Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw
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Women's javelin throw at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
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Venue | Estadio Olímpico Universitario | ||||||||||||
Dates | October 14 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 16 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning distance | 60.36 | ||||||||||||
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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 Javelin Throw event at the 1968 Summer Olympics took place on October 154 at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario.
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
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
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Angéla Németh | Hungary | 57.66 | 60.36 | 55.56 | 57.54 | X | 53.30 | 60.36 | ||
Mihaela Peneş | Romania | 59.92 | 54.68 | X | 51.40 | 58.36 | X | 59.92 | ||
Eva Janko | Austria | 54.60 | X | X | 46.44 | 46.24 | 58.04 | 58.04 | ||
4 | Márta Rudas | Hungary | 56.38 | X | X | 51.60 | X | 52.68 | 56.38 | |
5 | Daniela Jaworska | Poland | 55.78 | 56.06 | 52.34 | 51.88 | X | 53.20 | 56.06 | |
6 | Nataša Urbančič | Yugoslavia | 53.80 | X | 55.42 | X | X | – | 55.42 | |
7 | Ameli Koloska | West Germany | 53.54 | 54.08 | X | 54.00 | 55.20 | X | 55.20 | |
8 | Kaisa Launela | Finland | 53.96 | 51.44 | X | X | X | X | 53.96 | |
9 | Barbara Friedrich | United States | 53.44 | 51.00 | 52.16 | N/A | 53.44 | |||
10 | Lidiya Tsymosh | Soviet Union | X | X | 53.40 | N/A | 53.40 | |||
11 | RaNae Bair | United States | 49.54 | 48.08 | 53.14 | N/A | 53.14 | |||
12 | Lucyna Krawcewicz | Poland | 51.54 | X | X | N/A | 51.54 | |||
13 | Jay Dahlgren | Canada | 51.34 | 51.10 | 48.04 | N/A | 51.34 | |||
14 | Valentyna Evert | Soviet Union | X | 51.16 | X | N/A | 51.16 | |||
15 | Sue Platt | Great Britain | X | 44.94 | 48.52 | N/A | 48.52 | |||
AC | Erika Strasser | Austria | X | X | X | N/A | NM |
References
- Official Olympic Report, la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 17, 2012.