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Floor Exercise, Women

Date	21 – 25 October 1968
Status	Olympic
Location	Auditorio Nacional, Ciudad de México
Participants	101 from 24 countries

The format was the same as in 1964, with the best six gymnasts in the individual all-around advancing to the apparatus final, with the final apparatus score made up of 50% of the all-around total and a final optional program. Nataliya Kuchinskaya (URS) had won this event at the 1966 World Championships, with Věra Čáslavská second, and Kuchinskaya led after the all-around qualifying in Mexico City. But Čáslavská and Belarussian Larisa Petrik both scored 9.90 in the final round to share the gold medal, with Kuchinskaya placing third. Čáslavská performed her floor exercise routine to the tune of the Mexican Hat Dance, to the delight of the Mexican crowds.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points
=1	Larisa Petrik	URS	19.675	Gold
=1	Věra Čáslavská	TCH	19.675	Gold
3	Nataliya Kuchinskaya	URS	19.650	Bronze
4	Zinaida Voronina	URS	19.550
=5	Olga Karasyova	URS	19.325
=5	Bohumila Řimnáčová	TCH	19.325
7 r1/2	Marianna Krajčírová	TCH	–
=8 r1/2	Erika Zuchold	GDR	–
=8 r1/2	Karin Janz	GDR	–
=8 r1/2	Jána Kubičková-Posnerová	TCH	–
=8 r1/2	Lyudmila Turishcheva	URS	–
12 r1/2	Anikó Ducza-Jánosi	HUN	–
13 r1/2	Hana Lišková	TCH	–
=14 r1/2	Miyuki Matsuhisa	JPN	–
=14 r1/2	Taniko Mitsukuri	JPN	–
=14 r1/2	Chieko Oda	JPN	–
=17 r1/2	Miroslava Skleničková	TCH	–
=17 r1/2	Maritta Bauerschmidt	GDR	–
=17 r1/2	Kayoko Hashiguchi	JPN	–
=20 r1/2	Lyubov Burda	URS	–
=20 r1/2	Evelyne Letourneur	FRA	–
=20 r1/2	Ágnes Bánfai	HUN	–
=20 r1/2	Cathy Rigby	USA	–
=24 r1/2	Kazue Hanyu	JPN	–
=24 r1/2	Marianne Noack	GDR	–
26 r1/2	Katalin Müller-Száll	HUN	–
=27 r1/2	Magdalena Schmidt	GDR	–
=27 r1/2	Ute Starke	GDR	–
=27 r1/2	Mitsuko Kandori	JPN	–
30 r1/2	Dominique Lauvard	FRA	–
31 r1/2	Joyce Tanac	USA	–
32 r1/2	Linda Metheny	USA	–
=33 r1/2	Katalin Makray-Schmitt	HUN	–
=33 r1/2	Kathy Gleason	USA	–
=33 r1/2	Márta Tolnai-Erdős	HUN	–
=33 r1/2	Vanya Marinova	BUL	–
=33 r1/2	Françoise Nourry	FRA	–
=38 r1/2	Mireille Cayre	FRA	–
=38 r1/2	Ilona Békési	HUN	–
=40 r1/2	Marlies Stegemann	FRG	–
=40 r1/2	Zulema Bregado	CUB	–
42 r1/2	Wendy Cluff	USA	–
=43 r1/2	Łucja Ochmańska	POL	–
=43 r1/2	Irmi Krauser	FRG	–
=43 r1/2	Colleen Mulvihill	USA	–
=43 r1/2	Grażyna Witkowska	POL	–
=47 r1/2	Wiesława Lech	POL	–
=47 r1/2	Nicole Bourdiau	FRA	–
=49 r1/2	Mariya Karashka	BUL	–
=49 r1/2	Nataša Šljepica	YUG	–
=49 r1/2	Sandra Hartley	CAN	–
=49 r1/2	Rayna Atanasova	BUL	–
53 r1/2	Jacqueline Brisepierre	FRA	–
=54 r1/2	Angelika Kern	FRG	–
=54 r1/2	Petra Jebram	FRG	–
=56 r1/2	Anna Stein	FRG	–
=56 r1/2	Marie Lundqvist	SWE	–
=56 r1/2	Teresa McDonnell	CAN	–
=56 r1/2	Halina Daniec	POL	–
=60 r1/2	Jennifer Diachun	CAN	–
=60 r1/2	Vesela Pasheva	BUL	–
=60 r1/2	Neli Stoyanova	BUL	–
=60 r1/2	Christiane Goethals	BEL	–
=64 r1/2	Barbara Zięba	POL	–
=64 r1/2	Else Trangbæk	DEN	–
=66 r1/2	Helga Matschkur	FRG	–
=66 r1/2	Małgorzata Chojnacka	POL	–
=68 r1/2	Rose-Marie Holm	SWE	–
=68 r1/2	Torunn Isberg	NOR	–
70 r1/2	Solveig Andersson	SWE	–
=71 r1/2	Horta Van Hoye	BEL	–
=71 r1/2	Val Norris	AUS	–
=71 r1/2	Yadamsürengiin Tuyaa	MGL	–
=74 r1/2	Gabriella Pozzuolo	ITA	–
=74 r1/2	Nereida Bauta	CUB	–
=74 r1/2	Nancy Aldama	CUB	–
77 r1/2	Mary Prestidge	GBR	–
78 r1/2	Tsagaandorjiin Gündegmaa	MGL	–
=79 r1/2	Daniela Maccelli	ITA	–
=79 r1/2	Suzanne Cloutier	CAN	–
=79 r1/2	Helga Braathen	NOR	–
=82 r1/2	Adriana Biagiotti	ITA	–
=82 r1/2	Marilynn Minaker	CAN	–
=84 r1/2	Jill Kvamme	NOR	–
=84 r1/2	Dorjiin Norolkhoo	MGL	–
86 r1/2	Margaret Bell	GBR	–
87 r1/2	Miriam Villacián	CUB	–
=88 r1/2	Esbela da Fonseca	POR	–
=88 r1/2	Suzette Blanco	CUB	–
=90 r1/2	Unni Holmen	NOR	–
=90 r1/2	Wenche Sjong	NOR	–
=92 r1/2	Rosario Briones	MEX	–
=92 r1/2	Laura Rivera	MEX	–
=94 r1/2	Julieta Sáenz	MEX	–
=94 r1/2	María Luisa Morales	MEX	–
96 r1/2	Yolanda Vega	CUB	–
97 r1/2	María Elena Ramírez	MEX	–
98 r1/2	Rosa Linda Puente	MEX	–
99 r1/2	Ann-Mari Hvaal	NOR	–
100 r1/2	Yu Mai-Lee	TPE	–
101 r1/2	Hong Tai-Kwai	TPE	–

Qualifying (21 – 23 October 1968 — 08:30-17:00)

Top six on floor exercise in team all-around advance to apparatus final. 50% of qualifying score added to optional exercise done in finals.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	CEP	OEP
1	Nataliya Kuchinskaya	URS	19.60	9.75	9.85	Q
=2	Věra Čáslavská	TCH	19.55	9.70	9.85	Q
=2	Larisa Petrik	URS	19.55	9.70	9.85	Q
4	Zinaida Voronina	URS	19.40	9.65	9.75	Q
=5	Olga Karasyova	URS	19.15	9.50	9.65	Q
=5	Bohumila Řimnáčová	TCH	19.15	9.50	9.65	Q
7	Marianna Krajčírová	TCH	19.10	9.55	9.55
=8	Erika Zuchold	GDR	19.00	9.50	9.50
=8	Karin Janz	GDR	19.00	9.50	9.50
=8	Jána Kubičková-Posnerová	TCH	19.00	9.50	9.50
=8	Lyudmila Turishcheva	URS	19.00	9.50	9.50
12	Anikó Ducza-Jánosi	HUN	18.95	9.50	9.45
13	Hana Lišková	TCH	18.90	9.40	9.50
=14	Miyuki Matsuhisa	JPN	18.85	9.40	9.45
=14	Taniko Mitsukuri	JPN	18.85	9.40	9.45
=14	Chieko Oda	JPN	18.85	9.45	9.40
=17	Miroslava Skleničková	TCH	18.80	9.40	9.40
=17	Maritta Bauerschmidt	GDR	18.80	9.40	9.40
=17	Kayoko Hashiguchi	JPN	18.80	9.30	9.50
=20	Lyubov Burda	URS	18.75	9.35	9.40
=20	Evelyne Letourneur	FRA	18.75	9.30	9.45
=20	Ágnes Bánfai	HUN	18.75	9.45	9.30
=20	Cathy Rigby	USA	18.75	9.45	9.30
=24	Kazue Hanyu	JPN	18.65	9.35	9.30
=24	Marianne Noack	GDR	18.65	9.35	9.30
26	Katalin Müller-Száll	HUN	18.55	9.35	9.20
=27	Magdalena Schmidt	GDR	18.50	9.25	9.25
=27	Ute Starke	GDR	18.50	9.25	9.25
=27	Mitsuko Kandori	JPN	18.50	9.25	9.25
30	Dominique Lauvard	FRA	18.40	9.15	9.25
31	Joyce Tanac	USA	18.35	9.25	9.10
32	Linda Metheny	USA	18.30	9.30	9.00
=33	Katalin Makray-Schmitt	HUN	18.25	9.10	9.15
=33	Kathy Gleason	USA	18.25	9.20	9.05
=33	Márta Tolnai-Erdős	HUN	18.25	9.15	9.10
=33	Vanya Marinova	BUL	18.25	9.00	9.25
=33	Françoise Nourry	FRA	18.25	9.05	9.20
=38	Mireille Cayre	FRA	18.15	9.05	9.10
=38	Ilona Békési	HUN	18.15	9.05	9.10
=40	Marlies Stegemann	FRG	18.10	8.90	9.20
=40	Zulema Bregado	CUB	18.10	8.95	9.15
42	Wendy Cluff	USA	18.05	9.10	8.95
=43	Łucja Ochmańska	POL	18.00	8.95	9.05
=43	Irmi Krauser	FRG	18.00	8.80	9.20
=43	Colleen Mulvihill	USA	18.00	9.15	8.85
=43	Grażyna Witkowska	POL	18.00	8.95	9.05
=47	Wiesława Lech	POL	17.95	8.90	9.05
=47	Nicole Bourdiau	FRA	17.95	9.00	8.95
=49	Mariya Karashka	BUL	17.90	8.80	9.10
=49	Nataša Šljepica	YUG	17.90	8.85	9.05
=49	Sandra Hartley	CAN	17.90	8.90	9.00
=49	Rayna Atanasova	BUL	17.90	8.90	9.00
53	Jacqueline Brisepierre	FRA	17.85	9.00	8.85
=54	Angelika Kern	FRG	17.80	8.75	9.05
=54	Petra Jebram	FRG	17.80	8.70	9.10
=56	Anna Stein	FRG	17.75	8.70	9.05
=56	Marie Lundqvist	SWE	17.75	8.80	8.95
=56	Teresa McDonnell	CAN	17.75	8.80	8.95
=56	Halina Daniec	POL	17.75	8.60	9.15
=60	Jennifer Diachun	CAN	17.70	8.65	9.05
=60	Vesela Pasheva	BUL	17.70	8.75	8.95
=60	Neli Stoyanova	BUL	17.70	8.80	8.90
=60	Christiane Goethals	BEL	17.70	8.75	8.95
=64	Barbara Zięba	POL	17.65	8.70	8.95
=64	Else Trangbæk	DEN	17.65	8.70	8.95
=66	Helga Matschkur	FRG	17.60	8.60	9.00
=66	Małgorzata Chojnacka	POL	17.60	8.65	8.95
=68	Rose-Marie Holm	SWE	17.55	8.80	8.75
=68	Torunn Isberg	NOR	17.55	8.65	8.90
70	Solveig Andersson	SWE	17.50	8.70	8.80
=71	Horta Van Hoye	BEL	17.45	8.65	8.80
=71	Val Norris	AUS	17.45	8.55	8.90
=71	Yadamsürengiin Tuyaa	MGL	17.45	8.60	8.85
=74	Gabriella Pozzuolo	ITA	17.35	8.80	8.55
=74	Nereida Bauta	CUB	17.35	8.45	8.90
=74	Nancy Aldama	CUB	17.35	8.30	9.05
77	Mary Prestidge	GBR	17.30	8.55	8.75
78	Tsagaandorjiin Gündegmaa	MGL	17.25	8.60	8.65
=79	Daniela Maccelli	ITA	17.20	8.65	8.55
=79	Suzanne Cloutier	CAN	17.20	8.65	8.55
=79	Helga Braathen	NOR	17.20	8.55	8.65
=82	Adriana Biagiotti	ITA	17.15	8.60	8.55
=82	Marilynn Minaker	CAN	17.15	8.55	8.60
=84	Jill Kvamme	NOR	17.10	8.55	8.55
=84	Dorjiin Norolkhoo	MGL	17.10	8.60	8.50
86	Margaret Bell	GBR	17.05	8.40	8.65
87	Miriam Villacián	CUB	17.00	8.20	8.80
=88	Esbela da Fonseca	POR	16.95	8.40	8.55
=88	Suzette Blanco	CUB	16.95	8.20	8.75
=90	Unni Holmen	NOR	16.85	8.55	8.30
=90	Wenche Sjong	NOR	16.85	8.40	8.45
=92	Rosario Briones	MEX	16.70	8.40	8.30
=92	Laura Rivera	MEX	16.70	8.55	8.15
=94	Julieta Sáenz	MEX	16.65	8.40	8.25
=94	María Luisa Morales	MEX	16.65	8.25	8.40
96	Yolanda Vega	CUB	16.60	8.05	8.55
97	María Elena Ramírez	MEX	16.55	8.30	8.25
98	Rosa Linda Puente	MEX	16.45	8.20	8.25
99	Ann-Mari Hvaal	NOR	16.30	7.95	8.35
100	Yu Mai-Lee	TPE	15.55	7.75	7.80
101	Hong Tai-Kwai	TPE	15.45	7.75	7.70

Final (25 October 1968 — 19:00)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	QP(50%)	FP
=1	Larisa Petrik	URS	19.675	9.775	9.90
=1	Věra Čáslavská	TCH	19.675	9.775	9.90
3	Nataliya Kuchinskaya	URS	19.650	9.800	9.85
4	Zinaida Voronina	URS	19.550	9.700	9.85
=5	Olga Karasyova	URS	19.325	9.575	9.75
=5	Bohumila Řimnáčová	TCH	19.325	9.575	9.75