| Final 16:30 | Distance | | | 1. Elvīra Ozoliņa |  URS | 54.93m | | | 2. Maria Diaconescu |  ROU | 52.10m | | | 3. Alla Shastitko | URS | 51.80m | | | 4. Anneliese Gerhards |  FRG | 50.92m | | | 5. Márta Antál |  HUN | 49.91m | | | 6. Erika Strasser |  AUT | 49.90m | | | 7. Inge Schwalbe |  GDR | 48.55m | | | 8. Yelena Gorchakova | URS | 46.74m | | | 9. Marijeta Kacic |  YUG | 46.29m | | | 10.Marion Gräfe | GDR | 46.28m | | | 11.Margarita Baltakova |  BUL | 44.58m | | | 12.Sirpa Toivola |  FIN | 44.56m | |
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| History Women Javelin Throw | | World and European Record: Ozolina (URS) 59.55m | | Qualification Standard: 48.00m |
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Qualification - Thursday 13.09 | | Mark 50.00m - 5+7 Athletes. |
| Ranking | Distance | | | 1. Elvīra Ozoliņa | URS | 51.60m | Q | | 2. Anneliese Gerhards | FRG | 51.15m | Q | | 3. Maria Diaconescu | ROU | 50.93m | Q | | 4. Alla Shastitko | URS | 50.55m | Q | | 5. Márta Antál | HUN | 50.50m | Q | | 6. Inge Schwalbe | GDR | 49.96m | q | | 7. Marion Gräfe | GDR | 49.22m | q | | 8. Erika Strasser | AUT | 47.68m | q | | 9. Yelena Gorchakova | URS | 47.48m | q | | 10.Marijeta Kacic | YUG | 46.63m | q | | 11.Sirpa Toivola | FIN | 46.45m | q | | 12.Margarita Baltakova | BUL | 45.17m | q | | 13.Vlasta Hrbková |  TCH | 44.28m | | | 14.Sue Platt |  GBR | 44.17m | |
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