Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 80 metres hurdles
The Women's 80 metres hurdles competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico was held at the University Olympic Stadium on October 17–18.[1]
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| Venue | Estadio Olímpico Universitario | ||||||||||||
| Date | October 17–18 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 33 from 23 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 10.3 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 | |
Competition format
The Women's 80m hurdles competition consisted of heats (Round 1), Semifinals and a Final. The three fastest competitors from each race in the heats qualified for the semifinals, along with the fastest overall competitor not already qualified. The top four athletes from each semifinals race advanced to the final.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
| World record |  |
10.2 | Soviet Union | July 16, 1968 |
| Olympic record | |
10.6 | Rome, Italy | August 31, 1960 |
Results
Round 1
Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the next fastest time (q) qualified.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mamie Rallins |  |
10.6 | Q |
| 2 | Vera Korsakova | .svg.png){kind=small} |
10.6 | Q |
| 3 | Inge Schell | .svg.png){kind=small} |
10.7 | Q |
| 4 | Carmen Smith |  |
11.0 | |
| 5 | Carla Panerai |  |
11.0 | |
| 6 | Enriqueta Basilio | .svg.png){kind=small} |
11.1 | |
| 7 | Ulla-Britt Wieslander |  |
11.2 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pam Kilborn |  |
10.4 | Q |
| 2 | Valeria Bufanu | .svg.png){kind=small} |
10.9 | Q |
| 3 | Mária Kiss |  |
10.9 | Q |
| 4 | Marlene Elejarde |  |
10.9 | |
| 5 | Marijana Lubej | .svg.png){kind=small} |
11.0 | |
| 6 | Snezhana Yurukova | .svg.png){kind=small} |
11.0 | |
| 7 | Ann Wilson |  |
11.1 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patty Van Wolvelaere | |
10.6 | Q |
| 2 | Teresa Sukniewicz | .svg.png){kind=small} |
10.7 | Q |
| 3 | Tatyana Talysheva | |
10.8 | Q |
| 4 | Carlota Ulloa |  |
11.1 | |
| 5 | Jenny Meldrum |  |
11.1 | |
| N/A | Pat Pryce | |
DNF |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maureen Caird | |
10.4 | Q |
| 2 | Chi Cheng |  |
10.5 | Q |
| 3 | Danuta Straszyńska | |
10.7 | Q |
| 4 | Inge Aigner |  |
10.8 | q |
| 5 | Meta Antenen |  |
10.9 | |
| 6 | Patricia Jones | |
11.0 | |
| 7 | Roswitha Emonts-Gast | .svg.png){kind=small} |
11.4 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karin Balzer | |
10.7 | Q |
| 2 | Elżbieta Żebrowska | |
10.8 | Q |
| 3 | Judy Dyer | |
10.9 | Q |
| 4 | Liudmila Ievleva | |
10.9 | |
| 5 | Yeh Chu-Mei | |
11.7 | |
| 6 | Cecilia Sosa |  |
12.8 |
Semifinals
Qual. rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) qualified.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maureen Caird | |
10.5 | Q |
| 2 | Patty Van Wolvelaere | |
10.6 | Q |
| 3 | Tatyana Talysheva | |
10.7 | Q |
| 4 | Karin Balzer | |
10.8 | Q |
| 5 | Vera Korsakova | |
10.8 | |
| 6 | Teresa Sukniewicz | |
10.9 | |
| 7 | Valeria Bufanu | |
11.0 | |
| 8 | Inge Aigner | |
11.1 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pam Kilborn | |
10.4 | Q |
| 2 | Chi Cheng | |
10.5 | Q |
| 3 | Danuta Straszyńska | |
10.5 | Q |
| 4 | Elżbieta Żebrowska | |
10.6 | Q |
| 5 | Mamie Rallins | |
10.6 | |
| 6 | Judy Dyer | |
10.8 | |
| 7 | Inge Schell | |
10.8 | |
| 8 | Mária Kiss | |
11.2 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Maureen Caird | |
10.3 | OR |
 | Pam Kilborn | |
10.4 | |
 | Chi Cheng | |
10.4 | |
| 4 | Patty Van Wolvelaere | |
10.5 | |
| 5 | Karin Balzer | |
10.6 | |
| 6 | Danuta Straszyńska | |
10.6 | |
| 7 | Elżbieta Żebrowska | |
10.6 | |
| 8 | Tatyana Talysheva | |
10.7 |
References
- "Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Women's 80 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
External links
- Official Olympic Report, la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
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