Athletics at the 1934 Women's World Games – javelin throw

javelin throw
at the 1934 Women's World Games
javelin throw ; at the 1934 Women's World Games
Venue	White City Stadium
Location	London, Great Britain
Dates	11 August (qualification); 11 August (final);
Winning time	42.435 metres
Medalists
	← 1930

The javelin throw at the 1934 Women's World Games was held at the White City Stadium in London, on 11 August 1934.

In the final, the German Lisa Gelius won the event in a new world record with a distance of 43.795 metres, ahead of the Austrian woman Herma Bauma and German Luise Krüger.^[1]

Entrants Edit

On 9 August an incomple list was published of participating athletes. This list consisted of athletes from seven nations: Austria, Czechslovakia, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland. Listed below are the athletes from these nations who were entered for the javelin throw event.^[2]

Nationality	Name
Austria	Herma Bauma
Czechoslovakia	Štepánka Pekárová
Germany	Lisa Gelius
Germany	Luise Krüger
Great Britain	Nellie Halstead
Poland	Kwasniewska

Eileen Crockart was named as the South African athlete in the field events.^[3]

Results Edit

Qualification Edit

The javelin throw qualification took place in the morning session on 11 August.^[4]

Final Edit

The final took place in the afternoon session on 11 August 1934.^[4]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Distance	Notes
	Lisa Gelius	Germany	42.435 m.	Dutch newspapers states: 42.33 m.
	Herma Bauma	Austria	40.30 m.	Dutch newspapers states: 40.295 m.
	Luise Krüger	Germany	40.095 m.	Dutch newspapers states: 40.015 m.
4	Maria Kwaśniewska	Poland	39.40 m.
5	Sadako Yamamoto	Japan	37.745 m
6	Masako Shinpo	Japan