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Javelin Throw, Women

Date	14 October 1968 — 15:30
Status	Olympic
Location	Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Ciudad de México
Participants	16 from 11 countries
Format	Final only.

The defending champion, Mihaela Peneş, was back. She had finished second at the 1966 European Championships behind the GDR’s Marion Lüttge. In round one Peneş produced her best throw since her 1964 gold medal mark with 59.92 (196-7¼) and took the lead. But Hungary’s Angéla Németh threw a PR of 60.36 (198-0½) in round two to overtake her and secure the gold medal with that throw.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Distance
1	166	Angéla Németh	HUN	60.36	Gold
2	213	Mihaela Peneș	ROU	59.92	Silver
3	42	Eva Janko	AUT	58.04	Bronze
4	167	Márta Antal-Rudas	HUN	56.38
5	201	Daniela Jaworska	POL	56.06
6	257	Nataša Urbančič	YUG	55.42
7	8	Amelie Koloska	FRG	55.20
8	113	Kaisa Launela	FIN	53.96
9	94	Barbara Friedrich	USA	53.44
10	248	Lidiya Tsimosh	URS	53.40
11	85	RaNae Bair	USA	53.14
12	203	Lucyna Krawcewicz	POL	51.54
13	55	Jay Dahlgren	CAN	51.34
14	230	Valentina Evert	URS	51.16
15	136	Sue Platt	GBR	48.52
NM	44	Erika Strasser	AUT	–