Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's pentathlon

Women's pentathlon

at the Games of the XIX Olympiad

Venue

Estadio Olímpico Universitario

Date

October 15–16

Competitors

33 from 24 nations

Winning result

5098

Medalists

	Ingrid Becker	West Germany
	Liese Prokop	Austria
	Annamária Tóth	Hungary

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

The Women's pentathlon competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico was held at the University Olympic Stadium on October 15–16.

Competition format

The pentathlon consists of five track and field events, with a points system that awards higher scores for better results in each of the five components. The five event scores are summed to give a total for the pentathlon.

Records

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

World record	Irina Press (URS)	5246 pts	Tokyo, Japan	October 16–17, 1964
Olympic record

Overall results

Key

♦ The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow with a diamond symbol.

Rank	Athlete	Points	80 h	SP	HJ	LJ	200 m
01 !	Becker, IngridIngrid Becker (FRG)	5098	10.9 1061	11.48 819	1.71 1057^♦	6.43 1084^♦	23.5 1077^♦
02 !	Prokop, LieseLiese Prokop (AUT)	4966	11.2 1011	14.61 1023	1.68 1027	5.97 982	25.1 923
03 !	Tóth, AnnamáriaAnnamária Tóth (HUN)	4959	10.9 1061	12.69 901	1.59 934	6.12 1016	23.8 1047
04 !4	Tikhomirova, ValentinaValentina Tikhomirova (URS)	4927	11.2 1011	14.12 993	1.65 996	5.99 986	24.9 941
05 !5	Bornholdt, ManonManon Bornholdt (FRG)	4890	11.0 1044	12.37 880	1.59 934	6.42 1082	24.8 950
06 !6	Winslow, PatPat Winslow (USA)	4877	11.4 979	13.33 943	1.65 996	5.97 982	24.5 977
07 !7	Bauer, IngeInge Bauer (GDR)	4849	11.4 979	13.00 921	1.59 934	6.22 1038	24.5 977
08 !8	Antenen, MetaMeta Antenen (SUI)	4848	10.7 1096^♦	11.06 790	1.62 965	6.30 1056	24.9 941
09 !9	Peters, MaryMary Peters (GBR)	4803	11.0 1044	15.09 1052^♦	1.53 869	5.60 897	24.9 941
10	Scott, SueSue Scott (GBR)	4786	11.0 1044	11.33 809	1.56 902	6.20 1034	24.3 997
11	Meldrum, JennyJenny Meldrum (CAN)	4774	11.0 1044	12.41 882	1.59 934	5.89 964	24.8 950
12	Lubej, MarijanaMarijana Lubej (YUG)	4764	10.9 1061	10.38 741	1.59 934	6.01 991	23.9 1037
13	Hansen, NinaNina Hansen (DEN)	4738	10.9 1061	10.92 780	1.59 934	6.19 1031	25.0 932
14	Yurukova, SnezhanaSnezhana Yurukova (BUL)	4728	11.0 1044	11.83 843	1.59 934	5.98 984	25.1 923
15	Bantégny, MoniqueMonique Bantégny (FRA)	4697	11.5 963	12.18 867	1.65 996	5.90 966	25.3 905
16	Wilson, AnnAnn Wilson (GBR)	4688	11.1 1027	10.58 755	1.62 965	6.01 991	24.8 950
17	Ackermans-Thomas, MarjanMarjan Ackermans-Thomas (NED)	4650	11.5 963	12.62 896	1.65 996	5.65 908	25.5 887
18	Berthelsen, BeritBerit Berthelsen (NOR)	4649	11.6 948	10.80 771	1.56 902	6.28 1051	24.5 977
19	Uhlemann, GerdaGerda Uhlemann (GDR)	4644	11.3 995	12.00 855	1.53 869	6.02 993	25.0 932
20	dos Santos, AídaAída dos Santos (BRA)	4578	11.6 948	12.41 882	1.59 934	5.50 873	24.9 941
21	Vettorazzo, MagaliMagali Vettorazzo (ITA)	4504	11.1 1027	10.34 738	1.45 780	5.84 952	24.2 1007
22	Popescu-Popa, CorneliaCornelia Popescu-Popa (ROU)	4435	12.1 876	11.25 803	1.62 965	5.89 964	26.2 827
23	Ammann, SieglindeSieglinde Ammann (SUI)	4414	11.7 933	10.35 739	1.53 869	6.07 1004	25.7 869
24	Hamblin, CathyCathy Hamblin (USA)	4330	11.9 904	10.66 761	1.50 836	5.72 924	25.3 905
25	Lagrosas, LolitaLolita Lagrosas (PHI)	4131	11.8 918	9.93 708	1.53 869	5.50 873	27.0 763
26	Lin Chun-Yu (ROC)	4104	11.6 948	9.82 700	1.48 814	5.36 839	26.5 803
27	Tien Ah-Mei (ROC)	3899	11.8 918	9.04 640	1.35 660	5.06 767	25.2 914
28	Sofina, GalinaGalina Sofina (URS)	3828	11.6 948	14.43 1012	1.59 934	5.76 934	99.99 !DNF 0
29	Fočić, ÐurđaÐurđa Fočić (YUG)	3814	11.1 1027	11.80 841	1.62 965	5.90 966	41.8 15
30	Emonts-Gast, RoswithaRoswitha Emonts-Gast (BEL)	3654	11.5 963	12.33 877	00.00 !NM 0	5.81 945	25.7 869
31	Román, MercedesMercedes Román (MEX)	3604	11.3 995	10.08 719	00.00 !NM 0	5.71 922	24.6 968
32	Robotham, JeanJean Robotham (CRC)	2909	13.4 712	8.73 615	00.00 !NM 0	4.74 686	25.4 896
N/A	Cederström, GunillaGunilla Cederström (SWE)	2557	11.6 948	10.36 740	1.53 869	Did not finish

References

Official Olympic Report, la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 17, 2012.

Combined events at the Olympic Games

Summary

Men's decathlon	1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Women's pentathlon	1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Women's heptathlon	1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Other variations: Men's All-Around: 1904 • Men's Triathlon: 1904 • Men's Pentathlon: 1912 • 1920 • 1924

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