Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's pentathlon


The women's pentathlon combined event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place on September 2 & 3. The favorites going into the Olympics were Heide Rosendahl and Burglinde Pollak. With Rosendahl narrowly defeating Pollack, by 24 points at the 1971 European Athletics Championships. The second event saw Mary Peters release a tremendous throw in the shot put catapulting her into lead, which she never relinquished.

Results

100m hurdles

RankNameNationalityHeatTimePoints
1Christine Bodner213.25966
OR
2Mary Peters213.29960
3Heide Rosendahl113.34953
4Burglinde Pollak113.53927
5Ann Wilson113.61916
6Ilona Bruzsenyák513.65911
7Valentina Tikhomirova113.77895
8Nadiya Tkachenko213.81890
9Nedyalka Angelova113.84886
10TModupe Oshikoya313.96871
10TĐurđa Fočić513.96871
12Marie-Christine Debourse114.03862
13Elena Vintilă514.06858
14Liese Prokop214.11852
15Margot Eppinger314.12851
16Monika Peikert314.23837
17Edith Noeding314.24836
18Lyn Tillett314.26834
19Debbie Van Kiekebelt214.39818
20Karen Mack214.45811
21Gale Fitzgerald314.47809
22Lucía Vaamonde514.53801
23Odette Ducas514.55799
24Jane Frederick214.60793
25Kathrin Lardi314.63790
26Diane Jones414.79772
27Margit Papp114.91758
28Lin Chun-Yu414.98750
29Margaret Murphy515.18729
30Gladys Chai418.46440

Shot put

High jump

All heights in metres.
RankNameNationalityMarkPoints1.351.401.451.501.551.601.651.681.711.741.761.781.801.821.84
1Mary Peters1.821049ppppooooxxooxxooooxxx
2TBurglinde Pollak1.76993ppppoxooxxooxooxxx---
2TChristine Bodner1.76993ppppoooxoxoooxxx---
2TKaren Mack1.76993pppppooooxxooxxx---
2TMargit Papp1.76993pppppoooooxoxxx---
6TDiane Jones1.74974pppppoxoxoxoxxoxxx----
6TJane Frederick1.74974ppppooooxoxoxxx----
6TValentina Tikhomirova1.74974ppppooooooxxx----
9Đurđa Fočić1.71945pppoooxxoxoxoxxx-----
10TDebbie Van Kiekebelt1.68915ppppooooxxx------
10TElena Vintilă1.68915ppppoooxoxxx------
10TModupe Oshikoya1.68915pppppooxxoxxx------
10TNedyalka Angelova1.68915ppppooooxxx------
14TAnn Wilson1.65885ppppoooxxx-------
14TGale Fitzgerald1.65885pooooooxxx-------
14THeide Rosendahl1.65885pppooooxxx-------
14TIlona Bruzsenyák1.65885pppppxxooxxx-------
14TLiese Prokop1.65885ppppoooxxx-------
14TMarie-Christine Debourse1.65885pppppoxoxxx-------
14TNadiya Tkachenko1.65885pppooooxxx-------
21TGladys Chai1.60834ppooxooxxx--------
21TKathrin Lardi1.60834ppppooxxx--------
21TLyn Tillett1.60834ppoooxxoxxx--------
21TMargot Eppinger1.60834pppoooxxx--------
21TMonika Peikert1.60834pppppoxxx--------
26TEdith Noeding1.55781pooooxxx---------
26TOdette Ducas1.55781ppooxxoxxx---------
28TLin Chun-Yu1.50726ppooxxx----------
28TLucía Vaamonde1.50726ooooxxx----------
28TMargaret Murphy1.50726ppooxxx----------

Long jump

200m

Final standings

Standings after Event 5
3 September 1972
Legend:M = Mark, P = Points
Pos
Athlete
Country
Total
Points
Notes
100m
Hurdles
Shot
Put
High
Jump
Long
Jump
200m
Mary Peters4801
WR		P
M		960
13.29		960
16.20		1049
1.82		902
5.98		930
24.08
Heide Rosendahl4791P
M		953
13.34		830
13.86		885
1.65		1082
6.83		1041
22.96
Burglinde Pollak4768P
M		927
13.53		952
16.04		993
1.76		952
6.21		944
23.93
4Christine Bodner4671P
M		966
13.25		750
12.51		993
1.76		992
6.40		970
23.66
5Valentina Tikhomirova4597P
M		895
13.77		875
14.64		974
1.74		939
6.15		914
25.25
6Nedyalka Angelova4496P
M		886
13.84		836
13.96		915
1.68		975
6.32		884
24.58
7Karen Mack4449P
M		811
14.45		844
14.10		993
1.76		930
611		871
24.72
8Ilona Bruzsenyák4419P
M		911
13.65		749
12.48		885
1.65		969
6.29		905
24.35
9Nadiya Tkachenko4370P
M		890
13.81		820
13.69		885
1.65		945
6.18		830
25.19
10Diane Jones4349P
M		772
14.79		898
15.05		974
1.74		891
5.93		814
25.37
11Đurđa Fočić4332P
M		871
13.96		755
12.58		945
1.71		888
5.92		873
24.70
12Margot Eppinger4313P
M		851
14.12		762
12.70		834
1.60		945
6.18		921
24.18
13Ann Wilson4279P
M		916
13.61		647
10.86		885
1.65		973
6.31		858
24.87
14Modupe Oshikoya4279P
M		871
13.96		589
10.00		915
1.68		965
6.27		939
23.98
15Debbie Van Kiekebelt4272P
M		818
14.39		789
13.16		915
1.68		902
5.98		848
24.98
16Lyn Tillett4258P
M		834
14.26		685
11.46		834
1.60		1001
6.44		904
24.36
17Marie-Christine Debourse4239P
M		862
14.03		725
12.10		885
1.65		910
6.02		857
24.88
18Monika Peikert4232P
M		837
14.23		846
14.14		834
1.60		932
6.12		783
25.74
19Gale Fitzgerald4206P
M		809
14.47		672
11.25		885
1.65		900
5.97		940
23.97
20Elena Vintilă4199P
M		858
14.06		632
10.64		915
1.68		965
6.27		829
25.20
21Jane Frederick4167P
M		793
14.60		775
12.92		974
1.74		817
5.60		808
25.45
22Odette Ducas4101P
M		799
14.55		676
11.32		781
1.55		947
6.19		898
24.42
23Margit Papp4074P
M		758
14.91		789
13.16		993
1.76		817
560		717
26.57
24Edith Noeding3870P
M		836
14.24		618
10.43		781
1.55		736
5.25		899
24.21
25Lucía Vaamonde3794P
M		801
14.53		618
10.43		726
1.50		819
5.61		830
25.19
26Kathrin Lardi3788P
M		790
14.63		601
10.18		834
1.60		762
5.36		801
25.53
27Margaret Murphy3770P
M		729
15.18		627
10.57		726
1.50		828
5.65		860
24.84
28Lin Chun-Yu3676P
M		750
14.98		676
11.31		726
1.50		750
5.31		774
25.86
-Liese ProkopDNFP
M		852
14.11		903
15.14		885
1.6
-Gladys ChaiDNFP
M		440
18.46		363
6.95		834
1.60
-Ruth Martin-JonesDNSP
M




-Eva ŠuranováDNSP
M




-Marilyn KingDNSP
M





Key: WR = world record; OR = Olympic record; p = pass; x = fault; o = cleared; NM = no mark; DNF = did not finish; DNS = did not start; DQ = disqualified; T = tied