Dorothy Lucille DODSON

Dorothy Dodson was a weight thrower who represented the Dempsey Hurricanes Track Club. Although she competed at the 1948 Olympics in the shot put, discus throw, and javelin throw, she was a javelin specialist. Dodson won the US women’s javelin title for 11 consecutive years, 1939-49. She also won AAU titles in the discus in 1946 and the shot put in 1944, and 1946-48. Dodson also won the 1948 US Olympic Trials with the jav, which doubled as the AAU Championship.

Personal Bests: DT – 113-11 [34.72] (1948); JT – 42.77 (1948).