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Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw

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Women's javelin throw
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
DatesAugust 31 & September 1
Competitors19 from 10 nations
Winning distance63.88
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ruth Fuchs
 East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jacqueline Todten
 East Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kate Schmidt
 United States
← 1968
1976 →

The women's javelin throw field event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place on August 31 & September 1. On 11 June 1972 Ewa Gryziecka from Poland broke the javelin throw world record with a throw of 62.70m only to have Ruth Fuchs break that record on the same day with a throw of 65.06m. In 1972 Fuchs was the strong favorite heading in the Olympics. Kate Schmidt took the early lead on the first throw, but this was soon passed by the favorite on the second throw. She ended up topping her own mark two more time in rounds four and five. Fuchs would go one and set the new javelin world record in 1973, 1974 and 1976.[1]

Records

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Standing records prior to the 1972 Summer Olympics
World Record  Ruth Fuchs (GDR) 65.06 m June 11, 1972

East Germany Potsdam, East Germany

Olympic record  Yelena Gorchakova (URS) 62.40 m October 16, 1964

Japan Tokyo, Japan

Broken records during the 1972 Summer Olympics
Olympic record  Ruth Fuchs (GDR)   63.88 m September 1, 1972 West Germany Munich, West Germany

Results

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All throwers reaching 54.00 m (177 ft 2 in) and the top 12 including ties, advanced to the finals. Throwers in blue qualified by reaching the qualifying distance. Throwers listed in green qualified by being in the top 12. All distances are listed in metres.

Qualifying

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Rank Name Nationality Mark 1st throw 2nd throw 3rd throw
1 Ruth Fuchs  East Germany 60.88 x 60.88 p
2 Jacqueline Todten  East Germany 59.62 59.62 p p
3 Kate Schmidt  United States 58.84 52.26 58.84 p
4 Nataša Urbančič  Yugoslavia 57.02 57.02 p p
5 Mária Kucserka  Hungary 56.72 56.72 p p
6 Lyutviyan Mollova  Bulgaria 56.30 56.30 p p
7 Eva Janko  Austria 56.18 56.18 p p
8 Svetlana Korolyova  Soviet Union 55.90 55.90 p p
9 Anneliese Gerhards  West Germany 55.24 55.24 p p
10 Éva Zörgő  Romania 54.34 54.34 p p
11 Ewa Gryziecka  Poland 53.68 53.68 x 51.56
12 Magda Paulányi  Hungary 53.62 53.62 52.87 52.78
13 Angéla Németh  Hungary 53.48 53.48 x 51.40
14 Daniela Jaworska  Poland 52.40 44.68 52.40 50.16
15 Sherry Calvert  United States 51.38 x 51.38 51.00
16 Nina Marakina  Soviet Union 51.06 51.06 41.64 x
17 Marion Becker  Romania 50.74 x 48.70 50.74
18 Ameli Koloska  West Germany 48.42 48.42 x x
19 Roberta Brown  United States 47.88 x 47.88 x
Rosa Molina  Chile DNS

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Mark 1st throw 2nd throw 3rd throw 4th throw 5th throw 6th throw
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ruth Fuchs  East Germany 63.88
OR
57.44 60.20 50.20 61.16 63.88 59.16
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jacqueline Todten  East Germany 62.54 x 55.44 57.18 59.70 56.92 62.54
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kate Schmidt  United States 59.94 59.94 58.32 59.84 x 48.80 56.10
4 Lyutviyan Mollova  Bulgaria 59.36 56.46 59.36 55.10 x 56.00 58.44
5 Nataša Urbančič  Yugoslavia 59.06 x x 56.48 56.38 59.06 x
6 Eva Janko  Austria 58.56 x 58.50 x x 58.56 52.06
7 Ewa Gryziecka  Poland 57.00 44.40 47.34 57.00 55.88 54.86 x
8 Svetlana Korolyova  Soviet Union 56.36 56.30 55.08 x x 56.36 x
9 Anneliese Gerhards  West Germany 55.84 54.84 55.84 54.72
10 Mária Kucserka  Hungary 54.40 x x 54.40
11 Magda Paulányi  Hungary 52.36 x x 52.36
Éva Zörgő  Romania NM x x x

Key: OR = Olympic record; p = pass; x = fault; NM = no mark

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Women's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
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