Athletics at the 1970 Summer Universiade – Women's javelin throw

The women's javelin throw event at the 1970 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale in Turin with the final on 5 September 1970.

Records

Standing records prior to the 1970 Summer Universiade
World record	Yelena Gorchakova (URS)	62.40	Tokyo, Japan	16 October 1964
Universiade record	Mihaela Peneș (ROM)	59.22	Budapest, Hungary	August 1965

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Daniela Jaworska	Poland	56.16
	Magda Vidos	Hungary	50.60
	Valentina Evert	Soviet Union	50.00
4	Katalina Palfi	Hungary	49.56
5	Iris Sporleder	West Germany	48.88
6	Sherry Calvert	United States	48.16
7	Arja Mustakallio	Finland	48.16
8	Breda Babošek	Yugoslavia	47.10
9	Lee Bok-soon	South Korea	46.64
10	Inge Reiger	Austria	46.48
11	Carol Martin	Canada	44.48
12	Kyoko Kiyono	Japan	42.43
13	Christa Peters	West Germany	40.46