# 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw

The women's javelin throw event at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Seoul, Korea, at Olympic Stadium on 18 and 19 September. An old-specification 600 g javelin was used.

## Medalists

| Gold | Claudia Isaila Romania |
| Silver | Yvonne Reichardt Germany |
| Bronze | Heli Tolkkinen Finland |

## Results
### Final

19 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Claudia Isaila | Romania | 58.72 | 55.44 | 61.30 | 63.04 | 62.52 | 62.92 | 63.04 | |
| | Yvonne Reichardt | Germany | 58.00 | 58.34 | 54.32 | 61.48 | 60.36 | 53.44 | 61.48 | |
| | Heli Tolkkinen | Finland | 58.00 | 6.00 | 56.48 | 57.16 | 60.12 | 57.28 | 60.12 | |
| 4 | Shelley Holroyd | United Kingdom | 52.62 | 57.08 | 56.78 | 55.16 | 55.76 | 55.84 | 57.08 | |
| 5 | Dörthe Barby | Germany | 56.26 | 56.52 | 55.06 | x | 48.78 | x | 56.52 | |
| 6 | Yang Lijuan | China | 56.08 | 44.08 | 53.70 | 55.12 | 50.58 | 53.64 | 56.08 | |
| 7 | Silvana Koren | Slovenia | x | 54.48 | 46.52 | x | x | 46.94 | 54.48 | |
| 8 | Antigoni Vourdoli | Greece | 48.80 | 52.82 | 52.94 | 52.30 | x | x | 52.94 | |
| 9 | Lee Yeong-Seon | South Korea | 52.82 | x | x | | | | 52.82 | |
| 10 | María De La Caridad Álvarez | Cuba | 50.26 | 52.58 | 50.18 | | | | 52.58 | |
| 11 | Nikola Tomecková | Czechoslovakia | 51.96 | x | x | | | | 51.96 | |
| 12 | Tatyana Sudarikova | Commonwealth of Independent States | 51.90 | 51.72 | 45.18 | | | | 51.90 | |
| 13 | Ágnes Preisinger | Hungary | 48.94 | 48.62 | x | | | | 48.94 | |

### Qualifications

18 Sep

#### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Claudia Isaila | Romania | 57.40 | - | - | 57.40 | Q |
| 2 | Yvonne Reichardt | Germany | 56.16 | - | - | 56.16 | Q |
| 3 | Heli Tolkkinen | Finland | 54.76 | - | - | 54.76 | Q |
| 4 | Nikola Tomecková | Czechoslovakia | 53.26 | - | - | 53.26 | Q |
| 5 | Silvana Koren | Slovenia | 40.76 | 49.46 | 51.66 | 51.66 | Q |
| 6 | Ágnes Preisinger | Hungary | 51.48 | - | - | 51.48 | Q |
| 7 | Karen Martin | United Kingdom | 46.88 | 50.22 | 47.86 | 50.22 | |
| 8 | Choe Ouk-Hwa | South Korea | 49.86 | 48.02 | 47.80 | 49.86 | |
| 9 | Sabina Guarnelli | Italy | 49.56 | 41.96 | 41.82 | 49.56 | |
| 10 | Anne Gro Rosseland | Norway | 47.94 | 46.16 | 48.70 | 48.70 | |
| 11 | Birute Valakaite | Lithuania | x | x | 46.88 | 46.88 | |
| 12 | Olga Ivankova | Commonwealth of Independent States | 46.36 | 45.72 | x | 46.36 | |
| 13 | Yanuris Lamontana | Cuba | x | 46.14 | 45.18 | 46.14 | |
| 14 | Takako Miyake | Japan | 42.64 | 44.22 | x | 44.22 | |
| 15 | Tonia Roth | United States | 44.12 | 43.54 | x | 44.12 | |

#### Group B

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | María De La Caridad Álvarez | Cuba | 56.40 | - | - | 56.40 | Q |
| 2 | Tatyana Sudarikova | Commonwealth of Independent States | 42.52 | 56.16 | - | 56.16 | Q |
| 3 | Dörthe Barby | Germany | 55.46 | - | - | 55.46 | Q |
| 4 | Yang Lijuan | China | 55.42 | - | - | 55.42 | Q |
| 5 | Lee Yeong-Seon | South Korea | 53.44 | - | - | 53.44 | Q |
| 6 | Shelley Holroyd | United Kingdom | 50.64 | 52.44 | - | 52.44 | Q |
| 7 | Antigoni Vourdoli | Greece | 51.90 | - | - | 51.90 | Q |
| 8 | Taina Uppa | Finland | 46.22 | 49.98 | 48.28 | 49.98 | |
| 9 | Zuleima Araméndiz | Colombia | 45.12 | x | 49.76 | 49.76 | |
| 10 | Leslie Coons | United States | 49.22 | 44.64 | 46.24 | 49.22 | |
| 11 | Tomomi Aoshima | Japan | 45.90 | 48.12 | 47.42 | 48.12 | |
| 12 | Nina Dubowski | Norway | 38.56 | 43.72 | 44.34 | 44.34 | |
| 13 | Nikola Hartmann | Austria | 39.80 | 38.98 | 42.90 | 42.90 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
* Austria (1)
* China (1)
* Colombia (1)
* Commonwealth of Independent States (2)
* Cuba (2)
* Czechoslovakia (1)
* Finland (2)
* Germany (2)
* Greece (1)
* Hungary (1)
* Italy (1)
* Japan (2)
* Lithuania (1)
* Norway (2)
* Romania (1)
* Slovenia (1)
* South Korea (2)
* United Kingdom (2)
* United States (2)