title: 1950 European Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw
text: # 1950 European Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw
  
  The women's javelin throw at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 23 August 1950.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Natalya Smirnitskaya Soviet Union |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Herma Bauma Austria |
  | Bronze | Galina Zybina Soviet Union |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  23 August
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Natalya Smirnitskaya | Soviet Union | 47.55 | CR |
  | | Herma Bauma | Austria | 43.87 | |
  | | Galina Zybina | Soviet Union | 42.75 | |
  | 4 | Vera Nabokova | Soviet Union | 41.88 | |
  | 5 | Dana Zátopková | Czechoslovakia | 41.34 | |
  | 6 | Lily Kelsby | Denmark | 40.25 | |
  | 7 | Marija Radosavljević | Yugoslavia | 38.33 | |
  | 8 | Ingrid Almqvist | Sweden | 38.21 | |
  | 9 | Ans Koning | Netherlands | 38.20 | |
  | 10 | Diane Coates | Great Britain | 37.50 | |
  | 11 | Evelyne Pinard | France | 37.22 | |
  | 12 | Kirsti Jordet | Norway | 34.87 | |
  | 13 | Eivor Olson | Sweden | 34.85 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Austria (1)
  * Czechoslovakia (1)
  * Denmark (1)
  * France (1)
  * Netherlands (1)
  * Norway (1)
  * Soviet Union (3)
  * Sweden (2)
  * Great Britain (1)
  * Yugoslavia (1)
  