Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw


The women's javelin throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 2, 1936. The final was won by Tilly Fleischer of Germany.

Results

Final standings

RankNameNationalityDistanceNotes
Tilly Fleischer45.18OR
Luise Krüger43.29
Maria Kwaśniewska41.80
4Herma Bauma41.66
5Sadako Yamamoto41.45
6Lydia Eberhardt41.37
7Gertrude Wilhelmsen37.35
8Gien de Kock36.93
9Martha Worst36.69
10Irja Lipasti33.69
11Jeanne Van Kesteren33.13
12Jelica Stanojević29.88
13Betty Burch28.84
14Katharine Connal27.80

Key: OR = Olympic record