1968 Summer Olympics / Athletics
Athletics at the XIX. Olympic Games |
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Date: | October 13. bis 20th October | ||
Competition location: | Mexico city | ||
Venue: | Estadio Olimpico de la Ciudad Universitaria | ||
Decisions: | Men: 24 / women: 12 | ||
Participating nations: | 93 | ||
Attendees: | 1031 | ||
← Tokyo 1964 | Munich 1972 → |
1968 Olympic Games (athletics medal table) |
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space | team | Total | |||
1 | United States | 15th | 6th | 7th | 28 |
2 | Kenya | 3 | 4th | 1 | 8th |
3 | Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 8th | 13 |
4th | Australia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6th |
GDR | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6th | |
6th | Romania | 2 | 2 | - | 4th |
7th | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 4th | 7th |
8th | BR Germany | 1 | 4th | 3 | 8th |
9 | Great Britain | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4th |
10 | Ethiopia | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
11 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
France | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | |
Poland | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | |
Tunisia | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | |
15th | Cuba | - | 2 | - | 2 |
16 | Austria | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
17th | Brazil | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Finland | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
Jamaica | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
Japan | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
Mexico | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
22nd | Italy | - | - | 2 | 1 |
23 | Netherlands | - | - | 1 | 1 |
New Zealand | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
Republic of China | - | - | 1 | 1 |
At the XIX. Olympic Games 1968 in Mexico City found 36 matches - including 24 for men and 12 for women - in the athletics instead. A total of 1031 athletes from 93 nations took part in the athletics competitions.
Attendees
As with the last Olympic Games , there were some problems and special cases with regard to the participation of certain nations. The following nations were not allowed:
- People's Republic of China - not a member of the IOC. In contrast, the smaller Taiwan in Mexico was there under the name Republic of China.
- South Africa
- Rhodesia
- North Korea - initially allowed to participate, but then excluded after failing to attend the opening ceremony
The divided Germany appeared for the first time with two independent teams, but still under a common flag. The names were 'Germany' for the Federal Republic of Germany and 'East Germany' for the GDR .
Stadion
The Olympic Stadium had a revolutionary technology for the competition facilities. The 400-meter circular track as well as the run-up tracks for the various jumping and throwing competitions were made of the new material tartan , an extremely performance-enhancing plastic, which from now on replaced the cinder tracks that had been common up until then at all major events. There were eight lanes available, so as already in 1964 in Tokyo eight participants could take part in the Endläufen. This has now been introduced for the first time in the throwing disciplines as well as in the long jump and triple jump for the last three finals. Electronic technology was used for the first time to measure distance.
Competitions
There were no changes in the competition this time, even in the women's area, which was still clearly underrepresented in terms of the disciplines offered, there was no increase in competitions this year.
There were 24 disciplines for men and twelve for women, which included five individual running disciplines - 100 meters , 200 meters , 400 meters and 80 meters hurdles as well as the middle distance 800 meters - in the program. In addition, only the 4 x 100 meter relay was held in the running area . There were still two jumping disciplines with high and long jump as well as three push and throw competitions with the shot put , discus throw and javelin throw . The pentathlon was held as an all- around event. The 80-meter hurdles were last on the Olympic program in Mexico. In order to better do justice to the stride length of the athletes, it was then replaced by the 100-meter hurdles . To date - as of November 2017 - nothing has changed in the field of men's Olympic disciplines. For women, however, there were still numerous additions to be made for the future.
For the first time, doping tests also took place at these games.
Special features of the athletics competitions of these games
Altitude
In the run-up to the event, there were in some cases considerable concerns about the lower oxygen content of the air due to the altitude of the venue. However, apart from a few exceptions, the athletes were able to cope with this problem primarily through good preparation in high-altitude training camps.
In retrospect, the special flood of records and the high level of performance were attributed to the fact of the lower air resistance. However, that was only partially the case. The sprint disciplines as well as the jumping competitions with a long, fast run-up were and are clearly favored by these conditions. On the other hand, the conditions inhibit performance in all endurance disciplines, which was also noticeable in Mexico. Other competitions, on the other hand, are hardly or not at all affected by such an altitude.
Black Power
The award ceremony of the 200-meter run became a demonstration for the then very current African-American civil rights movement Black Power and a protest against the oppression of blacks in the United States. The US athletes Tommie Smith , Olympic champion, and John Carlos , Olympic knight, stood on the podium without shoes and with black stockings. When the anthem was played, each one raised a fist with a black glove to the sky. Peter Norman , the Australian Olympic runner-up, wanted to express his sympathy for the action with a button, but nobody noticed. Overall, this protest was not well received in the community. After the ceremony there were many whistles from the spectators, the two athletes were banned from further competitions by the US team management so that they could not participate in the relays.
Wind measurement
Exactly the maximum permissible wind force for the recognition of a record in sprints as well as in long and triple jump , namely 2.0 meters per second, was specified by the jury for a total of four world records :
- Long jump men: 8.90 m - Bob Beamon
- Triple jump men: 17.27 m - Nelson Prudêncio
- Triple jump men: 17.39 m - Viktor Saneyev
- 200-meter run women: 22.5 s - Irena Szewińska
The assumption was made that tail winds actually measured at higher speeds were intentionally documented with this value in order to be able to rate the performance as records.
Backward jumper
Was particularly striking and respected a lot in the high jump of the American Dick Fosbury with his brand new technology. After a brisk run-up, he jumped the bar backwards. It looked spectacular at the time, and the jumping technique was named the 'Fosbury flop' after him.
Sporting successes
The level of performance was also very high at this major event, and there was talk of a record flood in the media. There were 17 new or set world records in 14 disciplines. In a further twelve disciplines, the Olympic record was improved or equalized 14 times.
As in all previous athletics games, the most successful nation was the United States with 15 gold medals. With Kenya , an African country was in second place for the first time. Like the Soviet Union , the Kenyan athletes won three gold medals and even had one more silver medal than the USSR. Behind them there were four nations with two Olympic victories each: Australia , East Germany , Romania and Hungary . For all other nations there was at most one Olympic victory in athletics.
One athlete and two athletes each won two gold medals in athletics at these games:
- Wyomia Tyus ( USA ): 100-meter run and 4 x 100-meter relay
- Jim Hines ( USA ): 100-meter run and 4-by-100-meter relay
- Lee Evans ( USA ): 400-meter run and 4-by-400-meter relay
In addition, three other services deserve special mention:
- The American discus thrower Al Oerter won his fourth and final gold medal in a row in this discipline.
- The US American Bob Beamon improved the world long jump record by 55 centimeters from 8.35 m to 8.90 m. The electronic measuring system used for the first time at the Olympic Games was only designed up to a maximum of 8.60 m, so that a tape measure had to be procured to measure one Measurement. This record - often referred to as the 'jump of the century' - has now been improved to 8.95 m by Beamon's compatriot Mike Powell at the 1991 World Athletics Championships .
Results men
100 m
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Jim Hines | United States | 9.9 WR |
2 | Lennox Miller | JAM | 10.0 |
3 | Charles Greene | United States | 10.0 |
4th | Pablo Montes | CUB | 10.1 |
5 | Roger Bambuck | FRA | 10.1 |
6th | Mel Pender | United States | 10.1 |
7th | Harry Jerome | CAN | 10.1 |
8th | Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa | MAD | 10.2 |
Final on October 14th
Wind: +0.3 m / s
200 m
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Tommie Smith | United States | 19.8 WR |
2 | Peter Norman | OUT | 20.0 |
3 | John Carlos | United States | 20.0 |
4th | Edwin Roberts | TRI | 20.3 |
5 | Roger Bambuck | FRA | 20.5 |
6th | Larry Questad | United States | 20.6 |
7th | Michael Fray | JAM | 20.6 |
8th | Joachim Eigenherr | FRG | 20.6 |
Final on October 16th
Wind: +0.9 m / s
400 m
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Lee Evans | United States | 43.8 WR |
2 | Larry James | United States | 43.9 |
3 | Ron Freeman | United States | 44.4 |
4th | Amadou Gakou | SEN | 45.0 |
5 | Martin Jellinghaus | FRG | 45.3 |
6th | Tegegne Bezabeh | ETH | 45.4 |
7th | Andrzej Badeński | POLE | 45.4 |
8th | Amos Omolo | UGA | 47.6 |
Final on October 18th
800 m
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Ralph Doubell | OUT | 1: 44.3 WRe |
2 | Wilson Kiprugut | KEN | 1: 44.5 |
3 | Tom Farrell | United States | 1: 45.4 |
4th | Walter Adams | FRG | 1: 45.8 |
5 | Jozef Plachý | TCH | 1: 45.9 |
6th | Dieter Fromm | GDR | 1: 46.2 |
7th | Thomas Saisi | KEN | 1: 47.5 |
8th | Benedict Cayenne | TRI | 1: 54.3 |
Final on October 15th
1500 m
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Kipchoge Keino | KEN | 3: 34.9 OR |
2 | Jim Ryun | United States | 3: 37.8 |
3 | Bodo Bottlenose Dolphin | FRG | 3: 39.0 |
4th | Harald Norpoth | FRG | 3: 42.5 |
5 | John Whetton | GBR | 3: 43.8 |
6th | Jacky Boxberger | FRA | 3: 46.6 |
7th | Henryk Szordykowski | POLE | 3: 46.6 |
8th | Josef Odložil | TCH | 3: 48.6 |
Final on October 20th
5000 m
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Mohamed Gammoudi | TO DO | 14: 05.0 |
2 | Kipchoge Keino | KEN | 14: 05.2 |
3 | Naftali Temu | KEN | 14: 06.4 |
4th | Juan Martínez | MEX | 14: 10.8 |
5 | Ron Clarke | OUT | 14: 12.4 |
6th | Wohib Masresha | ETH | 14: 17.6 |
7th | Nikolai Sviridov | URS | 14: 18.4 |
8th | Fikru Deguefu | ETH | 14: 19.0 |
Final on October 17th
10,000 m
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Naftali Temu | KEN | 29: 27.4 |
2 | Mamo Wolde | ETH | 29: 28.0 |
3 | Mohamed Gammoudi | TO DO | 29: 34.2 |
4th | Juan Martínez | MEX | 29: 35.0 |
5 | Nikolai Sviridov | URS | 29: 43.2 |
6th | Ron Clarke | OUT | 29: 44.8 |
7th | Ron Hill | GBR | 29: 53.2 |
8th | Wohib Masresha | ETH | 29: 57.0 |
October 14th
marathon
space | athlete | country | Time (h) |
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1 | Mamo Wolde | ETH | 2: 20: 26.4 |
2 | Kenji Kimihara | JPN | 2: 23: 31.0 |
3 | Mike Ryan | NZL | 2: 23: 45.0 |
4th | İsmail Akçay | DOOR | 2: 25: 18.8 |
5 | Bill Adcocks | GBR | 2: 25: 33.0 |
6th | Gebru Merawi | ETH | 2: 27: 16.8 |
7th | Derek Clayton | OUT | 2: 27: 23.8 |
8th | Tim Johnston | GBR | 2: 28: 04.4 |
the 20th of October
110 m hurdles
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Willie Davenport | United States | 13.3 ORe |
2 | Ervin Hall | United States | 13.4 |
3 | Eddy Ottoz | ITA | 13.4 |
4th | Leon Coleman | United States | 13.6 |
5 | Werner Trzmiel | FRG | 13.6 |
6th | Bo Forssander | SWE | 13.7 |
7th | Marcel Duriez | FRA | 13.7 |
8th | Pierre Schoebel | FRA | 14.0 |
Final on October 17th
Wind: 0.0 m / s
400 m hurdles
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | David Hemery | GBR | 48.1 WR |
2 | Gerhard Hennige | FRG | 49.0 |
3 | John Sherwood | GBR | 49.0 |
4th | Geoff Vanderstock | United States | 49.0 |
5 | Vyacheslav Skomorokhov | URS | 49.1 |
6th | Ron Whitney | United States | 49.2 |
7th | Rainer Schubert | FRG | 49.2 |
8th | Roberto Frinolli | ITA | 50.1 |
Final on October 15th
3000 m obstacle
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Amos Biwott | KEN | 8: 51.0 |
2 | Benjamin Kogo | KEN | 8: 51.6 |
3 | George Young | United States | 8: 51.8 |
4th | Kerry O'Brien | OUT | 8: 52.0 |
5 | Alexander Morozov | URS | 8: 55.6 |
6th | Mikhail Shelev | BUL | 8: 58.4 |
7th | Gaston Roelants | BEL | 8: 59.4 |
8th | Arne Risa | NOR | 9: 09.0 |
Final on October 16th
4 × 100 m relay
space | country | Athletes | Time (s) |
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1 | United States |
Charles Greene Mel Pender Ronnie Ray Smith Jim Hines |
38.2 WR |
2 | Cuba |
Hermes Ramírez Juan Morales Pablo Montes Enrique Figuerola |
38.3 |
3 | France |
Gérard Fenouil Jocelyn Delecour Claude Piquemal Roger Bambuck |
38.4 |
4th | Jamaica |
Errol Stewart Michael Fray Clifton Forbes Lennox Miller |
38.4 |
5 | GDR |
Heinz Erbstößer Hartmut Schelter Peter Haase Harald Eggers |
38.6 |
6th | BR Germany |
Karl-Peter Schmidtke Gert Metz Gerhard Wucherer Joachim Eigenherr |
38.7 |
7th | Italy |
Sergio Ottolina Ennio Preatoni Angelo Sguazzero Livio Berruti |
39.2 |
8th | Poland |
Wiesław Maniak Edward Romanowski Zenon Nowosz Marian Dudziak |
39.2 |
Final on October 20th
4 × 400 m relay
space | country | Athletes | Time (s) |
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1 | United States |
Vince Matthews Ron Freeman Larry James Lee Evans |
2: 56.1 WR |
2 | Kenya |
Charles Asati Munyoro Nyamau Naftali Bon Daniel Rudisha |
2: 59.6 |
3 | BR Germany |
Helmar Müller Manfred children Gerhard Hennige Martin Jellinghaus |
3: 00.5 |
4th | Poland |
Stanisław Grędziński Jan Balachowski Jan Werner Andrzej Badeński |
3: 00.5 |
5 | GBR |
Martin Winbolt-Lewis Colin Campbell David Hemery John Sherwood |
3: 01.2 |
6th | Trinidad and Tobago |
George Simon Euric Bobb Benedict Cayenne Edwin Roberts |
3: 04.5 |
7th | Italy |
Sergio Ottolina Giacomo Puosi Furio Fusi Sergio Bello |
3: 04.6 |
8th | France |
Jean-Claude Nallet Jacques Carette Gilles Bertould Jean-Pierre Boccardo |
3: 07.5 |
Final on October 20th
20 km walking
space | athlete | country | Time (h) |
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1 | Volodymyr Holubnychy | URS | 1: 33: 58.4 |
2 | José Pedraza | MEX | 1: 34: 00.0 |
3 | Nikolai Smaga | URS | 1: 34: 03.4 |
4th | Rudy Haluza | United States | 1: 35: 00.2 |
5 | Gerhard Sperling | GDR | 1: 35: 27.2 |
6th | Otto Bartsch | URS | 1: 36: 16.8 |
7th | Hans-Georg Reimann | GDR | 1: 36: 31.4 |
8th | Stefan Ingvarsson | SWE | 1: 36: 43.4 |
October 14th
50 km of walking
space | athlete | country | Time (h) |
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1 | Christoph Höhne | GDR | 4: 20: 13.6 |
2 | Antal Kiss | HUN | 4: 30: 17.0 |
3 | Larry Young | United States | 4: 31: 55.4 |
4th | Peter Selzer | GDR | 4: 33: 09.8 |
5 | Stig Lindberg | SWE | 4: 34: 05.0 |
6th | Vittorio Visini | ITA | 4: 36: 33.2 |
7th | Bryan Eley | GBR | 4: 37: 32.2 |
8th | José Pedraza | MEX | 4: 37: 51.4 |
October 17th
high jump
space | athlete | country | Height (m) |
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1 | Dick Fosbury | United States | 2.24 OR |
2 | Ed Caruthers | United States | 2.22 |
3 | Valentin Gavrilov | URS | 2.20 |
4th | Valery Skvortsov | URS | 2.16 |
5 | Reynaldo Brown | United States | 2.14 |
6th | Giacomo Crosa | ITA | 2.14 |
7th | Gunther Spielvogel | FRG | 2.14 |
8th | Lawrie Peckham | OUT | 2.12 |
Final on October 20th
Fosbury stayed clean up to 2.22 m with the flop named after him.
Pole vault
space | athlete | country | Height (m) |
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1 | Bob Seagren | United States | 5.40 OR |
2 | Claus Schiprowski | FRG | 5.40 OR |
3 | Wolfgang Nordwig | GDR | 5.40 OR |
4th | Christos Papanikolaou | GRE | 5.35 |
5 | John Pennel | United States | 5.35 |
6th | Hennadij Blesnizow | URS | 5.30 |
7th | Hervé d'Encausse | FRA | 5.25 |
8th | Heinfried Engel | FRG | 5.20 |
Final on October 16th
Long jump
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
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1 | Bob Beamon | United States | 8.90 WR |
2 | Klaus Beer | GDR | 8.19 |
3 | Ralph Boston | United States | 8.16 |
4th | Igor Ter-Ovanesjan | URS | 8.12 |
5 | Tõnu Lepik | URS | 8.09 |
6th | Allen Crawley | OUT | 8.02 |
7th | Jack Pani | FRA | 7.97 |
8th | Andrzej Stalmach | POLE | 7.94 |
Final on October 18th
Although a world record was expected due to the high altitude of Mexico City, nobody expected such a giant leap as Beamon succeeded in the first attempt: Too far for the permanently installed measuring devices. A normal measuring tape had to be fetched from the catacombs. Beamon had improved the world record by 55 centimeters, and since then only Mike Powell with 8.95 m (WR) and Carl Lewis with 8.91 m (wind-assisted) have made further jumps at the World Athletics Championships in 1991 .
Triple jump
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
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1 | Viktor Saneyev | URS | 17.39 WR |
2 | Nelson Prudêncio | BRA | 17.27 |
3 | Giuseppe Gentile | ITA | 17.22 |
4th | Art Walker | United States | 17.12 |
5 | Mikalaj Dudkin | URS | 17.09 |
6th | Phil May | OUT | 17.02 |
7th | Józef Szmidt | POLE | 16.89 |
8th | Mansour slide | SEN | 16.73 |
The first five of the world fight all jumped the old world record of Józef Szmidt (1960, 17.03 m); Overall, the world record was improved five times during the Olympic competition by the three medalists: Gentile 17.10 m (qualification); in the final: Gentile 17.22 m; 17.23 m Saneyev; 17.27 m Prudêncio and finally 17.39 m Sanejew.
Final on October 17th
Shot put
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
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1 | Randy Matson | United States | 20.54 |
2 | George Woods | United States | 20.12 |
3 | Eduard Gushchin | URS | 20.09 |
4th | Dieter Hoffmann | GDR | 20.00 |
5 | Dave Maggard | United States | 19.43 |
6th | Wladyslaw Komar | POLE | 19.28 |
7th | Uwe Grabe | GDR | 19.03 |
8th | Heinfried Birlenbach | FRG | 18.80 |
Final on October 14th
In qualifying, Randy Matson set an Olympic record with 20.68 m.
Discus throw
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
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1 | Al Oerter | United States | 64.78 OR |
2 | Lothar Milde | GDR | 63.08 |
3 | Ludvík Daněk | TCH | 62.92 |
4th | Hartmut Losch | GDR | 62.12 |
5 | Jay New Years | United States | 61.78 |
6th | Gary Carlsen | United States | 59.46 |
7th | Edmund Piątkowski | POLE | 59.40 |
8th | Ricky Bruch | SWE | 59.28 |
Final on October 15th
Hammer throw
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gyula Zsivótzky | HUN | 73.36 OR |
2 | Romuald Klim | URS | 73.28 |
3 | Lázár Lovász | HUN | 69.78 |
4th | Takeo Sugawara | JPN | 69.78 |
5 | Sándor Eckschmiedt | HUN | 69.46 |
6th | Gennady Kondrashov | URS | 69.08 |
7th | Reinhard Theimer | GDR | 68.84 |
8th | Helmuth Baumann | GDR | 68.26 |
Final on October 17th
Javelin throw
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jānis Lūsis | URS | 90.10 OR |
2 | Jorma Kinnunen | FIN | 88.58 |
3 | Gergely Kulcsár | HUN | 87.06 |
4th | Wladyslaw Nikiciuk | POLE | 85.70 |
5 | Manfred Stolle | GDR | 84.42 |
6th | Åke Nilsson | SWE | 83.48 |
7th | Janusz Sidło | POLE | 80.58 |
8th | Urs von Wartburg | SUI | 80.56 |
Final on October 16th
Decathlon
space | athlete | country | P - official value. | P - 85 value. |
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1 | Bill Toomey | United States | 8193 OR | 8064 |
2 | Hans-Joachim Walde | FRG | 8111 | 8032 |
3 | Kurt Bendlin | FRG | 8064 | 7984 |
4th | Mykola Awilow | URS | 7909 | 7841 |
5 | Joachim Kirst | GDR | 7861 | 7702 |
6th | Tom Waddell | United States | 7720 | 7620 |
7th | Rick Sloan | United States | 7692 | 7553 |
8th | Steen Smidt-Jensen | THE | 7648 | 7507 |
October 18th and 19th
The scoring was based on the points table from 1964, which was also used at the last Olympic Games . For a better classification of the performance, in addition to the official points according to the rating table from 1964, the number of points converted according to the current rating system from 1985 is also given. According to this table, which is valid today, the order of the first eight would be identical to the rating from 1964. But these comparisons are only indicative, because the different standards of the time must apply as the basis.
Results women
100 m
space | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Wyomia Tyus | United States | 11.0 WR |
2 | Barbara Ferrell | United States | 11.1 |
3 | Irena Szewińska | POLE | 11.1 |
4th | Raelene Boyle | OUT | 11.1 |
5 | Margaret Bailes | United States | 11.3 |
6th | Dianne Burge | OUT | 11.4 |
7th | Chi Cheng | TPE | 11.5 |
8th | Miguelina Cobián | CUB | 11.6 |
Final on October 15th
Wind: +1.2 m / s
200 m
space | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Irena Szewińska | POLE | 22.5 WR |
2 | Raelene Boyle | OUT | 22.7 |
3 | Jennifer Lamy | OUT | 22.8 |
4th | Barbara Ferrell | United States | 22.9 |
5 | Nicole Montandon | FRA | 23.0 |
6th | Wyomia Tyus | United States | 23.0 |
7th | Margaret Bailes | United States | 23.1 |
8th | Jutta Stöck | FRG | 23.2 |
Final on October 18th
Wind: +2.0 m / s
400 m
space | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Colette Besson | FRA | 52.0 ORe |
2 | Lillian Board | GBR | 52.1 |
3 | Natalia Pechonkina | URS | 52.2 |
4th | Janet Simpson | GBR | 52.5 |
5 | Aurelia Pentón | CUB | 52.7 |
6th | Jarvis Scott | United States | 52.7 |
7th | Helga Henning | FRG | 52.8 |
8th | Hermina van der Hoeven | NED | 53.0 |
Final on October 16th
800 m
space | Athlete | country | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Madeline Manning | United States | 2: 00.9 OR |
2 | Ileana Silai | ROME | 2: 02.5 |
3 | Maria Gommers | NED | 2: 02.6 |
4th | Sheila Taylor | GBR | 2: 03.8 |
5 | Doris Brown | United States | 2: 03.9 |
6th | Pat Lowe | GBR | 2: 04.2 |
7th | Abby Hoffman | CAN | 2: 06.8 |
8th | Maryvonne Dupureur | FRA | 2: 08.2 |
Final on October 19th
80 m hurdles
space | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Maureen Caird | OUT | 10.3 OR |
2 | Pam Kilborn | OUT | 10.4 |
3 | Chi Cheng | TPE | 10.4 |
4th | Patty Van Wolvelaere | United States | 10.5 |
5 | Karin Balzer | GDR | 10.6 |
6th | Danuta Straszyńska | POLE | 10.6 |
7th | Elżbieta Żebrowska | POLE | 10.6 |
8th | Tatiana Talysheva | URS | 10.7 |
Final on October 18th
Wind: 0.0 m / s
4 × 100 m relay
space | country | Athletes | Time (s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | United States |
Barbara Ferrell Margaret Bailes Mildrette Nice Wyomia Tyus |
42.8 WR |
2 | Cuba |
Marlene Elejarde Fulgencia Romay Violetta Quesada Miguelina Cobián |
43.3 |
3 | Soviet Union |
Lyudmila Sharkova Galina Bucharina Vera Popkova Lyudmila Samotjossowa |
43.4 |
4th | Netherlands |
Wilma van den Berg Mieke Sterk Truus Hennipman Corrie Bakker |
43.4 |
5 | Australia |
Jennifer Lamy Joyce Bennett Raelene Boyle Dianne Burge |
43.4 |
6th | BR Germany |
Renate Meyer Jutta Stöck Rita Jahn Ingrid Becker |
43.6 |
7th | GBR |
Anita Neil Maureen Tranter Janet Simpson Lillian Board |
43.7 |
8th | France |
Michèle Alayrangues Gabrielle Meyer Nicole Montandon Sylviane Telliez |
44.2 |
Final on October 20th
high jump
space | Athlete | country | Height (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Milena Rezková | TCH | 1.82 |
2 | Antonina Okorokova | URS | 1.80 |
3 | Walentyna Kosyr | URS | 1.80 |
4th | Jaroslava Valentová | TCH | 1.78 |
5 | Rita Schmidt | GDR | 1.78 |
6th | Mária Faithová | TCH | 1.78 |
7th | Karin Schulze | GDR | 1.76 |
8th | Ilona Gusenbauer | AUT | 1.76 |
Final on October 17th
Long jump
space | Athlete | country | Width (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Viorica Viscopoleanu | ROME | 6.82 WR |
2 | Sheila Sherwood | GBR | 6.68 |
3 | Tatiana Talysheva | URS | 6.66 |
4th | Burghild Wieczorek | GDR | 6.48 |
5 | Mirosława Sarna | POLE | 6.47 |
6th | Ingrid Becker | FRG | 6.46 |
7th | Berit Berthelsen | NOR | 6.40 |
8th | Heide Rosendahl | FRG | 6.40 |
Final on October 14th
Shot put
space | Athlete | country | Width (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Margitta Gummel | GDR | 19.61 WR |
2 | Marita Lange | GDR | 18.78 |
3 | Nadezhda Tschischowa | URS | 18.19 |
4th | Judit Bognár | HUN | 17.78 |
5 | Renate Boy | GDR | 17.72 |
6th | Ivanka Christowa | BUL | 17.25 |
7th | Marlene Fuchs | FRG | 17.11 |
8th | Els van Noorduyn | NED | 16.23 |
Final on October 20th
Discus throw
space | Athlete | country | Width (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Lia Manoliu | ROME | 58.28 OR |
2 | Liesel Westermann | FRG | 57.76 |
3 | Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek | HUN | 54.90 |
4th | Anita Otto | GDR | 54.40 |
5 | Antonina Popova | URS | 53.42 |
6th | Olga Connolly | United States | 52.96 |
7th | Christine Spielberg | GDR | 52.86 |
8th | Brigitte Berendonk | FRG | 52.80 |
Final on October 18th
Javelin throw
space | Athlete | country | Width (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Angéla Németh | HUN | 60.36 |
2 | Mihaela Peneș | ROME | 59.92 |
3 | Eva Janko | AUT | 58.04 |
4th | Márta Rudas | HUN | 56.38 |
5 | Daniela Jaworska | POLE | 56.06 |
6th | Nataša Urbančič | YUG | 55.42 |
7th | Ameli Koloska | FRG | 55.20 |
8th | Kaisa Launela | FIN | 53.96 |
Final on October 14th
Pentathlon
space | Athlete | country | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ingrid Becker | FRG | 5098 |
2 | Read Procopius | AUT | 4966 |
3 | Annamária Tóth | HUN | 4959 |
4th | Valentina Tikhomirova | URS | 4927 |
5 | Manon Bornholdt | FRG | 4890 |
6th | Pat Winslow | United States | 4877 |
7th | Inge Bauer | GDR | 4849 |
8th | Meta antennas | SUI | 4848 |
October 15th and 16th
Individual evidence
- ^ Official report of the 1960 Olympic Games , p. 17 (English) at library.la84.org (PDF), accessed on October 24, 2017
- ^ Olympia Lexicon. Mexico City 1968 from olympia-lexikon.de, accessed on November 1, 2017
- ↑ HÖHEN-ATHLETEN , Der Spiegel 42/1968, October 14, 1968, accessed on November 1, 2017
- ^ Two Fists, a Scandal , Spiegel Online, August 19, 2008, accessed November 1, 2017
- ↑ Ekkehard zur Megede , The History of Olympic Athletics, Volume 2: 1948–1968, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 1st edition 1969, p. 325
- ^ Circus or broken neck: Fosbury is turning 60 , Kölner Stadtanzeiger, March 2, 2007, accessed on November 1, 2017
- ↑ Bob Beamon turns 65th jump of the century brought him no luck , RP Online, August 29, 2011, accessed November 1, 2017
literature
- Ekkehard zur Megede , The History of Olympic Athletics, Volume 2: 1948–1968, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 1st edition 1969, pp. 319–403
Web links
- Official report of the 1968 Olympic Games at library.la84.org (PDF), accessed November 1, 2017
- IOC website on the 1968 Olympic Games , accessed November 1, 2017
- The 1968 Summer Olympics at sports-reference.com , accessed November 1, 2017
- Mexico City 1968: Jumps into the next millennium on sportschau.de, accessed on November 1, 2017
- Schneller auf Tartan , Der Spiegel August 25, 1969, H. 35/1965, retrieved on November 1, 2017
- TEACHING THE GERMAN? , Der Spiegel November 4, 1968, H. 45/1968, accessed November 1, 2017
- Montezuma's Rache , Der Spiegel October 28, 1968, H. 44/1968, accessed November 1, 2017
- Olympia at extreme altitude , RP Online July 22, 2004, accessed November 1, 2017
- The bloodbath before the Olympics , Stern auf stern.de, accessed on November 1, 2017
- Mexico 1968: Olympic Games in Troubled Times , October 12, 2008 from Stimme.de, accessed on November 1, 2017
- The Olympics in Mexico and the German-German guerrilla war , Der Tagesspiegel, accessed on November 1, 2017
Video
- Full Olympic Film - Mexico City 1968 Olympic Games , released July 18, 2014, accessed November 1, 2017