- Competition format
- Records
- Results Round 1 Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Heat 5 Semifinals Heat 1 Heat 2 Final
- References
- External links
{{Infobox Olympic event |event = Women's 80 metres hurdles |games = 1968 Summer |venue = Estadio Olímpico Universitario |date = October 17–18 |competitors = 33 |nations = 23 | gold = Maureen Caird | goldNOC = AUS | silver = Pam Kilborn | silverNOC = AUS | bronze = Chi Cheng | bronzeNOC = ROC | win_value = 10.3 OR |prev = 1964 |next = 1972 }}{{AthleticsAt1968SummerOlympics}}The Women's 80 metres hurdles competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico was held at the University Olympic Stadium on October 17–18.[1] Competition formatThe Women's 80m hurdles competition consisted of heats (Round 1), Semifinals and a Final. The three fastest competitors from each race in the heats qualified for the semifinals, along with the fastest overall competitor not already qualified. The top four athletes from each semifinals race advanced to the final. RecordsPrior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: World record | Vera Korsakova|URS}} | 10.2 | Soviet Union | July 16, 1968 | Olympic record | Irina Press|URS}} | 10.6 | Rome, Italy | August 31, 1960 |
ResultsRound 1Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the next fastest time (q) qualified. Heat 1Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes | 1 | {{Sortname|Mamie|Rallins}} | {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 10.6 | Q | 2 | {{Sortname|Vera|Korsakova}} | {{flagIOC|URS|1968 Summer}} | 10.6 | Q | 3 | {{Sortname|Inge|Schell}} | {{flagIOC|FRG|1968 Summer}} | 10.7 | Q | 4 | {{Sortname|Carmen|Smith|Carmen Smith-Brown}} | {{flagIOC|JAM|1968 Summer}} | 11.0 | 5 | {{Sortname|Carla|Panerai}} | {{flagIOC|ITA|1968 Summer}} | 11.0 | 6 | {{Sortname|Enriqueta|Basilio}} | {{flagIOC|MEX|1968 Summer}} | 11.1 | 7 | {{Sortname|Ulla-Britt|Wieslander}} | {{flagIOC|SWE|1968 Summer}} | 11.2 |
Heat 2Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes | 1 | {{Sortname|Pam|Kilborn}} | {{flagIOC|AUS|1968 Summer}} | 10.4 | Q | 2 | {{Sortname|Valeria|Bufanu}} | {{flagIOC|ROU|1968 Summer}} | 10.9 | Q | 3 | {{Sortname|Mária|Kiss}} | {{flagIOC|HUN|1968 Summer}} | 10.9 | Q | 4 | {{Sortname|Marlene|Elejarde}} | {{flagIOC|CUB|1968 Summer}} | 10.9 | 5 | {{Sortname|Marijana|Lubej}} | {{flagIOC|YUG|1968 Summer}} | 11.0 | 6 | {{Sortname|Snezhana|Yurukova}} | {{flagIOC|BUL|1968 Summer}} | 11.0 | 7 | {{Sortname|Ann|Wilson|Ann Wilson (athlete)}} | {{flagIOC|GBR|1968 Summer}} | 11.1 |
Heat 3Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes | 1 | {{Sortname|Patty|Van Wolvelaere}} | {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 10.6 | Q | 2 | {{Sortname|Teresa|Sukniewicz}} | {{flagIOC|POL|1968 Summer}} | 10.7 | Q | 3 | {{Sortname|Tatyana|Talysheva}} | {{flagIOC|URS|1968 Summer}} | 10.8 | Q | 4 | {{Sortname|Carlota|Ulloa}} | {{flagIOC|CHI|1968 Summer}} | 11.1 | 5 | {{Sortname|Jenny|Meldrum}} | {{flagIOC|CAN|1968 Summer}} | 11.1 | {{n/a}} | {{Sortname|Pat|Pryce}} | {{flagIOC|GBR|1968 Summer}} | DNF|Did not finish}} |
Heat 4Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes | 1 | {{Sortname|Maureen|Caird}} | {{flagIOC|AUS|1968 Summer}} | 10.4 | Q | 2 | Chi Cheng | {{flagIOC|ROC|1968 Summer}} | 10.5 | Q | 3 | {{Sortname|Danuta|Straszyńska}} | {{flagIOC|POL|1968 Summer}} | 10.7 | Q | 4 | {{Sortname|Inge|Aigner}} | {{flagIOC|AUT|1968 Summer}} | 10.8 | q | 5 | {{Sortname|Meta|Antenen}} | {{flagIOC|SUI|1968 Summer}} | 10.9 | 6 | {{Sortname|Patty|Van Wolvelaere}} | {{flagIOC|GBR|1968 Summer}} | 11.0 | 7 | {{Sortname|Roswitha|Emonts-Gast}} | {{flagIOC|BEL|1968 Summer}} | 11.4 |
Heat 5Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes | 1 | {{Sortname|Karin|Balzer}} | {{flagIOC|GDR|1968 Summer}} | 10.7 | Q | 2 | {{Sortname|Elżbieta|Żebrowska}} | {{flagIOC|POL|1968 Summer}} | 10.8 | Q | 3 | {{Sortname|Judy|Dyer}} | {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 10.9 | Q | 4 | {{Sortname|Liudmila|Ievleva}} | {{flagIOC|URS|1968 Summer}} | 10.9 | 5 | Yeh Chu-Mei | {{flagIOC|ROC|1968 Summer}} | 11.7 | 6 | {{Sortname|Cecilia|Sosa}} | {{flagIOC|ESA|1968 Summer}} | 12.8 |
SemifinalsQual. rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) qualified. Heat 1Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes | 1 | {{Sortname|Maureen|Caird}} | {{flagIOC|AUS|1968 Summer}} | 10.5 | Q | 2 | {{Sortname|Patty|Van Wolvelaere}} | {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 10.6 | Q | 3 | {{Sortname|Tatyana|Talysheva}} | {{flagIOC|URS|1968 Summer}} | 10.7 | Q | 4 | {{Sortname|Karin|Balzer}} | {{flagIOC|GDR|1968 Summer}} | 10.8 | Q | 5 | {{Sortname|Vera|Korsakova}} | {{flagIOC|URS|1968 Summer}} | 10.8 | 6 | {{Sortname|Teresa|Sukniewicz}} | {{flagIOC|POL|1968 Summer}} | 10.9 | 7 | {{Sortname|Valeria|Bufanu}} | {{flagIOC|ROU|1968 Summer}} | 11.0 | 8 | {{Sortname|Inge|Aigner}} | {{flagIOC|AUT|1968 Summer}} | 11.1 |
Heat 2Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes | 1 | {{Sortname|Pam|Kilborn}} | {{flagIOC|AUS|1968 Summer}} | 10.4 | Q | 2 | Chi Cheng | {{flagIOC|ROC|1968 Summer}} | 10.5 | Q | 3 | {{Sortname|Danuta|Straszyńska}} | {{flagIOC|POL|1968 Summer}} | 10.5 | Q | 4 | {{Sortname|Elżbieta|Żebrowska}} | {{flagIOC|POL|1968 Summer}} | 10.6 | Q | 5 | {{Sortname|Mamie|Rallins}} | {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 10.6 | 6 | {{Sortname|Judy|Dyer}} | {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 10.8 | 7 | {{Sortname|Inge|Schell}} | {{flagIOC|FRG|1968 Summer}} | 10.8 | 8 | {{Sortname|Mária|Kiss}} | {{flagIOC|HUN|1968 Summer}} | 11.2 |
FinalRank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes | {{Gold01}} | {{Sortname|Maureen|Caird}} | {{flagIOC|AUS|1968 Summer}} | 10.3 | OR | {{Silver02}} | {{Sortname|Pam|Kilborn}} | {{flagIOC|AUS|1968 Summer}} | 10.4 | {{Bronze03}} | Chi Cheng | {{flagIOC|ROC|1968 Summer}} | 10.4 | 4 | {{Sortname|Patty|Van Wolvelaere}} | {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 10.5 | 5 | {{Sortname|Karin|Balzer}} | {{flagIOC|GDR|1968 Summer}} | 10.6 | 6 | {{Sortname|Danuta|Straszyńska}} | {{flagIOC|POL|1968 Summer}} | 10.6 | 7 | {{Sortname|Elżbieta|Żebrowska}} | {{flagIOC|POL|1968 Summer}} | 10.6 | 8 | {{Sortname|Tatyana|Talysheva}} | {{flagIOC|URS|1968 Summer}} | 10.7 |
References1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/ATH/womens-80-metres-hurdles.html |title=Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Women's 80 metres Hurdles |accessdate=20 September 2017 |work=sports-reference.com}}
External links- Official Olympic Report, la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
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