| | Event type
Pentathlon, Women
| Date | 15 – 16 October 1968 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Ciudad de México | |
| Participants | 33 from 24 countries | |
| Format | Scoring by 1962 point tables. | |
Valentina Tikhomirova had won the 1966 European Championships but the favorite was the FRG’s Heide Rosendahl. However, Rosendahl withdrew after sustaining an injury in the warm-ups. Liesel Prokop (AUT) was a surprise leader after day one, but Ingrid Becker won by running the fastest 200 in the final event.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Points | Points (1962 Auto Tables) | 80 metres Hurdles | Shot Put | High Jump | Long Jump | 200 metres | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ingrid Becker |  FRG | 5098 | 5084 | 1061 (=2) | 819 (17) | 1057 (1) | 1084 (1) | 1077 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 43 | Liese Prokop |  AUT | 4966 | 4956 | 1011 (=14) | 1023 (2) | 1027 (2) | 982 (=15) | 923 (=19) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 170 | Annamária Kovács-Tóth |  HUN | 4959 | 4942 | 1061 (=2) | 901 (7) | 934 (=11) | 1016 (8) | 1047 (2) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 246 | Valentina Tikhomirova |  URS | 4927 | 4920 | 1011 (=14) | 993 (4) | 996 (=3) | 986 (13) | 941 (=13) | |||
| 5 | 3 | Manon Bornholdt | FRG | 4890 | 4876 | 1044 (=6) | 880 (11) | 934 (=11) | 1082 (2) | 950 (=10) | |||
| 6 | 109 | Pat Daniels-Winslow |  USA | 4877 | 4863 | 979 (=18) | 943 (5) | 996 (=3) | 982 (=15) | 977 (=6) | |||
| 7 | 17 | Inge Bauer |  GDR | 4849 | 4840 | 979 (=18) | 921 (6) | 934 (=11) | 1038 (5) | 977 (=6) | |||
| 8 | 222 | Meta Antenen |  SUI | 4848 | 4828 | 1096 (1) | 790 (20) | 965 (=7) | 1056 (3) | 941 (=13) | |||
| 9 | 135 | Mary Peters |  GBR | 4803 | 4780 | 1044 (=6) | 1052 (1) | 869 (=22) | 897 (27) | 941 (=13) | |||
| 10 | 138 | Sue Scott | GBR | 4786 | 4766 | 1044 (=6) | 809 (18) | 902 (=20) | 1034 (6) | 997 (5) | |||
| 11 | 59 | Jenny Meldrum |  CAN | 4774 | 4761 | 1044 (=6) | 882 (=9) | 934 (=11) | 964 (19) | 950 (=10) | |||
| 12 | 255 | Marijana Lubej |  YUG | 4764 | 4752 | 1061 (=2) | 741 (25) | 934 (=11) | 991 (=11) | 1037 (3) | |||
| 13 | 80 | Nina Hansen |  DEN | 4738 | 4717 | 1061 (=2) | 780 (21) | 934 (=11) | 1031 (7) | 932 (=17) | |||
| 14 | 52 | Snezhana Yurukova |  BUL | 4728 | 4713 | 1044 (=6) | 843 (15) | 934 (=11) | 984 (14) | 923 (=19) | |||
| 15 | 115 | Monique Bantégny |  FRA | 4697 | 4685 | 963 (=20) | 867 (13) | 996 (=3) | 966 (=17) | 905 (=22) | |||
| 16 | 144 | Ann Wilson | GBR | 4688 | 4675 | 1027 (=11) | 755 (24) | 965 (=7) | 991 (=11) | 950 (=10) | |||
| 17 | 145 | Marjan Ackermans-Thomas |  NED | 4650 | 4640 | 963 (=20) | 896 (8) | 996 (=3) | 908 (26) | 887 (25) | |||
| 18 | 198 | Berit Berthelsen |  NOR | 4649 | 4634 | 948 (=23) | 771 (22) | 902 (=20) | 1051 (4) | 977 (=6) | |||
| 19 | 28 | Gerda Uhlemann | GDR | 4644 | 4637 | 995 (=16) | 855 (14) | 869 (=22) | 993 (10) | 932 (=17) | |||
| 20 | 48 | Aída dos Santos |  BRA | 4578 | 4561 | 948 (=23) | 882 (=9) | 934 (=11) | 873 (=28) | 941 (=13) | |||
| 21 | 176 | Magalì Vettorazzo |  ITA | 4504 | 4497 | 1027 (=11) | 738 (28) | 780 (29) | 952 (21) | 1007 (4) | |||
| 22 | 214 | Cornelia Popescu |  ROU | 4435 | 4419 | 876 (32) | 803 (19) | 965 (=7) | 964 (20) | 827 (28) | |||
| 23 | 221 | Sieglinde Ammann | SUI | 4414 | 4397 | 933 (28) | 739 (27) | 869 (=22) | 1004 (9) | 869 (=26) | |||
| 24 | 95 | Cathy Hamblin | USA | 4330 | 4318 | 904 (31) | 761 (23) | 836 (27) | 924 (24) | 905 (=22) | |||
| 25 | 111 | Lolita Lagrosas |  PHI | 4131 | 4120 | 918 (=29) | 708 (30) | 869 (=22) | 873 (=28) | 763 (30) | |||
| 26 | 224 | Lin Chun-Yu |  TPE | 4104 | 4087 | 948 (=23) | 700 (31) | 814 (28) | 839 (30) | 803 (29) | |||
| 27 | 225 | Tien Ah-Mei | TPE | 3899 | 3833 | 918 (=29) | 640 (32) | 660 (30) | 767 (31) | 914 (21) | |||
| 28 | 243 | Galina Sofina | URS | 3828 | 3815 | 948 (=23) | 1012 (3) | 934 (=11) | 934 (23) | 0 ( | |||
| 29 | 253 | Đurđa Fočić | YUG | 3814 | 3808 | 1027 (=11) | 841 (16) | 965 (=7) | 966 (=17) | 15 (31) | |||
| 30 | 45 | Roswitha Emonts-Gast |  BEL | 3654 | 3634 | 963 (=20) | 877 (12) | 0 ( | 945 (22) | 869 (=26) | |||
| 31 | 190 | Mercedes Román |  MEX | 3604 | 3593 | 995 (=16) | 719 (29) | 0 ( | 922 (25) | 968 (9) | |||
| 32 | 64 | Jean Robotham |  CRC | 2909 | 2892 | 712 (33) | 615 (33) | 0 ( | 686 (32) | 896 (24) | |||
| 217 | Gunilla Cederström |  SWE | – | – | 948 (=23) | 740 (26) | 869 (=22) | – | – | ||||
| 23 | Bärbel Löhnert | GDR | – | – | – ( | – ( | – ( | – | – | ||||
| 11 | Heide Rosendahl | FRG | – | – | – ( | – ( | – ( | – | – |