Women's javelin throw at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | September 1 | |||||||||
Competitors | 20 from 14 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 55.98 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics | ||
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The women's javelin throw throwing event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place on September 1. [1]
Top 12 throwers and ties plus all throwers reaching 48.00 metres advanced to the finals. All distances are listed in metres.
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
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