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

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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 →

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

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Final standings

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Rank Name Nationality Distance Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tilly Fleischer  Germany 45.18 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Luise Krüger  Germany 43.29
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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.