Martha Worst
American javelin thrower
 Martha Worst at the 1936 AAU Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Martha Virginia Worst |
| Full name | Martha Virginia Smith |
| Born | January 23, 1911 (1911-01-23) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | December 9, 1981 (1981-12-10) (aged 70) Chico, California, U.S. |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Javelin throw |
| Club | Metro Social and Athletic Association |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 40.13 m (1936)[1] |
Martha Virginia Worst (later Smith, January 23, 1911 – December 9, 1981) was an American javelin thrower. In 1936 she won the national AAU title and placed ninth at the Berlin Olympics.[1]
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Martha Worst". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
External links
- Martha Worst at Olympedia
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US National Championship winners in women's javelin throw
Amateur Athletic Union
- 1923: Roberta Ranck
- 1924: Esther Spargo
- 1925: Aloa Silva
- 1926: Lillian Copeland
- 1927–8: Margaret Jenkins
- 1929: Estelle Hill
- 1930: Babe Didrikson Zaharias
- 1931: Lillian Copeland
- 1932: Babe Didrikson Zaharias
- 1933: Nan Gindele
- 1934: Not held
- 1935: Sylvia Broman
- 1936: Martha Worst
- 1937–8: Rose Auerbach
- 1939–49: Dorothy Dodson
- 1950: Amelia Wood
- 1951: Frances Licata
- 1952: Marjorie Larney
- 1953: Amelia Wood
- 1954–6: Karen Anderson
- 1957–60: Marjorie Larney
- 1961: Frances Davenport
- 1962: Karen Mendyka
- 1963: Frances Davenport
- 1964–7: RaNae Bair
- 1968: Barbara Friedrich
- 1969: Kate Schmidt
- 1970–2: Sherry Calvert
- 1973–7: Kate Schmidt
- 1978: Sherry Calvert
- 1979: Kate Schmidt
The Athletics Congress
- 1980–1: Karin Smith
- 1982: Lynda Hughes
- 1983–4: Karin Smith
- 1985: Cathy Sulinski
- 1986: Helena Uusitalo (FIN) * Donna Mayhew
- 1987: Karin Smith
- 1988: Donna Mayhew
- 1989: Laverne Eve (BAH) * Donna Mayhew
- 1990–1: Karin Smith
- 1992: Donna Mayhew
USA Track & Field
- 1993–5: Donna Mayhew
- 1996: Nicole Carroll
- 1997: Lynda Lipson
- 1998: Nicole Carroll
- 1999–2000: Lynda Blutreich
- 2001: Kim Kreiner
- 2002: Serene Ross
- 2003: Erica Wheeler
- 2004–6: Kim Kreiner
- 2007: Dana Pounds
- 2008–11: Kara Patterson
- 2012–3: Brittany Borman
- 2014–5: Kara Winger
- 2016: Maggie Malone
- 2017–18: Kara Winger
- 2019: Ariana Ince
- 20212020 OT: Maggie Malone
- 2022: Kara Winger
- The 1920, 1928 and 1932 championships, and championships in Olympic years since 1992 have incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held separately.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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