| Event: | Women's javelin throw |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The women's javelin throw at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 31 August and 1 September 1978.
| Gold | Ruth Fuchs | |
| Silver | Tessa Sanderson | |
| Bronze | Ute Hommola |
1 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 69.16 | AR | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 62.40 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 62.32 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 62.04 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 61.14 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 60.96 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 60.18 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 60.14 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 57.50 | ||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 57.28 | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 57.22 | ||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 53.10 |
31 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 63.18 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 60.36 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 59.84 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 59.84 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 59.62 | Q | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 59.34 | Q | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 59.04 | Q | ||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 59.00 | Q | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 58.74 | Q | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | | 58.38 | Q | ||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 57.40 | Q | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 57.18 | Q | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | 56.76 | ||||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | 54.72 | ||||
| 15 | align=left | align=left |  | 52.66 | |||
| 16 | align=left | align=left | 52.14 |
According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
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