Melbourne 1956 - Athletics - Women: Javelin Throw

Date: 28 November 1956

Rank	Name	Nation	Distance
1	Inessa Iaounzem	URS	53.86m [176' 8 ½"]
2	Marlene Ahrens	CHI	50.38m [165' 3 ½"]
3	Nadejda Koniaeva	URS	50.28m [164' 11 ½"]
4	Dana Zatopkova	TCH	49.83m [163' 5 ¾"]
5	Ingrid Almqvist	SWE	49.74m [163' 2 ¼"]
6	Urszula Figwer	POL	48.16m [158' 0"]
7	Erzsebet Vigh	HUN	48.07m [157' 8 ½"]
8	Karen Anderson	USA	48.00m [157' 5 ¾"]
9	Anna Wojtaszek	POL	46.92m [153' 11 ¼"]
10	Erika Raue	GER	45.87m [150' 6"]
11	Marjorie Larney	USA	45.27m [148' 6 ¼"]
12	Yoriko Shida	JPN	44.96m [147' 6"]
13	Almut Brommel	GER	44.67m [146' 6 ¾"]
14	Amelia Wershoven	USA	44.29m [145' 3 ¾"]
Did not qualify for final (Mark unknown)
	Paola Paternoster	ITA
	Heather Innis	AUS
	Ida George	CAN
	June Heath	AUS
	Maureen Wright	AUS

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