Women Discus Throw Athletics XVII Olympic Games Roma, Italy 1960 - Monday, 5th September - Gold Medal: Nina Ponomaryeva, Soviet Union
Final 15:40
Distance
SO
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
1. Nina Ponomaryeva
Soviet Union
55.10m
3
44.48
52.42
53.39
51.68
55.10
54.42
2. Tamara Press
Soviet Union
52.59m
10
51.64
46.82
X
50.92
X
52.59
3. Lia Manoliu
Romania
52.36m
1
52.36
X
46.29
50.59
48.78
46.96
4. Kriemhild Hausmann
Germany
51.47m
6
51.47
X
45.30
47.40
48.12
46.38
5. Yevgeniya Kuznetsova
Soviet Union
51.43m
7
51.43
51.39
50.96
49.69
50.62
51.25
6. Earlene Brown
United States
51.29m
8
51.29
35.83
47.29
X
35.20
45.80
7. Olga Fikotová/Connolly
United States
50.95m
11
50.95
47.46
48.82
8. Jiřina Nemcová
Czechoslovakia
50.12m
2
50.12
48.62
X
9. Irene Schuch
Germany
49.86m
49.86
49.42
X
10.Valerie Sloper
New Zealand
48.81m
45.26
X
48.81
11.Stepanka Mertova
Czechoslovakia
48.28m
48.28
46.62
38.51
12.Wivianne Bergh
Sweden
43.96m
42.70
43.76
43.96
Competitors: 24; Countries: 16
Press, the European Champion, was favoured to win from
Ponomaryova, but the 1952 winner showed her competitive abilities,
taking the lead in round 2 from Manoliu by 6cm with 52.42. She then
improved to 53.39 in the next round, before launching the winner –
55.10 – in the fifth. Press moved past Manoliu with her final effort of
52.59, but was even then outshone by Ponomaryova, who reached
54.42 with her sixth round throw. Ponomaryova became the first
woman to regain an Olympic title with her Rome win.