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 at Tilastopaja

Results Rank Athlete Nationality Result Notes Beate Peters 66.86 Fausta Quintavalla 63.06 Mayra Vila 62.34 Szada Kirkwidre 58.04 Ding Fenghua 56.70 Emi Matsui 56.20 Patty Kearney 53.32 Sue Gibson 51.40 Céline Chartrand 50.84 10 Sonia Smith 49.58 11 Dianne Carr 44.18 12 Margaret Nasike 35.72 13 Leila Alameddine 32.52

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