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

Event:	Women's discus throw
Games:	1968 Summer
Venue:	Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Date:	October 18
Competitors:	15
Nations:	8
Longnames:	yes
Gold:	Lia Manoliu
Goldnoc:	ROU
Silver:	Liesel Westermann
Silvernoc:	FRG
Bronze:	Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek
Bronzenoc:	HUN
Win Label:	Winning distance
Win Value:	58.28 OR
Prev:	1964
Next:	1972

The Women's discus throw competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico took place on October 18.^[1]

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.

Records

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

World record		62.54 m	Werdohl, West Germany	August 24, 1968
Olympic record		57.27 m	Tokyo, Japan	October 19, 1964

Results

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Notes
	58.28	X	–	X	46.82	X	58.28	OR
	54.02	57.76	X	55.78	X	X	57.76
	54.90	54.24	X	X	X	X	54.90
	54.40	54.10	53.88	X	51.16	52.34	54.40
	53.42	53.12	51.40	52.60	52.86	X	53.42
	X	52.96	50.74	X	X	50.40	52.96
	52.86	X	52.86	X	52.62	49.80	52.86
	52.80	49.66	46.90	X	X	50.46	52.80
	51.80	52.26	50.20	colspan=3	52.26
10	50.40	X	52.18	colspan=3	52.18
11	42.12	51.38	52.08	colspan=3	52.08
12	50.76	X	49.00	colspan=3	50.76
13	X	47.50	50.20	colspan=3	50.20
14	48.28	44.78	44.04	colspan=3	48.28
15	36.56	46.26	X	colspan=3	46.26

External links

Official Olympic Report, la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 16, 2012.

Notes and References

Web site: Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Women's Discus Throw . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174220/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/ATH/womens-discus-throw.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 13 January 2018 . sports-reference.com.