Women Javelin Throw Athletics XX Olympic Games Munich (FRG) 1972 - Friday 01 September

Women Javelin Throw Athletics XX Olympic Games Munich (FRG) 1972 - Friday 01 September - Gold Medal: Ruth Fuchs, East Germany

Final		Dist.	R	1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6.
1. Ruth Fuchs	GDR	63.88	5	57.44	60.20	50.20	61.16	63.88	59.16
2. Jacqueline Todten	GDR	62.54	6	XX	55.44	57.18	59.70	56.92	62.54
3. Kathy Schmidt	USA	59.94	1	59.94	58.32	59.84	XX	48.80	56.10
4. Lutvian Mollova	BUL	59.36	2	56.46	59.36	55.10	XX	56.00	58.44
5. Natasa Urbancic	YUG	59.06	5	XX	XX	56.48	56.38	59.06	XX
6. Eva Janko	AUT	58.56	5	XX	58.50	XX	XX	58.56	52.06
7. Ewa Gryziecka	POL	57.00	3	44.40	47.34	57.00	55.88	54.86	XX
8. Svetlana Koroliova	URS	56.36	5	56.30	55.08	XX	XX	56.36	XX
9. Anneliese Gerhards	FRG	55.84	2	54.84	55.84	54.72
10.Maria Kucserka	HUN	54.40	3	XX	XX	54.40
11.Magda Paulanyi	HUN	52.36	3	XX	XX	52.36
12.Eva Ileana Zorgo	ROM	NM	-	XX	XX	XX

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Fuchs had improved the world record to 65.06 three months before Munich and led the qualifying round with 60.88. After the 18 year-old Kate Schmidt threw 59.94 in round 1, Fuchs went into first place with 60.20 in the next round, and built on the lead with 61.16 and finally 63.88 – the second best throw ever – in round 5. Her teammate Todten, another 18 year-old, passed Schmidt in the final round with 62.54, a world junior best.

Qualification - Thursday 31.08

mark - 54.00m 10 Athletes + 2 Best

Group 1		Dist.	1.	2.	3.
1. Ruth Fuchs	GDR	60.88m	XX	60.88
2. Jacqueline Todten	GDR	59.62m	59.62
3. Kathy Schmidt	USA	58.84m	52.26	58.84
4. Natasa Urbancic	YUG	57.02m	57.02
5. Maria Kucserka	HUN	56.72m	56.72
6. Lutvian Mollova	BUL	56.30m	56.30
7. Eva Janko	AUT	56.18m	56.18
8. Svetlana Koroliova	URS	55.90m	55.90
9. Anneliese Gerhards	FRG	55.24m	55.24
10.Evalleana Zorgo	ROM	54.34m	54.34
11.Ewa Gryziecka	POL	53.68m	53.68	XX	51.56
12.Magda Paulanyi	HUN	53.62m	53.62	52.78	52.78
13.Angela Rankyne Nemeth	HUN	53.48m	53.48	XX	51.40
14.Daniela Jaworska	POL	52.40m	44.68	52.40	50.16
15.Sherry Calvert	USA	51.38m	XX	51.38	51.00
16.Nina Marakina	URS	51.06m	51.06	41.64	XX
17.Marion Becker	ROM	50.74m	XX	48.70	50.74
18.Ameli Koloska	FRG	48.42m	48.42	XX	XX
19.Roberta Brown	USA	47.88m	XX	47.88	XX
-. Rosa Molina	CHI

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Munchen 1972 index

Athletics Munchen 1972
Men 100m	Women 100m
Men 200m	Women 200m
Men 400m	Women 400m
Men 800m	Women 800m
Men 1500m	Women 1500m
Men 5000m
Men 10000m
Men Marathon
Men 110m Hurdles	Women 100m Hurdles
Men 400m Hurdles
Men 3000m Steeplechase
Men 4x100m Relay	Women 4x100m Relay
Men 4x400m Relay	Women 4x400m Relay
Men High Jump	Women High Jump
Men Pole Vault
Men Long Jump	Women Long Jump
Men Triple Jump
Men Shot Put	Women Shot Put
Men Discus Throw	Women Discus Throw
Men Hammer Throw
Men Javelin Throw	Women Javelin Throw
Men 20km Walk
Men 50km Walk
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Men Decathlon	Women Pentathlon

Women 100m Hurdles Pentathlon

Women Shot Put Pentathlon

Women High Jump Pentathlon

Women Long Jump Pentathlon

Women 200m Pentathlon

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