{{Infobox Olympic event
| event       = Kvindernes spydkast
| games       = sommer-OL 2016 
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| venue       = [[Estádio Olímpico João Havelange|Olympic Stadium]]
| date        = 16.–18. august 2016
| competitors = 31
| nations     = 19
| win_label   = Vinderdistance 
| win_value   = 66.18 m '''NR'''
| gold        = [[Sara Kolak]]
| goldNOC     = CRO
| silver      = [[Sunette Viljoen]]
| silverNOC   = RSA
| bronze      = [[Barbora Špotáková]]
| bronzeNOC   = CZE
| prev        = [[Atletik under sommer-OL 2012 – spydkast kvinder|2012]]
| next        = 2020
}}
'''Kvindernes spydkast''' under [[sommer-OL 2016]] i [[Rio de Janeiro]] blev holdt i perioden 16.–18. august 2016 i [[Estádio Olímpico João Havelange|Olympic Stadium]].<ref>[https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-womens-javelin-throw Women's Javelin Throw - Standings] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922183731/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-womens-javelin-throw |date=22. september 2016 }} rio2016.com Retrieved on 2016-08-19</ref>
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