Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's pentathlon

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Women's pentathlon
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates25 & 26 July 1976
Competitors20 from 13 nations
Winning result4745
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Siegrun Siegl
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Christine Laser
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Burglinde Pollak
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
  1972
1980  

The Women's pentathlon competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal was held on 25–26 July. After four of the five events, with only the 200 metres remaining, the top 8 of the 19 competitors were separated by less than 100 points:

All of the leaders were matched against each other in the final heat. After the point scoring was calculated, Siegl and Laser had finished =1st with 4745 points, with Pollak 3rd with 4740 points. [1] Siegl was awarded the gold medal on the basis of having scored more points than Laser in three of the five events (100 metres hurdles, long jump and 200 metres). [2] Had Pollak run the 200 metres in 23.58 instead of 23.64, then she would have won the gold medal. While Siegl jumped from seventh to first in one event, Tkachenko had the misfortune of dropping from first to fifth in less than 25 seconds. She would go on to lead the Soviet podium sweep four years later in Moscow. [1]

Results

The best result for each event is highlighted in yellow.

RankAthletePoints 100h SP HJ LJ 200
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of East Germany.svg  Siegrun Siegl  (GDR)474513.3112.921.746.4923.09
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of East Germany.svg  Christine Laser  (GDR)474513.5514.291.786.2723.48
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of East Germany.svg  Burglinde Pollak  (GDR)474013.3016.251.646.3023.64
4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lyudmila Popovskaya  (URS)470013.3315.021.746.1924.10
5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nadiya Tkachenko  (URS)466913.4114.901.806.0824.61
6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Diane Jones  (CAN)458213.7914.581.806.2925.33
7Flag of the United States.svg  Jane Frederick  (USA)456613.5414.551.765.9924.70
8Flag of Hungary.svg  Margit Papp  (HUN)453514.1414.801.786.3525.43
9Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Penka Sokolova  (BUL)439413.3213.701.645.9324.95
10Flag of Germany.svg  Margot Eppinger  (FRG)435213.9712.751.686.0724.61
11Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Djurdja Focic  (YUG)431414.4812.651.686.2824.78
12Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Susan Longden  (GBR)427613.9110.871.715.9224.20
13Flag of the United States.svg  Gale Fitzgerald  (USA)426314.1612.511.685.8924.73
14Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tatyana Vorokhobko  (URS)424513.3113.081.744.9724.85
15Flag of Jamaica.svg  Andrea Bruce  (JAM)419813.9410.231.825.5024.66
16Flag of Hungary.svg  Ilona Bruzsenyák  (HUN)419314.0010.861.716.0425.30
17Flag of the United States.svg  Marilyn King  (USA)416514.4512.271.745.6225.27
18Flag of Fiji.svg  Miriama Tuisorisori  (FIJ)382714.789.381.555.8424.89
19Flag of Uruguay.svg  Ana María Desevici  (URU)362815.4910.601.605.2826.45
Flag of Peru.svg  Edith Noeding  (PER)DNF14.0611.411.64

References

  1. 1 2 Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. New York: Penguin Books. pp. 151–152. ISBN   0140066322.
  2. "Athletics at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Women's Pentathlon". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2018.