title: Athletics at the 1983 Summer Universiade – Women's javelin throw
text: # 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 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | 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 |
  