Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres
Women's 800 metres at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Estadio Olímpico Universitario | ||||||||||||
Date | October 17–19 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 24 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 2:00.9 OR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4×100 m relay | men | women |
4×400 m relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Pentathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
The Women's 800 metres competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. The event were held at the University Olympic Stadium on October 17–19.[1]
Competition format
The competition had four heats in the first round, two semi-finals and a final. The top four in the first round heats progressed. The top four finishers in the semi-final race reached the finals.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | 2:00.5 | London, United Kingdom | July 20, 1968 | |
Olympic record | 2:01.1 | Tokyo, Japan | October 20, 1964 |
Results
Round 1
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Vera Nikolić | 2:05.7 | Q | |
2 | Laine Erik | 2:06.5 | Q | |
3 | Paola Pigni | 2:06.7 | Q | |
4 | Karin Krebs | 2:07.1 | Q | |
5 | Francie Kraker | 2:07.3 | ||
6 | Elizabeth Chesire | 2:10.9 |
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Mia Gommers | 2:04.0 | Q | |
2 | Ileana Silai | 2:04.1 | Q | |
3 | Sheila Carey | 2:04.1 | Q | |
4 | Anna Zimina | 2:04.4 | Q | |
5 | Barbara Wieck | 2:08.5 | ||
6 | Hana Shezifi | 2:09.2 |
Heat 3
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Maryvonne Dupureur | 2:09.5 | Q | |
2 | Doris Brown | 2:09.5 | Q | |
3 | Pat Lowe-Cropper | 2:09.5 | Q | |
4 | Sylvia Potts | 2:09.6 | Q | |
5 | Eeva Haimi | 2:09.6 | ||
6 | Tilly van der Made | 2:10.5 |
Heat 4
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Madeline Manning | 2:08.7 | Q | |
2 | Abby Hoffman | 2:08.9 | Q | |
3 | Jaroslava Jehličková | 2:08.9 | Q | |
4 | Ilja Keizer-Laman | 2:08.9 | Q | |
5 | Annelise Damm Olesen | 2:09.0 | ||
6 | Joan Page-Allison | 2:10.2 |
Semifinals
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Madeline Manning | 2:05.8 | Q | |
2 | Ileana Silai | 2:05.9 | Q | |
3 | Pat Lowe-Cropper | 2:06.6 | Q | |
4 | Abby Hoffman | 2:07.0 | Q | |
5 | Karin Krebs | 2:08.4 | ||
6 | Anna Zimina | 2:04.4 | ||
7 | Ilja Keizer-Laman | 2:08.5 | ||
N/A | Vera Nikolić | DNF |
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Mia Gommers | 2:05.1 | Q | |
2 | Doris Brown | 2:05.2 | Q | |
3 | Sheila Carey | 2:05.2 | Q | |
4 | Maryvonne Dupureur | 2:05.5 | Q | |
5 | Laine Erik | 2:06.0 | ||
6 | Sylvia Potts | 2:07.2 | ||
7 | Paola Pigni | 2:07.8 | ||
8 | Jaroslava Jehličková | 2:13.5 |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Madeline Manning | 2:00.9 | OR | ||
Ileana Silai | 2:02.5 | |||
Mia Gommers | 2:02.6 | |||
4 | Sheila Carey | 2:03.8 | ||
5 | Doris Brown | 2:03.9 | ||
6 | Pat Lowe-Cropper | 2:04.2 | ||
7 | Abby Hoffman | 2:06.8 | ||
8 | Maryvonne Dupureur | 2:08.2 |
References
- ↑ "Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Women's 800 metres". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
External links
- Official Olympic Report, la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
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