Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw
Women's javelin throw at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
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Venue | Beijing National Stadium | ||||||||||||
Date | 19 August 2008 (qualification) 21 August 2008 (final) |
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Competitors | 54 from 40 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning distance | 71.42 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics ![]() |
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Track events | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
200 m | men | women | ||
400 m | men | women | ||
800 m | men | women | ||
1500 m | men | women | ||
5000 m | men | women | ||
10,000 m | men | women | ||
100 m hurdles | women | |||
110 m hurdles | men | |||
400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
3000 m steeplechase |
men | women | ||
4 × 100 m relay | men | women | ||
4 × 400 m relay | men | women | ||
Road events | ||||
Marathon | men | women | ||
20 km walk | men | women | ||
50 km walk | men | |||
Field events | ||||
Long jump | men | women | ||
Triple jump | men | women | ||
High jump | men | women | ||
Pole vault | men | women | ||
Shot put | men | women | ||
Discus throw | men | women | ||
Javelin throw | men | women | ||
Hammer throw | men | women | ||
Combined events | ||||
Heptathlon | women | |||
Decathlon | men | |||
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 |
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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 | ![]() |
71.70 | Helsinki, Finland | 14 August 2005 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
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] |
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1 | A | Barbora Špotáková | ![]() |
67.69 | 67.69 | Q | ||
2 | B | Christina Obergföll | ![]() |
67.52 | 67.52 | Q | ||
3 | A | Steffi Nerius | ![]() |
59.15 | 59.74 | 63.94 | 63.94 | Q |
4 | A | Mariya Abakumova | ![]() |
61.23 | 63.48 | 63.48 | Q | |
5 | B | Goldie Sayers | ![]() |
60.79 | 62.99 | 62.99 | Q | |
6 | B | Barbara Madejczyk | ![]() |
62.81 | 62.81 | Q, SB | ||
7 | A | Mercedes Chilla | ![]() |
56.98 | 61.81 | 61.81 | Q, SB | |
8 | A | Zhang Li | ![]() |
58.30 | 61.77 | 61.77 | Q | |
9 | B | Katharina Molitor | ![]() |
55.65 | 53.50 | 60.92 | 60.92 | q |
10 | B | Felicea Moldovan-Tilea | ![]() |
53.25 | 55.89 | 60.81 | 60.81 | q |
11 | A | Osleidys Menéndez | ![]() |
60.51 | x | 60.41 | 60.51 | q |
12 | A | Sinta Ozoliņa | ![]() |
60.13 | x | 52.62 | 60.13 | q, NR |
13 | B | Justine Robbeson | ![]() |
56.75 | 54.26 | 59.63 | 59.63 | |
14 | A | Urszula Piwnicka | ![]() |
51.33 | 52.99 | 59.28 | 59.28 | |
15 | A | Savva Lika | ![]() |
56.44 | 58.59 | 59.11 | 59.11 | |
16 | A | Vira Rebryk | ![]() |
55.77 | 57.12 | 59.05 | 59.05 | |
17 | B | Mikaela Ingberg | ![]() |
55.71 | 58.82 | 58.36 | 58.82 | |
18 | A | Chang Chunfeng | ![]() |
58.42 | x | x | 58.42 | |
19 | B | Yanet Cruz | ![]() |
58.06 | 57.15 | 57.03 | 58.06 | |
20 | B | Lavern Eve | ![]() |
55.22 | 57.36 | 55.15 | 57.36 | |
21 | B | Jarmila Klimešová | ![]() |
52.18 | 57.25 | x | 57.25 | |
22 | A | Nikolett Szabó | ![]() |
56.98 | 57.15 | x | 57.15 | |
23 | A | Natallia Shymchuk | ![]() |
55.56 | 57.11 | x | 57.11 | |
24 | A | Sílvia Cruz | ![]() |
54.65 | 57.06 | x | 57.06 | |
25 | B | Olha Ivankova | ![]() |
55.63 | 51.98 | 57.05 | 57.05 | |
26 | B | Moonika Aava | ![]() |
x | 56.94 | x | 56.94 | |
27 | A | Alessandra Resende | ![]() |
54.05 | 56.53 | 54.32 | 56.53 | |
28 | B | Buoban Pamang | ![]() |
53.69 | x | 56.35 | 56.35 | SB |
29 | B | Lindy Leveau-Agricole | ![]() |
56.32 | 55.90 | 50.74 | 56.32 | SB |
30 | B | Erma-Gene Evans | ![]() |
46.79 | 54.60 | 56.27 | 56.27 | |
31 | B | Maryna Novik | ![]() |
56.10 | x | 53.48 | 56.10 | |
32 | A | Inga Stasiulionyte | ![]() |
55.66 | x | 55.34 | 55.66 | |
33 | A | Sunette Viljoen | ![]() |
53.14 | 55.58 | 53.82 | 55.58 | |
34 | B | Olivia McKoy | ![]() |
55.51 | x | 53.85 | 55.51 | |
35 | B | Tetyana Lyakhovych | ![]() |
55.50 | x | 53.59 | 55.50 | |
36 | A | Anastasiya Svechnikova | ![]() |
55.31 | x | 48.71 | 55.31 | |
37 | A | Martina Ratej | ![]() |
55.30 | 51.56 | 53.24 | 55.30 | |
38 | B | Kim Kreiner | ![]() |
55.13 | 53.81 | 53.48 | 55.13 | |
39 | A | Zuleima Aramendiz | ![]() |
51.30 | 54.71 | x | 54.71 | |
40 | A | Monica Stoian | ![]() |
x | 54.56 | x | 54.56 | |
41 | A | Kara Patterson | ![]() |
54.00 | 50.35 | 54.39 | 54.39 | |
42 | B | Song Dan | ![]() |
53.11 | 54.32 | x | 54.32 | |
43 | A | Nadeeka Lakmali | ![]() |
x | 53.44 | 54.28 | 54.28 | |
44 | A | Christina Scherwin | ![]() |
53.95 | x | x | 53.95 | SB |
45 | B | Alexandra Nasta-Tsisiou | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
47.90 | 51.67 | 50.49 | 51.67 | |
48 | A | María González | ![]() |
48.37 | 50.51 | 42.32 | 50.51 | |
49 | B | Serafina Akeli | ![]() |
47.83 | 42.78 | 49.26 | 49.26 | |
50 | B | Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir | ![]() |
x | x | 48.59 | 48.59 | |
51 | B | Leryn Franco | ![]() |
45.34 | x | 43.77 | 45.34 | |
52 | B | Rumyana Karapetrova | ![]() |
40.15 | - | - | 40.15 | |
A | Zahra Bani | ![]() |
x | x | x | NM | ||
B | Tatjana Jelaca | ![]() |
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 |
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Barbora Špotáková | ![]() |
69.22 | 67.04 | x | 64.92 | x | 71.42 | 71.42 | AR |
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Mariya Abakumova | ![]() |
69.32 | 69.08 | x | 70.78 | x | 67.52 | 70.78 | NR |
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Christina Obergföll | ![]() |
66.13 | x | 63.34 | x | x | x | 66.13 | |
4 | Goldie Sayers | ![]() |
65.75 | 59.40 | 62.92 | 59.72 | 65.03 | 56.83 | 65.75 | NR |
5 | Steffi Nerius | ![]() |
64.05 | 62.25 | 59.97 | x | x | 65.29 | 65.29 | |
6 | Osleidys Menéndez | ![]() |
63.35 | x | x | x | x | x | 63.35 | |
7 | Barbara Madejczyk | ![]() |
58.74 | 59.16 | 58.67 | x | 58.21 | 62.02 | 62.02 | |
8 | Katharina Molitor | ![]() |
53.19 | 57.37 | 59.64 | 58.81 | 56.72 | 57.00 | 59.64 | |
9 | Mercedes Chilla | ![]() |
x | 57.94 | 58.13 | 58.13 | ||||
10 | Zhang Li | ![]() |
54.69 | x | 56.14 | 56.14 | ||||
11 | Sinta Ozolina | ![]() |
50.67 | 53.38 | 52.23 | 53.38 | ||||
12 | Felicia Tilea-Moldovan | ![]() |
53.04 | x | 52.80 | 53.04 |