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Athletics At The 1956 Summer Olympics – Women's Discus Throw
The women's discus throw was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The qualification round mark was set at 42.00 metres. Nine competitors failed to reach that distance. Summary In the final, Irina Beglyakova broke Nina Ponomaryeva's 4 year old Olympic record with a 51.74m. American Earlene Brown was not far off the old record with 51.35m, the only one interrupting the top three Soviet throwers. In the second round, defending champion Ponomaryeva improved to 51.61m, better than her previous record, to take over silver position. In the third round, Olga Fikotová improved on the record with a 52.04m, but her lead and record were short lived as Beglyakova improved it again to 52.54m. In the fourth round, Fikotová improved to 52.28m, but still was in second place. In the fifth round, Ponomaryeva got off her best throw of 52.02m, but it only improved her hold on bronze. Then Fikotová threw the winner. , over a meter past Beglyakova for another Olym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lia Manoliu
Lia Manoliu (; 25 April 1932 – 9 January 1998) was a Romanian discus thrower who won one gold and two bronze Olympic medals. She was the first track and field athlete to compete at six Olympics (1952–1972). Early life; sports and education As a teenager Manoliu competed at the national level in tennis, table tennis, volleyball and basketball, before turning to throwing events at the age of 16. Two years later she became the first Romanian woman to throw the disc over 40 m (41.44 m, 22 May 1950). In the mid-1950s she graduated from the Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest. International career At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Manoliu finished 6th with a throw of 42.64 m. She bettered this distance in 1956 in Melbourne, throwing 43.90 m for a ninth-place finish. At the 1960 Olympics in Rome, she held the lead after the first round with a throw of 52.36 m, and although she was unable to improve it, the throw was sufficient to earn her the bronze medal. At the 1964 Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pamela Joan Kurrell
Pamela Joan "Pam" Kurrell (born January 6, 1939) is a retired American discus thrower. She competed at 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ... and finished 18–19th. At the Pan American Games she won a silver medal in 1959, placing eighth in 1955. References American female discus throwers 1939 births Living people Track and field athletes from San Francisco Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1959 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjorie Larney
Marjorie Lea Larney (born January 4, 1937, in Brooklyn, New York is a retired American track and field athlete known for throwing events. She represented the United States in the javelin throw at the 1952 Olympics, finishing 13th after being in 8th place after the qualifying round. She was only 15 years old at the time. She returned to the Olympics in 1956 to place 11th. Later she attended Queens College. She won the National Championships in the javelin five times, in 1952 and 1957–60, as well as the 1952 Olympic Trials, by almost 3 meters (10 feet). She also won the National Championships in the discus throw in 1954 and was the first American in 1955. She represented the Queens Mercurettes for most of her career. She won a silver medal in the javelin and a bronze medal in the discus at the 1959 Pan American Games. She had finished out of the medals at the 1955 Pan American Games. Larney later moved to Oakland, California. She continued throwing into Masters age gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqueline MacDonald
Jacqueline ("Jackie") MacDonald (born October 12, 1932) is a former Canadian track and field athlete. MacDonald competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and placed 10th in the shot put and 19th in the discus throw. She won a silver medal in the shot at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, was 5th in the discus at the 1955 Pan American Games, 6th in the shot at the 1957 World Youth Games in Moscow, and won a bronze medal in the shot at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (competing as Jackie Gelling). The Early Years Toronto high schools in the late 1940s limited girls sports to watered down volleyball and basketball, no track and field or other sports, and no inter high school competition. At 15, frustrated with girl's rules basketball, MacDonald joined a Toronto city league basketball team, setting a record of 38 points in one game.Archives Descriptive Data Base MacDonald Jackie, 1932 Her team won junior city, provincial and national championships. In the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valerie Dawn Lawrence
Valerie Dawn Lawrence (born 5 August 1936) is an Australian athlete. She competed in the women's shot put and the women's discus throw at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi .... References 1936 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Australian female shot putters Australian female discus throwers Olympic athletes for Australia Place of birth missing (living people) Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia 20th-century Australian women {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne-Katrin Lafrenz
Anne-Chatrine Lafrenz (30 September 1936 – 24 July 2023) was a German athlete. She competed in the women's shot put and the women's discus throw at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi .... Lafrenz died on 24 July 2023, at the age of 86. References External links * 1936 births 2023 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics German female shot putters German female discus throwers Olympic athletes for the United Team of Germany {{Germany-shotput-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzanne Allday
Suzanne Allday-Goodison (26 November 1934 – 26 July 2017) was an English female discus thrower and shot putter. She was born in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. Athletics career She represented Great Britain at three Summer Olympics: 1952, 1956 and 1960. She married hammer thrower Peter Allday, and was affiliated with the Brighton Ladies Athletic Club and the Spartan Ladies Athletic Club during her career. In 1954 she won the first of four medals for England at the Commonwealth Games. The first was a silver medal in the discus at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. She represented England at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff winning a gold medal in the discus and a silver medal in the shot put. Four years later she won a bronze medal in the shot put at the 1962 Commonwealth Games in Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Ocean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyoko Yoshino
was a Japanese discus thrower. She competed at the 1952, placing fourth, and the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi .... From 1949 until 1956 she became Japanese champion eight times in a row.JAAF過去の優勝者・記録 - 女子円盤投/ref> References External links * 1920 births 2015 deaths Japanese female discus throwers Japanese female long jumpers Japanese pentathletes Japanese female shot putters Japanese female sprinters Olympic female discus throwers Olympic athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games gold medalists in athl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley Cotton
Shirley Cotton (17 October 1934 – 11 July 2022) was an Australian athlete. She competed in the women's discus throw at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi .... References External links * 1934 births 2022 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Australian female discus throwers Olympic athletes for Australia Place of birth missing 20th-century Australian women 21st-century Australian women {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almut Brömmel
Almut Brömmel (born 5 May 1935 in Markranstädt, Saxony) is a retired female javelin thrower and discus thrower from Germany, who represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...: 1956 and 1960. She set her personal best (55.16 metres) in the women's javelin throw in 1968. International competitions References * 1935 births Living people People from Markranstädt German female javelin throwers German female discus throwers West German female javelin throwers West German female discus throwers Sportspeople from Saxony Olympic athletes of the United Team of Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in ath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lois Jackman
Lois Jackman-Lax (née Jackman, born 4 December 1937) is discus thrower from Australia who also represented Nauru. In 1956 and 1958, as Lois Jackman, she placed first for discus throw in the Australian Track and Field Championships. In 1960 she placed second, and 1961 placed third. Between 1956–1966 she represented Australia internationally in the discus throw. In the 1956 Summer Olympics she placed thirteenth. In 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff she placed sixth. Following her marriage, she competed under the name Lois Lax and Lois Jackman-Lax. She joined the Nauru national team and represented them in the South Pacific Games. In 1966, in Nouméa, she won gold in the discus throw and silver in the 80 metres hurdles. In 1969, in Port Moresby (; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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