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

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.

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

World record47.24 mFrankfurt, Germany21 June 1942Olympic record45.18 mBerlin, Germany2 August 1936

The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:

Date Event Athlete Distance Notes 31 July Final 45.57 OR

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1) Date Time RoundSaturday, 31 July 1948 14:30Finals

Results

Final standings

Rank Name Nationality Distance Notes Herma Bauma 45.57OR Kaisa Parviainen 43.79 Lily Carlstedt 42.08 4 Dorothy Dodson 41.96 5 Jo Teunissen-Waalboer 40.92 6 Ans Koning 40.33 7 Dana Ingrová-Zátopková 39.94 8 Elly Dammers 38.23 9 Gerda Schilling-Staniek 38.01 10 Ingrid Almqvist 37.26 11 Melania Sinoracka 35.74 12 Theresa Manuel 33.82 13 Nicole Saeys 31.77 14 Kay Long 30.29 15 Gladys Clarke 29.59

Key: OR = Olympic record

References

External links Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 5 September 2016.