Date October 14–15 Winning time 11.0 WR | Competitors 42 from 22 nations | |
Venue Estadio Olímpico Universitario | ||
The Women's 100 metres competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. The event was held at the University Olympic Stadium on October 14–15.
Contents
Competition format
The Women's 100m competition consisted of heats (Round 1), Quarterfinals, Semifinals and a Final. The five fastest competitors from each race in the heats qualified for the quarterfinals. The four fastest runners from each of the quarterfinal races advanced to the semifinals, where again the top four from each race advance to the final.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
Round 1
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
Heat 6
Quarterfinals
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Semi Finals
Heat 1
Heat 2
References
Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA