| Final 18:00 | Distance | | | 1. Dana Zátopková |  TCH | 52.91m | CR | | 2. Virve Roolaid |  URS | 49.94m | | | 3. Nadezhda Konyayeva | URS | 49.49m | | | 4. Jutta Neumann |  FRG | 47.39m | | | 5. Aleksandra Chudina | URS | 47.05m | | | 6. Cmiljka Kalušević |  YUG | 46.78m | | | 7. Jadwiga Majka |  POL | 44.80m | | | 8. Erzsébet Vigh |  HUN | 43.74m | | | 9. Almut Brömmel | FRG | 42.39m | | | 10.Ingrid Almqvist |  SWE | 41.95m | | | 11.Betta Gross | FRG | 41.47m | | | 12.Anneliese Reimesch |  ROU | 41.36m | | | 13.Lily Kelsby |  DEN | 40.78m | | | 14.Marlies Schwärzler |  AUT | 35.28m | |
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| History Women Javelin Throw | | European Record: Konyaeva (URS) 55.58m | | Championship Record: Smirnitskaya (URS) 47.55m |
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