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

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Women's javelin throw
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
DatesJuly 31 (final)
Competitors15
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Herma Bauma
 Austria
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kaisa Parviainen
 Finland
3rd place, 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   (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:

Date Event Athlete Time Notes
31 July Final  Herma Bauma (AUT) 45.57 OR

Schedule[]

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Saturday, 31 July 1948 14:30 Finals

Results[]

Final standings[]

Rank Name Nationality Distance Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Herma Bauma  Austria 45.57 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kaisa Parviainen  Finland 43.79
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lily Carlstedt  Denmark 42.08
4 Dorothy Dodson  United States 41.96
5 Jo Teunissen-Waalboer  Netherlands 40.92
6 Ans Koning  Netherlands 40.33
7 Dana Ingrová-Zátopková  Czechoslovakia 39.94
8 Elly Dammers  Netherlands 38.23
9 Gerda Schilling-Staniek  Austria 38.01
10 Ingrid Almqvist  Sweden 37.26
11 Melania Sinoracka  Poland 35.74
12 Theresa Manuel  United States 33.82
13 Nicole Saeys  Belgium 31.77
14 Kay Long  Great Britain 30.29
15 Gladys Clarke  Great Britain 29.59

Key: OR = Olympic record

References[]

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Women's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

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