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Athletics At The 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's Javelin Throw
The Women's javelin throw at the 1952 Olympic Games took place on 24 July at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Czech athlete Dana Zátopková Dana Zátopková (; née Ingrová , 19 September 1922 – 13 March 2020) was a Czech javelin thrower. She won the gold medal for javelin at the 1952 Summer Olympics (only an hour after her husband, Emil Zátopek, won the 5,000 m), and the silver ... won the gold medal and set a new Olympic record. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. The following record was set during this competition. Results Qualifying round Qualification: Qualifying Performance 38.00 m advance to the Final. Final References External linksOfficial Olympic Report ''la84.org''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics At The 1952 Summer Olympics - Women's Javelin Throw Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics Javelin throw at the Olympics 1952 in women's athletics Women's events at the 1952 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki Olympic Stadium
The Helsinki Olympic Stadium ( fi, Helsingin Olympiastadion; sv, Helsingfors Olympiastadion), located in the Töölö district about from the centre of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country, nowadays mainly used for hosting sports events and big concerts. The stadium is best known for being the centre of activities in the 1952 Summer Olympics. During those games, it hosted athletics, equestrian show jumping, and the football finals. The stadium was also the venue for the first Bandy World Championship in 1957, the first and 10th World Athletics Championships, in 1983 and 2005. It hosted the European Athletics Championships in 1971, 1994 and 2012. It is also the home stadium of the Finland national football team. The stadium reopened in August 2020 after 4 years of renovation. History The Olympic Stadium was designed by the architects Yrjö Lindegren and Toivo Jäntti. The Olympic stadium, known as an icon of functionalist style of architect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlies Müller
Marlies Müller (born 9 June 1927) was a German athlete. She competed in the women's javelin throw at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References External links * 1927 births Possibly living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics German female javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Germany Athletes from Cologne {{Germany-javelin-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amalia Yubi
Amalia Yubi (born 31 January 1932) is a Mexican athlete. She competed in the women's javelin throw at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References 1932 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Mexican female javelin throwers Mexican female hurdlers Olympic athletes for Mexico Competitors at the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico Sportspeople from Sonora Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics 20th-century Mexican women {{Mexico-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerda Martín
Gerda Martín (born 5 September 1927) was a Chilean athlete. She competed in the women's javelin throw at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References External links * 1927 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Chilean female javelin throwers Olympic athletes of Chile Place of birth missing (living people) {{Chile-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaisa Parviainen
Katri "Kaisa" Vellamo Parviainen (3 December 1914 – 21 October 2002) was a Finnish athlete. She competed in the javelin throw at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1948, finishing 16th in 1952; in 1948 she also placed 13th in the long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a .... References 1914 births 2002 deaths People from Juankoski People from Kuopio Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish female javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Finland Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Finland Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Sportspeople from North Savo {{Finland-athl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elsa Torikka
Elsa Backus (; born 19 December 1930) is a Finnish athlete. She competed in the women's javelin throw at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Torikka was married to American hammer thrower Bob Backus Robert ("Bob") Hudson Backus (July 11, 1926 – June 30, 1999) was an American track and field athlete who set List of world records in athletics, world records in the hammer throw. He wore ballet slippers during competition and after using weight ..., whom she had met in Helsinki in 1956. She became a U.S. citizen in 1961. References External links * 1930 births Living people People from Jaala Sportspeople from Kouvola Finnish female javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Finland Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics American people of Finnish descent Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Naturalized citizens of the United States {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ada Turci
Ada Turci (17 January 1924 – 3 February 2012) was an Italian javelin thrower who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics, Biography Ada Turci did not abandon the competitive sports and continued to compete in masters athletics. She won three more medals at the second edition of the European Veterans Athletics Championships, which were curiously held in Helsinki in 1980, in the city where 28 years before she had participated in the Olympic Games. Achievements ;Senior ;Masters National titles She won 13 (10 consecutive years from 1946 to 1955) national championships at senior level. * Italian Athletics Championships **Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...: 1943, (1945),FIDAL did not want to enter the names of the winners in the official history of Ital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diane Coates
Diane Coates (born 25 June 1932) is a British athlete. She competed in the women's javelin throw at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References External links * 1932 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics British female javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Great Britain Sportspeople from Oxford {{UK-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lily Carlstedt
Lily Marie Louise Carlstedt, later Kelsby (March 5, 1926 – June 14, 2002), was a Danish athlete who competed mainly in javelin throwing. She competed for Denmark in the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ... held in London, where she won a bronze medal in javelin and in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, where she beat the Olympic Record. References * 1926 births 2002 deaths Danish female javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Denmark Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Denmark-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Ciach
Maria Ciach (7 September 1933 – 25 May 2009) was a Polish sportswoman. She was born in Tomaszów Mazowiecki in Łódź Voivodeship. She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where she placed seventh in women's javelin throw. References External links Maria Ciach's profilefrom the Polish Athletics Federation The Polish Athletic Association ( pl, Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki – PZLA) is the governing body for the sport of Sport of athletics, athletics in Poland. Current president is Henryk Olszewski. History PZLA was founded in 1919 and was aff ... website 1933 births 2009 deaths People from Tomaszów Mazowiecki Polish female javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Poland Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes from Łódź Voivodeship 20th-century Polish women 21st-century Polish women 21st-century Polish people {{Poland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estrella Puente
Estrella Puente (born 22 December 1928) is a Uruguayan former athlete. She competed in the women's javelin throw at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... She was the first woman to represent Uruguay at the Olympics. The ''Grand Prix Darwin Piñeyrúa and Estrella Puente'', the main annual international athletics event in Uruguay, is named in her honour. References External links * 1928 births Possibly living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Uruguayan female javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Uruguay Sportspeople from Montevideo Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists for Uruguay Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Pan American Games M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anni Rättyä
Anni Rättyä (4 January 1934 – 25 July 2021) was a Finnish athlete. She competed in the women's javelin throw at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References External links * 1934 births 2021 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Finnish female javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Finland People from Nivala Sportspeople from North Ostrobothnia {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
