The women's javelin throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in Paris, France, on 7 and 10 August 2024. This was the 22th time that the event was contested at the Summer Olympics.
Women's javelin throw at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Stade de France, Paris, France | ||||||||||||
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Winning time | 65.80 m | ||||||||||||
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Background
editThe women's javelin throw has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1932.
Record | Athlete (Nation) | Distance (m) | Location | Date |
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World record | Barbora Špotáková (CZE) | 72.28[1] | Stuttgart, Germany | 13 September 2008 |
Olympic record | Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) | 71.53 | Athens, Greece | 27 August 2004 |
World leading | Flor Ruiz (COL) | 66.70[2] | Cuiabá, Brazil | 12 May 2024 |
Area Record | Athlete (Nation) | Distance (m) |
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Africa (records) | Sunette Viljoen (RSA) | 69.35 |
Asia (records) | Lü Huihui (CHN) | 67.98 |
Europe (records) | Barbora Špotáková (CZE) | 72.28 WR |
North, Central America and Caribbean (records) |
Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) | 71.70 |
Oceania (records) | Kathryn Mitchell (AUS) | 68.92 |
South America (records) | Flor Ruiz (COL) | 66.70 |
Qualification
editFor the women's javelin throw event, the qualification period is between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 32 athletes are able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by throwing the entry standard of 64.00 m or further or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.[4][5]
Results
editQualification
editThe qualification was held on 7 August, starting at 10:25 (UTC+2) for Group A and 11:50 (UTC+2) for Group B in the morning. 32 athletes qualified for the first round by qualification time or world ranking.[6]
Qualification Rules: Qualifying performance 62 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final
Rank | Group | Athlete | Nation | 1 | 2 | 3 | Distance | Notes |
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1 | B | Maria Andrejczyk | Poland | 65.52 | — | — | 65.52 | Q, SB |
2 | B | Sara Kolak | Croatia | 54.04 | 64.57 | — | 64.57 | Q, SB |
3 | B | Flor Ruiz | Colombia | 64.40 | — | — | 64.40 | Q |
4 | A | Jo-Ane van Dyk | South Africa | 64.22 | — | — | 64.22 | Q, PB |
5 | B | Elina Tzengko | Greece | 52.02 | 61.09 | 63.22 | 63.22 | Q, SB |
6 | A | Mackenzie Little | Australia | 59.59 | 62.82 | — | 62.82 | Q |
7 | B | Haruka Kitaguchi | Japan | 62.58 | — | — | 62.58 | Q |
8 | A | Kathryn Mitchell | Australia | 58.71 | 62.40 | — | 62.40 | Q, SB |
9 | B | Yulenmis Aguilar | Spain | 61.95 | 58.35 | 59.92 | 61.95 | q |
10 | B | Marie-Therese Obst | Norway | 61.82 | x | 55.40 | 61.82 | q |
11 | A | Nikola Ogrodníková | Czech Republic | x | 59.12 | 61.16 | 61.16 | q |
12 | B | Momone Ueda | Japan | 56.77 | 61.08 | 56.87 | 61.08 | q |
13 | B | Adriana Vilagoš | Serbia | 60.49 | 60.17 | 49.41 | 60.49 | |
14 | B | Petra Sičaková | Czech Republic | 60.47 | 59.68 | 59.44 | 60.47 | |
15 | B | Anete Sietiņa | Latvia | 56.73 | 59.46 | 60.47 | 60.47 | |
16 | A | María Lucelly Murillo | Colombia | 60.38 | 56.28 | x | 60.38 | SB |
17 | A | Līna Mūze | Latvia | 60.30 | x | x | 60.30 | |
18 | A | Christin Hussong | Germany | 57.00 | 56.84 | 59.99 | 59.99 | |
19 | A | Tori Peeters | New Zealand | 54.81 | 56.60 | 59.78 | 59.78 | |
20 | A | Victoria Hudson | Austria | 59.69 | x | x | 59.69 | |
21 | A | Marina Saito | Japan | 59.42 | x | 57.66 | 59.42 | |
22 | B | Lü Huihui | China | 58.52 | 55.38 | 59.37 | 59.37 | |
23 | A | Dai Qianqian | China | 55.56 | 56.18 | 59.33 | 59.33 | |
24 | A | Maggie Malone-Hardin | United States | 58.76 | 56.82 | 58.12 | 58.76 | |
25 | B | Liveta Jasiūnaitė | Lithuania | 58.35 | x | x | 58.35 | |
26 | B | Kelsey-Lee Barber | Australia | 56.32 | 57.73 | 56.56 | 57.73 | SB |
27 | A | Rhema Otabor | Bahamas | x | 54.76 | 57.67 | 57.67 | |
28 | A | Jucilene de Lima | Brazil | x | x | 57.56 | 57.56 | |
29 | A | Annu Rani | India | 55.81 | 53.22 | 53.55 | 55.81 | |
30 | B | Anni-Linnea Alanen | Finland | 55.30 | 54.53 | x | 55.30 | |
31 | B | Eda Tuğsuz | Turkey | 51.33 | x | 55.30 | 55.30 | |
32 | A | Dilhani Lekamge | Sri Lanka | 53.66 | x | 53.24 | 53.66 |
Final
editThe final was held on 10 August, starting at 19:40 (UTC+2) in the evening.[6]
Rank | Athlete | Nation | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Distance | Notes |
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Haruka Kitaguchi | Japan | 65.80 | 62.39 | X | 61.68 | 64.73 | X | 65.80 | SB | |
Jo-Ane van Dyk | South Africa | 59.72 | 61.72 | 63.93 | X | 62.07 | 57.07 | 63.93 | ||
Nikola Ogrodníková | Czech Republic | 58.13 | X | 63.68 | 58.34 | 61.45 | 58.04 | 63.68 | SB | |
4 | Sara Kolak | Croatia | 57.86 | 58.85 | 63.40 | 58.43 | 62.31 | 63.03 | 63.40 | |
5 | Flor Ruiz | Colombia | 60.49 | 63.00 | 62.41 | 61.68 | 60.14 | 61.35 | 63.00 | |
6 | Yulenmis Aguilar | Spain | 62.78 | X | 60.17 | — | 61.58 | X | 62.78 | |
7 | Kathryn Mitchell | Australia | 62.63 | 59.57 | 60.31 | 62.16 | X | X | 62.63 | SB |
8 | Maria Andrejczyk | Poland | 62.44 | 60.52 | X | X | X | 57.74 | 62.44 | |
9 | Elina Tzengko | Greece | 61.85 | X | 57.90 | did not advance | 61.85 | |||
10 | Momone Ueda | Japan | 59.57 | 61.64 | 59.79 | did not advance | 61.64 | SB | ||
11 | Marie-Therese Obst | Norway | 61.14 | 60.57 | 58.78 | did not advance | 61.14 | |||
12 | Mackenzie Little | Australia | 60.32 | 56.94 | 59.41 | did not advance | 60.32 |
References
edit- ^ "All time Top lists – Senior – Javelin throw women", World Athletics, 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – Javelin throw women", World Athletics, 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Records – Javelin throw women". World Athletics. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com, 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Road To | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.