Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw

The Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1968 Summer Olympics took place on October 14 at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario.^[1]

Women's javelin throw at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue	Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Dates	October 14, 1968
Competitors	16 from 11 nations
Winning distance	60.36
Medalists
Angéla Németh  Hungary Mihaela Peneş  Romania Eva Janko  Austria
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Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record	Yelena Gorchakova (URS)	62.40 m	Tokyo, Japan	October 16, 1964
Olympic record

Competition format

The competition consisted of a single final round. Each athlete is allowed three throws, with the top eight athletes after that point being given three further attempts.

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Notes
	Angéla Németh	Hungary	57.66	60.36	55.56	57.54	X	53.30	60.36
	Mihaela Peneş	Romania	59.92	54.68	X	51.40	58.36	X	59.92
	Eva Janko	Austria	54.60	X	X	46.44	46.24	58.04	58.04
4	Márta Rudas	Hungary	56.38	X	X	51.60	X	52.68	56.38
5	Daniela Jaworska	Poland	55.78	56.06	52.34	51.88	X	53.20	56.06
6	Nataša Urbančič	Yugoslavia	53.80	X	55.42	X	X	–	55.42
7	Ameli Koloska	West Germany	53.54	54.08	X	54.00	55.20	X	55.20
8	Kaisa Launela	Finland	53.96	51.44	X	X	X	X	53.96
9	Barbara Friedrich	United States	53.44	51.00	52.16	—			53.44
10	Lidiya Tsymosh	Soviet Union	X	X	53.40	—			53.40
11	RaNae Bair	United States	49.54	48.08	53.14	—			53.14
12	Lucyna Krawcewicz	Poland	51.54	X	X	—			51.54
13	Jay Dahlgren	Canada	51.34	51.10	48.04	—			51.34
14	Valentyna Evert	Soviet Union	X	51.16	X	—			51.16
15	Sue Platt	Great Britain	X	44.94	48.52	—			48.52
	Erika Strasser	Austria	X	X	X	—			NM