Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw
Appearance
Women's javelin throw at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | September 1 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Decathlon | men | |
The women's javelin throw throwing event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place on September 1.[1]
Results
Top 12 throwers and ties plus all throwers reaching 48.00 metres advanced to the finals. All distances are listed in metres.
Qualifying
Rank | Name | Nationality | Mark | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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1 | Elvīra Ozoliņa | Soviet Union | 53.25 | 53.25 | pass | pass |
2 | Dana Zátopková | Czechoslovakia | 51.64 | 47.94 | 51.64 | pass |
3 | Sue Platt | Great Britain | 50.67 | 50.67 | pass | pass |
4 | Karen Anderson | United States | 50.62 | 43.96 | 44.26 | 50.62 |
5 | Vlasta Pešková | Czechoslovakia | 50.61 | 50.61 | pass | pass |
6 | Márta Rudasné Antal | Hungary | 50.01 | foul | 47.56 | 50.01 |
7 | Maria Diţi | Romania | 49.80 | 49.80 | pass | pass |
8 | Anna Wojtaszek | Australia | 49.20 | 45.66 | 49.20 | pass |
9 | Alevtina Shastitko | Soviet Union | 48.91 | 48.91 | pass | pass |
10 | Birutė Kalėdienė | Soviet Union | 48.59 | 48.59 | pass | pass |
11 | Marlene Ahrens | Chile | 48.36 | 44.61 | 48.36 | pass |
12 | Anneliese Gerhards | United Team of Germany | 48.33 | 45.89 | foul | 48.33 |
13 | Urszula Figwer | Poland | 48.04 | 48.04 | pass | pass |
14 | Ingrid Almqvist | Sweden | 47.67 | foul | 44.33 | 47.67 |
15 | Erika Strößenreuther | United Team of Germany | 46.85 | 45.88 | foul | 46.85 |
16 | Almut Brömmel | United Team of Germany | 45.52 | 34.76 | 45.52 | 41.20 |
17 | Erika Strasser | Austria | 43.80 | 43.79 | 43.80 | foul |
18 | Lise Koch | Denmark | 43.01 | 43.01 | foul | 40.36 |
19 | Averil Williams | Great Britain | 42.44 | 42.44 | foul | 40.03 |
20 | Unn Thorvaldsen | Norway | 41.99 | foul | foul | 41.99 |
Final
Rank | Name | Nationality | Mark | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Notes |
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Elvīra Ozoliņa | Soviet Union | 55.98 | 55.98 OR | foul | 51.54 | 54.80 | foul | foul | OR | |
Dana Zátopková | Czechoslovakia | 53.78 | 49.84 | 50.36 | 53.78 | 51.02 | 46.13 | 50.70 | ||
Birutė Kalėdienė | Soviet Union | 53.45 | 50.17 | 49.81 | 53.45 | 50.87 | 49.58 | foul | ||
4 | Vlasta Pešková | Czechoslovakia | 52.56 | 50.94 | foul | 51.28 | 52.56 | 49.00 | 48.82 | |
5 | Urszula Figwer | Poland | 52.33 | 52.33 | foul | 47.92 | 50.16 | 46.53 | pass | |
6 | Anna Wojtaszek | Australia | 51.15 | 51.15 | 47.04 | foul | 42.76 | 47.35 | foul | |
7 | Sue Platt | Great Britain | 51.01 | 51.01 | 50.84 | foul | ||||
8 | Alevtina Shastitko | Soviet Union | 50.92 | 47.43 | 50.83 | 50.92 | ||||
9 | Márta Rudasné Antal | Hungary | 50.25 | 50.25 | 48.41 | 49.66 | ||||
10 | Maria Diţi | Romania | 49.56 | 49.56 | 47.49 | 48.83 | ||||
11 | Anneliese Gerhards | United Team of Germany | 49.27 | 47.76 | 49.27 | foul | ||||
12 | Marlene Ahrens | Chile | 47.53 | 46.39 | 47.53 | 45.34 | ||||
13 | Karen Anderson | United States | 46.52 | 44.39 | 46.52 | 44.24 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Women's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2018.