Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's javelin throw
4 × 440 yd relay | men | |||
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Road events | ||||
Marathon | men | |||
Field events | ||||
High jump | men | women | ||
Pole vault | men | |||
Long jump | men | women | ||
Triple jump | men | |||
Shot put | men | women | ||
Discus throw | men | women | ||
Hammer throw | men | |||
Javelin throw | men | women | ||
The women's javelin throw event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 6 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.[1][2]
Results
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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Magdalena Swanepoel | South Africa | 143 ft 9+1⁄2 in (43.83 m) | GR | |
Pearline Thornhill-Fisher | Northern Rhodesia | 137 ft 8+1⁄2 in (41.97 m) | ||
Shirley Couzens | Canada | 127 ft 10+1⁄2 in (38.98 m) | ||
4 | Mary Lawrence | Canada | 115 ft 5 in (35.18 m) | |
5 | Dorothy Tyler |
England | 108 ft 0+1⁄2 in (32.93 m) | |
6 | Suzanne Allday | England | 92 ft 10 in (28.30 m) | |
Helen Metchuck | Canada | DNS | ||
Thelma Hopkins | Northern Ireland | DNS |