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.[1]

Women's javelin throw
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
DatesAugust 2
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tilly Fleischer
 Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Luise Krüger
 Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Maria Kwaśniewska
 Poland
← 1932
1948 →

Results

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Final standings

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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

References

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  1. ^ "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.