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The women’s shot put competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico took place on October 20.[1]

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 record  Margitta Gummel (GDR) 18.87 m Frankfurt (Oder), East Germany April 23, 1967
Olympic record  Tamara Press (URS) 18.14 m Tokyo, Japan October 20, 1964

Results

RankNameNationality#1#2#3#4#5#6ResultNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Margitta Gummel East Germany 18.5317.8819.0718.3019.6118.5919.61WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Marita Lange East Germany 18.78X18.1718.4718.2018.2618.78
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Nadezhda Chizhova Soviet Union 18.19X18.0317.6217.4917.2618.19
4Judit Bognár Hungary 17.1417.3017.2117.7817.7516.8317.78
5Renate Garisch-Culmberger East Germany 17.6717.1517.6817.4917.7217.6917.72
6Ivanka Khristova Bulgaria 16.6517.2516.85XX17.2017.25
7Marlene Fuchs West Germany 17.1116.56XXX16.1917.11
8Els van Noorduyn Netherlands 15.8915.7114.9715.5416.2316.1016.23
9Irina Solontsova-Kudryavtseva Soviet Union X15.8815.76N/a15.88
10Gertrud Schäfer West Germany 14.7015.2615.10N/a15.26
11Maren Seidler United States 14.3814.86XN/a14.86
12Rosa Molina Chile 12.8511.8911.94N/a12.85
13Baeg Ok-Ja South Korea 12.6712.0811.97N/a12.67
14Rosario Martínez El Salvador 9.58X10.18N/a10.18
Mary Peters Great Britain N/aJosephine de la Viña Philippines N/a
  1. ↑ “Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Women’s Shot Put”. sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2018.