Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw

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Women's javelin throw
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Date 19 August 2008 (qualification)
21 August 2008 (final)
Competitors 54 from 40 nations
Winning distance 71.42
Medalists
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1st Barbora Špotáková  Czech Republic
2nd Mariya Abakumova  Russia
3rd Christina Obergföll  Germany
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The women's javelin throw at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 19–21 August at the Beijing National Stadium.[1]

The qualifying standards were 60.50 m (A standard) and 56.00 m (B standard).[2]

Mariya Abakumova held the lead from her first throw, with Barbora Špotáková the only other competitor within 3 metres. Abakumova improved to 70.78 on her fourth throw. Then on her final throw, Špotáková put it out to 71.42 to take the gold.

Schedule

All times are China standard time (UTC+8)

Date Time Round
Tuesday, 19 August 2008 09:00 Qualifications[3]
Thursday, 21 August 2008 19:20 Finals[4]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

World record  Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) 71.70 Helsinki, Finland 14 August 2005
Olympic record  Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) 71.53 Athens, Greece 27 August 2004

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

Results

Qualifying round

Qualification: 61.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank Group Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes[5]
1 A Barbora Špotáková  Czech Republic 67.69 67.69 Q
2 B Christina Obergföll  Germany 67.52 67.52 Q
3 A Steffi Nerius  Germany 59.15 59.74 63.94 63.94 Q
4 A Mariya Abakumova  Russia 61.23 63.48 63.48 Q
5 B Goldie Sayers  Great Britain 60.79 62.99 62.99 Q
6 B Barbara Madejczyk  Poland 62.81 62.81 Q, SB
7 A Mercedes Chilla  Spain 56.98 61.81 61.81 Q, SB
8 A Zhang Li  China 58.30 61.77 61.77 Q
9 B Katharina Molitor  Germany 55.65 53.50 60.92 60.92 q
10 B Felicea Moldovan-Tilea  Romania 53.25 55.89 60.81 60.81 q
11 A Osleidys Menéndez  Cuba 60.51 x 60.41 60.51 q
12 A Sinta Ozoliņa  Latvia 60.13 x 52.62 60.13 q, NR
13 B Justine Robbeson  South Africa 56.75 54.26 59.63 59.63
14 A Urszula Piwnicka  Poland 51.33 52.99 59.28 59.28
15 A Savva Lika  Greece 56.44 58.59 59.11 59.11
16 A Vira Rebryk  Ukraine 55.77 57.12 59.05 59.05
17 B Mikaela Ingberg  Finland 55.71 58.82 58.36 58.82
18 A Chang Chunfeng  China 58.42 x x 58.42
19 B Yanet Cruz  Cuba 58.06 57.15 57.03 58.06
20 B Lavern Eve  Bahamas 55.22 57.36 55.15 57.36
21 B Jarmila Klimešová  Czech Republic 52.18 57.25 x 57.25
22 A Nikolett Szabó  Hungary 56.98 57.15 x 57.15
23 A Natallia Shymchuk  Belarus 55.56 57.11 x 57.11
24 A Sílvia Cruz  Portugal 54.65 57.06 x 57.06
25 B Olha Ivankova  Ukraine 55.63 51.98 57.05 57.05
26 B Moonika Aava  Estonia x 56.94 x 56.94
27 A Alessandra Resende  Brazil 54.05 56.53 54.32 56.53
28 B Buoban Pamang  Thailand 53.69 x 56.35 56.35 SB
29 B Lindy Leveau-Agricole  Seychelles 56.32 55.90 50.74 56.32 SB
30 B Erma-Gene Evans  Saint Lucia 46.79 54.60 56.27 56.27
31 B Maryna Novik  Belarus 56.10 x 53.48 56.10
32 A Inga Stasiulionyte  Lithuania 55.66 x 55.34 55.66
33 A Sunette Viljoen  South Africa 53.14 55.58 53.82 55.58
34 B Olivia McKoy  Jamaica 55.51 x 53.85 55.51
35 B Tetyana Lyakhovych  Ukraine 55.50 x 53.59 55.50
36 A Anastasiya Svechnikova  Uzbekistan 55.31 x 48.71 55.31
37 A Martina Ratej  Slovenia 55.30 51.56 53.24 55.30
38 B Kim Kreiner  United States 55.13 53.81 53.48 55.13
39 A Zuleima Aramendiz  Colombia 51.30 54.71 x 54.71
40 A Monica Stoian  Romania x 54.56 x 54.56
41 A Kara Patterson  United States 54.00 50.35 54.39 54.39
42 B Song Dan  China 53.11 54.32 x 54.32
43 A Nadeeka Lakmali  Sri Lanka x 53.44 54.28 54.28
44 A Christina Scherwin  Denmark 53.95 x x 53.95 SB
45 B Alexandra Nasta-Tsisiou  Cyprus 53.24 x 47.18 53.24
46 A Kim Kyung-Ae 23x15px South Korea 51.46 48.00 53.13 53.13
47 B Mariya Yakovenko  Russia 47.90 51.67 50.49 51.67
48 A María González  Venezuela 48.37 50.51 42.32 50.51
49 B Serafina Akeli  Samoa 47.83 42.78 49.26 49.26
50 B Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir  Iceland x x 48.59 48.59
51 B Leryn Franco  Paraguay 45.34 x 43.77 45.34
52 B Rumyana Karapetrova  Bulgaria 40.15 - - 40.15
A Zahra Bani  Italy x x x NM
B Tatjana Jelaca  Serbia x x x NM

WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)

DNF = did not finish | DNS = did not start | DQ = disqualification | NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result) | Q = qualification by place in heat | q = qualification by overall place

Final

Rank Athlete Nationality 1 2 3 4 5 6 Result Notes
1st Barbora Špotáková  Czech Republic 69.22 67.04 x 64.92 x 71.42 71.42 AR
2nd Mariya Abakumova  Russia 69.32 69.08 x 70.78 x 67.52 70.78 NR
3rd Christina Obergföll  Germany 66.13 x 63.34 x x x 66.13
4 Goldie Sayers  Great Britain 65.75 59.40 62.92 59.72 65.03 56.83 65.75 NR
5 Steffi Nerius  Germany 64.05 62.25 59.97 x x 65.29 65.29
6 Osleidys Menéndez  Cuba 63.35 x x x x x 63.35
7 Barbara Madejczyk  Poland 58.74 59.16 58.67 x 58.21 62.02 62.02
8 Katharina Molitor  Germany 53.19 57.37 59.64 58.81 56.72 57.00 59.64
9 Mercedes Chilla  Spain x 57.94 58.13 58.13
10 Zhang Li  China 54.69 x 56.14 56.14
11 Sinta Ozolina  Latvia 50.67 53.38 52.23 53.38
12 Felicia Tilea-Moldovan  Romania 53.04 x 52.80 53.04

References

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