Women Javelin Throw Athletics XV Olympic Games Helsinki, Finland 1952 - Thursday 24 July - Gold Medal: Dana Zatopkova, Czechoslovakia

Women Javelin Throw Athletics XV Olympic Games Helsinki, Finland 1952 - Thursday 24 July - Gold Medal: Dana Zatopkova, Czechoslovakia

Venue: Helsingin Olympiastadion. Capp.: 70,000. world Women Javelin Throw History. 21 competitors from 13 nations.

Final 16:45		Distance	Y	1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6.
1. Dana Zatopkova	TCH	50.47m OR	29	50.47	41.34	46.28	43.45	45.62	47.63
2. Aleksandra Tshudina	URS	50.01m	28	46.71	45.20	47.52	X	49.61	50.01
3. Elena Gortshakova	URS	49.76m	19	46.67	49.76	48.27	45.28	43.10	43.28
4. Galina Zibina	URS	48.35m	21	44.86	48.35	47.24	47.94	47.81	45.95
5. Lilly Kelsby	DEN	46.23m	26	46.23	40.90	45.03	42.38	44.82	44.77
6. Marlis Muller	GER	44.37m	25	X	44.37	X	43.21	X	43.08
eliminated after 3 attempts
7. Maria Ciach	POL	44.31m	18	42.55	43.53	44.31
8. Jutta Kruger	GER	44.30m	19	44.30	42.17	41.77
9. Herma Bauma	AUT	42.54m	37	42.54	42.27	41.13
10.Estrella Puente	URU	41.44m	23	39.41	41.44
11.Ada Turci	ITA	41.20m	28	41.15	41.20	40.03
12.Ingeborg Bausenwein	GER	41.16m	31	41.16	39.60	39.55
13.Marjorie Larney	USA	40.58m	15	X	40.58	36.04
14.Anni R�tty�	FIN	40.56m	18	40.33	38.85	40.56
15.Diane Coates	GBR	40.17m	20	40.17	39.28	38.55
16.Kaisa Parviainen	FIN	39.82m	37	38.03	39.82	X
17.Elsa Torikka	FIN	39.58m	21	39.58	X	36.73

The three Russians topped the pre-Olympic lists ahead of Zátopková. The Czech had married Emil Zátopek in 1949, and shared two strong ties – both were born on the same day (September 19, 1922), and both won Olympic gold medals on July 24, 1952. After Chudina led the qualifiers with 46.23, Zátopková opened in the final with her winning throw, a personal best of 50.47. The three Russians filled the next three positions, with Chudina, the finest multi-events athlete of the 1950s, moving from bronze medal position to second place with her final throw of 50.01. Finland’s greatest thrower Matti Järvinen stated after the event that Zátopková was the best technician of the event on view at the Helsinki Games.

World Record: Natalya Smirtnitskaya, Soviet Union 53.41m Moscow 1949. Olympic Record: Herma Bauma, Austria 45.57m London 31.07.1948.

Qualification - Thursday 24.07 11:30

Mark 38.00m 17 Athletes

Athlete		Distance		1.	2.	3.
1. Aleksandra Tshudina	URS	46.17m	Q	46.17
2. Galina Zibina	URS	45.95m	Q	45.95
3. Dana Zatopkova	TCH	45.57m	Q	45.47
4. Elena Gortshakova	URS	45.18m	Q	45.18
5. Marlis Muller	GER	44.99m	Q	44.99
6. Jutta Kruger	GER	43.43m	Q	43.43
7. Herma Bauma	AUT	43.07m	Q	37.10	43.07
8. Marjorie Larney	USA	41.44m	Q	41.44
9. Ingeborg Bausenwein	GER	40.53m	Q	X	X	40.53
10.Anni R�tty�	FIN	40.47m	Q	36.74	40.47
11.Estrella Puente	URU	40.10m	Q	X	40.10
12.Maria Ciach	POL	39.96m	Q	39.96
13.Lilly Kelsby	DEN	39.61m	Q	39.61
14.Diane Coates	GBR	39.45m	Q	39.45
15.Ada Turci	ITA	39.31m	Q	39.31
16.Elsa Torikka	FIN	39.27m	Q	37.38	39.27
17.Kaisa Parviainen	FIN	39.10m	Q	X	27.90	39.10
eliminated			Y
18.Gerda Martin	CHI	36.94m	24	X	36.94	35.05
19.Amalia Yubi	MEX	35.59m	20	33.05	33.51	35.59
-. Edith Thomas	CHI	NM	27	X	X	X
-. Gerda Schiling-Staniek	AUT	NM	25	X	X	X

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Helsinki 1952 index

Athletics Helsinki 1952
Men 100m	Women 100m
Men 200m	Women 200m
Men 400m
Men 800m
Men 1500m
Men 5000m
Men 10000m
Men Marathon
Men 110m Hurdles	Women 80m Hurdles
Men 400m Hurdles
Men 3000m Steeplechase
Men 4x100m Relay	Women 4x100m Relay
Men 4x400m Relay
Men High Jump	Women High Jump
Men Pole Vault
Men Long Jump	Women Long Jump
Men Triple Jump
Men Shot Put	Women Shot Put
Men Discus Throw	Women Discus Throw
Men Hammer Throw
Men Javelin Throw	Women Javelin Throw
Men 10km Track Walk
Men 50km Walk
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Men Decathlon
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