The competition consisted of two rounds, qualification and final. In qualification, each athlete jumped three times. At least the top twelve athletes (including ties) moved on to the final; if more than twelve reached the qualifying distance, all who did so advanced. Distances were reset for the final round. Finalists jumped three times, after which the eight best jumped three more times (with the best distance of the six jumps counted).
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
Qual. rule: qualification standard 6.35m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q). Ties between jumpers were broken by comparing their second best marks.
Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
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01|1}} | A | {{Sortname|Heide|Rosendahl}} | {{flagIOC|FRG|1968 Summer}} | 00.00|X}} | 6.54 | – | 6.54 | Q |
02|2}} | B | {{Sortname|Berit|Berthelsen}} | {{flagIOC|NOR|1968 Summer}} | 6.32 | 6.48 | – | 6.48 | Q |
03|3}} | B | {{Sortname|Viorica|Viscopoleanu}} | {{flagIOC|ROU|1968 Summer}} | 6.48 | – | – | 6.48 | Q |
04|4}} | A | {{Sortname|Violet|Odogwu}} | {{flagIOC|NGR|1968 Summer}} | 6.45 | 6.09 | – | 6.45 | Q |
05|5}} | B | {{Sortname|Mirosława|Sarna}} | {{flagIOC|POL|1968 Summer}} | 6.32 | 6.44 | – | 6.44 | Q |
06|6}} | B | {{Sortname|Willye|White}} | {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 6.17 | 6.42 | – | 6.42 | Q |
07|7}} | A | {{Sortname|Sheila|Sherwood}} | {{flagIOC|GBR|1968 Summer}} | 6.42 | – | – | 6.42 | Q |
08|8}} | B | {{Sortname|Ingrid|Becker}} | {{flagIOC|FRG|1968 Summer}} | 6.25 | 6.40 | – | 6.40 | Q |
09|9}} | A | {{Sortname|Bärbel|Löhnert}} | {{flagIOC|GDR|1968 Summer}} | 6.35 | – | – | 6.35 | Q |
10 | A | {{Sortname|Tatyana|Talysheva}} | {{flagIOC|URS|1968 Summer}} | 6.34 | 6.30 | 6.28 | 6.34 | q |
11 | A | {{Sortname|Maureen|Barton}} | {{flagIOC|GBR|1968 Summer}} | 6.27 | 00.00|X}} | 6.34 | 6.34 | q |
12 | A | {{Sortname|Martha|Watson}} | {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 6.30 | 6.18 | 5.99 | 6.30 | q |
13 | B | {{Sortname|Burghild|Wieczorek}} | {{flagIOC|GDR|1968 Summer}} | 6.28 | 6.30 | 6.15 | 6.30 | q |
14 | B | {{Sortname|Ann|Wilson|Ann Wilson (athlete)}} | {{flagIOC|GBR|1968 Summer}} | 6.10 | 5.85 | 6.30 | 6.30 | q |
15 | B | {{Sortname|Manon|Bornholdt}} | {{flagIOC|FRG|1968 Summer}} | 6.27 | 6.09 | 00.00|X}} | 6.27 |
16 | A | {{Sortname|Irena|Szewińska}} | {{flagIOC|POL|1968 Summer}} | 00.00|X}} | 6.19 | 00.00|X}} | 6.19 |
17 | B | {{Sortname|Marcia|Garbey}} | {{flagIOC|CUB|1968 Summer}} | 5.55 | 6.14 | 00.00|X}} | 6.14 |
18 | A | {{Sortname|Etelka|Kispál}} | {{flagIOC|HUN|1968 Summer}} | 5.98 | 5.93 | 00.00|X}} | 5.98 |
19 | B | {{Sortname|Helēna|Ringa}} | {{flagIOC|URS|1968 Summer}} | 00.00|X}} | 5.84 | 00.00|X}} | 5.84 |
20 | A | {{Sortname|Mercedes|Román}} | {{flagIOC|MEX|1968 Summer}} | 5.75 | 00.00|X}} | 5.72 | 5.75 |
21 | A | {{Sortname|Gunilla|Cederström}} | {{flagIOC|SWE|1968 Summer}} | 00.00|X}} | 5.57 | 5.72 | 5.72 |
22 | A | {{Sortname|Alice|Anum}} | {{flagIOC|GHA|1968 Summer}} | 5.57 | 5.43 | 5.61 | 5.61 |
23 | B | Lin Chun-yu | {{flagIOC|ROC|1968 Summer}} | 5.23 | 00.00|X}} | 5.59 | 5.59 |
24 | A | {{Sortname|Jean|Robotham}} | {{flagIOC|CRC|1968 Summer}} | 4.75 | 4.55 | 4.40 | 4.75 |
{{n/a}} | A | {{Sortname|Sieglinde|Ammann}} | {{flagIOC|SUI|1968 Summer}} | 00.00|X}} | 00.00|X}} | 00.00|X}} | 00.00|NM}} |
{{n/a}} | B | {{Sortname|Cecilia|Sosa}} | {{flagIOC|ESA|1968 Summer}} | 00.00|X}} | 00.00|X}} | 00.00|X}} | 00.00|NM}} |
{{n/a}} | B | {{Sortname|Joan|Hendry}} | {{flagIOC|CAN|1968 Summer}} | 00.00|X}} | 00.00|X}} | 00.00|X}} | 00.00|NM}} |
Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
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{{Gold01}} | {{Sortname|Viorica|Viscopoleanu}} | {{flagIOC|ROU|1968 Summer}} | 6.82 | X | 6.64 | 6.54 | 6.52 | 6.57 | 6.82 | WR |
{{Silver02}} | {{Sortname|Sheila|Sherwood}} | {{flagIOC|GBR|1968 Summer}} | 6.60 | X | 6.50 | 6.59 | 6.68 | 6.61 | 6.68 |
{{Bronze03}} | {{Sortname|Tatyana|Talysheva}} | {{flagIOC|URS|1968 Summer}} | 6.55 | 6.66 | 5.38 | 6.38 | 4.49 | X | 6.66 |
04|4}} | {{Sortname|Burghild|Wieczorek}} | {{flagIOC|GDR|1968 Summer}} | X | 6.48 | 6.45 | 6.33 | 6.42 | 6.25 | 6.48 |
05|5}} | {{Sortname|Mirosława|Sarna}} | {{flagIOC|POL|1968 Summer}} | 6.47 | X | 4.98 | 6.44 | 6.31 | 6.45 | 6.47 |
06|6}} | {{Sortname|Ingrid|Becker}} | {{flagIOC|FRG|1968 Summer}} | X | 6.32 | X | 6.43 | X | 6.27 | 6.43 |
07|7}} | {{Sortname|Berit|Berthelsen}} | {{flagIOC|NOR|1968 Summer}} | 6.38 | 6.40 | 6.27 | 6.22 | X | 6.32 | 6.40 |
08|8}} | {{Sortname|Heide|Rosendahl}} | {{flagIOC|FRG|1968 Summer}} | X | X | 6.24 | 6.05 | 6.37 | 6.40 | 6.40 |
09|9}} | {{Sortname|Violet|Odogwu}} | {{flagIOC|NGR|1968 Summer}} | 6.23 | 5.89 | 6.15 | colspan=3 {{n/a}} | 6.23 |
10 | {{Sortname|Martha|Watson}} | {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 6.20 | X | 6.06 | colspan=3 {{n/a}} | 6.20 |
11 | {{Sortname|Willye|White}} | {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 6.01 | 5.44 | 6.08 | colspan=3 {{n/a}} | 6.08 |
12 | {{Sortname|Maureen|Barton}} | {{flagIOC|GBR|1968 Summer}} | 5.93 | X | 5.95 | colspan=3 {{n/a}} | 5.95 |
13 | {{Sortname|Ann|Wilson|Ann Wilson (athlete)}} | {{flagIOC|GBR|1968 Summer}} | X | 5.90 | 5.59 | colspan=3 {{n/a}} | 5.90 |
14 | {{Sortname|Bärbel|Löhnert}} | {{flagIOC|GDR|1968 Summer}} | X | X | 4.49 | colspan=3 {{n/a}} | 4.49 |
1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/ATH/womens-long-jump.html |title=Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Women's Long Jump |accessdate=16 December 2017 |work=sports-reference.com}}