Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw

Women's javelin throw
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Dates July 31 (final)
Competitors 15
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Herma Bauma
 Austria
2nd, silver medalist(s) Kaisa Parviainen
 Finland
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Lily Carlstedt
 Denmark
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The women's javelin throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on July 31, 1948. The final was won by Herma Bauma of Austria.[1]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Anneliese Steinheuer (GER) 47.24 m Frankfurt, Germany 21 June 1942
Olympic record  Tilly Fleischer (GER) 45.18 m Berlin, Germany 2 August 1936

The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:

DateEventAthleteTimeNotes
31 JulyFinal Herma Bauma (AUT)45.57OR

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Saturday, 31 July 194814:30Finals

Results

Final standings

RankNameNationalityDistanceNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Herma Bauma Austria45.57OR
2nd, silver medalist(s)Kaisa Parviainen Finland43.79
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Lily Carlstedt Denmark42.08
4Dorothy Dodson United States41.96
5Jo Teunissen-Waalboer Netherlands40.92
6Ans Koning Netherlands40.33
7Dana Ingrová-Zátopková Czechoslovakia39.94
8Elly Dammers Netherlands38.23
9Gerda Schilling-Staniek Austria38.01
10Ingrid Almqvist Sweden37.26
11Melania Sinoracka Poland35.74
12Theresa Manuel United States33.82
13Nicole Saeys Belgium31.77
14Kay Long Great Britain30.29
15Gladys Clarke Great Britain29.59

Key: OR = Olympic record

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Women's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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