Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put

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Women's shot put
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue Estadio Olímpico Universitario
DateOctober 20, 1968
Competitors14 from 9 nations
Winning distance19.61 WR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Margitta Gummel
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Marita Lange
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Nadezhda Chizhova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  1964
1972  

The women's shot put competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico took place on October 20. [1]

Competition format

The competition consisted of a single round. Each competitor was allowed three throws, with the top eight athletes after that point being given three further attempts.

Records

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

World record Flag of East Germany.svg  Margitta Gummel  (GDR)18.87 m Frankfurt (Oder), East Germany April 23, 1967
Olympic recordFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tamara Press  (URS)18.14 m Tokyo, Japan October 20, 1964

Results

RankNameNationality#1#2#3#4#5#6ResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Margitta Gummel Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 18.5317.8819.0718.3019.6118.5919.61 WR
Silver medal icon.svg Marita Lange Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 18.78X18.1718.4718.2018.2618.78
Bronze medal icon.svg Nadezhda Chizhova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 18.19X18.0317.6217.4917.2618.19
4 Judit Bognár Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 17.1417.3017.2117.7817.7516.8317.78
5 Renate Garisch-Culmberger Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 17.6717.1517.6817.4917.7217.6917.72
6 Ivanka Khristova Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Bulgaria 16.6517.2516.85XX17.2017.25
7 Marlene Fuchs Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 17.1116.56XXX16.1917.11
8 Els van Noorduyn Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 15.8915.7114.9715.5416.2316.1016.23
9 Irina Solontsova-Kudryavtseva Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union X15.8815.7615.88
10 Gertrud Schäfer Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 14.7015.2615.1015.26
11 Maren Seidler Flag of the United States.svg  United States 14.3814.86X14.86
12 Rosa Molina Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 12.8511.8911.9412.85
13 Baeg Ok-Ja Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 12.6712.0811.9712.67
14 Rosario Martínez Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 9.58X10.1810.18

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Women's Shot Put". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2018.