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.
Records Standing records prior to the 1972 Summer OlympicsWorld Record 65.06 mJune 11, 1972 Potsdam, East GermanyOlympic record 62.40 m October 16, 1964 Tokyo, JapanBroken records during the 1972 Summer OlympicsOlympic record 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 Ruth Fuchs 60.88 x 60.88 p 2 Jacqueline Todten 59.62 59.62 p p 3 Kate Schmidt 58.84 52.26 58.84 p 4 Nataša Urbančič 57.02 57.02 p p 5 Mária Kucserka 56.72 56.72 p p 6 Lyutviyan Mollova 56.30 56.30 p p 7 Eva Janko 56.18 56.18 p p 8 Svetlana Korolyova 55.90 55.90 p p 9 Anneliese Gerhards 55.24 55.24 p p 10 Éva Zörgő 54.34 54.34 p p 11 Ewa Gryziecka 53.68 53.68 x 51.56 12 Magda Paulányi 53.62 53.62 52.87 52.78 13 Angéla Németh 53.48 53.48 x 51.40 14 Daniela Jaworska 52.40 44.68 52.40 50.16 15 Sherry Calvert 51.38 x 51.38 51.00 16 Nina Marakina 51.06 51.06 41.64 x 17 Marion Becker 50.74 x 48.70 50.74 18 Ameli Koloska 48.42 48.42 x x 19 Roberta Brown 47.88 x 47.88 x – Rosa Molina DNS
Final
Rank Name Nationality Mark 1st throw 2nd throw 3rd throw 4th throw 5th throw 6th throw Ruth Fuchs 63.88OR 57.44 60.20 50.20 61.16 63.88 59.16 Jacqueline Todten 62.54 x 55.44 57.18 59.70 56.92 62.54 Kate Schmidt 59.94 59.94 58.32 59.84 x 48.80 56.10 4 Lyutviyan Mollova 59.36 56.46 59.36 55.10 x 56.00 58.44 5 Nataša Urbančič 59.06 x x 56.48 56.38 59.06 x 6 Eva Janko 58.56 x 58.50 x x 58.56 52.06 7 Ewa Gryziecka 57.00 44.40 47.34 57.00 55.88 54.86 x 8 Svetlana Korolyova 56.36 56.30 55.08 x x 56.36 x 9 Anneliese Gerhards 55.84 54.84 55.84 54.72 10 Mária Kucserka 54.40 x x 54.40 11 Magda Paulányi 52.36 x x 52.36 – Éva Zörgő NM x x x Key: OR = Olympic record; p = pass; x = fault; NM = no mark
References
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