Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw
The women's javelin throw throwing event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place on September 1.Results
Top 12 throwers and ties plus all throwers reaching 48.00 metres advanced to the finals. All distances are listed in metres.Qualifying
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Mark | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Elvīra Ozoliņa | | 53.25 | 53.25 | pass | pass |
| 2 | Dana Zátopková | | 51.64 | 47.94 | 51.64 | pass |
| 3 | Sue Platt | | 50.67 | 50.67 | pass | pass |
| 4 | Karen Anderson | | 50.62 | 43.96 | 44.26 | 50.62 |
| 5 | Vlasta Pešková | | 50.61 | 50.61 | pass | pass |
| 6 | Márta Rudasné Antal | | 50.01 | foul | 47.56 | 50.01 |
| 7 | Maria Diţi | | 49.80 | 49.80 | pass | pass |
| 8 | Anna Wojtaszek | | 49.20 | 45.66 | 49.20 | pass |
| 9 | Alevtina Shastitko | | 48.91 | 48.91 | pass | pass |
| 10 | Birutė Kalėdienė | | 48.59 | 48.59 | pass | pass |
| 11 | Marlene Ahrens | | 48.36 | 44.61 | 48.36 | pass |
| 12 | Anneliese Gerhards | | 48.33 | 45.89 | foul | 48.33 |
| 13 | Urszula Figwer | | 48.04 | 48.04 | pass | pass |
| 14 | Ingrid Almqvist | | 47.67 | foul | 44.33 | 47.67 |
| 15 | Erika Strößenreuther | | 46.85 | 45.88 | foul | 46.85 |
| 16 | Almut Brömmel | | 45.52 | 34.76 | 45.52 | 41.20 |
| 17 | Erika Strasser | | 43.80 | 43.79 | 43.80 | foul |
| 18 | Lise Koch | | 43.01 | 43.01 | foul | 40.36 |
| 19 | Averil Williams | | 42.44 | 42.44 | foul | 40.03 |
| 20 | Unn Thorvaldsen | | 41.99 | foul | foul | 41.99 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Mark | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Notes |
| Elvīra Ozoliņa | | 55.98 | 55.98 OR | foul | 51.54 | 54.80 | foul | foul | OR |
| Dana Zátopková | | 53.78 | 49.84 | 50.36 | 53.78 | 51.02 | 46.13 | 50.70 | |
| Birutė Kalėdienė | | 53.45 | 50.17 | 49.81 | 53.45 | 50.87 | 49.58 | foul | |
| 4 | Vlasta Pešková | | 52.56 | 50.94 | foul | 51.28 | 52.56 | 49.00 | 48.82 | |
| 5 | Urszula Figwer | | 52.33 | 52.33 | foul | 47.92 | 50.16 | 46.53 | pass | |
| 6 | Anna Wojtaszek | | 51.15 | 51.15 | 47.04 | foul | 42.76 | 47.35 | foul | |
| 7 | Sue Platt | | 51.01 | 51.01 | 50.84 | foul | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Alevtina Shastitko | | 50.92 | 47.43 | 50.83 | 50.92 | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Márta Rudasné Antal | | 50.25 | 50.25 | 48.41 | 49.66 | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Maria Diţi | | 49.56 | 49.56 | 47.49 | 48.83 | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | Anneliese Gerhards | | 49.27 | 47.76 | 49.27 | foul | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | Marlene Ahrens | | 47.53 | 46.39 | 47.53 | 45.34 | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Karen Anderson | | 46.52 | 44.39 | 46.52 | 44.24 | - | - | - | - |
Key: OR = Olympic record
