Updated September 27, 2017 |
Infoplease Staff
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Javelin Throw
| Year | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Babe Didrikson, USA | 143- 4 | |
| 1936 | Tilly Fleischer, GER | 148- 3 | OR |
| 1948 | Herma Bauma, AUT | 149- 6 | OR |
| 1952 | Dana Zátopková, CZE | 165- 7 | OR |
| 1956 | Ineze Jaunzeme, USSR | 176- 8 | OR |
| 1960 | Elvira Ozolina, USSR | 183- 8 | OR |
| 1964 | Mihaela Penes, ROM | 198- 7 | OR |
| 1968 | Angéla Németh, HUN | 198- 0 | |
| 1972 | Ruth Fuchs, E. Ger | 209- 7 | OR |
| 1976 | Ruth Fuchs, E. Ger | 216- 4 | OR |
| 1980 | Maria Colon Rueñes, CUB | 224- 5 | OR |
| 1984 | Tessa Sanderson, GBR | 228- 2 | OR |
| 1988 | Petra Felke, E. Ger | 245- 0 | OR |
| 1992 | Silke Renk, GER | 224- 2 | |
| 1996 | Heli Rantanen, FIN | 222- 11 | |
| 2000 | Trine Hattestad, NOR | 226- 1 | OR |
| 2004 | Osleidys Menendez, CUB | 234-8 | OR |
| 2008 | Barbora Å potáková, CZE | 234-3 | |
| 2012 | Barbora Å potáková, CZE | 228-2 |
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