Host City: Ciudad de México, Mexico |
Format: Final only. |
Date Started: October 14, 1968 |
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Date Finished: October 14, 1968 |
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(Competitors: 16; Countries: 11) |
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Venue(s): University Olympic Stadium, Ciudad de México
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Overview by IAAF |
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After Németh had opened with 57.66, Peneş exceeded her best of the season by almost 3m with 59.92. The Hungarian, no relation to her male counterpart Miklós, came back with a lifetime best of 60.36 with her next throw. Both Peneş (58.36) and Janko (58.04) produced throws in excess of 58m towards the end of the competition, but could not overtake Németh. |
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Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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The defending champion, Mihaela Peneş, was back. She had finished second at the 1966 European Championships behind the GDR's Marion Lüttge. In round one Peneş produced her best throw since her 1964 gold medal mark with 59.92 (196-7¼) and took the lead. But Hungary's Angéla Németh threw a PR of 60.36 (198-0½) in round two to overtake her and secure the gold medal with that throw. |
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record |
Yelena Gorchakova (URS) |
62.40 m |
Tokyo, Japan |
October 16, 1964 |
Olympic record |
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Results |
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Javelin Throw |
Women |
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Final |
14 October |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
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60.36 |
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Angéla Németh-Ránky |
Hungary |
HUN |
22 |
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2 |
59.92 |
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Mihaela Peneş |
Romania |
ROU |
21 |
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3 |
58.04 |
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Eva Janko |
Austria |
AUT |
23 |
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4 |
56.38 |
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Márta Antal-Rudas |
Hungary |
HUN |
31 |
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5 |
56.06 |
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Daniela Jaworska |
Poland |
POL |
22 |
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6 |
55.42 |
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Nataša Urbančič |
Yugoslavia |
YUG |
22 |
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7 |
55.20 |
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Amelie Koloska |
West Germany |
FRG |
24 |
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8 |
53.96 |
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Kaisa Launela |
Finland |
FIN |
20 |
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9 |
53.44 |
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Barbara Friedrich |
United States |
USA |
19 |
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10 |
53.40 |
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Lidiya Tsymosh |
Soviet Union |
URS |
26 |
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11 |
53.14 |
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RaNae Bair |
United States |
USA |
25 |
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12 |
51.54 |
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Lucyna Krawcewicz |
Poland |
POL |
30 |
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13 |
51.34 |
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Jay Dahlgren |
Canada |
CAN |
19 |
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14 |
51.16 |
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Valentyna Evert |
Soviet Union |
URS |
22 |
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15 |
48.52 |
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Sue Platt |
Great Britain |
GBR |
28 |
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AC |
NM |
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Erika Strasser |
Austria |
AUT |
34 |
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Detailed View |
Results
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Angéla Németh |
Hungary |
57.66 |
60.36 |
55.56 |
57.54 |
X |
53.30 |
60.36 |
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Mihaela Peneş |
Romania |
59.92 |
54.68 |
X |
51.40 |
58.36 |
X |
59.92 |
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Eva Janko |
Austria |
54.60 |
X |
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46.44 |
46.24 |
58.04 |
58.04 |
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Márta Rudas |
Hungary |
56.38 |
X |
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51.60 |
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52.68 |
56.38 |
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Daniela Jaworska |
Poland |
55.78 |
56.06 |
52.34 |
51.88 |
X |
53.20 |
56.06 |
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Nataša Urbančič |
Yugoslavia |
53.80 |
X |
55.42 |
X |
X |
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55.42 |
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Ameli Koloska |
West Germany |
53.54 |
54.08 |
X |
54.00 |
55.20 |
X |
55.20 |
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Kaisa Launela |
Finland |
53.96 |
51.44 |
X |
X |
X |
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53.96 |
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Barbara Friedrich |
United States |
53.44 |
51.00 |
52.16 |
N/A |
53.44 |
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Lidiya Tsymosh |
Soviet Union |
X |
X |
53.40 |
N/A |
53.40 |
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RaNae Bair |
United States |
49.54 |
48.08 |
53.14 |
N/A |
53.14 |
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Lucyna Krawcewicz |
Poland |
51.54 |
X |
X |
N/A |
51.54 |
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Jay Dahlgren |
Canada |
51.34 |
51.10 |
48.04 |
N/A |
51.34 |
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Valentyna Evert |
Soviet Union |
X |
51.16 |
X |
N/A |
51.16 |
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Sue Platt |
Great Britain |
X |
44.94 |
48.52 |
N/A |
48.52 |
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AC |
Erika Strasser |
Austria |
X |
X |
X |
N/A |
NM |
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