Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw
| Women's javelin throw at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
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| Dates | July 31 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 | |||||||||
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Herma Bauma Austria
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Kaisa Parviainen Finland
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Lily Carlstedt Denmark
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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 Austrian Herma Bauma.
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Key: OR = Olympic record
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