Olympedia – Javelin Throw, Women

Javelin Throw, Women

Date	23 – 24 July 1976
Status	Olympic
Location	Stade olympique, Parc olympique, Montréal, Québec
Participants	15 from 10 countries

Date

23 – 24 July 1976

Status

Olympic

Location

Stade olympique, Parc olympique, Montréal, Québec

Participants

15 from 10 countries

Ruth Fuchs was by now the heavy favorite. She was the defending champion, 1974 European Champion, multiple world-record holder, and would be voted by Track & Field News as the female athlete of the decade for the 1970s. She was solid in 1976 as well, breaking the world record in the month prior to Montréal. And she ended the competition early in the final, throwing 65.94 (216-4¼) in the first round, which would be the best throw of the event. Kate Schmidt, bronze medalist from 1972, struggled to make the final three throws, fouling on her first two attempts, but she repeated her third-place finish from München. West Germany’s Marion Becker won the silver medal with 64.70 (212-3¼) thrown in round three, after which she fouled three times.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	142	Ruth Fuchs	GDR	62.46 (2)	65.94 (1)	Gold	OR
2	170	Marion Becker	FRG	65.14 (1)	64.70 (2)	Silver
3	381	Kate Schmidt	USA	61.50 (3)	63.96 (3)	Bronze
4	144	Jacqueline Hein	GDR	60.70 (5)	63.84 (4)
5	159	Sabine Sebrowski	GDR	55.42 (11)	63.08 (5)
6	330	Svetlana Babich	URS	56.82 (8)	59.42 (6)
7	355	Nadezhda Yakubovich	URS	56.56 (10)	59.16 (7)
8	383	Karin Smith	USA	59.36 (6)	57.50 (8)
9	16	Eva Janko	AUT	60.90 (4)	57.20 (9)
10	127	Tessa Sanderson	GBR	57.18 (7)	57.00 (10)
11	299	Ileana Zörgö	ROU	55.34 (12)	55.60 (11)
12	49	Yordanka Peeva	BUL	56.74 (9)	52.24 (12)
13 r1/2	361	Sherry Calvert	USA	53.08 (13)	–
AC r1/2	5	Christine Hunt	AUS	– (NM)	–
AC r1/2	195	Sofia Sakorafa	GRE	– (NM)	–

Pos

Athlete

NOC

Qualifying

Final

142

Ruth Fuchs

GDR

62.46 (2)

65.94 (1)

Gold

170

Marion Becker

FRG

65.14 (1)

64.70 (2)

Silver

381

Kate Schmidt

USA

61.50 (3)

63.96 (3)

Bronze

144

Jacqueline Hein

GDR

60.70 (5)

63.84 (4)

159

Sabine Sebrowski

GDR

55.42 (11)

63.08 (5)

330

Svetlana Babich

URS

56.82 (8)

59.42 (6)

355

Nadezhda Yakubovich

URS

56.56 (10)

59.16 (7)

383

Karin Smith

USA

59.36 (6)

57.50 (8)

Eva Janko

AUT

60.90 (4)

57.20 (9)

127

Tessa Sanderson

GBR

57.18 (7)

57.00 (10)

299

Ileana Zörgö

ROU

55.34 (12)

55.60 (11)

Yordanka Peeva

BUL

56.74 (9)

52.24 (12)

13 r1/2

361

Sherry Calvert

USA

53.08 (13)

–

AC r1/2

Christine Hunt

AUS

– (NM)

–

AC r1/2

195

Sofia Sakorafa

GRE

– (NM)

–

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3
1	5	Marion Becker	FRG	65.14	65.14	-	-	QOR
2	7	Ruth Fuchs	GDR	62.46	62.46	-	-	Q
3	4	Kate Schmidt	USA	61.50	61.50	-	-	Q
4	6	Eva Janko	AUT	60.90	60.90	-	-	Q
5	1	Jacqueline Hein	GDR	60.70	60.70	-	-	Q
6	12	Karin Smith	USA	59.36	×	×	59.36	Q
7	14	Tessa Sanderson	GBR	57.18	×	57.18	-	Q
8	3	Svetlana Babich	URS	56.82	56.82	-	-	Q
9	8	Yordanka Peeva	BUL	56.74	×	53.62	56.74	Q
10	9	Nadezhda Yakubovich	URS	56.56	×	×	56.56	Q
11	11	Sabine Sebrowski	GDR	55.42	55.42	-	-	Q
12	2	Ileana Zörgö	ROU	55.34	55.34	-	-	Q
13	10	Sherry Calvert	USA	53.08	52.58	×	53.08
NM	13	Sofia Sakorafa	GRE	–	×	×	×
NM	15	Christine Hunt	AUS	–	×	×	×

Pos

Ord

Athlete

NOC

Distance

Marion Becker

FRG

65.14

QOR

62.46

61.50

60.90

60.70

59.36

57.18

56.82

56.74

53.62

56.74

56.56

55.42

55.34

53.08

52.58

53.08

–

–

Final Round (24 July 1976 — 15:00)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6
1	7	Ruth Fuchs	GDR	65.94	65.94	59.58	65.06	54.48	58.82	58.44	OR
2	3	Marion Becker	FRG	64.70	60.66	60.52	64.70	×	×	×
3	1	Kate Schmidt	USA	63.96	×	×	59.70	57.90	×	63.96
4	2	Jacqueline Hein	GDR	63.84	58.30	61.68	60.90	55.16	×	63.84
5	11	Sabine Sebrowski	GDR	63.08	57.02	59.10	63.08	56.46	54.34	51.72
6	4	Svetlana Babich	URS	59.42	×	49.24	59.42	×	×	×
7	5	Nadezhda Yakubovich	URS	59.16	58.10	×	59.16	55.76	×	52.66
8	6	Karin Smith	USA	57.50	53.86	57.50	55.32	52.66	45.08	39.48
9	10	Eva Janko	AUT	57.20	55.04	57.20	×	–	–	–
10	9	Tessa Sanderson	GBR	57.00	57.00	55.96	×	–	–	–
11	12	Ileana Zörgö	ROU	55.60	54.40	53.88	55.60	–	–	–
12	8	Yordanka Peeva	BUL	52.24	50.28	52.02	52.24	–	–	–

Pos

Ord

Athlete

NOC

Distance

Ruth Fuchs

GDR

65.94

59.58

65.06

54.48

58.82