Host City: Melbourne, Australia |
Format: All those reaching 42.00 metres advanced to the final. |
Date Started: November 23, 1956 |
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Date Finished: November 23, 1956 |
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(Competitors: 22; Countries: 12; Finalists: 13) |
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Venue(s): Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Victoria
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Overview by IAAF |
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Ponomaryova was expected to retain her title ahead of Beglyakova, with Fikotová and Mertová likely to battle out for the bronze. Fikotová led the qualifying with 50.77, but was fourth until the third round, when she threw 52.04 to take the lead. Beglyakova immediately responded with 52.54, and retained the lead from Fikotová until the fifth round. The Czech threw 53.69 in the fifth round to become the third-best thrower ever and win the gold, with Ponomaryova producing her best in the same round, to edge Brown for the bronze medal. For Fikotová, Melbourne was memorable not just for the gold medal, as she met (and three months later married) Harold Connolly, winner of the hammer. Ponomaryova had given Fikotová coaching tips in 1955, and was visibly upset to see how good a job she had done. |
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Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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Nina Romashkova was the defending champion, the 1954 European Champion, and the favorite. Her teammate Irina Beglyakova had finished second to her at the 1954 Europeans and was expected to medal. The qualifying leader was Czechoslovak Olga Fikotová who took the lead in the final with 52.04 (170-9) in round three. But Beglyakova surpassed her later in the round with 52.54 (172-4½). Fikotová regained the lead and won the gold medal with her fifth round throw of 53.69 (176-1¾), Beglyakova holding on for the silver. Romashkova never really factored for the gold but won the bronze. Fikotová also made headlines during the Olympics because she began a much publicized East-West romance with American hammer thrower, Hal Connolly. Overcoming what was described as “mountains of red tape” they fell in love and were married in Praha three months after the Olympics, with Czech distance running legend Emil Zátopek serving as best man. Connolly and Fikotová divorced in 1973. Fikotová-Connolly would eventually compete in five Olympics, the next four representing the United States. |
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Results |
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Discus Throw |
Women |
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Final |
23 November |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
1 |
53.69 |
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Olga Fikotová-Connolly |
Czechoslovakia |
TCH |
24 |
OR |
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2 |
52.54 |
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Irina Beglyakova |
Soviet Union |
URS |
23 |
OR |
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3 |
52.02 |
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Nina Romashkova-Ponomaryova |
Soviet Union |
URS |
27 |
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4 |
51.35 |
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Earlene Brown |
United States |
USA |
21 |
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5 |
48.20 |
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Albina Yelkina |
Soviet Union |
URS |
23 |
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6 |
46.73 |
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Isabel Avellán |
Argentina |
ARG |
23 |
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7 |
45.84 |
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Jiřina Němcová-Vobořilová |
Czechoslovakia |
TCH |
19 |
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8 |
45.78 |
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Štěpánka Mertová |
Czechoslovakia |
TCH |
25 |
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9 |
43.90 |
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Lia Manoliu |
Romania |
ROU |
24 |
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10 |
43.34 |
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Marianne Werner |
Germany |
GER |
32 |
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11 |
42.83 |
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Paola Paternoster |
Italy |
ITA |
20 |
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12 |
42.16 |
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Nada Kotlušek |
Yugoslavia |
YUG |
22 |
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13 |
40.84 |
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Lois Jackman |
Australia |
AUS |
18 |
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Discus Throw |
Women |
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Qualifying Round |
23 November |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
1 |
50.77 |
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Olga Fikotová-Connolly |
Czechoslovakia |
TCH |
24 |
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2 |
48.34 |
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Nina Romashkova-Ponomaryova |
Soviet Union |
URS |
27 |
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3 |
47.65 |
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Irina Beglyakova |
Soviet Union |
URS |
23 |
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4 |
46.26 |
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Štěpánka Mertová |
Czechoslovakia |
TCH |
25 |
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5 |
44.42 |
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Jiřina Němcová-Vobořilová |
Czechoslovakia |
TCH |
19 |
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6T |
43.90 |
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Earlene Brown |
United States |
USA |
21 |
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6T |
43.90 |
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Albina Yelkina |
Soviet Union |
URS |
23 |
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8 |
43.87 |
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Lia Manoliu |
Romania |
ROU |
24 |
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9 |
43.66 |
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Isabel Avellán |
Argentina |
ARG |
23 |
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10 |
43.41 |
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Marianne Werner |
Germany |
GER |
32 |
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11 |
42.88 |
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Paola Paternoster |
Italy |
ITA |
20 |
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12 |
42.45 |
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Nada Kotlušek |
Yugoslavia |
YUG |
22 |
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13 |
42.21 |
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Lois Jackman |
Australia |
AUS |
18 |
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14 |
41.45 |
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Suzanne Farmer-Allday |
Great Britain |
GBR |
21 |
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15 |
41.18 |
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Anne-Chatrine Lafrenz |
Germany |
GER |
20 |
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16 |
40.91 |
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Ko Nakamura-Yoshino |
Japan |
JPN |
36 |
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17 |
40.76 |
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Shirley Cotton |
Australia |
AUS |
22 |
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18 |
40.49 |
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Pam Kurrell |
United States |
USA |
17 |
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19 |
40.41 |
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Jackie MacDonald |
Canada |
CAN |
24 |
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20 |
39.91 |
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Marjorie Larney |
United States |
USA |
19 |
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21 |
36.61 |
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Valerie Lawrence |
Australia |
AUS |
20 |
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22 |
35.47 |
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Almut Brömmel |
Germany |
GER |
21 |
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Detailed View
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Final 16:10 |
Team |
Dist. |
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2. |
3. |
4. |
5. |
6. |
1. Olga Fikotova |
TCH |
53.69m |
46.56 |
50.09 |
52.04 |
52.28 |
53.69 |
49.98 |
2. Irina Beglyakova |
URS |
52.54m |
51.74 |
51.01 |
52.54 |
50.32 |
48.22 |
48.31 |
3. Nina Romashkov |
URS |
52.02m |
51.03 |
51.61 |
50.17 |
47.22 |
52.02 |
51.10 |
4. Earlene Brown |
USA |
51.35m |
51.35 |
42.55 |
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X |
40.45 |
44.79 |
5. Albina Yelkina |
URS |
48.20m |
47.87 |
X |
48.20 |
45.18 |
45.45 |
47.92 |
6. Isabel Avell�n |
ARG |
46.73m |
46.73 |
44.84 |
42.69 |
46.31 |
43.88 |
44.35 |
7. Jiřina Vobořilova |
TCH |
45.84m |
45.57 |
X |
45.84 |
8. Štepanka Mertova |
TCH |
45.78m |
41.96 |
45.78 |
43.41 |
9. Lia Manoliu |
ROU |
43.90m |
43.90 |
43.76 |
42.72 |
10.Marianne Werner |
GER |
43.34m |
43.34 |
41.89 |
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11.Paola Paternoster |
ITA |
42.83m |
42.83 |
40.89 |
X |
12.Nada Kotlusek |
YUG |
42.16m |
41.79 |
39.89 |
42.16 |
13.Lois Jackman |
AUS |
40.84m |
40.84 |
40.28 |
40.64 |
Qualification Round - Friday 23.11 10:00 - mark 42.00m - 13 Athletes |
Group |
Teamn |
Dist. |
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1. Olga Fikotova |
TCH |
50.77m |
28.60 |
50.77 |
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2. Nina Romashkova |
URS |
48.34m |
48.34 |
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3. Irina Beglyakova |
URS |
47.65m |
40.77 |
47.65 |
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4. Štepanka Mertova |
TCH |
46.26m |
40.51 |
46.26 |
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5. Jirina Voborilova |
TCH |
44.42m |
44.62 |
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6. Earlene Brown |
USA |
43.90m |
43.90 |
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6. Albina Yelkina |
URS |
43.90m |
43.90 |
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8. Lia Manoliu |
ROU |
43.87m |
43.87 |
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9. Isabel Avell�n |
ARG |
43.66m |
40.91 |
43.66 |
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10.Marianne Werner |
GER |
43.41m |
40.78 |
43.41 |
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11.Paola Paternoster |
ITA |
42.88m |
42.88 |
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12.Nada Kotlusek |
YUG |
42.45m |
40.73 |
42.45 |
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13.Lois Jackman |
AUS |
42.21m |
39.25 |
41.68 |
42.21 |
14.Suzanne Farmer-Allday |
GBR |
41.45m |
39.39 |
38.89 |
41.45 |
15.Anne-Cathrine Lafrenz |
GER |
41.18m |
33.72 |
41.18 |
41.16 |
16.Toyoko Nakamura-Yoshino |
JPN |
40.91m |
40.77 |
36.47 |
40.91 |
17.Shirley Cotton |
AUS |
40.76m |
37.74 |
40.76 |
39.36 |
18.Pam Kurrell |
USA |
40.49m |
38.01 |
40.49 |
39.92 |
19.Jackie Macdonald |
CAN |
40.41m |
33.77 |
33.93 |
40.41 |
20.Marjorie Larney |
USA |
39.91m |
39.91 |
38.04 |
X |
21.Valerie Lawrence |
AUS |
36.61m |
33.84 |
35.76 |
36.61 |
22.Almut Br�mmel |
GER |
35.47m |
X |
X |
35.47 |
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