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

Women's javelin throw
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
Women's javelin throw; at the Games of the XI Olympiad
Dates	August 2
Medalists
	← 1932 1948 →

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.^[1]

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	Distance	Notes
	Tilly Fleischer	Germany	45.18	OR
	Luise Krüger	Germany	43.29
	Maria Kwaśniewska	Poland	41.80
4	Herma Bauma	Austria	41.66
5	Sadako Yamamoto	Japan	41.45
6	Lydia Eberhardt	Germany	41.37
7	Gertrude Wilhelmsen	United States	37.35
8	Gien de Kock	Netherlands	36.93
9	Martha Worst	United States	36.69
10	Irja Lipasti	Finland	33.69
11	Jeanne Van Kesteren	Belgium	33.13
12	Jelica Stanojević	Yugoslavia	29.88
13	Betty Burch	United States	28.84
14	Katharine Connal	Great Britain	27.80

Key: OR = Olympic record

^ "Athletics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Women's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

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Summary
Men	1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Women	1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
See also: 1908 Men's freestyle javelin throw • 1912 Men's two handed javelin throw