Kate Schmidt is pictured above during the 1st Athletics World Cup in Dusseldorf
where she finished 4th with a throw of 59.46m (195' 1"). Two weeks later on
11th September 1977 she broke the World Record in Fürth,
West Germany with a throw of 69.32m (227' 5"). Her throw was almost 30 feet
longer than the previous American record of 198'8".
From 1972-77, she won seven U.S. national titles.
She held the American record for 21 years, until the women's javelin
was redesigned in 1999, resetting the records.
|
Women's Javelin Final.
Olympic Games 1972
|
| 1. Ruth FUCHS |
|
GDR |
|
63.88m. |
| 2. Jacqueline TODTEN |
|
GDR |
|
62.54m. |
| 3. Kathryn SCHMIDT |
|
USA |
|
59.94m. |
| 4. Liutvian MOLLOVA |
|
BUL |
|
59.36m. |
| 5. Natasa URBANCIC |
|
YUG |
|
59.06m. |
| 6. Eva JANKO |
|
AUT |
|
58.56m. |
| 7. Ewa GRYZIECKA |
|
POL |
|
57.00m. |
| 8. Svetlana KOROLYOVA |
|
SOV |
|
56.36m. |
|
Women's Javelin Final.
Olympic Games 1976
|
| 1. Ruth FUCHS |
|
GDR |
|
65.94m. |
| 2. Marion BECKER |
|
GER |
|
64.70m. |
| 3. Kathryn SCHMIDT |
|
USA |
|
63.96m. |
| 4. Jacqueline HEIN |
|
GDR |
|
63.08m. |
| 5. Sabine SEBROWSKI |
|
GDR |
|
63.08m. |
| 6. Svetlana BABICH |
|
SOV |
|
59.42m. |
| 7. Nadezhda YAKUBOVICH |
|
SOV |
|
59.16m. |
| 8. Karin SMITH |
|
USA |
|
57.50m. |
.