Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 80 metres hurdles

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Women's 80 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue Estadio Olímpico Universitario
DateOctober 17–18
Competitors33 from 23 nations
Winning time10.3 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Maureen Caird Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svg Pam Kilborn Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg Chi Cheng Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan
  1964
1972  

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]

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 recordFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vera Korsakova  (URS)10.2 Soviet Union July 16, 1968
Olympic recordFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Irina Press  (URS)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

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Mamie Rallins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.6Q
2 Vera Korsakova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 10.6Q
3 Inge Schell Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 10.7Q
4 Carmen Smith Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 11.0
5 Carla Panerai Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11.0
6 Enriqueta Basilio Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 11.1
7 Ulla-Britt Wieslander Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 11.2

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Pam Kilborn Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 10.4Q
2 Valeria Bufanu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 10.9Q
3 Mária Kiss Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 10.9Q
4 Marlene Elejarde Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 10.9
5 Marijana Lubej Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 11.0
6 Snezhana Yurukova Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Bulgaria 11.0
7 Ann Wilson Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.1

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Patty Van Wolvelaere Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.6Q
2 Teresa Sukniewicz Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 10.7Q
3 Tatyana Talysheva Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 10.8Q
4 Carlota Ulloa Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 11.1
5 Jenny Meldrum Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11.1
Pat Pryce Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain DNF

Heat 4

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Maureen Caird Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 10.4Q
2 Chi Cheng Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 10.5Q
3 Danuta Straszyńska Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 10.7Q
4 Inge Aigner Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 10.8q
5 Meta Antenen Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 10.9
6 Pat Jones Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.0
7 Roswitha Emonts-Gast Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 11.4

Heat 5

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Karin Balzer Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 10.7Q
2 Elżbieta Żebrowska Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 10.8Q
3 Judy Dyer Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.9Q
4 Liudmila Ievleva Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 10.9
5 Yeh Chu-Mei Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 11.7
6 Cecilia Sosa Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 12.8

Semifinals

Qual. rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Maureen Caird Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 10.5Q
2 Patty Van Wolvelaere Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.6Q
3 Tatyana Talysheva Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 10.7Q
4 Karin Balzer Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 10.8Q
5 Vera Korsakova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 10.8
6 Teresa Sukniewicz Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 10.9
7 Valeria Bufanu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 11.0
8 Inge Aigner Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 11.1

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Pam Kilborn Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 10.4Q
2 Chi Cheng Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 10.5Q
3 Danuta Straszyńska Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 10.5Q
4 Elżbieta Żebrowska Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 10.6Q
5 Mamie Rallins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.6
6 Judy Dyer Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.8
7 Inge Schell Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 10.8
8 Mária Kiss Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 11.2

Final

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Maureen Caird Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 10.3 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Pam Kilborn Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 10.4
Bronze medal icon.svg Chi Cheng Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 10.4
4 Patty Van Wolvelaere Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.5
5 Karin Balzer Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 10.6
6 Danuta Straszyńska Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 10.6
7 Elżbieta Żebrowska Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 10.6
8 Tatyana Talysheva Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 10.7

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References

  1. "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.