Javelin Throw, Women
| Date | 24 July 1952 |
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| 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, 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, 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 | ||
| 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 r1/2 | 88 | Gerda Martín |  CHI | 36.94 (18) | – | |||
| 19 r1/2 | 411 | Amalia Yubi |  MEX | 35.59 (19) | – | |||
| AC r1/2 | 292 | Gerda Staniek | AUT | – ( | – | |||
| AC r1/2 | 89 | Edith Thomas | CHI | – ( | – |
Qualifying Round
| Date | 24 July 1952 — 11:30 |
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| 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 | 489 | Aleksandra Chudina | URS | 46.17 | 46.17 | - | - | ||
| 2 | 490 | Galina Zybina | URS | 45.95 | 45.95 | - | - | ||
| 3 | 912 | Dana Zátopková | TCH | 45.57 | 45.57 | - | - | ||
| 4 | 488 | Yelena Gorchakova | URS | 45.18 | 45.18 | - | - | ||
| 5 | 766 | Marlies Müller | GER | 44.99 | 44.99 | - | - | ||
| 6 | 765 | Jutta Krüger | GER | 43.43 | 43.43 | - | - | ||
| 7 | 291 | Herma Bauma | AUT | 43.07 | 37.10 | 43.07 | - | ||
| 8 | 1050 | Marjorie Larney | USA | 41.44 | 41.44 | - | - | ||
| 9 | 764 | Inge Bausenwein | GER | 40.53 | x | x | 40.53 | ||
| 10 | 836 | Anni Rättyä | FIN | 40.47 | 36.74 | 40.47 | - | ||
| 11 | 967 | Estrella Puente | URU | 40.10 | x | x | 40.10 | ||
| 12 | 592 | Maria Ciach | POL | 39.96 | 39.96 | - | - | ||
| 13 | 883 | Lily Kelsby | DEN | 39.61 | 39.61 | - | - | ||
| 14 | 231 | Di Coates | GBR | 39.45 | 39.45 | - | - | ||
| 15 | 273 | Ada Turci | ITA | 39.31 | 39.31 | - | - | ||
| 16 | 838 | Elsa Torikka | FIN | 39.27 | 37.38 | 39.27 | - | ||
| 17 | 837 | Kaisa Parviainen | FIN | 39.10 | x | 37.90 | 39.10 | ||
| 18 | 88 | Gerda Martín | CHI | 36.94 | x | 36.94 | 35.05 | ||
| 19 | 411 | Amalia Yubi | MEX | 35.59 | 33.05 | 33.51 | 35.59 | ||
| 89 | Edith Thomas | CHI | – | x | x | x | |||
| 292 | Gerda Staniek | AUT | – | x | x | x |
Final Round
| Date | 24 July 1952 — 16:45 |
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| 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 | 912 | Dana Zátopková | TCH | 50.47 | 50.47 | 41.34 | 46.28 | 43.45 | 45.62 | 47.63 | ||
| 2 | 489 | Aleksandra Chudina | URS | 50.01 | 46.71 | 45.20 | 47.52 | x | 49.61 | 50.01 | ||
| 3 | 488 | Yelena Gorchakova | URS | 49.76 | 46.67 | 49.76 | 48.27 | 45.28 | 43.10 | 43.28 | ||
| 4 | 490 | Galina Zybina | URS | 48.35 | 44.86 | 48.35 | 47.24 | 47.94 | 47.81 | 45.95 | ||
| 5 | 883 | Lily Kelsby | DEN | 46.23 | 46.23 | 40.90 | 45.53 | 42.38 | 44.82 | 44.77 | ||
| 6 | 766 | Marlies Müller | GER | 44.37 | x | 44.37 | x | 43.21 | x | 43.08 | ||
| 7 | 592 | Maria Ciach | POL | 44.31 | 42.55 | 43.53 | 44.31 | – | – | – | ||
| 8 | 765 | Jutta Krüger | GER | 44.30 | 44.30 | 42.17 | 41.77 | – | – | – | ||
| 9 | 291 | Herma Bauma | AUT | 42.54 | 42.54 | 42.27 | 41.13 | – | – | – | ||
| 10 | 967 | Estrella Puente | URU | 41.44 | 39.41 | 41.44 | x | – | – | – | ||
| 11 | 273 | Ada Turci | ITA | 41.20 | 41.15 | 41.20 | 40.03 | – | – | – | ||
| 12 | 764 | Inge Bausenwein | GER | 41.16 | 41.16 | 39.60 | 39.55 | – | – | – | ||
| 13 | 1050 | Marjorie Larney | USA | 40.58 | x | 40.58 | 36.04 | – | – | – | ||
| 14 | 836 | Anni Rättyä | FIN | 40.56 | 40.33 | 38.85 | 40.56 | – | – | – | ||
| 15 | 231 | Di Coates | GBR | 40.17 | 40.17 | 39.28 | 38.55 | – | – | – | ||
| 16 | 837 | Kaisa Parviainen | FIN | 39.82 | 38.03 | 39.82 | x | – | – | – | ||
| 17 | 838 | Elsa Torikka | FIN | 39.58 | 39.58 | x | 36.73 | – | – | – |