Athletics at the 1987 Summer Universiade – Women's javelin throw
# Athletics at the 1987 Summer Universiade – Women's javelin throw

The women's javelin throw event at the 1987 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadion Maksimir in Zagreb on 19 July 1987.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Irina Kostyuchenkova Soviet Union | Susanne Jung East Germany | Brigitte Graune West Germany |

## Results

### Qualification

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Susanne Jung | East Germany | 65.38 |
| 2 | Irina Kostyuchenkova | Soviet Union | 62.02 |
| 3 | Beate Peters | West Germany | 58.22 |
| 4 | Nóra Rockenbauer | Hungary | 56.42 |
| 5 | Nadine Auzeil | France | 55.38 |
| 5 | Brigitte Graune | West Germany | 55.38 |
| 7 | Teresė Nekrošaitė | Soviet Union | 54.80 |
| 8 | Kristiana Jazbinski | Yugoslavia | 52.72 |
| 9 | Xin Xiaoli | China | 52.04 |
| 9 | Liz Mueller | United States | 52.04 |
| 11 | Päivi Alafrantti | Finland | 51.70 |
| 12 | Carmen González | Puerto Rico | 50.16 |
| 13 | Jeanne Villegas | United States | 47.36 |
| 14 | Ana María Valle | Nicaragua | 45.40 |
| 15 | Jeanette Beck | Liechtenstein | 42.92 |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Irina Kostyuchenkova | Soviet Union | 66.72 |
| | Susanne Jung | East Germany | 65.36 |
| | Brigitte Graune | West Germany | 61.24 |
| 4 | Kristiana Jazbinski | Yugoslavia | 59.74 |
| 5 | Beate Peters | West Germany | 58.64 |
| 6 | Xin Xiaoli | China | 58.56 |
| 7 | Nóra Rockenbauer | Hungary | 57.14 |
| 8 | Teresė Nekrošaitė | Soviet Union | 56.06 |
| 9 | Nadine Auzeil | France | 52.40 |
| 10 | Liz Mueller | United States | 51.38 |
| 11 | Carmen González | Puerto Rico | 45.92 |
| | Päivi Alafrantti | Finland | NM |
