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

Women's javelin throw
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Date19 August 2008 (qualification)
21 August 2008 (final)
Competitors54 from 40 nations
Winning distance71.42
Medalists
   Czech Republic
 
   Germany
Athletics at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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. Christina Obergföll took the third place position, and Goldie Sayers with a British national record took fourth, both from their first round throws and not improving thereafter. Then on her final throw, Špotáková put it out to 71.42 to take the gold. Eight years after the competition, the IOC retested samples from the event. Silver medalist Mariya Abakumova tested positive for dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (turinabol) and was disqualified, stripping her of the medal.[3]

Schedule

All times are China standard time (UTC+8)

Date Time Round
Tuesday, 19 August 2008 09:00Qualifications[4]
Thursday, 21 August 2008 19:20Finals[5]

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[6]
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
DSQ 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 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

RankAthleteNationality123456ResultNotes
1st, gold medalist(s) Barbora Špotáková Czech Republic 69.2267.04x64.92x71.42 71.42AR
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Christina Obergföll Germany 66.13x63.34xxx 66.13
4Goldie Sayers Great Britain 65.7559.4062.9259.7265.0356.8365.75NR
5Steffi Nerius Germany 64.0562.2559.97xx65.2965.29
6Osleidys Menéndez Cuba 63.35xxxxx63.35
7Barbara Madejczyk Poland 58.7459.1658.67x58.2162.02 62.02
8Katharina Molitor Germany 53.1957.3759.6458.8156.7257.0059.64
9Mercedes Chilla Spain x57.9458.13 58.13
10Zhang Li China 54.69x56.14 56.14
11Sinta Ozoliņa Latvia 50.6753.3852.23 53.38
12Felicia Tilea-Moldovan Romania 53.04x52.80 53.04
DSQ Mariya Abakumova Russia 69.3269.08x 70.78 x 67.52 DSQ[3]

References

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