| Event: | Women's javelin throw |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The women's javelin throw at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Vienna, at the time part of German Reich, at Praterstadion on 18 September 1938.
| Gold | Lisa Gelius | |
| Silver | Suse Pastors | |
| Bronze | Luise Krüger |
18 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 45.58 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 44.14 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 42.49 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 40.58 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 40.20 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 33.33 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 31.93 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 31.90 |
According to an unofficial count, 8 athletes from 6 countries participated in the event.
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