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Javelin Throw, Women

Date	24 July 1952
Status	Olympic
Location	Helsingin Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Participants	21 from 13 countries

The Soviet threesome of Aleksandra Chudina, Yelena Gorchakova, and Galina Zybina led the year lists in the javelin throw, with Zybina, primarily a shot putter/discus thrower, having won bronze at the 1950 European Championships. Chudina was known as a multi-event athlete, but the women’s pentathlon was not an Olympic event until 1964.

In round one, Czech Dana Zátopková opened with a PR of 50.47 (165-7), which would win her the gold medal, with the three Soviets taking second thru fourth. Shortly before she won her gold medal, Zatopková’s husband, Emil Zátopek, won the 5,000 metres, and would win three distance running gold medals in Helsinki – 5K, 10K, and marathon. Dana Zatopková would set one world javelin record, 55.73 (182-10¼), in 1958, and won the European Championships in 1954 and 1958.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	912	Dana Zátopková	TCH	45.57 (3)	50.47 (1)	Gold	OR
2	489	Aleksandra Chudina	URS	46.17 (1)	50.01 (2)	Silver
3	488	Yelena Gorchakova	URS	45.18 (4)	49.76 (3)	Bronze
4	490	Galina Zybina	URS	45.95 (2)	48.35 (4)
5	883	Lily Kelsby	DEN	39.61 (13)	46.23 (5)
6	766	Marlies Müller	GER	44.99 (5)	44.37 (6)
7	592	Maria Ciach	POL	39.96 (12)	44.31 (7)
8	765	Jutta Krüger	GER	43.43 (6)	44.30 (8)
9	291	Herma Bauma	AUT	43.07 (7)	42.54 (9)
10	967	Estrella Puente	URU	40.10 (11)	41.44 (10)
11	273	Ada Turci	ITA	39.31 (15)	41.20 (11)
12	764	Inge Bausenwein	GER	40.53 (9)	41.16 (12)
13	1050	Marjorie Larney	USA	41.44 (8)	40.58 (13)
14	836	Anni Rättyä	FIN	40.47 (10)	40.56 (14)
15	231	Di Coates	GBR	39.45 (14)	40.17 (15)
16	837	Kaisa Parviainen	FIN	39.10 (17)	39.82 (16)
17	838	Elsa Torikka	FIN	39.27 (16)	39.58 (17)
18 QR	88	Gerda Martín	CHI	36.94 (18)	–
19 QR	411	Amalia Yubi	MEX	35.59 (19)	–
AC QR	292	Gerda Staniek	AUT	– (NM)	–
AC QR	89	Edith Thomas	CHI	– (NM)	–

Qualifying Round

Date	24 July 1952 — 11:30
Format	All those reaching 38.00 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance
1	3	Aleksandra Chudina	URS	46.17	46.17	p	p	QOR
2	21	Galina Zybina	URS	45.95	45.95	p	p	Q
3	20	Dana Zátopková	TCH	45.57	45.57	p	p	Q
4	6	Yelena Gorchakova	URS	45.18	45.18	p	p	Q
5	11	Marlies Müller	GER	44.99	44.99	p	p	Q
6	7	Jutta Krüger	GER	43.43	43.43	p	p	Q
7	1	Herma Bauma	AUT	43.07	37.10	43.07	p	Q
8	9	Marjorie Larney	USA	41.44	41.44	p	p	Q
9	2	Inge Bausenwein	GER	40.53	x	x	40.53	Q
10	14	Anni Rättyä	FIN	40.47	36.74	40.47	p	Q
11	13	Estrella Puente	URU	40.10	x	x	40.10	Q
12	4	Maria Ciach	POL	39.96	39.96	p	p	Q
13	8	Lily Kelsby	DEN	39.61	39.61	p	p	Q
14	5	Di Coates	GBR	39.45	39.45	p	p	Q
15	18	Ada Turci	ITA	39.31	39.31	p	p	Q
16	15	Elsa Torikka	FIN	39.27	37.38	39.27	p	Q
17	12	Kaisa Parviainen	FIN	39.10	x	37.90	39.10	Q
18	10	Gerda Martín	CHI	36.94	x	36.94	35.05
19	19	Amalia Yubi	MEX	35.59	33.05	33.51	35.59
NM	17	Edith Thomas	CHI	–	x	x	x
NM	16	Gerda Staniek	AUT	–	x	x	x

Final Round

Date	24 July 1952 — 16:45

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance	Round #4 Distance	Round #5 Distance	Round #6 Distance
1	5	Dana Zátopková	TCH	50.47	50.47	41.34	46.28	43.45	45.62	47.63	OR
2	13	Aleksandra Chudina	URS	50.01	46.71	45.20	47.52	x	49.61	50.01
3	17	Yelena Gorchakova	URS	49.76	46.67	49.76	48.27	45.28	43.10	43.28
4	2	Galina Zybina	URS	48.35	44.86	48.35	47.24	47.94	47.81	45.95
5	4	Lily Kelsby	DEN	46.23	46.23	40.90	45.53	42.38	44.82	44.77
6	11	Marlies Müller	GER	44.37	x	44.37	x	43.21	x	43.08
7	3	Maria Ciach	POL	44.31	42.55	43.53	44.31	–	–	–
8	6	Jutta Krüger	GER	44.30	44.30	42.17	41.77	–	–	–
9	10	Herma Bauma	AUT	42.54	42.54	42.27	41.13	–	–	–
10	15	Estrella Puente	URU	41.44	39.41	41.44	x	–	–	–
11	12	Ada Turci	ITA	41.20	41.15	41.20	40.03	–	–	–
12	9	Inge Bausenwein	GER	41.16	41.16	39.60	39.55	–	–	–
13	1	Marjorie Larney	USA	40.58	x	40.58	36.04	–	–	–
14	16	Anni Rättyä	FIN	40.56	40.33	38.85	40.56	–	–	–
15	14	Di Coates	GBR	40.17	40.17	39.28	38.55	–	–	–
16	7	Kaisa Parviainen	FIN	39.82	38.03	39.82	x	–	–	–
17	8	Elsa Torikka	FIN	39.58	39.58	x	36.73	–	–	–