| 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 | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Distance | Round #1 Distance | Round #2 Distance | Round #3 Distance | Round #4 Distance | Round #5 Distance | Round #6 Distance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Angéla Németh |  HUN | 60.36 | 57.66 | 60.36 | 55.56 | 57.54 | x | 53.30 | Gold | ||
| 2 | 14 | Mihaela Peneș |  ROU | 59.92 | 59.92 | 54.68 | x | 51.40 | 58.36 | x | Silver | ||
| 3 | 3 | Eva Janko |  AUT | 58.04 | 54.60 | x | x | 46.44 | 46.24 | 58.04 | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 6 | Márta Antal-Rudas | HUN | 56.38 | 56.38 | x | x | 51.60 | x | 52.68 | |||
| 5 | 10 | Daniela Jaworska |  POL | 56.06 | 55.78 | 56.06 | 52.34 | 51.88 | x | 53.20 | |||
| 6 | 11 | Nataša Urbančič |  YUG | 55.42 | 53.80 | x | 55.42 | x | x | p | |||
| 7 | 15 | Amelie Koloska |  FRG | 55.20 | 53.54 | 54.08 | x | 54.00 | 55.20 | x | |||
| 8 | 8 | Kaisa Launela |  FIN | 53.96 | 53.96 | 51.44 | x | x | x | x | |||
| 9 | 12 | Barbara Friedrich |  USA | 53.44 | 53.44 | 51.00 | 52.16 | – | – | – | |||
| 10 | 9 | Lidiya Tsimosh |  URS | 53.40 | x | x | 53.40 | – | – | – | |||
| 11 | 2 | RaNae Bair | USA | 53.14 | 49.54 | 48.08 | 53.14 | – | – | – | |||
| 12 | 1 | Lucyna Krawcewicz | POL | 51.54 | 51.54 | x | x | – | – | – | |||
| 13 | 16 | Jay Dahlgren |  CAN | 51.34 | 51.34 | 51.10 | 48.04 | – | – | – | |||
| 14 | 4 | Valentina Evert | URS | 51.16 | x | 51.16 | x | – | – | – | |||
| 15 | 13 | Sue Platt |  GBR | 48.52 | x | 44.94 | 48.52 | – | – | – | |||
| 5 | Erika Strasser | AUT | – | x | x | x | – | – | – |
