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

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

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

Final standings

RankNameNationalityDistanceNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Tilly Fleischer Germany45.18OR
2nd, silver medalist(s)Luise Krüger Germany43.29
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Maria Kwaśniewska Poland41.80
4Herma Bauma Austria41.66
5Sadako Yamamoto Japan41.45
6Lydia Eberhardt Germany41.37
7Gertrude Wilhelmsen United States37.35
8Gien de Kock Netherlands36.93
9Martha Worst United States36.69
10Irja Lipasti Finland33.69
11Jeanne Van Kesteren Belgium33.13
12Jelica Stanojević Yugoslavia29.88
13Betty Burch United States28.84
14Kathleen Connall Great Britain27.80

Key: OR = Olympic record

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Wpmen's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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