Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Women's javelin throw
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| Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | |||
| 800 m | men | |||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10000 m | men | |||
| 80 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | |||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | |||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | |||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Decathlon | men | |||
These are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The qualifying round mark was set at 43.00m. Five athletes didn't surpass that distance in the heats.
[edit] Final Classification
| RANK | NAME ATHLETE | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
 |
 Inese Yaunzeme (URS) |
53.86 m |
 |
 Marlene Ahrens (CHI) |
50.38 m |
 |
Nadezhda Konyayeva (URS) |
50.28 m |
| 4. |  Dana Zátopková (TCH) |
49.83 m |
| 5. |  Ingrid Almqvist (SWE) |
49.74 m |
| 6. |  Urszula Figwer (POL) |
48.16 m |
| 7. |  Erzsebet Vigh (HUN) |
48.07 m |
| 8. |  Karen Linnea Anderson (USA) |
48.00 m |
| 9. | Anna Wojtaszek (POL) |
46.92 m |
| 10. |  Erika Raue (EUA) |
45.87 m |
| 11. | Marjorie Larney (USA) |
45.27 m |
| 12. |  Yoriko Shida (JPN) |
44.96 m |
| 13. | Almut Brommel (EUA) |
44.67 m |
| 14. | Amelia Wershoven (USA) |
44.29 m |
| — |  Paola Paternoster (ITA) |
DNQ |
| — |  Heather Innis (AUS) |
DNQ |
| — |  Ida George (CAN) |
DNQ |
| — | June Heath (AUS) |
DNQ |
| — | Maureen Wright (AUS) |
DNQ |
