Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres

Women's 800 metres
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueEstadio Olímpico Universitario
DateOctober 17–19, 1968
Competitors24 from 16 nations
Winning time2:00.9 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Madeline Manning  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ileana Silai  Romania
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mia Gommers  Netherlands
← 1964
1972 →

The Women's 800 metres competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. The event were held at the University Olympic Stadium on October 17–19.[1]

Madeline Manning became the first Black woman to win an Olympic 800m title. She also became the first American to do so.

Competition format

The competition had four heats in the first round, two semi-finals and a final. The top four in the first round heats progressed. The top four finishers in the semi-final race reached the finals.

Records

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

World record  Vera Nikolić (YUG) 2:00.5 London, United Kingdom July 20, 1968
Olympic record  Ann Packer (GBR) 2:01.1 Tokyo, Japan October 20, 1964

Results

Round 1

Heat 1

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Vera Nikolić  Yugoslavia 2:05.7 Q
2 Laine Erik  Soviet Union 2:06.5 Q
3 Paola Pigni  Italy 2:06.7 Q
4 Karin Krebs  East Germany 2:07.1 Q
5 Francie Kraker  United States 2:07.3
6 Elizabeth Chesire  Kenya 2:10.9

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Mia Gommers  Netherlands 2:04.0 Q
2 Ileana Silai  Romania 2:04.1 Q
3 Sheila Carey  Great Britain 2:04.1 Q
4 Anna Zimina  Soviet Union 2:04.4 Q
5 Barbara Wieck  East Germany 2:08.5
6 Hana Shezifi  Israel 2:09.2

Heat 3

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Maryvonne Dupureur  France 2:09.5 Q
2 Doris Brown  United States 2:09.5 Q
3 Pat Lowe-Cropper  Great Britain 2:09.5 Q
4 Sylvia Potts  New Zealand 2:09.6 Q
5 Eeva Haimi  Finland 2:09.6
6 Tilly van der Made  Netherlands 2:10.5

Heat 4

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Madeline Manning  United States 2:08.7 Q
2 Abby Hoffman  Canada 2:08.9 Q
3 Jaroslava Jehličková  Czechoslovakia 2:08.9 Q
4 Ilja Keizer  Netherlands 2:08.9 Q
5 Annelise Damm Olesen  Denmark 2:09.0
6 Joan Page-Allison  Great Britain 2:10.2

Semifinals

Heat 1

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Madeline Manning  United States 2:05.8 Q
2 Ileana Silai  Romania 2:05.9 Q
3 Pat Lowe-Cropper  Great Britain 2:06.6 Q
4 Abby Hoffman  Canada 2:07.0 Q
5 Karin Krebs  East Germany 2:08.4
6 Anna Zimina  Soviet Union 2:04.4
7 Ilja Keizer  Netherlands 2:14.8
Vera Nikolić  Yugoslavia DNF

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Mia Gommers  Netherlands 2:05.1 Q
2 Doris Brown  United States 2:05.2 Q
3 Sheila Carey  Great Britain 2:05.2 Q
4 Maryvonne Dupureur  France 2:05.5 Q
5 Laine Erik  Soviet Union 2:06.0
6 Sylvia Potts  New Zealand 2:07.2
7 Paola Pigni  Italy 2:07.8
8 Jaroslava Jehličková  Czechoslovakia 2:13.5

Final

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Madeline Manning  United States 2:00.9 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ileana Silai  Romania 2:02.5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mia Gommers  Netherlands 2:02.6
4 Sheila Carey  Great Britain 2:03.8
5 Doris Brown  United States 2:03.9
6 Pat Lowe-Cropper  Great Britain 2:04.2
7 Abby Hoffman  Canada 2:06.8
8 Maryvonne Dupureur  France 2:08.2

References

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Women's 800 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2017.

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