Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's pentathlon
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| Women's pentathlon at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
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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 | |||
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Ingrid Becker (FRG) |
5098 | 10.9 1061 |
11.48 819 |
1.71 1057♦ |
6.43 1084♦ |
23.5 1077♦ |
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 Liese Prokop (AUT) |
4966 | 11.2 1011 |
14.61 1023 |
1.68 1027 |
5.97 982 |
25.1 923 |
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 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 Reeve (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 |  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 |  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 |  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 |  Cornelia Popescu-Popa (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 | 22x20px 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 |  Roswitha Emonts-Gast (BEL) |
3654 | 11.5 963 |
12.33 877 |
NM 0 |
5.81 945 |
25.7 869 |
| 31 |  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
- Official Olympic Report, la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
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