# Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw

The Women's javelin throw at the 1952 Olympic Games took place on 24 July at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Czech athlete Dana Zátopková won the gold medal and set a new Olympic record.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record | Natalya Smirnitskaya (URS) | 53.41 m | Moscow, Soviet Union | 1949 |
| Olympic record | Herma Bauma (AUT) | 45.57 m | London, United Kingdom | 31 July 1948 |
The following record was set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Athlete | Distance | OR | WR |
| 24 July | Final | Dana Zátopková (TCH) | 50.47 m | OR | |

## Results
### Qualifying round

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 38.00 m advance to the Final.
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Aleksandra Chudina | Soviet Union | 46.17 | OR |
| 2 | Galina Zybina | Soviet Union | 45.95 | |
| 3 | Dana Zátopková | Czechoslovakia | 45.57 | |
| 4 | Yelena Gorchakova | Soviet Union | 45.18 | |
| 5 | Marlies Müller | Germany | 44.99 | |
| 6 | Jutta Krüger | Germany | 43.43 | |
| 7 | Herma Bauma | Austria | 43.07 | |
| 8 | Marjorie Larney | United States | 41.44 | |
| 9 | Inge Bausenwein | Germany | 40.53 | |
| 10 | Anni Rättyä | Finland | 40.47 | |
| 11 | Estrella Puente | Uruguay | 40.10 | |
| 12 | Maria Ciach | Poland | 39.96 | |
| 13 | Lily Carlstedt-Kelsby | Denmark | 39.61 | |
| 14 | Diane Coates | Great Britain | 39.45 | |
| 15 | Ada Turci | Italy | 39.31 | |
| 16 | Elsa Torikka | Finland | 39.27 | |
| 17 | Kaisa Parviainen | Finland | 39.10 | |
| 18 | Gerda Martín | Chile | 36.94 | |
| 19 | Amalia Yubi | Mexico | 35.59 | |
| | Edith Thomas | Chile | NM | |
| | Gerda Schilling-Staniek | Austria | NM | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Dana Zátopková | Czechoslovakia | 50.47 | 41.34 | 46.28 | 43.45 | 45.62 | 47.63 | 50.47 | OR |
| | Aleksandra Chudina | Soviet Union | 46.71 | 45.20 | 47.50 | x | 49.61 | 50.01 | 50.01 | |
| | Yelena Gorchakova | Soviet Union | 46.67 | 49.76 | 48.27 | 45.28 | 43.10 | 43.28 | 49.76 | |
| 4 | Galina Zybina | Soviet Union | 44.86 | 48.35 | 47.24 | 47.94 | 47.81 | 45.95 | 48.35 | |
| 5 | Lily Carlstedt-Kelsby | Denmark | 46.23 | 40.90 | 45.30 | 42.38 | 44.82 | 44.77 | 46.23 | |
| 6 | Marlies Müller | Germany | x | 44.37 | x | 43.21 | x | 43.08 | 44.37 | |
| 7 | Maria Ciach | Poland | 42.55 | 43.53 | 44.31 | | | | 44.31 | |
| 8 | Jutta Krüger | Germany | 44.30 | 42.17 | 41.77 | | | | 44.30 | |
| 9 | Herma Bauma | Austria | 42.54 | 42.27 | 41.13 | | | | 42.54 | |
| 10 | Estrella Puente | Uruguay | 39.41 | 41.44 | | | | | 41.44 | |
| 11 | Ada Turci | Italy | 41.15 | 41.20 | 40.03 | | | | 41.20 | |
| 12 | Inge Bausenwein | Germany | 41.16 | 39.60 | 39.55 | | | | 41.16 | |
| 13 | Marjorie Larney | United States | x | 40.58 | 36.04 | | | | 40.58 | |
| 14 | Anni Rättyä | Finland | 40.33 | 38.85 | 40.56 | | | | 40.56 | |
| 15 | Diane Coates | Great Britain | 40.17 | 39.28 | 38.55 | | | | 40.17 | |
| 16 | Kaisa Parviainen | Finland | 38.03 | 39.82 | x | | | | 39.82 | |
| 17 | Elsa Torikka | Finland | 39.58 | x | 36.73 | | | | 39.58 | |