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.

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 record62.54 mWerdohl, West GermanyAugust 24, 1968Olympic record57.27 mTokyo, JapanOctober 19, 1964

Results Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes 58.28 X – X 46.82 X 58.28 OR 54.02 57.76 X 55.78 X X 57.76 54.90 54.24 X X X X 54.90 54.40 54.10 53.88 X 51.16 52.34 54.40 53.42 53.12 51.40 52.60 52.86 X 53.42 X 52.96 50.74 X X 50.40 52.96 52.86 X 52.86 X 52.62 49.80 52.86 52.80 49.66 46.90 X X 50.46 52.80 51.80 52.26 50.20 colspan=3 52.26 10 50.40 X 52.18 colspan=3 52.18 11 42.12 51.38 52.08 colspan=3 52.08 12 50.76 X 49.00 colspan=3 50.76 13 X 47.50 50.20 colspan=3 50.20 14 48.28 44.78 44.04 colspan=3 48.28 15 36.56 46.26 X colspan=3 46.26 colspan=3 colspan=3

References

External links Official Olympic Report, la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 16, 2012.