Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's long jump

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Women's long jump
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue Estadio Olímpico Universitario
DateOctober 13–14, 1968
Competitors27 from 19 nations
Winning distance6.82 WR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Viorica Viscopoleanu
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Silver medal icon.svg Sheila Sherwood
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg Tatyana Talysheva
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  1964
1972  

The Women's long jump competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico took place on October 13–14. [1]

Competition format

The competition consisted of two rounds, qualification and final. In qualification, each athlete jumped three times. At least the top twelve athletes (including ties) moved on to the final; if more than twelve reached the qualifying distance, all who did so advanced. Distances were reset for the final round. Finalists jumped three times, after which the eight best jumped three more times (with the best distance of the six jumps counted).

Records

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

World record Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mary Rand  (GBR)6.76 m Tokyo, Japan October 14, 1964
Olympic record

Results

Qualifying round

Qual. rule: qualification standard 6.35m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q). Ties between jumpers were broken by comparing their second best marks.

RankGroupNameNationality#1#2#3ResultNotes
1A Heide Rosendahl Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany X6.546.54Q
2B Berit Berthelsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 6.326.486.48Q
3B Viorica Viscopoleanu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 6.486.48Q
4A Violet Odogwu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 6.456.096.45Q
5B Mirosława Sarna Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 6.326.446.44Q
6B Willye White Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6.176.426.42Q
7A Sheila Sherwood Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 6.426.42Q
8B Ingrid Becker Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 6.256.406.40Q
9A Bärbel Löhnert Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 6.356.35Q
10A Tatyana Talysheva Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 6.346.306.286.34q
11A Maureen Barton Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 6.27X6.346.34q
12A Martha Watson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6.306.185.996.30q
13B Burghild Wieczorek Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 6.286.306.156.30q
14B Ann Wilson Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 6.105.856.306.30q
15B Manon Bornholdt Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 6.276.09X6.27
16A Irena Szewińska Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland X6.19X6.19
17B Marcia Garbey Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 5.556.14X6.14
18A Etelka Kispál Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 5.985.93X5.98
19B Helēna Ringa Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union X5.84X5.84
20A Mercedes Román Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 5.75X5.725.75
21A Gunilla Cederström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden X5.575.725.72
22A Alice Anum Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 5.575.435.615.61
23B Lin Chun-yu Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 5.23X5.595.59
24A Jean Robotham Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 4.754.554.404.75
A Sieglinde Ammann Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland XXXNM
B Cecilia Sosa Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador XXXNM
B Joan Hendry Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada XXXNM

Final

RankNameNationality#1#2#3#4#5#6ResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Viorica Viscopoleanu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 6.82X6.646.546.526.576.82 WR
Silver medal icon.svg Sheila Sherwood Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 6.60X6.506.596.686.616.68
Bronze medal icon.svg Tatyana Talysheva Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 6.556.665.386.384.49X6.66
4 Burghild Wieczorek Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany X6.486.456.336.426.256.48
5 Mirosława Sarna Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 6.47X4.986.446.316.456.47
6 Ingrid Becker Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany X6.32X6.43X6.276.43
7 Berit Berthelsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 6.386.406.276.22X6.326.40
8 Heide Rosendahl Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany XX6.246.056.376.406.40
9 Violet Odogwu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 6.235.896.156.23
10 Martha Watson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6.20X6.066.20
11 Willye White Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6.015.446.086.08
12 Maureen Barton Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 5.93X5.955.95
13 Ann Wilson Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain X5.905.595.90
14 Bärbel Löhnert Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany XX4.494.49

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Women's Long Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2017.