400 m W - Athletics -Mexico City 1968

Women's 400 m - Athletics
Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics


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Women's 400 m 1968



Final

	Colette Besson	FRA	52,03	EOR


	Lillian Board	GBR	52,12


	Natalya Pechenkina	URS	52,25


4.	Janet Simpson	GBR	52,57


5.	Aurelia Penton	CUB	52,75


6.	Jarvis Scott	USA	52,79


7.	Helga Henning	FRG	52,89


8.	Hermina van der Hoeven	NED	53,02




Semifinal

1.	Helga Henning	FRG	53,3	Q


2.	Colette Besson	FRA	53,3	Q


3.	Janet Simpson	GBR	54,0	Q


4.	Aurelia Penton	CUB	54,0	Q


5.	Esther Stroy	USA	54,3


6.	Una Morris	JAM	54,6


7.	Ingrid Verbele	CUB	54,6


8.	Joan Fisher	CAN	55,2



Semifinal

1.	Lillian Board	GBR	52,5	Q


2.	Hermina van der Hoeven	NED	52,6	Q


3.	Natalya Pechenkina	URS	52,8	Q


4.	Jarvis Scott	USA	53,2	Q


5.	Josephine Green	GBR	53,6


6.	Karin Wallgren	SWE	53,9


7.	Monique Noirot	FRA	54,2


8.	Lois Drinkwater	USA	57,3




Round 1

1.	Colette Besson	FRA	53,1	Q


2.	Jarvis Scott	USA	53,5	Q


3.	Helga Henning	FRG	53,5	Q


4.	Joan Fisher	CAN	54,6	Q


5.	Enriqueta Basilio	MEX	55,6


6.	Joyce Bennett	AUS	56,5



Round 1

1.	Aurelia Penton	CUB	52,8	Q


2.	Lillian Board	GBR	52,9	Q


3.	Ingrid Verbele	CUB	54,0	Q


4.	Una Morris	JAM	54,1	Q


5.	Anne Covell	CAN	54,3


6.	Anna Chmelkova	TCH	54,9


7.	Antonia Munkacsi	HUN	55,6


8.	Jean Robotham	CRC	58,2



Round 1

1.	Hermina van der Hoeven	NED	53,1	Q


2.	Esther Stroy	USA	53,5	Q


3.	Janet Simpson	GBR	53,6	Q


4.	Monique Noirot	FRA	53,6	Q


5.	Tekla Chemabwai	KEN	54,0


6.	Sandra Brown	AUS	55,4


7.	Hana Shezifi	ISR	56,3



Round 1

1.	Natalya Pechenkina	URS	53,7	Q


2.	Josephine Green	GBR	53,9	Q


3.	Karin Wallgren	SWE	54,2	Q


4.	Lois Drinkwater	USA	54,5	Q


5.	Donata Govoni	ITA	54,7


6.	Eeva Haimi	FIN	55,0


7.	Josefa Vicent	URU	56,3


8.	Olajumoke Bodunrin	NGR	57,0

Women's 400 m - Athletics - Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics

Event Format: Athletes competed in preliminary heats, semifinals and final. The best athletes from each heat (Q) advanced to the next level. The winner of the final was the Gold Medal winner.

Event facts: Women's 400 m competition was held at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario and 29 athletes participated in the event.

These results for Women's 400 m - Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics - are based on the official Olympic reports and the Olympian Database





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