Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw

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Women's discus throw
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
DatesSeptember 3, 1960 (qualifying round)
September 5, 1960 (final round)
Competitors24 from 10 nations
Winning distance55.10 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Nina Romashkova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.svg Tamara Press
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svg Lia Manoliu
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania
  1956
1964  

The women's discus throw throwing event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place on September 3 & September 5. [1]

Results

Top 12 throwers and ties plus all throwers reaching 47.00 metres advanced to the finals. All distances are listed in metres.

Qualifying

RankNameNationalityMark123Notes
1 Nina Romashkova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 53.6853.68
2 Irene Schuch Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 52.2252.22
3 Tamara Press Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 51.4751.47
4 Earlene Brown Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51.1742.4351.17
5 Kriemhild Limberg Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 50.8650.86
6 Jiřina Němcová Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 49.8649.86
7 Yevgeniya Kuznetsova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 49.3649.36
8 Štěpánka Mertová Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 49.3449.34
9 Lia Manoliu Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 48.5748.57
10 Olga Fikotová Flag of the United States.svg  United States 48.32x48.32
11 Wivianne Bergh Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 47.02x44.2947.02
12 Valerie Sloper Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 46.9146.9145.7942.80
13 Kazimiera Rykowska Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 46.75x46.75x
14 Jennifer Thompson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 46.7445.9446.7442.93
15 Elivia Ricci Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 45.8645.86x45.78
16 Dorli Hofrichter Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 44.9444.94x39.26
17 Karen Inge Halkier Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 43.9941.0642.0243.99
18 Hiroko Uchida-Yokoyama Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 43.78x43.78x
19 Pam Kurrell Flag of the United States.svg  United States 43.2343.2340.3542.34
20 Paola Paternoster Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 43.1143.1141.3642.20
21 Suzanne Farmer Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 41.12xx41.12
22 Milena Čelesnik Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 30.84x30.84x
23 Doris Lorenz-Müller Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany NMxxx
24 Wu Jin-Yun Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Formosa NMxxx

Final

RankNameNationalityMark123456Notes
Gold medal icon.svg Nina Romashkova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 55.1044.4852.4253.3951.6855.10 OR54.42OR
Silver medal icon.svg Tamara Press Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 52.5951.6446.82x50.92x52.59
Bronze medal icon.svg Lia Manoliu Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 52.3652.36x46.2950.5948.7846.96
4 Kriemhild Limberg Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 51.4751.47x45.3047.4048.1246.38
5 Yevgeniya Kuznetsova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 51.4351.4351.3950.9649.6950.6251.25
6 Earlene Brown Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51.2951.2935.8347.29x35.2045.80
7 Olga Fikotová Flag of the United States.svg  United States 50.9550.9547.4648.82
8 Jiřina Němcová Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 50.1250.1248.62x
9 Irene Schuch Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 49.8649.8649.42x
10 Valerie Sloper Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 48.8145.26x48.81
11 Štěpánka Mertová Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 48.2848.2846.6238.51
12 Wivianne Bergh Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 43.9642.7043.7643.96

Key: OR = Olympic record; NM = no mark

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Women's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2018.