title: Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games – Women's javelin throw
text: # Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games – Women's javelin throw
  
  The women's javelin throw event at the 1959 Pan American Games was held at the Soldier Field in Chicago on 28 August.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Result |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Marlene Ahrens | Chile | 45.38 |
  | | Marjorie Larney | United States | 43.65 |
  | | Amelia Wood | United States | 42.96 |
  | 4 | Margaret Scholler | United States | 39.90 |
  | 5 | Marlene Silva | Chile | 39.06 |
  | 6 | Silvia Hunte | Panama | 33.33 |
  | | Shirley Topley | Canada | DNS |
  | | Bertha Chiu | Mexico | DNS |
  