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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
VenueEstadio Olímpico Universitario
DateOctober 20
Competitors14 from 9 nations
Winning distance19.61 WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Margitta Gummel
 East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marita Lange
 East Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nadezhda Chizhova
 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

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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

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

World record  Margitta Gummel (GDR) 18.87 m Frankfurt (Oder), East Germany April 23, 1967
Olympic record  Tamara Press (URS) 18.14 m Tokyo, Japan October 20, 1964

Results

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Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Margitta Gummel  East Germany 18.53 17.88 19.07 18.30 19.61 18.59 19.61 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marita Lange  East Germany 18.78 X 18.17 18.47 18.20 18.26 18.78
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nadezhda Chizhova  Soviet Union 18.19 X 18.03 17.62 17.49 17.26 18.19
4 Judit Bognár  Hungary 17.14 17.30 17.21 17.78 17.75 16.83 17.78
5 Renate Garisch-Culmberger  East Germany 17.67 17.15 17.68 17.49 17.72 17.69 17.72
6 Ivanka Khristova  Bulgaria 16.65 17.25 16.85 X X 17.20 17.25
7 Marlene Fuchs  West Germany 17.11 16.56 X X X 16.19 17.11
8 Els van Noorduyn  Netherlands 15.89 15.71 14.97 15.54 16.23 16.10 16.23
9 Irina Solontsova-Kudryavtseva  Soviet Union X 15.88 15.76 15.88
10 Gertrud Schäfer  West Germany 14.70 15.26 15.10 15.26
11 Maren Seidler  United States 14.38 14.86 X 14.86
12 Rosa Molina  Chile 12.85 11.89 11.94 12.85
13 Baeg Ok-Ja  South Korea 12.67 12.08 11.97 12.67
14 Rosario Martínez  El Salvador 9.58 X 10.18 10.18

References

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  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.
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