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

Event:	Women's javelin throw
Games:	1936 Summer
Dates:	August 2
Longnames:	yes
Gold:	Tilly Fleischer
Goldnoc:	GER
Silver:	Luise Krüger
Silvernoc:	GER
Bronze:	Maria Kwaśniewska
Bronzenoc:	POL
Prev:	1932
Next:	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

Final standings

Rank	Name	Nationality	Distance	Notes
			45.18	OR
			43.29
			41.80
4			41.66
5			41.45
6			41.37
7			37.35
8			36.93
9			36.69
10			33.69
11			33.13
12			29.88
13			28.84
14			27.80

Key: OR = Olympic record

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Women's Javelin Throw . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174914/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1936/ATH/womens-javelin-throw.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 16 January 2018 . sports-reference.com.