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Host City: Ciudad de México, Mexico
Venue(s): University Olympic Stadium, Ciudad de México
Date Started: October 17, 1968
Date Finished: October 17, 1968
Format: Top four in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.
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Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | T(A) | |
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1 | Vera NikoliÄ | 20 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 2:05.7 | 2:05.78 | QU |
2 | Laine Erik | 26 | Soviet Union | URS | 2:06.5 | 2:06.52 | QU |
3 | Paola Pigni | 22 | Italy | ITA | 2:06.7 | 2:06.72 | QU |
4 | Karin Burneleit | 25 | East Germany | GDR | 2:07.1 | 2:07.13 | QU |
5 | Francie Kraker | 21 | United States | USA | 2:07.3 | 2:07.34 | |
6 | Elizabeth Chesire | 18 | Kenya | KEN | 2:10.9 | 2:10.92 |
Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | T(A) | |
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1 | Mia Gommers | 29 | Netherlands | NED | 2:04.0 | 2:04.06 | QU |
2 | Ileana Silai | 26 | Romania | ROU | 2:04.1 | 2:04.11 | QU |
3 | Sheila Taylor-Carey | 22 | Great Britain | GBR | 2:04.1 | 2:04.17 | QU |
4 | Anna Zimina | 29 | Soviet Union | URS | 2:04.4 | 2:04.48 | QU |
5 | Barbara Wieck | 17 | East Germany | GDR | 2:08.5 | 2:08.18 | |
6 | Channa Shezifi | 24 | Israel | ISR | 2:09.2 | 2:09.23 |
Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | T(A) | |
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1 | Maryvonne Dupureur | 31 | France | FRA | 2:09.5 | 2:09.55 | QU |
2 | Doris Brown | 26 | United States | USA | 2:09.5 | 2:09.54 | QU |
3 | Pat Lowe-Cropper | 25 | Great Britain | GBR | 2:09.5 | 2:09.57 | QU |
4 | Sylvia Potts | 25 | New Zealand | NZL | 2:09.6 | 2:09.63 | QU |
5 | Eeva Haimi | 22 | Finland | FIN | 2:09.6 | 2:09.67 | |
6 | Tilly van der Made-van der Zwaard | 30 | Netherlands | NED | 2:10.5 | 2:10.59 |
Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | T(A) | |
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1 | Madeline Manning-Jackson | 20 | United States | USA | 2:08.7 | 2:08.74 | QU |
2 | Abby Hoffman | 21 | Canada | CAN | 2:08.9 | 2:08.94 | QU |
3 | Jaroslava JehliÄková | 26 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 2:08.9 | 2:08.96 | QU |
4 | Ilja Keizer-Laman | 24 | Netherlands | NED | 2:08.9 | 2:08.96 | QU |
5 | Annelise Damm Olesen | 26 | Denmark | DEN | 2:09.0 | 2:09.01 | |
6 | Joan Page-Allison | 21 | Great Britain | GBR | 2:10.2 | 2:10.21 |