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

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Women's 800 metres
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueEstadio Olímpico Universitario
DateOctober 17–19
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

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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

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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

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Round 1

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Heat 1

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Heat 1

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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

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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

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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

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  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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