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The Women's 800 metres competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.The event were held at the University Olympic Stadium on October 17–19. [1]Madeline Manning became the first Black woman to win an Olympic 800m title.
Her time remains the second fastest ever for the event. [1] The 800 metres world record has been broken or equalled ten times at the Olympics; the men's record was broken in 1912, 1932, 1968, 1976 and 2012; the women's record was improved in 1928, 1960, 1964, 1976 and 1980. [2]
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 36 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 12 for women. There were a total number of 1031 participating athletes from 93 countries. There were a total number of 1031 participating athletes from 93 countries.
Athing Mu of the United States won the gold medal in the Olympic women's 800 metres final on Tuesday, her country's first victory in the event in more than half a century, as her compatriot Raevyn ...
The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place between 22 and 24 October. [1] This swimming event used freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated (unlike backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly events). Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl or a variant of that stroke. Because an ...
A. Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres; Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres; Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres
The fastest qualifier in the semis was 19-year-old American sensation Athing Mu, with Great Britain's Alexandra Bell getting one of the time qualifying spots behind her. . Another 19-year-old sensation, Great Britain's European indoor 800 metres champion and senior novice Keely Hodgkinson, won the third semi, leading the (relatively) experienced 25-year-old American Raevyn Rogers to get the ...
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