# 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 record | Irina Press (URS) | 5246 pts | Tokyo, Japan | October 16–17, 1964 |
| Olympic record | Irina Press (URS) | 5246 pts | Tokyo, Japan | October 16–17, 1964 |

## Overall results
### Key

♦ The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow with a diamond symbol.
| Rank | Athlete | Points | 80 h | SP | HJ | LJ | 200 m |
| | Ingrid Becker (FRG) | 5098 | 10.9 1061 | 11.48 819 | 1.71 1057$^♦$ | 6.43 1084$^♦$ | 23.5 1077$^♦$ |
| | Liese Prokop (AUT) | 4966 | 11.2 1011 | 14.61 1023 | 1.68 1027 | 5.97 982 | 25.1 923 |
| | Annamária Tóth (HUN) | 4959 | 10.9 1061 | 12.69 901 | 1.59 934 | 6.12 1016 | 23.8 1047 |
| 4 | Valentina Tikhomirova (URS) | 4927 | 11.2 1011 | 14.12 993 | 1.65 996 | 5.99 986 | 24.9 941 |
| 5 | Manon Bornholdt (FRG) | 4890 | 11.0 1044 | 12.37 880 | 1.59 934 | 6.42 1082 | 24.8 950 |
| 6 | Pat Winslow (USA) | 4877 | 11.4 979 | 13.33 943 | 1.65 996 | 5.97 982 | 24.5 977 |
| 7 | Inge Bauer (GDR) | 4849 | 11.4 979 | 13.00 921 | 1.59 934 | 6.22 1038 | 24.5 977 |
| 8 | Meta Antenen (SUI) | 4848 | 10.7 1096$^♦$ | 11.06 790 | 1.62 965 | 6.30 1056 | 24.9 941 |
| 9 | Mary Peters (GBR) | 4803 | 11.0 1044 | 15.09 1052$^♦$ | 1.53 869 | 5.60 897 | 24.9 941 |
| 10 | Sue Scott (GBR) | 4786 | 11.0 1044 | 11.33 809 | 1.56 902 | 6.20 1034 | 24.3 997 |
| 11 | Jenny Meldrum (CAN) | 4774 | 11.0 1044 | 12.41 882 | 1.59 934 | 5.89 964 | 24.8 950 |
| 12 | Marijana Lubej (YUG) | 4764 | 10.9 1061 | 10.38 741 | 1.59 934 | 6.01 991 | 23.9 1037 |
| 13 | Nina Hansen (DEN) | 4738 | 10.9 1061 | 10.92 780 | 1.59 934 | 6.19 1031 | 25.0 932 |
| 14 | Snezhana Yurukova (BUL) | 4728 | 11.0 1044 | 11.83 843 | 1.59 934 | 5.98 984 | 25.1 923 |
| 15 | Monique Bantégny (FRA) | 4697 | 11.5 963 | 12.18 867 | 1.65 996 | 5.90 966 | 25.3 905 |
| 16 | Ann Wilson (GBR) | 4688 | 11.1 1027 | 10.58 755 | 1.62 965 | 6.01 991 | 24.8 950 |
| 17 | Marjan Ackermans-Thomas (NED) | 4650 | 11.5 963 | 12.62 896 | 1.65 996 | 5.65 908 | 25.5 887 |
| 18 | Berit Berthelsen (NOR) | 4649 | 11.6 948 | 10.80 771 | 1.56 902 | 6.28 1051 | 24.5 977 |
| 19 | Gerda Uhlemann (GDR) | 4644 | 11.3 995 | 12.00 855 | 1.53 869 | 6.02 993 | 25.0 932 |
| 20 | Aída dos Santos (BRA) | 4578 | 11.6 948 | 12.41 882 | 1.59 934 | 5.50 873 | 24.9 941 |
| 21 | Magali Vettorazzo (ITA) | 4504 | 11.1 1027 | 10.34 738 | 1.45 780 | 5.84 952 | 24.2 1007 |
| 22 | Cornelia Popescu (ROU) | 4435 | 12.1 876 | 11.25 803 | 1.62 965 | 5.89 964 | 26.2 827 |
| 23 | Sieglinde Ammann (SUI) | 4414 | 11.7 933 | 10.35 739 | 1.53 869 | 6.07 1004 | 25.7 869 |
| 24 | Cathy Hamblin (USA) | 4330 | 11.9 904 | 10.66 761 | 1.50 836 | 5.72 924 | 25.3 905 |
| 25 | Lolita Lagrosas (PHI) | 4131 | 11.8 918 | 9.93 708 | 1.53 869 | 5.50 873 | 27.0 763 |
| 26 | Lin Chun-Yu (ROC) | 4104 | 11.6 948 | 9.82 700 | 1.48 814 | 5.36 839 | 26.5 803 |
| 27 | Tien Ah-Mei (ROC) | 3899 | 11.8 918 | 9.04 640 | 1.35 660 | 5.06 767 | 25.2 914 |
| 28 | Galina Sofina (URS) | 3828 | 11.6 948 | 14.43 1012 | 1.59 934 | 5.76 934 | DNF 0 |
| 29 | Ðurđa Fočić (YUG) | 3814 | 11.1 1027 | 11.80 841 | 1.62 965 | 5.90 966 | 41.8 15 |
| 30 | Roswitha Emonts-Gast (BEL) | 3654 | 11.5 963 | 12.33 877 | NM 0 | 5.81 945 | 25.7 869 |
| 31 | Mercedes Román (MEX) | 3604 | 11.3 995 | 10.08 719 | NM 0 | 5.71 922 | 24.6 968 |
| 32 | Jean Robotham (CRC) | 2909 | 13.4 712 | 8.73 615 | NM 0 | 4.74 686 | 25.4 896 |
| — | Gunilla Cederström (SWE) | 2557 | 11.6 948 | 10.36 740 | 1.53 869 | Did not finish | Did not finish |