Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw
# Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw

The Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1968 Summer Olympics took place on October 14 at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario.

## Records

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

| World record | Yelena Gorchakova (URS) | 62.40 m | Tokyo, Japan | October 16, 1964 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Olympic record | Yelena Gorchakova (URS) | 62.40 m | Tokyo, Japan | October 16, 1964 |

## Competition format

The competition consisted of a single final round. Each athlete is allowed three throws, with the top eight athletes after that point being given three further attempts.

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Angéla Németh | Hungary | 57.66 | 60.36 | 55.56 | 57.54 | X | 53.30 | 60.36 |
| | Mihaela Peneş | Romania | 59.92 | 54.68 | X | 51.40 | 58.36 | X | 59.92 |
| | Eva Janko | Austria | 54.60 | X | X | 46.44 | 46.24 | 58.04 | 58.04 |
| 4 | Márta Rudas | Hungary | 56.38 | X | X | 51.60 | X | 52.68 | 56.38 |
| 5 | Daniela Jaworska | Poland | 55.78 | 56.06 | 52.34 | 51.88 | X | 53.20 | 56.06 |
| 6 | Nataša Urbančič | Yugoslavia | 53.80 | X | 55.42 | X | X | – | 55.42 |
| 7 | Ameli Koloska | West Germany | 53.54 | 54.08 | X | 54.00 | 55.20 | X | 55.20 |
| 8 | Kaisa Launela | Finland | 53.96 | 51.44 | X | X | X | X | 53.96 |
| 9 | Barbara Friedrich | United States | 53.44 | 51.00 | 52.16 | — | — | — | 53.44 |
| 10 | Lidiya Tsymosh | Soviet Union | X | X | 53.40 | — | — | — | 53.40 |
| 11 | RaNae Bair | United States | 49.54 | 48.08 | 53.14 | — | — | — | 53.14 |
| 12 | Lucyna Krawcewicz | Poland | 51.54 | X | X | — | — | — | 51.54 |
| 13 | Jay Dahlgren | Canada | 51.34 | 51.10 | 48.04 | — | — | — | 51.34 |
| 14 | Valentyna Evert | Soviet Union | X | 51.16 | X | — | — | — | 51.16 |
| 15 | Sue Platt | Great Britain | X | 44.94 | 48.52 | — | — | — | 48.52 |
| | Erika Strasser | Austria | X | X | X | — | — | — | NM |
