Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw explained

Event:Women's javelin throw
Games:1972 Summer
Venue:Olympic Stadium
Dates:August 31 & September 1
Competitors:19
Nations:10
Longnames:yes
Win Value:63.88
Win Label:Winning distance
Gold:Ruth Fuchs
Goldnoc:GDR
Silver:Jacqueline Todten
Silvernoc:GDR
Bronze:Kate Schmidt
Bronzenoc:USA
Prev:1968
Next:1976

The women's javelin throw field event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place on August 31 & September 1. On 11 June 1972 Ewa Gryziecka from Poland broke the javelin throw world record with a throw of 62.70m only to have Ruth Fuchs break that record on the same day with a throw of 65.06m. In 1972 Fuchs was the strong favorite heading in the Olympics. Kate Schmidt took the early lead on the first throw, but this was soon passed by the favorite on the second throw. She ended up topping her own mark two more time in rounds four and five. Fuchs would go one and set the new javelin world record in 1973, 1974 and 1976.[1]

Records

Standing records prior to the 1972 Summer Olympics
65.06 mJune 11, 1972  Potsdam, East Germany
62.40 mOctober 16, 1964  Tokyo, Japan
Broken records during the 1972 Summer Olympics
63.88 mSeptember 1, 1972  Munich, West Germany

Results

All throwers reaching and the top 12 including ties, advanced to the finals. Throwers in blue qualified by reaching the qualifying distance. Throwers listed in green qualified by being in the top 12. All distances are listed in metres.

Qualifying

Rank Name Nationality Mark 1st throw 2nd throw 3rd throw
1 60.88 x 60.88 p
2 59.62 59.62 p p
3 58.84 52.26 58.84 p
4 57.02 57.02 p p
5 56.72 56.72 p p
6 56.30 56.30 p p
7 56.18 56.18 p p
8 55.90 55.90 p p
9 55.24 55.24 p p
10 54.34 54.34 p p
11 53.68 53.68 x 51.56
12 53.62 53.62 52.87 52.78
13 53.48 53.48 x 51.40
14 52.40 44.68 52.40 50.16
15 51.38 x 51.38 51.00
16 51.06 51.06 41.64 x
17 50.74 x 48.70 50.74
18 48.42 48.42 x x
19 47.88 x 47.88 x
DNS

Final

Rank Name Nationality Mark 1st throw 2nd throw 3rd throw 4th throw 5th throw 6th throw
63.88
OR
57.44 60.20 50.20 61.16 63.88 59.16
62.54 x 55.44 57.18 59.70 56.92 62.54
59.94 59.94 58.32 59.84 x 48.80 56.10
4 59.36 56.46 59.36 55.10 x 56.00 58.44
5 59.06 x x 56.48 56.38 59.06 x
6 58.56 x 58.50 x x 58.56 52.06
7 57.00 44.40 47.34 57.00 55.88 54.86 x
8 56.36 56.30 55.08 x x 56.36 x
9 55.84 54.84 55.84 54.72
10 54.40 x x 54.40
11 52.36 x x 52.36
NM x x x
Key: OR = Olympic record; p = pass; x = fault; NM = no mark

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Women's Javelin Throw . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174934/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/ATH/womens-javelin-throw.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 18 January 2018 . sports-reference.com.