Women Javelin Throw Athletics XIX Olympic Games Mexico 1968 - Monday 14.10

Women Javelin Throw Athletics XIX Olympic Games Mexico 1968 - Monday 14.10 - Gold Medal: Angela Nemeth, Hungary

Final		dist.	1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6.	age
1. Angela Nemeth	HUN	60.36m	57.66	60.36	55.56	57.54	X	53.30
2. Mihaela Penes	ROM	59.92m	59.92	54.68	X	51.40	58.36	X
3. Eva Janko	AUT	58.04m	54.60	X	X	46.44	46.24	58.04
4. Marta Rudas	HUN	56.38m	56.38	X	X	51.60	X	52.68
5. Daniela Jaworska	POL	56.06m	55.78	56.06	52.34	51.88	X	53.20
6. Natasa Urbancic	YUG	55.42m	53.80	X	55.42	X	X
7. Ameli Koloska	FRG	55.20m	53.54	54.08	X	54.00	55.20	X
8. Kaisa Launela	FIN	53.96m	53.96	51.44	X	X	X	X
9. Barbara Friedrich	USA	53.44m	53.44	51.00	52.16
10.Lidia Tsimozh	URS	53.40m	X	X	53.40
11.Ranae Bair	USA	53.14	49.54	48.08	53.14
12.Lucyna Krawcewicz	POL	51.54m	51.54	X	X
13.Jay Dahlgren	CAN	51.34m	51.34	51.10	48.04
14.Valentina Evert	URS	51.16m	X	51.16	X
15.Susan Platt	GBR	48.52m	X	44.94	48.52
-. Erika Strasser	AUT	NM	X	X	X

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After Németh had opened with 57.66, Peneş exceeded her best of the season by almost 3m with 59.92. The Hungarian, no relation to her male counterpart Miklós, came back with a lifetime best of 60.36 with her next throw. Both Peneş (58.36) and Janko (58.04) produced throws in excess of 58m towards the end of the competition, but could not overtake Németh.

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Men 200m	Women 200m
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Men 800m	Women 800m
Men 1500m
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Men 110m Hurdles	Women 80m Hurdles
Men 400m Hurdles
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Men 4x100m Relay	Women 4x100m Relay
Men 4x400m Relay
Men High Jump	Women High Jump
Men Pole Vault
Men Long Jump	Women Long Jump
Men Triple Jump
Men Shot Put	Women Shot Put
Men Discus Throw	Women Discus Throw
Men Hammer Throw
Men Javelin Throw	Women Javelin Throw
Men 20km Walk
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Men Decathlon	Women Pentathlon
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