The women's pentathlon combined event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place on September 2 & 3. The favorites going into the Olympics were Heide Rosendahl and Burglinde Pollak, with Rosendahl narrowly defeating Pollack, by 24 points at the 1971 European Athletics Championships. The second event saw Mary Peters release a tremendous throw in the shot put catapulting her into lead, which she never relinquished.

Results

100m hurdles

Rank Name Nationality Heat Time Points 1 Christine Bodner 2 13.25 966OR 2 Mary Peters 2 13.29 960 3 Heide Rosendahl 1 13.34 953 4 Burglinde Pollak 1 13.53 927 5 Ann Wilson 1 13.61 916 6 Ilona Bruzsenyák 5 13.65 911 7 Valentina Tikhomirova 1 13.77 895 8 Nadiya Tkachenko 2 13.81 890 9 Nedyalka Angelova 1 13.84 886 10T Modupe Oshikoya 3 13.96 871 10T Đurđa Fočić 5 13.96 871 12 Marie-Christine Debourse 1 14.03 862 13 Elena Vintilă 5 14.06 858 14 Liese Prokop 2 14.11 852 15 Margot Eppinger 3 14.12 85116 Monika Peikert 3 14.23 837 17 Edith Noeding 3 14.24 836 18 Lyn Tillett 3 14.26 834 19 Debbie Van Kiekebelt 2 14.39 818 20 Karen Mack 2 14.45 811 21 Gale Fitzgerald 3 14.47 809 22 Lucía Vaamonde 5 14.53 801 23 Odette Ducas 5 14.55 799 24 Jane Frederick 2 14.60 793 25 Kathrin Lardi 3 14.63 790 26 Diane Jones 4 14.79 772 27 Margit Papp 1 14.91 758 28 Lin Chun-Yu 4 14.98 750 29 Margaret Murphy 5 15.18 729 30 Gladys Chai 4 18.46 440

Shot put Rank Name Nationality Throw 1 Throw 2 Throw 3 Mark Points 1 Mary Peters 15.03 16.20 14.41 16.20 960 2 Burglinde Pollak 15.56 16.04 15.31 16.04 952 3 Liese Prokop 15.14 x 13.93 15.14 903 4 Diane Jones 14.82 15.05 13.78 15.05 898 5 Valentina Tikhomirova x 14.56 14.64 14.64 875 6 Monika Peikert 14.14 13.51 13.95 14.14 846 7 Karen Mack 14.10 13.11 13.08 14.10 844 8 Nedyalka Angelova 13.96 13.54 13.85 13.96 836 9 Heide Rosendahl 13.62 13.8613.56 13.86 830 10 Nadiya Tkachenko 13.67 13.64 13.69 13.69 820 11T Debbie Van Kiekebelt x13.16 12.63 13.16 789 11T Margit Papp 13.11 13.16 13.12 13.16 789 13 Jane Frederick 12.92 12.63 12.69 12.92 775 14 Margot Eppinger 12.70 11.78 12.65 12.70 762 15 Đurđa Fočić 12.01 12.36 12.58 12.58 755 16 Christine Bodner 12.31 12.51 12.46 12.51 750 17 Ilona Bruzsenyák 12.48 x 12.23 12.48 749 18 Marie-Christine Debourse 11.86 12.05 12.10 12.10 725 19 Lyn Tillett 11.46 10.51 11.15 11.46 685 20 Odette Ducas x 10.47 11.32 11.32 676 21 Lin Chun-Yu 10.48 11.31 10.11 11.31 676 22 Gale Fitzgerald x 11.25 9.63 11.25 672 23 Ann Wilson 10.55 10.55 10.86 10.86 647 24 Elena Vintilă 8.62 10.64 x 10.64 632 25 Margaret Murphy 9.95 10.06 10.57 10.57 627 26T Edith Noeding 10.38 9.98 10.43 10.43 618 26T Lucía Vaamonde 9.94 10.43 10.28 10.43 618 28 Kathrin Lardi x 10.18 9.73 10.18 601 29 Modupe Oshikoya 9.66 10.00 9.72 10.00 589 30 Gladys Chai x 6.95 6.89 6.95 363

High jump All heights in metres. Rank Name Nationality Mark Points 1.35 1.40 1.45 1.50 1.55 1.60 1.65 1.68 1.71 1.74 1.76 1.78 1.80 1.82 1.84 1 Mary Peters 1.82 1049 p p p p o o o o xxo o xxo o o o xxx 2TBurglinde Pollak 1.76 993 p p p p o xo o xxo o xo o xxx 2T Christine Bodner 1.76 993 p p p p o o o xo xo o o xxx 2T Karen Mack 1.76 993 p p p p p o o o o xxo o xxx 2T Margit Papp 1.76 993 p p p p p o o o o o xo xxx 6T Diane Jones 1.74 974 p p p p p o xo xo xo xxo xxx 6T Jane Frederick 1.74 974 p p p p o o o o xo xo xxx 6T Valentina Tikhomirova 1.74 974 p p p p o o o o o o xxx 9 Đurđa Fočić 1.71 945 p p p o o o xxo xo xo xxx 10T Debbie Van Kiekebelt 1.68 915 p p p p o o o o xxx 10T Elena Vintilă 1.68 915 p p p p o o o xo xxx 10T Modupe Oshikoya 1.68 915 p p p p p o o xxo xxx 10T Nedyalka Angelova 1.68 915 p p p p o o o o xxx 14T Ann Wilson 1.65 885 p p p p o o o xxx 14T Gale Fitzgerald 1.65 885 p o o o o o o xxx 14T Heide Rosendahl 1.65 885 p p p o o o o xxx 14T Ilona Bruzsenyák 1.65 885 p p p p p xxo o xxx 14TLiese Prokop 1.65 885 p p p p o o o xxx 14T Marie-Christine Debourse 1.65 885 p p p p p o xo xxx 14T Nadiya Tkachenko 1.65 885 p p p o o o o xxx 21T Gladys Chai 1.60 834 p p o o xo o xxx 21T Kathrin Lardi 1.60 834 p p p p o o xxx 21T Lyn Tillett 1.60 834 p p o o o xxo xxx 21T Margot Eppinger 1.60 834 p p p o o o xxx 21T Monika Peikert 1.60 834 p p p p p o xxx 26T Edith Noeding 1.55 781 p o o o o xxx 26T Odette Ducas 1.55 781 p p o o xxo xxx 28T Lin Chun-Yu 1.50 726 p p o o xxx 28T Lucía Vaamonde 1.50 726 o o o o xxx 28T Margaret Murphy 1.50 726 p p o o xxx

Long jump Rank Name Nationality Jump 1 Jump 2 Jump 3 Mark Points 1 Heide Rosendahl 6.83 x 6.68 6.83 1082 2 Lyn Tillett 6.44 5.96 x 6.44 1001 3 Christine Bodner 6.21 6.40 6.35 6.40 992 4 Nedyalka Angelova x 6.32 x 6.32 975 5 Ann Wilson 5.92 6.19 6.31 6.31 973 6 Ilona Bruzsenyák 6.06 6.29 6.26 6.29 969 7T Elena Vintilă 6.26 6.15 6.27 6.27 965 7T Modupe Oshikoya x 5.86 6.27 6.27 965 9 Burglinde Pollak 5.96 6.21 6.19 6.21 952 10 Odette Ducas 6.19 x 5.97 6.19 947 11T Nadiya Tkachenko 6.08 6.18 5.97 6.18 945 11T Margot Eppinger x x 6.18 6.18 945 13 Valentina Tikhomirova x 6.10 6.15 6.15 939 14 Monika Peikert 6.11 5.80 6.12 6.12 932 15 Karen Mack 5.99 6.11 x 6.11 930 16 Marie-Christine Debourse x 6.02 5.98 6.02 910 17T Debbie Van Kiekebelt 5.71 5.98 5.90 5.98 902 17T Mary Peters x 5.90 5.98 5.98 902 19 Gale Fitzgerald x 5.51 5.97 5.97 900 20 Diane Jones 5.70 5.88 5.93 5.93 891 21 Đurđa Fočić 5.92 x 5.92 888 22 Margaret Murphy 5.65 5.41 5.62 5.65 828 23 Lucía Vaamonde 5.61 5.58 x 5.61 819 24T Jane Frederick 5.60 x 5.54 5.60817 24T Margit Papp 5.41 5.60 4.08 5.60 817 26 Kathrin Lardi 4.11 5.36 3.12 5.36 762 27 Lin Chun-Yu 5.31 5.13 5.01 5.31 750 28 Edith Noeding 5.06 5.06 5.25 5.25 736

200m Rank Name Nationality Heat Time Points 1 Heide Rosendahl 4 22.96 1041 2 Christine Bodner 4 23.66 970 3 Burglinde Pollak 4 23.93 944 4 Gale Fitzgerald 3 23.97 940 5 Modupe Oshikoya 3 23.98 939 6 Mary Peters 4 24.08 930 7 Margot Eppinger 3 24.18 921 8 Valentina Tikhomirova 4 24.25 914 9 Ilona Bruzsenyák 1 24.35 905 10 Lyn Tillett 2 24.36 904 11 Edith Noeding 2 24.41 899 12 Odette Ducas 3 24.42 898 13 Nedyalka Angelova 4 24.58 884 14 Đurđa Fočić 1 24.70 873 15 Karen Mack 4 24.72 871 16 Margaret Murphy 2 24.84 860 17 Ann Wilson 2 24.87 858 18 Marie-Christine Debourse 1 24.88 857 19 Debbie Van Kiekebelt 1 24.98 848 20T Nadiya Tkachenko 2 25.19 830 20T Lucía Vaamonde 2 25.19 830 22 Elena Vintilă 3 25.20 829 23 Diane Jones 2 25.37 814 24 Jane Fredricks 1 25.45 808 25 Kathrin Lardi 1 25.53 801 26 Monika Peikert 3 25.74 783 27 Lin Chun-Yu 1 25.86 774 28 Margit Papp 3 26.57 717

Final standings Standings after Event 53 September 1972Legend:M = Mark, P = PointsThe best scores for each event are highlighted.

PosAthleteCountryTotalPointsNotes100mHurdlesShotPutHighJumpLongJump200m Mary Peters 4801WRPM96013.2996016.2010491.829025.9893024.08 Heide Rosendahl 4791PM95313.3483013.868851.6510826.83104122.96 Burglinde Pollak 4768PM92713.5395216.049931.769526.2194423.93 4 Christine Bodner 4671PM96613.2575012.519931.769926.4097023.66 5 Valentina Tikhomirova 4597PM89513.7787514.649741.749396.1591425.25 6 Nedyalka Angelova 4496PM88613.8483613.969151.689756.3288424.58 7 Karen Mack 4449PM81114.4584414.109931.7693061187124.72 8 Ilona Bruzsenyák 4419PM91113.6574912.488851.659696.2990524.35 9 Nadiya Tkachenko 4370PM89013.8182013.698851.659456.1883025.19 10 Diane Jones 4349PM77214.7989815.059741.748915.9381425.37 11 Đurđa Fočić 4332PM87113.9675512.589451.718885.9287324.70 12 Margot Eppinger 4313PM85114.1276212.708341.609456.1892124.18 13 Ann Wilson 4279PM91613.6164710.868851.659736.3185824.87 14 Modupe Oshikoya 4279PM87113.9658910.009151.689656.2793923.98 15 Debbie Van Kiekebelt 4272PM81814.3978913.169151.689025.9884824.98 16 Lyn Tillett 4258PM83414.2668511.468341.6010016.4490424.36 17 Marie-Christine Debourse 4239PM86214.0372512.108851.659106.0285724.88 18 Monika Peikert 4232PM83714.2384614.148341.609326.1278325.74 19 Gale Fitzgerald 4206PM80914.4767211.258851.659005.9794023.97 20 Elena Vintilă 4199PM85814.0663210.649151.689656.2782925.20 21 Jane Frederick 4167PM79314.6077512.929741.748175.6080825.45 22 Odette Ducas 4101PM79914.5567611.327811.559476.1989824.42 23 Margit Papp 4074PM75814.9178913.169931.768175.6071726.57 24 Edith Noeding 3870PM83614.2461810.437811.557365.2589924.21 25 Lucía Vaamonde 3794PM80114.5361810.437261.508195.6183025.19 26 Kathrin Lardi 3788PM79014.6360110.188341.607625.3680125.53 27 Margaret Murphy 3770PM72915.1862710.577261.508285.6586024.84 28 Lin Chun-Yu 3676PM75014.9867611.317261.507505.3177425.86 - Liese Prokop DNFPM85214.1190315.148851.6 - Gladys Chai DNFPM44018.463636.958341.60 - Ruth Martin-Jones DNSPM - Eva Šuranová DNSPM - Marilyn King DNSPM Key: WR = world record; OR = Olympic record; p = pass; x = fault; o = cleared; NM = no mark; DNF = did not finish; DNS = did not start; DQ = disqualified; T = tied

References

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