Martha Worst

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameMartha Virginia•Worst (-Smith)
Used nameMartha•Worst
Born23 January 1911 in Chicago, Illinois (USA)
Died9 December 1981 in Chico, California (USA)
AffiliationsMetro Social and Athletic Association
NOC United States

Biography

Martha Worst represented the Metropolitan Social and Athletic Association as a javelin thrower. She won the AAU javelin title in 1936, which doubled as the 1936 Olympic Trials. That was her only known effort at national level competition. She later married, became Martha Smith, and competed on the West Coast through at least 1938. She worked as a clerk at a life insurance company until the birth of their first child.

Personal Best: JT – 131-8 [40.13] (1936).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Athletics USA Martha Worst
Javelin Throw, Women (Olympic) 9