Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's pentathlon

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.

Overall results

Key

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

References

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.

External links

• Official Olympic Report^{[permanent dead link]}, la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 17, 2012.