Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw
# Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw

The women's javelin throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on July 31, 1948. The final was won by Herma Bauma of Austria.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

| World record | Anneliese Steinheuer (GER) | 47.24 m | Frankfurt, Germany | 21 June 1942 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Olympic record | Tilly Fleischer (GER) | 45.18 m | Berlin, Germany | 2 August 1936 |

The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:

| Date | Event | Athlete | Distance | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 31 July | Final | Herma Bauma (AUT) | 45.57 | OR |

## Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

| Date | Time | Round |
| - | - | - |
| Saturday, 31 July 1948 | 14:30 | Finals |

## Results

### Final standings

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Distance | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Herma Bauma | Austria | 45.57 | OR |
| | Kaisa Parviainen | Finland | 43.79 | |
| | Lily Carlstedt | Denmark | 42.08 | |
| 4 | Dorothy Dodson | United States | 41.96 | |
| 5 | Jo Teunissen-Waalboer | Netherlands | 40.92 | |
| 6 | Ans Koning | Netherlands | 40.33 | |
| 7 | Dana Ingrová-Zátopková | Czechoslovakia | 39.94 | |
| 8 | Elly Dammers | Netherlands | 38.23 | |
| 9 | Gerda Schilling-Staniek | Austria | 38.01 | |
| 10 | Ingrid Almqvist | Sweden | 37.26 | |
| 11 | Melania Sinoracka | Poland | 35.74 | |
| 12 | Theresa Manuel | United States | 33.82 | |
| 13 | Nicole Saeys | Belgium | 31.77 | |
| 14 | Kay Long | Great Britain | 30.29 | |
| 15 | Gladys Clarke | Great Britain | 29.59 | |

Key: OR = Olympic record

