Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw explained

Event:	Women's javelin throw
Games:	1932 Summer
Venue:	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Dates:	July 31
Competitors:	8
Nations:	4
Longnames:	yes
Gold:	Babe Didrikson
Goldnoc:	USA
Silver:	Ellen Braumüller
Silvernoc:	GER
Bronze:	Tilly Fleischer
Bronzenoc:	GER
Next:	1936

The women's javelin throw event at the 1932 Olympic Games took place July 31. This was the first time this event was held for women.^[1]

Results

Final standings

Rank	Name	Nationality	Distance	Notes
			43.69	OR
			43.50
			43.01
4			39.08
5			37.95
6			36.74
7			33.66
8			30.81

Key: OR = Olympic record

Notes and References

Web site: Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's Javelin Throw . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174937/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1932/ATH/womens-javelin-throw.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 16 January 2018 . sports-reference.com.