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.

Women's javelin throw at the Games of the XI Olympiad
Dates	August 2
Medalists
Tilly Fleischer  Germany Luise Krüger  Germany Maria Kwaśniewska  Poland

Results

Final standings

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