Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put
Women's shot put at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Estadio Olímpico Universitario | ||||||||||||
Date | October 20 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 14 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning distance | 19.61 WR | ||||||||||||
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The women's shot put competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico took place on October 20.[1]
Competition format
The competition consisted of a single round. Each competitor was allowed three throws, with the top eight athletes after that point being given three further attempts.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() | 18.87 m | Frankfurt (Oder), East Germany | April 23, 1967 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 18.14 m | Tokyo, Japan | October 20, 1964 |
Results
Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
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![]() | Margitta Gummel | ![]() | 18.53 | 17.88 | 19.07 | 18.30 | 19.61 | 18.59 | 19.61 | WR |
![]() | Marita Lange | ![]() | 18.78 | X | 18.17 | 18.47 | 18.20 | 18.26 | 18.78 | |
![]() | Nadezhda Chizhova | ![]() | 18.19 | X | 18.03 | 17.62 | 17.49 | 17.26 | 18.19 | |
4 | Judit Bognár | ![]() | 17.14 | 17.30 | 17.21 | 17.78 | 17.75 | 16.83 | 17.78 | |
5 | Renate Garisch-Culmberger | ![]() | 17.67 | 17.15 | 17.68 | 17.49 | 17.72 | 17.69 | 17.72 | |
6 | Ivanka Khristova | ![]() | 16.65 | 17.25 | 16.85 | X | X | 17.20 | 17.25 | |
7 | Marlene Fuchs | ![]() | 17.11 | 16.56 | X | X | X | 16.19 | 17.11 | |
8 | Els van Noorduyn | ![]() | 15.89 | 15.71 | 14.97 | 15.54 | 16.23 | 16.10 | 16.23 | |
9 | Irina Solontsova-Kudryavtseva | ![]() | X | 15.88 | 15.76 | — | 15.88 | |||
10 | Gertrud Schäfer | ![]() | 14.70 | 15.26 | 15.10 | — | 15.26 | |||
11 | Maren Seidler | ![]() | 14.38 | 14.86 | X | — | 14.86 | |||
12 | Rosa Molina | ![]() | 12.85 | 11.89 | 11.94 | — | 12.85 | |||
13 | Baeg Ok-Ja | ![]() | 12.67 | 12.08 | 11.97 | — | 12.67 | |||
14 | Rosario Martínez | ![]() | 9.58 | X | 10.18 | — | 10.18 |
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Women's Shot Put". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
External links
- Official Olympic Report[permanent dead link], la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 16, 2012.