Date October 14–16 Winning time 52.0 | Competitors 29 from 22 nations | |
Venue Estadio Olímpico Universitario | ||
The Women's 400 metres competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico was held at the University Olympic Stadium on October 14–16.
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Competition format
The Women's 200m competition consisted of heats (Round 1), Semifinals and a Final. The four fastest competitors from each race in the heats qualified for the Semifinals. The four fastest competitors from each of the Semifinal races qualified for the final.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
References
Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA