Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put

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Women's shot put
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueEstadio Olímpico Universitario
DateOctober 20
Competitors14 from 9 nations
Winning distance19.61 WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Margitta Gummel  East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marita Lange  East Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nadezhda Chizhova  Soviet Union
← 1964
1972 →

The women's shot put competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico took place on October 20.[1]

Competition format

The 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

Prior 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

Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Margitta Gummel  East Germany 18.53 17.88 19.07 18.30 19.61 18.59 19.61 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marita Lange  East Germany 18.78 X 18.17 18.47 18.20 18.26 18.78
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

  1. ^ "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.

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