50 873 |
27.0 763 | |
26 | 4104 | 11.6 948 |
9.82 700 |
1.48 814 |
5.36 839 |
26.5 803 | |
27 | 3899 | 11.8 918 |
9.04 640 |
1.35 660 |
5.06 767 |
25.2 914 | |
28 | 3828 | 11.6 948 |
14.43 1012 |
1.59 934 |
5.76 934 |
DNF 0 | |
29 | 3814 | 11.1 1027 |
11.80 841 |
1.62 965 |
5.90 966 |
41.8 15 | |
30 | 3654 | 11.5 963 |
12.33 877 |
NM 0 |
5.81 945 |
25.7 869 | |
31 | 3604 | 11.3 995 |
10.08 719 |
NM 0 |
5.71 922 |
24.6 968 | |
32 | 2909 | 13.4 712 |
8.73 615 |
NM 0 |
4.74 686 |
25.4 896 | |
— | 2557 | 11.6 948 |
10.36 740 |
1.53 869 |
Did not finish |
References[edit]
- ^ "Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Women's Pentathlon". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
External links[edit]
- Official Olympic Report[permanent dead link], la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 17, 2012.