Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw
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| Women's javelin throw at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
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| Dates | July 31 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1948 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 | |||
| 10,000 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 | |||
| 10 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 | |||
The women's javelin throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on July 31, 1948. The final was won by Austrian Herma Bauma.
Results
Final standings
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Distance | Notes |
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Herma Bauma |  Austria |
45.57 | OR |
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Kaisa Parviainen |  Finland |
43.79 | |
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Lily Carlstedt |  Denmark |
42.08 | |
| 4 | Dorothy Dodson |  United States |
41.96 | |
| 5 | Jo Teunissen-Waalboer |  Netherlands |
40.92 | |
| 6 | Ans Koning | Netherlands |
40.33 | |
| 7 | Dana Ingrová-Zátopková |  Czechoslovakia |
39.94 | |
| 8 | Elly Dammers | Netherlands |
38.23 | |
| 9 | Gerda Schilling-Staniek | Austria |
38.01 | |
| 10 | Ingrid Almqvist |  Sweden |
37.26 | |
| 11 | Melania Sinoracka |  Poland |
35.74 | |
| 12 | Theresa Manuel | United States |
33.82 | |
| 13 | Nicole Saeys |  Belgium |
31.77 | |
| 14 | Kay Long |  Great Britain |
30.29 | |
| 15 | Gladys Clarke | Great Britain |
29.59 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
References
- 1948 Summer Olympics results: Women's javelin put, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-11-08.
