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

Women's discus throw
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Women's discus throw; at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue	Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Date	October 18
Competitors	15 from 8 nations
Winning distance	58.28 OR
Medalists
	← 1964 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	Liesel Westermann (FRG)	62.54 m	Werdohl, West Germany	August 24, 1968
Olympic record	Tamara Press (URS)	57.27 m	Tokyo, Japan	October 19, 1964

Results[]

Rank	Name	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Lia Manoliu	Romania	58.28	X	–	X	46.82	X	58.28	OR
	Liesel Westermann	West Germany	54.02	57.76	X	55.78	X	X	57.76
	Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek	Hungary	54.90	54.24	X	X	X	X	54.90
4	Anita Otto	East Germany	54.40	54.10	53.88	X	51.16	52.34	54.40
5	Antonina Popova	Soviet Union	53.42	53.12	51.40	52.60	52.86	X	53.42
6	Olga Fikotová	United States	X	52.96	50.74	X	X	50.40	52.96
7	Christine Spielberg	East Germany	52.86	X	52.86	X	52.62	49.80	52.86
8	Brigitte Berendonk	West Germany	52.80	49.66	46.90	X	X	50.46	52.80
9	Lyudmila Muravyova	Soviet Union	51.80	52.26	50.20	N/A			52.26
10	Karin Illgen	East Germany	50.40	X	52.18	N/A			52.18
11	Judit Stugner	Hungary	42.12	51.38	52.08	N/A			52.08
12	Dashzevgiin Namjilmaa	Mongolia	50.76	X	49.00	N/A			50.76
13	Olimpia Cataramă	Romania	X	47.50	50.20	N/A			50.20
14	Carol Moseke	United States	48.28	44.78	44.04	N/A			48.28
15	Jean Roberts	Australia	36.56	46.26	X	N/A			46.26

References[]

^ "Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Women's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2018.

External links[]

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

[SR-1] "Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Women's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2018.

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Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men
5000 m	men
10,000 m	men
80 m hurdles		women
110 m hurdles	men
400 m hurdles	men
3000 m steeplechase	men
4×100 m relay	men	women
4×400 m relay	men
Road events
Marathon	men
20 km walk	men
50 km walk	men
Field events
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men
Combined events
Pentathlon		women
Decathlon	men
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v t Discus throw at the Olympic Games
Summary
Men	1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Women	1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
See also: 1912 Men's two handed discus throw