Date July 24 | Competitors 19 from 13 nations | |
Venue Helsinki Olympic Stadium | ||
The Women's javelin throw at the 1952 Olympic Games took place on 24 July at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Czech athlete Dana Zátopková won the gold medal and set a new Olympic record.
Contents
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
The following record was set during this competition.
Qualifying round
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 38.00 m advance to the Final.
References
Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA