The Women's javelin throw at the 1952 Olympic Games took place on 24 July at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Czech athlete Dana Zátopková won the gold medal and set a new Olympic record.
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
The following record was set during this competition.
Date Event Athlete Distance OR WR 24 July Final 50.47 m OR
Results
Qualifying round
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 38.00 m advance to the Final.
Rank Athlete Nationality Result Notes Aleksandra Chudina 46.17 OR Galina Zybina 45.95 Dana Zátopková 45.57 Yelena Gorchakova 45.18 Marlies Müller 44.99 Jutta Krüger 43.43 Herma Bauma 43.07 Marjorie Larney 41.44 Inge Bausenwein 40.53 10 Anni Rättyä 40.47 11 Estrella Puente 40.10 12 Maria Ciach 39.96 13 Lily Carlstedt-Kelsby 39.61 14 Diane Coates 39.45 15 Ada Turci 39.31 16 Elsa Torikka 39.27 17 Kaisa Parviainen 39.10 18 Gerda Martín 36.94 19 Amalia Yubi 35.59 Edith Thomas Gerda Schilling-Staniek
Final RankAthleteNationality123456ResultNotesDana Zátopková50.4741.3446.2843.4545.6247.6350.47ORAleksandra Chudina46.7145.2047.5049.6150.0150.01Yelena Gorchakova46.6749.7648.2745.2843.1043.2849.764Galina Zybina44.8648.3547.2447.9447.8145.9548.355Lily Carlstedt-Kelsby46.2340.9045.3042.3844.8244.7746.236Marlies Müller44.3743.2143.0844.377Maria Ciach42.5543.5344.3144.318Jutta Krüger44.3042.1741.7744.309Herma Bauma42.5442.2741.1342.5410Estrella Puente39.4141.4441.4411Ada Turci41.1541.2040.0341.2012Inge Bausenwein41.1639.6039.5541.1613Marjorie Larney40.5836.0440.5814Anni Rättyä40.3338.8540.5640.5615Diane Coates40.1739.2838.5540.1716Kaisa Parviainen38.0339.8239.8217Elsa Torikka39.5836.7339.58
References
External links Official Olympic Report, la84.org.