![]() Martha Worst at the 1936 AAU Championships | |
Personal information | |
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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. |
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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]
US National Championship winners in women's javelin throw | |
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1923–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993–onwards USA Track & Field |
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Olympic Trials |
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