Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw

The Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1968 Summer Olympics took place on October 154 at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario.[1]

Women's javelin throw
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueEstadio Olímpico Universitario
DatesOctober 14
Competitors16 from 11 nations
Winning distance60.36
Medalists
Angéla Németh  Hungary
Mihaela Peneş  Romania
Eva Janko  Austria

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Yelena Gorchakova (URS) 62.40 m Tokyo, Japan October 16, 1964
Olympic record

Competition format

The competition consisted of a single final round. Each athlete is allowed three throws, with the top eight athletes after that point being given three further attempts.

Results

RankAthleteNationality123456ResultNotes
Angéla Németh Hungary 57.6660.3655.5657.54X53.3060.36
Mihaela Peneş Romania 59.9254.68X51.4058.36X59.92
Eva Janko Austria 54.60XX46.4446.2458.0458.04
4Márta Rudas Hungary 56.38XX51.60X52.6856.38
5Daniela Jaworska Poland 55.7856.0652.3451.88X53.2056.06
6Nataša Urbančič Yugoslavia 53.80X55.42XX55.42
7Ameli Koloska West Germany 53.5454.08X54.0055.20X55.20
8Kaisa Launela Finland 53.9651.44XXXX53.96
9Barbara Friedrich United States 53.4451.0052.16N/A53.44
10Lidiya Tsymosh Soviet Union XX53.40N/A53.40
11RaNae Bair United States 49.5448.0853.14N/A53.14
12Lucyna Krawcewicz Poland 51.54XXN/A51.54
13Jay Dahlgren Canada 51.3451.1048.04N/A51.34
14Valentyna Evert Soviet Union X51.16XN/A51.16
15Sue Platt Great Britain X44.9448.52N/A48.52
Erika Strasser Austria XXXN/ANM

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Women's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
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