Date October 17–18 Winning time 10.3 OR | Competitors 33 from 23 nations | |
Venue Estadio Olímpico Universitario | ||
The Women's 80 metres hurdles competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico was held at the University Olympic Stadium on October 17–18.
Contents
Competition format
The Women's 80m hurdles competition consisted of heats (Round 1), Semifinals and a Final. The three fastest competitors from each race in the heats qualified for the semifinals, along with the fastest overall competitor not already qualified. The top four athletes from each semifinals race advanced to the final.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
Round 1
Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the next fastest time (q) qualified.
Semifinals
Qual. rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) qualified.
References
Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 80 metres hurdles Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA