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

Women's javelin throw
at the Games of the X Olympiad
Women's javelin throw; at the Games of the X Olympiad
Venue	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Dates	July 31, 1932
Competitors	8 from 4 nations
Medalists

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

Rank	Name	Nationality	Distance	Notes
	Babe Didrikson	United States	43.69	OR
	Ellen Braumüller	Germany	43.50
	Tilly Fleischer	Germany	43.01
4	Masako Shinpo	Japan	39.08
5	Nan Gindele	United States	37.95
6	Gloria Russell	United States	36.74
7	María Uribe	Mexico	33.66
8	Mitsue Ishizu	Japan	30.81

Key: OR = Olympic record

^ "Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

Javelin throw at the Olympic Games
Summary
Men	1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Women	1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
See also: 1908 Men's freestyle javelin throw • 1912 Men's two handed javelin throw