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

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Women's discus throw
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Date October 18
Competitors 15 from 8 nations
Winning distance 58.28 OR
Medalists
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1st Lia Manoliu  Romania
2nd Liesel Westermann  West Germany
3rd Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek  Hungary
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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 discus throw competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico took place on October 18.

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.

Records

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

World record  Liesel Westermann (FRG) 62.54 m Werdohl, West Germany August 24, 1968
Olympic record  Tamara Press (URS) 57.27 m Tokyo, Japan October 19, 1964

Results

Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st Lia Manoliu  Romania 58.28 X X 46.82 X 58.28 OR
2nd Liesel Westermann  West Germany 54.02 57.76 X 55.78 X X 57.76
3rd Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek  Hungary 54.90 54.24 X X X X 54.90
4 Anita Otto  East Germany 54.40 54.10 53.88 X 51.16 52.34 54.40
5 Antonina Popova  Soviet Union 53.42 53.12 51.40 52.60 52.86 X 53.42
6 Olga Fikotová  United States X 52.96 50.74 X X 50.40 52.96
7 Christine Spielberg  East Germany 52.86 X 52.86 X 52.62 49.80 52.86
8 Brigitte Berendonk  West Germany 52.80 49.66 46.90 X X 50.46 52.80
9 Lyudmila Muravyova  Soviet Union 51.80 52.26 50.20 N/A 52.26
10 Karin Illgen  East Germany 50.40 X 52.18 N/A 52.18
11 Judit Stugner  Hungary 42.12 51.38 52.08 N/A 52.08
12 Dashzevgiin Namjilmaa 23x15px Mongolia 50.76 X 49.00 N/A 50.76
13 Olimpia Cataramă  Romania X 47.50 50.20 N/A 50.20
14 Carol Moseke  United States 48.28 44.78 44.04 N/A 48.28
15 Jean Roberts  Australia 36.56 46.26 X N/A 46.26

References