Athletics_at_the_1968_Summer_Olympics_–_Women's_pentathlon

Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's pentathlon

Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's pentathlon

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The Women's pentathlon competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico was held at the University Olympic Stadium on October 15–16.[1]

Competition format

The pentathlon consists of five track and field events, with a points system that awards higher scores for better results in each of the five components. The five event scores are summed to give a total for the pentathlon.

Records

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

World record  Irina Press (URS) 5246 pts Tokyo, Japan October 16–17, 1964
Olympic record

Overall results

Key

♦ The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow with a diamond symbol.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Women's Pentathlon". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
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