Anna Bocson

Anna Bocson (née Wojtaszek, divorced Pazera; born 25 November 1936) is a Poland-born Australian retired athlete who specialised in the javelin throw.

Anna Bocson
Bocson at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Birth nameAnna Wojtaszek
Born25 November 1936 (1936-11-25) (age 86)
Krzanowice, Poland
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)57.40 m (1958)
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1958 Cardiff Javelin
Silver medal – second place 1966 Kingston Javelin
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Perth Javelin

She competed for Poland at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne and finished ninth. After the Games, she emigrated to South Australia, becoming Anna Pazera through marriage. She then represented Australia at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff and won a gold medal with a throw of 57.40 metres, breaking Dana Zátopková's world record by a metre and a half. Her best Olympic performance was in 1960, when she placed sixth in the final of the Rome Games.

Remarried and known as Anna Bocson for the latter part of her career, she retired from sport after the 1968 Australian Championships.

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