2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw
The women's hammer throw event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 2 and 4.
Betty Heidler was the pre-event favourite: she was undefeated that season, held the four best marks of the year, and had broken the world record with a throw of 79.42 m in May. Tatyana Lysenko, a former record holder, was ranked second prior to the championships. Yipsi Moreno and Zhang Wenxiu (both medalists at the 2008 Olympics) were both in good form that season, as was Kathrin Klaas (fourth in 2009). Zalina Marghieva, Alena Matoshka, Jennifer Dahlgren were other entrants ranked in the top ten.[1][2] The 2009 world champion Anita Włodarczyk was not expected to compete due to a back injury.[3]
Tatyana Lysenko won the competition on her first throw, then proceeded to improve her position on the next two throws. Top qualifier Zhang Wenxiu also made her best throw on her first attempt. It took Betty Heidler until the 5th round to finally displace her into bronze position, pushing Yipsi Moreno off the medal stand. Defending champion Anita Włodarczyk did make a game effort, throwing her season best, but only managed 5th place.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Tatyana Lysenko |
Betty Heidler |
Zhang Wenxiu |
Records
| World record | |
79.42 | Halle, Germany | 21 May 2011 |
| Championship record |  |
77.96 | Berlin, Germany | 22 August 2009 |
| World leading | |
79.42 | Halle, Germany | 21 May 2011 |
| African record |  |
68.48 | Cairo, Egypt | 18 February 2005 |
| Asian record | |
75.65 | Fränkisch-Crumbach, Germany | 12 June 2011 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record |  |
76.62 | Zagreb, Croatia | 9 September 2008 |
| South American record |  |
73.74 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 10 April 2010 |
| European record | |
79.42 | Halle, Germany | 21 May 2011 |
| Oceanian record |  |
71.12 | Adelaide, Australia | 6 February 2003 |
Qualification standards
| A mark | B mark |
|---|---|
| 71.50 m | 69.00 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2011 | 10:00 | Qualification |
| 4 September 2011 | 18:15 | Final |
Results
Qualification
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 71.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Zhang Wenxiu | | 74.17 | 74.17 | Q | ||
| 2 | B | Yipsi Moreno | | 73.29 | 73.29 | Q | ||
| 3 | B | Jennifer Dahlgren | | 67.81 | x | 72.70 | 72.70 | Q, SB |
| 4 | A | Tatyana Lysenko | | 71.94 | 71.94 | Q | ||
| 5 | A | Kathrin Klaas | | 69.26 | 69.57 | 71.69 | 71.69 | Q |
| 6 | B | Betty Heidler | | 71.48 | 71.48 | Q | ||
| 7 | B | Anita Włodarczyk | | 71.09 | 71.09 | Q | ||
| 8 | A | Jessica Cosby |  | 71.06 | 71.06 | Q | ||
| 9 | A | Zalina Marghieva |  | x | 70.09 | 69.85 | 70.09 | q |
| 10 | A | Silvia Salis |  | 69.82 | 66.58 | x | 69.82 | q |
| 11 | A | Bianca Perie |  | 68.12 | 69.66 | 69.01 | 69.66 | q |
| 12 | A | Stéphanie Falzon |  | x | 68.92 | 67.37 | 68.92 | q |
| 13 | B | Éva Orbán |  | 68.89 | 68.28 | x | 68.89 | |
| 14 | A | Amber Campbell | | 68.26 | 68.87 | x | 68.87 | |
| 15 | B | Jeneva McCall | | 68.26 | 65.22 | 65.45 | 68.26 | |
| 16 | B | Alena Matoshka | .svg.png){kind=small} | x | 68.23 | 67.88 | 68.23 | |
| 17 | B | Marina Marghiev | | x | 67.95 | x | 67.95 | |
| 18 | B | Berta Castells |  | 67.74 | 65.22 | 67.02 | 67.74 | |
| 19 | B | Nataliya Zolotukhina |  | 67.44 | 67.57 | 65.93 | 67.57 | |
| 20 | B | Mona Holm |  | 67.16 | 66.97 | x | 67.16 | |
| 21 | A | Joanna Fiodorow | | x | 66.88 | x | 66.88 | |
| 22 | A | Alexandra Papageorgiou |  | 64.38 | 65.58 | 66.77 | 66.77 | |
| 23 | A | Amy Sène |  | 66.15 | x | 61.31 | 66.15 | |
| 24 | A | Merja Korpela |  | 63.93 | x | 65.64 | 65.64 | |
| 25 | A | Vânia Silva |  | 64.46 | 65.40 | 64.18 | 65.40 | |
| 26 | B | Sophie Hitchon |  | 61.91 | x | 64.93 | 64.93 | |
| 27 | B | Masumi Aya |  | 60.14 | 64.09 | x | 64.09 | |
| 28 | A | Heather Steacy |  | 63.39 | x | x | 63.39 | |
| 29 | B | Liu Tingting | | 61.45 | 62.17 | 63.12 | 63.12 | |
| 30 | A | Kang Na-Ru | .svg.png){kind=small} | 61.05 | x | x | 61.05 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Tatyana Lysenko | | 76.80 | 77.09 | 77.13 | 74.51 | 75.05 | x | 77.13 | SB |
 | Betty Heidler | | x | 73.96 | 74.70 | x | 76.06 | x | 76.06 | |
 | Zhang Wenxiu | | 75.03 | 74.31 | x | 73.17 | 71.86 | 74.79 | 75.03 | |
| 4 | Yipsi Moreno | | 73.29 | x | 74.48 | x | x | x | 74.48 | SB |
| 5 | Anita Włodarczyk | | 73.56 | x | 72.61 | x | x | 72.65 | 73.56 | SB |
| 6 | Bianca Perie | | 67.73 | 70.40 | 67.75 | 70.24 | 70.91 | 72.04 | 72.04 | SB |
| 7 | Kathrin Klaas | | 67.02 | 70.18 | 70.67 | 71.89 | 70.44 | x | 71.89 | |
| - | |
69.99 | x | 68.13 | 70.24 | 70.27 | 68.76 | DQ | ||
| 8 | Silvia Salis | | 68.61 | 69.88 | x | 69.88 | ||||
| 9 | Jennifer Dahlgren | | 68.27 | x | 69.72 | 69.72 | ||||
| 10 | Jessica Cosby | | x | 68.91 | 68.15 | 68.91 | ||||
| 11 | Stéphanie Falzon | | 66.57 | x | x | 66.57 |
References
- ↑ Landells, Steve (2011-08-19). Women’s Hammer Throw – PREVIEW Archived 2012-05-09 at the Wayback Machine.. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-28.
- ↑ Hammer throw 2011. IAAF (2011-08-23). Retrieved on 2011-08-28.
- ↑ World Championships preview – women’s field events Archived 2012-06-16 at the Wayback Machine.. Athletics Weekly (2011-08-25). Retrieved on 2011-08-28.
External links
- Hammer throw results at IAAF website