# 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw

The women's javelin throw event at the 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Lisbon, Portugal, at Estádio Universitário de Lisboa on 20 and 22 July. An old specification 600g javelin was used.

## Medalists

| Gold | Taina Uppa Finland |
| Silver | María De La Caridad Álvarez Cuba |
| Bronze | Reka Kovács Hungary |

## Results
### Final

22 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Taina Uppa | Finland | 55.34 | x | 53.28 | 57.12 | 59.02 | 54.40 | 59.02 | |
| | María De La Caridad Álvarez | Cuba | 57.22 | 55.92 | 58.26 | 55.02 | 55.46 | 54.92 | 58.26 | |
| | Reka Kovács | Hungary | 53.66 | 52.58 | 51.72 | 47.18 | 55.88 | 54.64 | 55.88 | |
| 4 | Odaliz Palma | Cuba | 55.74 | x | x | x | 52.60 | 52.04 | 55.74 | |
| 5 | Christina Scherwin | Denmark | 44.64 | 51.36 | 54.36 | x | x | 55.70 | 55.70 | |
| 6 | Wang Yang | China | 49.84 | 51.92 | 53.26 | 46.70 | 50.84 | 49.72 | 53.26 | |
| 7 | Angelikí Tsiolakoúdi | Greece | 52.00 | 53.16 | 51.46 | x | 46.22 | 45.54 | 53.16 | |
| 8 | Miréla Manjani | Albania | 52.22 | 49.22 | 48.84 | 49.92 | 47.98 | x | 52.22 | |
| 9 | Shinobu Deguchi | Japan | x | 51.70 | 48.46 | | | | 51.70 | |
| 10 | Anna Stropolo | Italy | 47.50 | 47.86 | 51.02 | | | | 51.02 | |
| 11 | Dörte Patzschke | Germany | 45.22 | x | 49.00 | | | | 49.00 | |
| 12 | Katalin Antál | Hungary | 46.56 | 46.36 | x | | | | 46.56 | |

### Qualifications

20 Jul

#### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Katalin Antál | Hungary | 52.84 | 54.64 | - | 54.64 | Q |
| 2 | Miréla Manjani | Albania | 49.10 | 53.38 | - | 53.38 | Q |
| 3 | Angelikí Tsiolakoúdi | Greece | 46.48 | 49.48 | 53.26 | 53.26 | Q |
| 4 | Anna Stropolo | Italy | 52.70 | 52.10 | 49.98 | 52.70 | q |
| 5 | Wang Yang | China | 49.98 | 50.68 | 48.98 | 50.68 | q |
| 6 | Odaliz Palma | Cuba | 50.24 | 49.26 | x | 50.24 | q |
| 7 | Nancy Rahmsdorf | Germany | x | x | 48.54 | 48.54 | |
| 8 | Alina Serdyuk | Belarus | 42.28 | x | 47.92 | 47.92 | |
| 9 | Maka Obolashvili | Georgia | x | 12.94 | 47.62 | 47.62 | |
| 10 | Kirsty Morrison | United Kingdom | 46.18 | x | 47.30 | 47.30 | |
| 11 | Bina Ramesh | France | 47.30 | 42.96 | 45.56 | 47.30 | |
| 12 | Marie-Antoinette Marchal | Burkina Faso | 36.20 | 37.16 | x | 37.16 | |
| 13 | Sabina Moya | Colombia | x | 36.78 | 34.00 | 36.78 | |
| | Constanta Iancu | Romania | x | x | x | NM | |

#### Group B

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Taina Uppa | Finland | 55.74 | - | - | 55.74 | Q |
| 2 | María De La Caridad Álvarez | Cuba | 54.10 | - | - | 54.10 | Q |
| 3 | Reka Kovács | Hungary | 50.84 | 51.06 | 52.08 | 52.08 | q |
| 4 | Dörte Patzschke | Germany | 47.28 | 51.18 | x | 51.18 | q |
| 5 | Christina Scherwin | Denmark | 47.64 | 48.22 | 50.14 | 50.14 | q |
| 6 | Shinobu Deguchi | Japan | 49.90 | 49.82 | 45.72 | 49.90 | q |
| 7 | Lucy Burrell | United Kingdom | 48.74 | 49.60 | 47.68 | 49.60 | |
| 8 | Zhao Guiyan | China | x | 48.50 | 32.62 | 48.50 | |
| 9 | Monique Wylie | Australia | 45.36 | 43.54 | 47.28 | 47.28 | |
| 10 | Francesca Binet | France | 46.96 | x | x | 46.96 | |
| 11 | Ruth Pöldots | Estonia | 42.72 | 42.70 | 46.64 | 46.64 | |
| 12 | Zuleima Araméndiz | Colombia | 46.24 | x | 45.10 | 46.24 | |
| 13 | Mateja Bezjak | Slovenia | 44.64 | 43.82 | 44.10 | 44.64 | |
| 14 | Kim Hyun-Ju | South Korea | x | x | 41.88 | 41.88 | |
| 15 | Laila Bergskas | Norway | 33.12 | 35.86 | 41.62 | 41.62 | |
| 16 | Tiffany Lott | United States | x | 35.18 | 28.50 | 35.18 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 23 countries participated in the event.
* Albania (1)
* Australia (1)
* Belarus (1)
* Burkina Faso (1)
* China (2)
* Colombia (2)
* Cuba (2)
* Denmark (1)
* Estonia (1)
* Finland (1)
* France (2)
* Georgia (1)
* Germany (2)
* Greece (1)
* Hungary (2)
* Italy (1)
* Japan (1)
* Norway (1)
* Romania (1)
* Slovenia (1)
* South Korea (1)
* United Kingdom (2)
* United States (1)