Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw explained

Event:	Women's javelin throw
Games:	1968 Summer
Venue:	Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Dates:	October 14
Competitors:	16
Nations:	11
Gold:	Angéla Németh
Goldnoc:	HUN
Silver:	Mihaela Peneş
Silvernoc:	ROU
Bronze:	Eva Janko
Bronzenoc:	AUT
Win Label:	Winning distance
Win Value:	60.36
Prev:	1964
Next:	1972

The Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1968 Summer Olympics took place on October 14 at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario.^[1]

Records

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

World record		62.40 m	Tokyo, Japan	October 16, 1964
Olympic record

Competition format

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

Results

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result
	57.66	60.36	55.56	57.54	X	53.30	60.36
	59.92	54.68	X	51.40	58.36	X	59.92
	54.60	X	X	46.44	46.24	58.04	58.04
	56.38	X	X	51.60	X	52.68	56.38
	55.78	56.06	52.34	51.88	X	53.20	56.06
	53.80	X	55.42	X	X	–	55.42
	53.54	54.08	X	54.00	55.20	X	55.20
	53.96	51.44	X	X	X	X	53.96
	53.44	51.00	52.16	colspan=3	53.44
10	X	X	53.40	colspan=3	53.40
11	49.54	48.08	53.14	colspan=3	53.14
12	51.54	X	X	colspan=3	51.54
13	51.34	51.10	48.04	colspan=3	51.34
14	X	51.16	X	colspan=3	51.16
15	X	44.94	48.52	colspan=3	48.52
	X	X	X	colspan=3

External links

Official Olympic Report, la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 17, 2012.

Notes and References

Web site: Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Women's Javelin Throw . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174937/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/ATH/womens-javelin-throw.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 18 January 2018 . sports-reference.com.