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

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Women's javelin throw
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
DatesSeptember 1
Competitors20 from 14 nations
Winning distance55.98 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Elvīra Ozoliņa
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.svg Dana Zátopková
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Bronze medal icon.svg Birutė Kalėdienė
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  1956
1964  

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

RankNameNationalityMark123
1 Elvīra Ozoliņa Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 53.2553.25passpass
2 Dana Zátopková Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 51.6447.9451.64pass
3 Sue Platt Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 50.6750.67passpass
4 Karen Anderson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 50.6243.9644.2650.62
5 Vlasta Pešková Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 50.6150.61passpass
6 Márta Rudasné Antal Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 50.01foul47.5650.01
7 Maria Diţi Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 49.8049.80passpass
8 Anna Wojtaszek Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 49.2045.6649.20pass
9 Alevtina Shastitko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 48.9148.91passpass
10 Birutė Kalėdienė Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 48.5948.59passpass
11 Marlene Ahrens Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 48.3644.6148.36pass
12 Anneliese Gerhards Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 48.3345.89foul48.33
13 Urszula Figwer Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 48.0448.04passpass
14 Ingrid Almqvist Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 47.67foul44.3347.67
15 Erika Strößenreuther Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 46.8545.88foul46.85
16 Almut Brömmel Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 45.5234.7645.5241.20
17 Erika Strasser Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 43.8043.7943.80foul
18 Lise Koch Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 43.0143.01foul40.36
19 Averil Williams Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 42.4442.44foul40.03
20 Unn Thorvaldsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 41.99foulfoul41.99

Final

RankNameNationalityMark123456Notes
Gold medal icon.svg Elvīra Ozoliņa Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 55.9855.98 ORfoul51.5454.80foulfoulOR
Silver medal icon.svg Dana Zátopková Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 53.7849.8450.3653.7851.0246.1350.70
Bronze medal icon.svg Birutė Kalėdienė Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 53.4550.1749.8153.4550.8749.58foul
4 Vlasta Pešková Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 52.5650.94foul51.2852.5649.0048.82
5 Urszula Figwer Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 52.3352.33foul47.9250.1646.53pass
6 Anna Wojtaszek Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 51.1551.1547.04foul42.7647.35foul
7 Sue Platt Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 51.0151.0150.84foul
8 Alevtina Shastitko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 50.9247.4350.8350.92
9 Márta Rudasné Antal Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 50.2550.2548.4149.66
10 Maria Diţi Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 49.5649.5647.4948.83
11 Anneliese Gerhards Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 49.2747.7649.27foul
12 Marlene Ahrens Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 47.5346.3947.5345.34
13 Karen Anderson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 46.5244.3946.5244.24

Key: OR = Olympic record

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References

  1. "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.