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

The Women's discus throw competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico took place on October 18.

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
Lia Manoliu  Romania Liesel Westermann  West Germany Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek  Hungary

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
	Lia Manoliu	Romania	58.28	X	–	X	46.82	X	58.28	OR
	Liesel Westermann	West Germany	54.02	57.76	X	55.78	X	X	57.76
	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	—			52.26
10	Karin Illgen	East Germany	50.40	X	52.18	—			52.18
11	Judit Stugner	Hungary	42.12	51.38	52.08	—			52.08
12	Dashzevgiin Namjilmaa	Mongolia	50.76	X	49.00	—			50.76
13	Olimpia Cataramă	Romania	X	47.50	50.20	—			50.20
14	Carol Moseke	United States	48.28	44.78	44.04	—			48.28
15	Jean Roberts	Australia	36.56	46.26	X	—			46.26

External links

• Official Olympic Report, la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 16, 2012.