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
Venue Olympic Stadium
DatesAugust 31 & September 1, 1972
Competitors19 from 10 nations
Winning distance63.88
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Ruth Fuchs
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Jacqueline Todten
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Kate Schmidt
Flag of the United States.svg  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

Standing records prior to the 1972 Summer Olympics
World Record Flag of East Germany.svg  Ruth Fuchs  (GDR)65.06 mJune 11, 1972

Flag of East Germany.svg  Potsdam, East Germany

Olympic record Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yelena Gorchakova  (URS)62.40 mOctober 16, 1964

Flag of Japan.svg  Tokyo, Japan

Broken records during the 1972 Summer Olympics
Olympic record Flag of East Germany.svg  Ruth Fuchs  (GDR)  63.88 mSeptember 1, 1972 Flag of Germany.svg  Munich, West Germany

Results

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

RankNameNationalityMark1st throw2nd throw3rd throw
1 Ruth Fuchs Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 60.88x60.88p
2 Jacqueline Todten Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 59.6259.62pp
3 Kate Schmidt Flag of the United States.svg  United States 58.8452.2658.84p
4 Nataša Urbančič Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 57.0257.02pp
5 Mária Kucserka Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 56.7256.72pp
6 Lyutviyan Mollova Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 56.3056.30pp
7 Eva Janko Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 56.1856.18pp
8 Svetlana Korolyova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 55.9055.90pp
9 Anneliese Gerhards Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 55.2455.24pp
10 Éva Zörgő Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 54.3454.34pp
11 Ewa Gryziecka Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 53.6853.68x51.56
12 Magda Paulányi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 53.6253.6252.8752.78
13 Angéla Németh Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 53.4853.48x51.40
14 Daniela Jaworska Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 52.4044.6852.4050.16
15 Sherry Calvert Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51.38x51.3851.00
16 Nina Marakina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 51.0651.0641.64x
17 Marion Becker Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 50.74x48.7050.74
18 Ameli Koloska Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 48.4248.42xx
19 Roberta Brown Flag of the United States.svg  United States 47.88x47.88x
Rosa Molina Flag of Chile.svg  Chile DNS

Final

RankNameNationalityMark1st throw2nd throw3rd throw4th throw5th throw6th throw
Gold medal icon.svg Ruth Fuchs Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 63.88
OR
57.4460.2050.2061.1663.8859.16
Silver medal icon.svg Jacqueline Todten Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 62.54x55.4457.1859.7056.9262.54
Bronze medal icon.svg Kate Schmidt Flag of the United States.svg  United States 59.9459.9458.3259.84x48.8056.10
4 Lyutviyan Mollova Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 59.3656.4659.3655.10x56.0058.44
5 Nataša Urbančič Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 59.06xx56.4856.3859.06x
6 Eva Janko Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 58.56x58.50xx58.5652.06
7 Ewa Gryziecka Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 57.0044.4047.3457.0055.8854.86x
8 Svetlana Korolyova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 56.3656.3055.08xx56.36x
9 Anneliese Gerhards Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 55.8454.8455.8454.72
10 Mária Kucserka Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 54.40xx54.40
11 Magda Paulányi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 52.36xx52.36
Éva Zörgő Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania NMx xx

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

References

  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.