Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's shot put

The women's shot put competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico took place on October 20.

Competition format The competition consisted of a single round. Each competitor was allowed three throws, with the top eight athletes after that point being given three further attempts.

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

World record18.87 mFrankfurt (Oder), East GermanyApril 23, 1967Olympic record18.14 mTokyo, JapanOctober 20, 1964

Results Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes 18.53 17.88 19.07 18.30 19.61 18.59 19.61 WR 18.78 X 18.17 18.47 18.20 18.26 18.78 18.19 X 18.03 17.62 17.49 17.26 18.19 17.14 17.30 17.21 17.78 17.75 16.83 17.78 17.67 17.15 17.68 17.49 17.72 17.69 17.72 16.65 17.25 16.85 X X 17.20 17.25 17.11 16.56 X X X 16.19 17.11 15.89 15.71 14.97 15.54 16.23 16.10 16.23 X 15.88 15.76 colspan=3 15.88 10 14.70 15.26 15.10 colspan=3 15.26 11 14.38 14.86 X colspan=3 14.86 12 12.85 11.89 11.94 colspan=3 12.85 13 Baeg Ok-Ja 12.67 12.08 11.97 colspan=3 12.67 14 9.58 X 10.18 colspan=3 10.18 colspan=3 colspan=3

References

External links Official Olympic Report, la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 16, 2012.