Host City: Melbourne, Australia |
Format: All those reaching 43.00 metres advanced to the final. |
Date Started: November 28, 1956 |
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Date Finished: November 28, 1956 |
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(Competitors: 19; Countries: 13; Finalists: 14) |
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Venue(s): Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Victoria
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Overview by IAAF |
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Ineze Jaunzeme was third in the 1956 Soviet Championships, and would never do better. But in Melbourne she was dominant, with four throws further than the second best thrower. Her best throws of 53.40 and then 53.86 were both Latvian records, and she became the first ever gold medallist from that country, though a part of the USSR at the time. The surprise of the competition was the silver medal for Ahrens, who had ranked only 19th before the Games, and was the only Chilean female ever to win an Olympic medal. |
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Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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The first and second places in Melbourne were big surprises. Soviet Latvian Inese Jaunzeme had no major record and her best finish at the Soviet Championships was third in 1956. But she dominated the 1956 Olympic competition, leading after her first throw, and never relinguishing the lead. She improved to 53.40 (175-2½) in round four and her best mark of 53.86 (176-8½) came in the final round, with four of her throws good enough for the gold medal. Silver medalist Marlene Ahrens of Chile also had no international record to that date. She remains the only Chilean female to win an Olympic medal – in any sport through 2008. She would later win gold medals at the 1959 and 1963 Pan-American Games in the javelin. |
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Results |
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Javelin Throw |
Women |
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Final |
28 November |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
1 |
53.86 |
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Inese Jaunzeme |
Soviet Union |
URS |
24 |
OR |
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2 |
50.38 |
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Marlene Ahrens |
Chile |
CHI |
23 |
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3 |
50.28 |
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Nadezhda Konyayeva |
Soviet Union |
URS |
25 |
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4 |
49.83 |
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Dana Ingrová-Zátopková |
Czechoslovakia |
TCH |
34 |
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5 |
49.74 |
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Ingrid Almqvist |
Sweden |
SWE |
29 |
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6 |
48.16 |
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Urszula Figwer |
Poland |
POL |
25 |
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7 |
48.07 |
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Erzsébet Vígh |
Hungary |
HUN |
21 |
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8 |
48.00 |
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Karen Anderson-Oldham |
United States |
USA |
18 |
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9 |
46.92 |
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Anna Wojtaszek-Pazera |
Poland |
POL |
19 |
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10 |
45.87 |
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Erika Raue |
Germany |
GER |
18 |
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11 |
45.27 |
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Marjorie Larney |
United States |
USA |
19 |
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12 |
44.96 |
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Yoriko Shida |
Japan |
JPN |
21 |
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13 |
44.67 |
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Almut Brömmel |
Germany |
GER |
21 |
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14 |
44.29 |
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Amelia Wershoven |
United States |
USA |
25 |
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Javelin Throw |
Women |
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Qualifying Round |
28 November |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
1 |
49.64 |
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Karen Anderson-Oldham |
United States |
USA |
18 |
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2 |
47.76 |
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Urszula Figwer |
Poland |
POL |
25 |
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3 |
47.19 |
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Nadezhda Konyayeva |
Soviet Union |
URS |
25 |
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4 |
47.05 |
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Dana Ingrová-Zátopková |
Czechoslovakia |
TCH |
34 |
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5 |
46.43 |
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Marlene Ahrens |
Chile |
CHI |
23 |
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6 |
46.19 |
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Inese Jaunzeme |
Soviet Union |
URS |
24 |
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7 |
45.80 |
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Marjorie Larney |
United States |
USA |
19 |
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8 |
45.37 |
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Yoriko Shida |
Japan |
JPN |
21 |
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9 |
44.60 |
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Erzsébet Vígh |
Hungary |
HUN |
21 |
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10 |
44.55 |
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Almut Brömmel |
Germany |
GER |
21 |
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11 |
44.39 |
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Amelia Wershoven |
United States |
USA |
25 |
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12 |
44.08 |
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Anna Wojtaszek-Pazera |
Poland |
POL |
19 |
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13 |
43.85 |
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Erika Raue |
Germany |
GER |
18 |
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14 |
43.47 |
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Ingrid Almqvist |
Sweden |
SWE |
29 |
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42.68 |
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Paola Paternoster |
Italy |
ITA |
20 |
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16 |
39.73 |
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Margaret George |
Canada |
CAN |
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17 |
38.81 |
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Maureen Wright |
Australia |
AUS |
17 |
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18 |
38.72 |
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Heather Innes |
Australia |
AUS |
17 |
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19 |
38.10 |
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June Heath |
Australia |
AUS |
27 |
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Detailed View
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Final 15:30 |
Team |
Dist. |
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2. |
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1. Inese Jaunzeme |
URS |
53.86m |
51.63 |
46.62 |
50.46 |
53.40 |
49.08 |
53.86 |
2. Marlene Ahrens |
CHI |
50.38m |
47.47 |
49.36 |
44.68 |
46.30 |
50.38 |
39.31 |
3. Nadezhda Konyayeva |
URS |
50.28m |
49.48 |
50.28 |
46.24 |
47.39 |
44.51 |
44.40 |
4. Dana Ingrova |
TCH |
49.83m |
43.52 |
49.83 |
47.07 |
47.59 |
49.81 |
41.59 |
5. Ingrid Almqvist |
SWE |
49.74m |
49.74 |
43.58 |
45.06 |
48.24 |
43.06 |
41.17 |
6. Urszula Figwer |
POL |
48.16m |
44.28 |
48.16 |
42.54 |
42.81 |
43.02 |
45.64 |
7. Erzsebet Vvgh |
HUN |
48.07m |
46.69 |
48.07 |
47.38 |
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8. Karen Anderson |
USA |
48.00m |
47.28 |
48.00 |
41.76 |
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9. Anna Wojtaszek |
POL |
46.92m |
46.92 |
46.27 |
45.36 |
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10.Erika Raue |
GER |
45.87m |
43.27 |
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45.87 |
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11.Marjorie Larney |
USA |
45.27m |
41.44 |
45.27 |
42.09 |
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12.Yoriko Shida |
JPN |
44.96m |
44.96 |
43.34 |
37.20 |
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13.Almut Brommel |
GER |
44.67m |
40.72 |
42.37 |
44.67 |
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14.Amelia Wershoven |
USA |
44.29m |
44.29 |
40.45 |
32.59 |
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Qualification Round - Wednesday 28.11 10:00 - mark 43.00m - 14 Athletes |
Group |
Team |
Dist. |
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3. |
1. Karen Anderson |
USA |
49.64m |
49.64 |
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2. Urszula Figwer |
POL |
47.76m |
47.76 |
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3. Nadezhda Konyayeva |
URS |
47.19m |
47.19 |
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4. Dana Ingrova |
TCH |
47.05m |
47.05 |
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5. Marlene Ahrens |
CHI |
46.43m |
46.43 |
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6. Inese Jaunzeme |
URS |
46.19m |
46.19 |
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7. Marjorie Larney |
USA |
45.80m |
39.04 |
36.89 |
45.80 |
8. Yoriko Shida |
JPN |
45.37m |
38.50 |
45.37 |
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9. Erzsebet Vvgh |
HUN |
44.60m |
44.60 |
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10.Almut Brommel |
GER |
44.55m |
44.55 |
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11.Amelia Wershoven |
USA |
44.39m |
44.39 |
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12.Anna Wojtaszek |
POL |
44.08m |
44.08 |
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13.Erika Raue |
GER |
43.85m |
43.85 |
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14.Ingrid Almqvist |
SWE |
43.47m |
43.47 |
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15.Paola Paternoster |
ITA |
42.68m |
39.69 |
42.68 |
41.25 |
16.Margaret George |
CAN |
39.73m |
33.56 |
36.62 |
39.73 |
17.Maureen Wright |
AUS |
38.81m |
36.75 |
38.81 |
36.91 |
18.Heather Innes |
AUS |
38.72m |
38.72 |
35.57 |
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19.June Heath |
AUS |
38.10m |
35.76 |
38.10 |
X |
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