1954 European Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw

Women's javelin throw at the European Athletics Championships

The women's javelin throw at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, at Stadion Neufeld on 25 August 1954.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Dana Zátopková  Czechoslovakia
Silver	Virve Roolaid  Soviet Union
Bronze	Nadezhda Konyayeva  Soviet Union

Results

Final

25 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Dana Zátopková	Czechoslovakia	52.91	CR
	Virve Roolaid	Soviet Union	49.94
	Nadezhda Konyayeva	Soviet Union	49.49
4	Jutta Neumann	West Germany	47.39
5	Aleksandra Chudina	Soviet Union	47.05
6	Cmiljka Kalušević	Yugoslavia	46.78
7	Jadwiga Majka	Poland	44.80
8	Erzsébet Vígh	Hungary	43.74
9	Almut Brömmel	West Germany	42.39
10	Ingrid Almqvist	Sweden	41.95
11	Betta Gross	West Germany	41.47
12	Anneliese Reimesch	Romania	41.36
13	Lily Kelsby	Denmark	40.78
14	Marlies Schwärzler	Austria	35.28

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.

•  Austria (1)
•  Czechoslovakia (1)
•  Denmark (1)
•  Hungary (1)
•  Poland (1)
•  Romania (1)
•  Soviet Union (3)
•  Sweden (1)
•  West Germany (3)
•  Yugoslavia (1)

References

1. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 377–384, retrieved 13 August 2014