Athletics at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's hammer throw

The women's hammer throw event at the 2014 Asian Games was held at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium, Incheon, South Korea on 28 September. The competition was won by Zhang Wenxiu of China. Zhang was disqualified after testing positive for the prohibited substance zeranol, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport reinstated her on appeal after ruling that the zeranol came from contaminated food.[1]

Women's hammer throw
at the 2014 Asian Games
VenueIncheon Asiad Main Stadium
Dates28 September
Competitors8 from 7 nations
Medalists
gold medal    China
silver medal    China
bronze medal    India
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Schedule edit

All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)

Date Time Event
Sunday, 28 September 2014 18:40 Final

Records edit

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.

World Record   Anita Włodarczyk (POL) 79.58 Berlin, Germany 31 August 2014
Asian Record   Wang Zheng (CHN) 77.68 Chengdu, China 29 March 2014
Games Record   Zhang Wenxiu (CHN) 74.15 Doha, Qatar 8 December 2006

Results edit

Rank Athlete Attempt Result Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
    Zhang Wenxiu (CHN) 74.14 72.56 74.27 75.96 76.20 77.33 77.33 GR
    Wang Zheng (CHN) 56.35 72.58 74.16 74.00 71.31 X 74.16
    Manju Bala (IND) 60.47 X 60.28 57.80 57.19 60.34 60.47
4   Masumi Aya (JPN) 57.14 X 58.48 59.72 X 59.84 59.84
5   Kang Na-ru (KOR) 56.59 X 56.97 58.70 58.80 58.35 58.80
6   Anastasiya Aslanidu (UZB) 55.21 X 54.29 50.01 53.87 53.86 55.21
7   Panwat Gimsrang (THA) 51.31 52.69 49.60 50.33 X 51.92 52.69
8   Bashayer Al-Quraishi (QAT) X X X 38.36 X 37.25 38.36

References edit

  1. ^ AFP (May 6, 2015). "China hammer thrower's gold medal reinstated". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved August 14, 2015.