Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 80 metres hurdles

The Women's 80 metres hurdles competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico was held at the University Olympic Stadium on October 17–18.

Competition format
The Women's 80m hurdles competition consisted of heats (Round 1), Semifinals and a Final. The three fastest competitors from each race in the heats qualified for the semifinals, along with the fastest overall competitor not already qualified. The top four athletes from each semifinals race advanced to the final.

Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

Round 1
Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the next fastest time (q) qualified.

Semifinals
Qual. rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) qualified.