The women's shot put competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico took place on October 20.[1]
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 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Competition format
editThe 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
editPrior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | Margitta Gummel (GDR) | 18.87 m | Frankfurt (Oder), East Germany | April 23, 1967 |
Olympic record | Tamara Press (URS) | 18.14 m | Tokyo, Japan | October 20, 1964 |
Results
editRank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
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Margitta Gummel | East Germany | 18.53 | 17.88 | 19.07 | 18.30 | 19.61 | 18.59 | 19.61 | WR | |
Marita Lange | East Germany | 18.78 | X | 18.17 | 18.47 | 18.20 | 18.26 | 18.78 | ||
Nadezhda Chizhova | Soviet Union | 18.19 | X | 18.03 | 17.62 | 17.49 | 17.26 | 18.19 | ||
4 | Judit Bognár | Hungary | 17.14 | 17.30 | 17.21 | 17.78 | 17.75 | 16.83 | 17.78 | |
5 | Renate Garisch-Culmberger | East Germany | 17.67 | 17.15 | 17.68 | 17.49 | 17.72 | 17.69 | 17.72 | |
6 | Ivanka Khristova | Bulgaria | 16.65 | 17.25 | 16.85 | X | X | 17.20 | 17.25 | |
7 | Marlene Fuchs | West Germany | 17.11 | 16.56 | X | X | X | 16.19 | 17.11 | |
8 | Els van Noorduyn | Netherlands | 15.89 | 15.71 | 14.97 | 15.54 | 16.23 | 16.10 | 16.23 | |
9 | Irina Solontsova-Kudryavtseva | Soviet Union | X | 15.88 | 15.76 | — | 15.88 | |||
10 | Gertrud Schäfer | West Germany | 14.70 | 15.26 | 15.10 | — | 15.26 | |||
11 | Maren Seidler | United States | 14.38 | 14.86 | X | — | 14.86 | |||
12 | Rosa Molina | Chile | 12.85 | 11.89 | 11.94 | — | 12.85 | |||
13 | Baeg Ok-Ja | South Korea | 12.67 | 12.08 | 11.97 | — | 12.67 | |||
14 | Rosario Martínez | El Salvador | 9.58 | X | 10.18 | — | 10.18 |
References
edit- ^ "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
edit- Official Olympic Report[permanent dead link], la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 16, 2012.