Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's pentathlon
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]
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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 | |
Competition format
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
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Irina Press (URS) |
5246 pts | Tokyo, Japan | October 16–17, 1964 |
| Olympic record |
Overall results
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ingrid Becker (FRG) |
5098 | 10.9 1061 | 11.48 819 | 1.71 1057♦ | 6.43 1084♦ | 23.5 1077♦ |
 |  Liese Prokop (AUT) |
4966 | 11.2 1011 | 14.61 1023 | 1.68 1027 | 5.97 982 | 25.1 923 |
 |  Annamária Tóth (HUN) |
4959 | 10.9 1061 | 12.69 901 | 1.59 934 | 6.12 1016 | 23.8 1047 |
| 4 | Valentina Tikhomirova (URS) |
4927 | 11.2 1011 | 14.12 993 | 1.65 996 | 5.99 986 | 24.9 941 |
| 5 | Manon Bornholdt (FRG) |
4890 | 11.0 1044 | 12.37 880 | 1.59 934 | 6.42 1082 | 24.8 950 |
| 6 |  Pat Winslow (USA) |
4877 | 11.4 979 | 13.33 943 | 1.65 996 | 5.97 982 | 24.5 977 |
| 7 | Inge Bauer (GDR) |
4849 | 11.4 979 | 13.00 921 | 1.59 934 | 6.22 1038 | 24.5 977 |
| 8 |  Meta Antenen (SUI) |
4848 | 10.7 1096♦ | 11.06 790 | 1.62 965 | 6.30 1056 | 24.9 941 |
| 9 |  Mary Peters (GBR) |
4803 | 11.0 1044 | 15.09 1052♦ | 1.53 869 | 5.60 897 | 24.9 941 |
| 10 | Sue Scott (GBR) |
4786 | 11.0 1044 | 11.33 809 | 1.56 902 | 6.20 1034 | 24.3 997 |
| 11 |  Jenny Meldrum (CAN) |
4774 | 11.0 1044 | 12.41 882 | 1.59 934 | 5.89 964 | 24.8 950 |
| 12 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Marijana Lubej (YUG) |
4764 | 10.9 1061 | 10.38 741 | 1.59 934 | 6.01 991 | 23.9 1037 |
| 13 |  Nina Hansen (DEN) |
4738 | 10.9 1061 | 10.92 780 | 1.59 934 | 6.19 1031 | 25.0 932 |
| 14 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Snezhana Yurukova (BUL) |
4728 | 11.0 1044 | 11.83 843 | 1.59 934 | 5.98 984 | 25.1 923 |
| 15 |  Monique Bantégny (FRA) |
4697 | 11.5 963 | 12.18 867 | 1.65 996 | 5.90 966 | 25.3 905 |
| 16 | Ann Wilson (GBR) |
4688 | 11.1 1027 | 10.58 755 | 1.62 965 | 6.01 991 | 24.8 950 |
| 17 |  Marjan Ackermans-Thomas (NED) |
4650 | 11.5 963 | 12.62 896 | 1.65 996 | 5.65 908 | 25.5 887 |
| 18 |  Berit Berthelsen (NOR) |
4649 | 11.6 948 | 10.80 771 | 1.56 902 | 6.28 1051 | 24.5 977 |
| 19 | Gerda Uhlemann (GDR) |
4644 | 11.3 995 | 12.00 855 | 1.53 869 | 6.02 993 | 25.0 932 |
| 20 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Aída dos Santos (BRA) |
4578 | 11.6 948 | 12.41 882 | 1.59 934 | 5.50 873 | 24.9 941 |
| 21 |  Magali Vettorazzo (ITA) |
4504 | 11.1 1027 | 10.34 738 | 1.45 780 | 5.84 952 | 24.2 1007 |
| 22 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Cornelia Popescu (ROU) |
4435 | 12.1 876 | 11.25 803 | 1.62 965 | 5.89 964 | 26.2 827 |
| 23 | Sieglinde Ammann (SUI) |
4414 | 11.7 933 | 10.35 739 | 1.53 869 | 6.07 1004 | 25.7 869 |
| 24 | Cathy Hamblin (USA) |
4330 | 11.9 904 | 10.66 761 | 1.50 836 | 5.72 924 | 25.3 905 |
| 25 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lolita Lagrosas (PHI) |
4131 | 11.8 918 | 9.93 708 | 1.53 869 | 5.50 873 | 27.0 763 |
| 26 |  Lin Chun-Yu (ROC) |
4104 | 11.6 948 | 9.82 700 | 1.48 814 | 5.36 839 | 26.5 803 |
| 27 | Tien Ah-Mei (ROC) |
3899 | 11.8 918 | 9.04 640 | 1.35 660 | 5.06 767 | 25.2 914 |
| 28 | Galina Sofina (URS) |
3828 | 11.6 948 | 14.43 1012 | 1.59 934 | 5.76 934 | DNF 0 |
| 29 | Ðurđa Fočić (YUG) |
3814 | 11.1 1027 | 11.80 841 | 1.62 965 | 5.90 966 | 41.8 15 |
| 30 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Roswitha Emonts-Gast (BEL) |
3654 | 11.5 963 | 12.33 877 | NM 0 | 5.81 945 | 25.7 869 |
| 31 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mercedes Román (MEX) |
3604 | 11.3 995 | 10.08 719 | NM 0 | 5.71 922 | 24.6 968 |
| 32 |  Jean Robotham (CRC) |
2909 | 13.4 712 | 8.73 615 | NM 0 | 4.74 686 | 25.4 896 |
| N/A |  Gunilla Cederström (SWE) |
2557 | 11.6 948 | 10.36 740 | 1.53 869 | Did not finish | |
References
- "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
- Official Olympic Report, la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
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