Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 80 metres hurdles


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.

Competition format

The Women's 80m hurdles competition consisted of heats, 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:
World record10.2Soviet UnionJuly 16, 1968
Olympic record10.6Rome, ItalyAugust 31, 1960

Results

Round 1

Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat plus the next fastest time qualified.

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

Heat 5

Semifinals

Qual. rule: first 4 of each heat qualified.

Heat 1

Heat 2

Final

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
10.3OR
10.4
Chi Cheng10.4
410.5
510.6
610.6
710.6
810.7