Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's pentathlon

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Women's pentathlon
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue Estadio Olímpico Universitario
DateOctober 15–16, 1968
Competitors33 from 24 nations
Winning result5098
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Ingrid Becker Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Liese Prokop Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Bronze medal icon.svg Annamária Tóth Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
  1964
1972  

The Women's pentathlon competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico was held at the University Olympic Stadium on October 15–16. [1]

Competition format

The pentathlon consists of five track and field events, with a points system that awards higher scores for better results in each of the five components. The five event scores are summed to give a total for the pentathlon.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World recordFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Irina Press  (URS)5246 pts Tokyo, Japan October 16–17, 1964
Olympic record

Overall results

Key

 The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow with a diamond symbol.

RankAthletePoints 80 h SP HJ LJ 200 m
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Ingrid Becker  (FRG)509810.9
1061
11.48
819
1.71
1057
6.43
1084
23.5
1077
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Austria.svg  Liese Prokop  (AUT)496611.2
1011
14.61
1023
1.68
1027
5.97
982
25.1
923
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Hungary.svg  Annamária Tóth  (HUN)495910.9
1061
12.69
901
1.59
934
6.12
1016
23.8
1047
4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Valentina Tikhomirova  (URS)492711.2
1011
14.12
993
1.65
996
5.99
986
24.9
941
5Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Manon Bornholdt  (FRG)489011.0
1044
12.37
880
1.59
934
6.42
1082
24.8
950
6Flag of the United States.svg  Pat Winslow  (USA)487711.4
979
13.33
943
1.65
996
5.97
982
24.5
977
7Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Inge Bauer  (GDR)484911.4
979
13.00
921
1.59
934
6.22
1038
24.5
977
8Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Meta Antenen  (SUI)484810.7
1096
11.06
790
1.62
965
6.30
1056
24.9
941
9Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Mary Peters  (GBR)480311.0
1044
15.09
1052
1.53
869
5.60
897
24.9
941
10Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Sue Scott  (GBR)478611.0
1044
11.33
809
1.56
902
6.20
1034
24.3
997
11Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Jenny Meldrum  (CAN)477411.0
1044
12.41
882
1.59
934
5.89
964
24.8
950
12Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Marijana Lubej  (YUG)476410.9
1061
10.38
741
1.59
934
6.01
991
23.9
1037
13Flag of Denmark.svg  Nina Hansen  (DEN)473810.9
1061
10.92
780
1.59
934
6.19
1031
25.0
932
14Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Snezhana Yurukova  (BUL)472811.0
1044
11.83
843
1.59
934
5.98
984
25.1
923
15Flag of France.svg  Monique Bantégny  (FRA)469711.5
963
12.18
867
1.65
996
5.90
966
25.3
905
16Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Ann Wilson  (GBR)468811.1
1027
10.58
755
1.62
965
6.01
991
24.8
950
17Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Marjan Ackermans-Thomas  (NED)465011.5
963
12.62
896
1.65
996
5.65
908
25.5
887
18Flag of Norway.svg  Berit Berthelsen  (NOR)464911.6
948
10.80
771
1.56
902
6.28
1051
24.5
977
19Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Gerda Uhlemann  (GDR)464411.3
995
12.00
855
1.53
869
6.02
993
25.0
932
20Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Aída dos Santos  (BRA)457811.6
948
12.41
882
1.59
934
5.50
873
24.9
941
21Flag of Italy.svg  Magali Vettorazzo  (ITA)450411.1
1027
10.34
738
1.45
780
5.84
952
24.2
1007
22Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Cornelia Popescu  (ROU)443512.1
876
11.25
803
1.62
965
5.89
964
26.2
827
23Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Sieglinde Ammann  (SUI)441411.7
933
10.35
739
1.53
869
6.07
1004
25.7
869
24Flag of the United States.svg  Cathy Hamblin  (USA)433011.9
904
10.66
761
1.50
836
5.72
924
25.3
905
25Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Lolita Lagrosas  (PHI)413111.8
918
9.93
708
1.53
869
5.50
873
27.0
763
26Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Lin Chun-Yu  (ROC)410411.6
948
9.82
700
1.48
814
5.36
839
26.5
803
27Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Tien Ah-Mei  (ROC)389911.8
918
9.04
640
1.35
660
5.06
767
25.2
914
28Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Galina Sofina  (URS)382811.6
948
14.43
1012
1.59
934
5.76
934
DNF
0
29Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Ðurđa Fočić  (YUG)381411.1
1027
11.80
841
1.62
965
5.90
966
41.8
15
30Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Roswitha Emonts-Gast  (BEL)365411.5
963
12.33
877
NM
0
5.81
945
25.7
869
31Flag of Mexico.svg  Mercedes Román  (MEX)360411.3
995
10.08
719
NM
0
5.71
922
24.6
968
32Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Jean Robotham  (CRC)290913.4
712
8.73
615
NM
0
4.74
686
25.4
896
Flag of Sweden.svg  Gunilla Cederström  (SWE)255711.6
948
10.36
740
1.53
869
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References

  1. "Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Women's Pentathlon". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2018.