Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 80 metres hurdles

The Women's 80 metres hurdles competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico was held at the University Olympic Stadium on October 17–18.[1]

Women's 80 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueEstadio Olímpico Universitario
DateOctober 17–18
Competitors33 from 23 nations
Winning time10.3 OR
Medalists
Maureen Caird  Australia
Pam Kilborn  Australia
Chi Cheng  Republic of China

Competition format

The Women's 80m hurdles competition consisted of heats (Round 1), Semifinals and a Final. The three fastest competitors from each race in the heats qualified for the semifinals, along with the fastest overall competitor not already qualified. The top four athletes from each semifinals race advanced to the final.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

World record  Vera Korsakova (URS) 10.2 Soviet Union July 16, 1968
Olympic record  Irina Press (URS) 10.6 Rome, Italy August 31, 1960

Results

Round 1

Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the next fastest time (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Mamie Rallins United States 10.6Q
2Vera Korsakova Soviet Union 10.6Q
3Inge Schell West Germany 10.7Q
4Carmen Smith Jamaica 11.0
5Carla Panerai Italy 11.0
6Enriqueta Basilio Mexico 11.1
7Ulla-Britt Wieslander Sweden 11.2

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Pam Kilborn Australia 10.4Q
2Valeria Bufanu Romania 10.9Q
3Mária Kiss Hungary 10.9Q
4Marlene Elejarde Cuba 10.9
5Marijana Lubej Yugoslavia 11.0
6Snezhana Yurukova Bulgaria 11.0
7Ann Wilson Great Britain 11.1

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Patty Van Wolvelaere United States 10.6Q
2Teresa Sukniewicz Poland 10.7Q
3Tatyana Talysheva Soviet Union 10.8Q
4Carlota Ulloa Chile 11.1
5Jenny Meldrum Canada 11.1
N/APat Pryce Great Britain DNF

Heat 4

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Maureen Caird Australia 10.4Q
2Chi Cheng Republic of China 10.5Q
3Danuta Straszyńska Poland 10.7Q
4Inge Aigner Austria 10.8q
5Meta Antenen Switzerland 10.9
6Pat Jones Great Britain 11.0
7Roswitha Emonts-Gast Belgium 11.4

Heat 5

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Karin Balzer East Germany 10.7Q
2Elżbieta Żebrowska Poland 10.8Q
3Judy Dyer United States 10.9Q
4Liudmila Ievleva Soviet Union 10.9
5Yeh Chu-Mei Republic of China 11.7
6Cecilia Sosa El Salvador 12.8

Semifinals

Qual. rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Maureen Caird Australia 10.5Q
2Patty Van Wolvelaere United States 10.6Q
3Tatyana Talysheva Soviet Union 10.7Q
4Karin Balzer East Germany 10.8Q
5Vera Korsakova Soviet Union 10.8
6Teresa Sukniewicz Poland 10.9
7Valeria Bufanu Romania 11.0
8Inge Aigner Austria 11.1

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Pam Kilborn Australia 10.4Q
2Chi Cheng Republic of China 10.5Q
3Danuta Straszyńska Poland 10.5Q
4Elżbieta Żebrowska Poland 10.6Q
5Mamie Rallins United States 10.6
6Judy Dyer United States 10.8
7Inge Schell West Germany 10.8
8Mária Kiss Hungary 11.2

Final

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
Maureen Caird Australia 10.3OR
Pam Kilborn Australia 10.4
Chi Cheng Republic of China 10.4
4Patty Van Wolvelaere United States 10.5
5Karin Balzer East Germany 10.6
6Danuta Straszyńska Poland 10.6
7Elżbieta Żebrowska Poland 10.6
8Tatyana Talysheva Soviet Union 10.7

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Women's 80 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
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