Athletics at the 1983 Summer Universiade – Women's javelin throw

The women's javelin throw event at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada on 9 July 1983.

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Beate Peters	West Germany	66.86
	Fausta Quintavalla	Italy	63.06
	Mayra Vila	Cuba	62.34
4	Szada Kirkwidre	Soviet Union	58.04
5	Ding Fenghua	China	56.70
6	Emi Matsui	Japan	56.20
7	Patty Kearney	United States	53.32
8	Sue Gibson	Canada	51.40
9	Céline Chartrand	Canada	50.84
10	Sonia Smith	Bermuda	49.58
11	Dianne Carr	United States	44.18
12	Margaret Nasike	Uganda	35.72
13	Leila Alameddine	Lebanon	32.52