Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw

{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Women's javelin throw

|games = 1964 Summer

|image =

|image_size = 260px

|caption = Women's javelin throw at the 1964 Summer Olympics on a stamp of Hungary

|venue = Olympic Stadium

|date = 16 October 1964

|competitors = 16

|nations = 10

|win_value = 60.54

|win_label = Winning distance

|longnames = yes

|gold = Mihaela Peneș

|goldNOC = ROU

|silver = Antal Marta Rudas

|silverNOC = HUN

|bronze = Yelena Gorchakova

|bronzeNOC = URS

|prev=1960

|next=1968

}}

{{AthleticsAt1964SummerOlympics}}

The Women's Javelin Throw was one of three women's throwing events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 16 October 1964. 16 athletes from 10 nations entered.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1964/ATH/womens-javelin-throw.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174927/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1964/ATH/womens-javelin-throw.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Athletics at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Women's Javelin Throw |access-date=17 January 2018 |work=sports-reference.com}}