| Women's javelin throw at the Games of the X Olympiad |
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| Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | ||||||
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| Dates | July 31 | ||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 4 nations | ||||||
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| Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics |
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | |||
| 400 m | men | |||
| 800 m | men | |||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| 80 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | |||
| 3000 m steeple | men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | |||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | |||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | |||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Decathlon | men | |||
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.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Distance | Notes |
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| 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
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