Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw
Final classification

Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw

Section Title: Final classification
Table Section Text: None

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	DISTANCE

-	Inese Jaunzeme (URS)	53.86 m

-	Marlene Ahrens (CHI)	50.38 m

-	Nadezhda Konyayeva (URS)	50.28 m

4.	Dana Zátopková (TCH)	49.83 m

5.	Ingrid Almqvist (SWE)	49.74 m

6.	Urszula Figwer (POL)	48.16 m

7.	Erzsébet Vígh (HUN)	48.07 m

8.	Karen Anderson (USA)	48.00 m

9.	Anna Wojtaszek (POL)	46.92 m

10.	Erika Raue (EUA)	45.87 m

11.	Marjorie Larney (USA)	45.27 m

12.	Yoriko Shida (JPN)	44.96 m

13.	Almut Brömmel (EUA)	44.67 m

14.	Amelia Wershoven (USA)	44.29 m

—	Paola Paternoster (ITA)	DNQ

—	Heather Innes (AUS)	DNQ

—	Margaret George (CAN)	DNQ

—	June Heath (AUS)	DNQ

—	Maureen Wright (AUS)	DNQ

Sentence(s)

Marlene Ahrens had a throw of 50.38m, winning silver.

final_sentence: Marlene Ahrens had a throw of 50.38m, winning silver.