Athletics at the 1981 Summer Universiade – Women's javelin throw

The women's javelin throw event at the 1981 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadionul Naţional in Bucharest on 21 and 22 July 1981.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Petra Felke  East Germany	Karin Smith  United States	Mayra Vila  Cuba

Results

Qualification

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
?	Fausta Quintavalla	Italy	54.38	[1]
15	Tatyana Yermolayeva	Soviet Union	48.82	[2]

Final

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Petra Felke	East Germany	65.20
	Karin Smith	United States	64.12
	Mayra Vila	Cuba	63.88
4	Ingrid Thyssen	West Germany	62.30
5	Rositha Potreck	East Germany	62.08
6	Tang Guoli	China	61.58
7	Corina Gîrbea	Romania	58.94
8	Maria Beltrán	Cuba	58.62
9	Leolita Blodniece	Soviet Union	57.10
10	Fausta Quintavalla	Italy	56.77

References

1. "La Dorio vuole diventare reginetta del mezzofondo" (in Italian). La Stampa. 22 July 1981. p. 20.
2. Soviet results (p174)
3. "Final results". The Town Talk. 23 July 1981. p. 30. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
4. "Final results". United Press International. 22 July 1981. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
5. "Pont valt uit op Universiade" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 23 July 1981. p. 9.