Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's long jump
Women's long jump at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | ||||||||||
Venue | Estadio Olímpico Universitario | |||||||||
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Date | October 13–14 | |||||||||
Competitors | 27 from 19 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 6.82 WR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics ![]() | ||||
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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 long jump competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico took place on October 13–14.
Competition format
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).
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() |
6.76 m | Tokyo, Japan | October 14, 1964 |
Olympic record |
Results
Qualifying round
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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1 | A | Rosendahl, HeideHeide Rosendahl | ![]() |
X | 6.54 | – | 6.54 | Q |
2 | B | Berthelsen, BeritBerit Berthelsen | ![]() |
6.32 | 6.48 | – | 6.48 | Q |
3 | B | Viscopoleanu, VioricaViorica Viscopoleanu | ![]() |
6.48 | – | – | 6.48 | Q |
4 | A | Odogwu, VioletViolet Odogwu | ![]() |
6.45 | 6.09 | – | 6.45 | Q |
5 | B | Sarna, MirosławaMirosława Sarna | ![]() |
6.32 | 6.44 | – | 6.44 | Q |
6 | B | White, WillyeWillye White | ![]() |
6.17 | 6.42 | – | 6.42 | Q |
7 | A | Sherwood, SheilaSheila Sherwood | ![]() |
6.42 | – | – | 6.42 | Q |
8 | B | Becker, IngridIngrid Becker | ![]() |
6.25 | 6.40 | – | 6.40 | Q |
9 | A | Löhnert, BärbelBärbel Löhnert | ![]() |
6.35 | – | – | 6.35 | Q |
10 | A | Talysheva, TatyanaTatyana Talysheva | ![]() |
6.34 | 6.30 | 6.28 | 6.34 | q |
11 | A | Barton, MaureenMaureen Barton | ![]() |
6.27 | X | 6.34 | 6.34 | q |
12 | A | Watson, MarthaMartha Watson | ![]() |
6.30 | 6.18 | 5.99 | 6.30 | q |
13 | B | Wieczorek, BurghildBurghild Wieczorek | ![]() |
6.28 | 6.30 | 6.15 | 6.30 | q |
14 | B | Wilson, AnnAnn Wilson | ![]() |
6.10 | 5.85 | 6.30 | 6.30 | q |
15 | B | Bornholdt, ManonManon Bornholdt | ![]() |
6.27 | 6.09 | X | 6.27 | |
16 | A | Szewińska, IrenaIrena Szewińska | ![]() |
X | 6.19 | X | 6.19 | |
17 | B | Garbey, MarciaMarcia Garbey | ![]() |
5.55 | 6.14 | X | 6.14 | |
18 | A | Kispál, EtelkaEtelka Kispál | ![]() |
5.98 | 5.93 | X | 5.98 | |
19 | B | Ringa, HelēnaHelēna Ringa | ![]() |
X | 5.84 | X | 5.84 | |
20 | A | Román, MercedesMercedes Román | ![]() |
5.75 | X | 5.72 | 5.75 | |
21 | A | Cederström, GunillaGunilla Cederström | ![]() |
X | 5.57 | 5.72 | 5.72 | |
22 | A | Anum, AliceAlice Anum | ![]() |
5.57 | 5.43 | 5.61 | 5.61 | |
23 | B | Lin Chun-Yu | ![]() |
5.23 | X | 5.59 | 5.59 | |
24 | A | Robotham, JeanJean Robotham | ![]() |
4.75 | 4.55 | 4.40 | 4.75 | |
N/A | A | Ammann, SieglindeSieglinde Ammann | ![]() |
X | X | X | NM | |
N/A | B | Sosa, CeciliaCecilia Sosa | ![]() |
X | X | X | NM | |
N/A | B | Hendry, JoanJoan Hendry | ![]() |
X | X | X | NM |
Final
Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
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![]() | Viscopoleanu, VioricaViorica Viscopoleanu | ![]() |
6.82 | X | 6.64 | 6.54 | 6.52 | 6.57 | 6.82 | WR |
![]() | Sherwood, SheilaSheila Sherwood | ![]() |
6.60 | X | 6.50 | 6.59 | 6.68 | 6.61 | 6.68 | |
![]() | Talysheva, TatyanaTatyana Talysheva | ![]() |
6.55 | 6.66 | 5.38 | 6.38 | 4.49 | X | 6.66 | |
4 | Wieczorek, BurghildBurghild Wieczorek | ![]() |
X | 6.48 | 6.45 | 6.33 | 6.42 | 6.25 | 6.48 | |
5 | Sarna, MirosławaMirosława Sarna | ![]() |
6.47 | X | 4.98 | 6.44 | 6.31 | 6.45 | 6.47 | |
6 | Becker, IngridIngrid Becker | ![]() |
X | 6.32 | X | 6.43 | X | 6.27 | 6.43 | |
7 | Berthelsen, BeritBerit Berthelsen | ![]() |
6.38 | 6.40 | 6.27 | 6.22 | X | 6.32 | 6.40 | |
8 | Rosendahl, HeideHeide Rosendahl | ![]() |
X | X | 6.24 | 6.05 | 6.37 | 6.40 | 6.40 | |
9 | Odogwu, VioletViolet Odogwu | ![]() |
6.23 | 5.89 | 6.15 | N/A | 6.23 | |||
10 | Watson, MarthaMartha Watson | ![]() |
6.20 | X | 6.06 | N/A | 6.20 | |||
11 | White, WillyeWillye White | ![]() |
6.01 | 5.44 | 6.08 | N/A | 6.08 | |||
12 | Barton, MaureenMaureen Barton | ![]() |
5.93 | X | 5.95 | N/A | 5.95 | |||
13 | Wilson, AnnAnn Wilson | ![]() |
X | 5.90 | 5.59 | N/A | 5.90 | |||
14 | Löhnert, BärbelBärbel Löhnert | ![]() |
X | X | 4.49 | N/A | 4.49 |
References
- Official Olympic Report, la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 16, 2012.