The women's javelin throw event at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Athens, Greece, at Olympic Stadium on 18 and 19 July. An old specification 600g javelin was used.
Medalists
| Gold | Xiomara Rivero Cuba
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| Silver | Anja Reiter East Germany
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| Bronze | Alexandra Beck East Germany
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Results
Final
19 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Xiomara Rivero | Cuba |
62.86 | |
 |
Anja Reiter | East Germany |
60.24 | |
 |
Alexandra Beck | East Germany |
59.92 | |
| 4 | Tatyana Shikolenko |  Soviet Union |
55.70 | |
| 5 | Karen Hough |  United Kingdom |
55.40 | |
| 6 | Sun Xiurong |  China |
53.20 | |
| 7 | Isel López | Cuba |
53.00 | |
| 8 | Naomi Tokuyama |  Japan |
51.80 | |
| 9 | Brooke Allen |  United States |
47.64 | |
| 10 | Louise Perreault |  Canada |
47.32 | |
| 11 | Jane Woodhead | United States |
45.22 | |
| 12 | Stefania Galbiati |  Italy |
43.98 |
Qualifications
18 Jul
Group A
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xiomara Rivero | Cuba |
58.12 | Q |
| 2 | Anja Reiter | East Germany |
56.66 | Q |
| 3 | Alexandra Beck | East Germany |
55.12 | Q |
| 4 | Sun Xiurong | China |
54.24 | Q |
| 5 | Tatyana Shikolenko | Soviet Union |
52.66 | Q |
| 6 | Isel López | Cuba |
51.08 | Q |
| 7 | Naomi Tokuyama | Japan |
49.76 | q |
| 8 | Brooke Allen | United States |
48.80 | q |
| 9 | Stefania Galbiati | Italy |
47.90 | q |
| 10 | Karen Hough | United Kingdom |
47.64 | q |
| 11 | Jane Woodhead | United States |
47.32 | q |
| 12 | Louise Perreault | Canada |
46.40 | q |
| 13 | Lidia Peceva |  Bulgaria |
46.04 | |
| 14 | Ines Staudigl |  Austria |
45.92 | |
| 15 | Pia Lahti |  Finland |
45.58 | |
| 16 | Nicole Heuwekemeier |  Netherlands |
45.42 | |
| 17 | Khrysoula Maguina |  Greece |
45.38 | |
| 18 | Jaana Suuronen | Finland |
44.42 | |
| 19 | Ayumi Tokumoto | Japan |
43.04 | |
| 20 | Tashlyn Chase | Canada |
41.28 | |
| Shiny Verghese |  India |
NM |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
- Austria (1)
- Bulgaria (1)
- Canada (2)
- China (1)
- Cuba (2)
- East Germany (2)
- Finland (2)
- Greece (1)
- India (1)
- Italy (1)
- Japan (2)
- Netherlands (1)
- Soviet Union (1)
- United Kingdom (1)
- United States (2)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1986 Athens GRE Jul 16-20, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 26 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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