Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's pentathlon


The Women's pentathlon competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico was held at the University Olympic Stadium on October 15–16.

Competition format

The pentathlon consists of five track and field events, with a points system that awards higher scores for better results in each of the five components. The five event scores are summed to give a total for the pentathlon.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record5246 ptsTokyo, JapanOctober 16–17, 1964
Olympic record5246 ptsTokyo, JapanOctober 16–17, 1964

Overall results

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