Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw

Women's javelin throw
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
Date 16–18 August 2016
Competitors 31 from 19 nations
Winning distance 66.18 m NR
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Sara Kolak  Croatia
2nd, silver medalist(s) Sunette Viljoen  South Africa
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Barbora Špotáková  Czech Republic

The women's javelin throw competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was held at the Olympic Stadium on 16–18 August.[1] Each athlete received three throws in the qualifying round. All who achieved the qualifying distance progressed to the final. Each finalist was allowed three throws in last round, with the top eight athletes after that point being given three further attempts.

Summary

In the qualifying round, Maria Andrejczyk threw a Polish national record 67.11m, moving her to the # 16 thrower of all time. Of course, several women on that same list also qualified for the final, including world record holder and 2016 non-Russian world leader Barbora Špotáková. Vera Rebrik had thrown 67.30 in February, but Russia was on suspension.

Flor Ruiz started the final round with a 61.54 m. Two throws later Tatsiana Khaladovich raised the stakes to 62.68 m. Two throws later Andrejczyk displaced Ruiz with a 61.92. Sunette Viljoen moved on top with a 64.92 m. Near the top of the second round, Kathryn Mitchell almost matched it with a 64.36 to move into silver position. 2015 World silver medalist Lü Huihui moved into bronze position with a 63.50 m that lasted until the end of the round when two-time defending champion Špotáková moved into the bronze position with a 63.73 m. Khaladovich came back in the third round with a 64.60 m to move into the silver spot. After the field dropped off returning bronze medalist Linda Stahl, 21 year old Sara Kolak threw 66.18 m (217 ft 1 in) to rocket from sixth to first. As second thrower in the fifth round, Andrejczyk threw 64.78 m to leapfrog from seventh to bronze medal position. That only lasted a few throwers until Špotáková threw 2 cm further.

For Kolak, whose previous medal collection included the bronze medal from the 2016 European Championships, it was a new Croatian National Record, beating the 64.30 m she set in qualifying, which beat the 63.50 she threw winning the European bronze. Prior to 2016, her best was still the national record, but was a 57.79 from 2013, improving 8.39 m (27 ft 6 in) in just 5 months. Kolak moved into the #20 position on the all-time list.

The following evening the medals were presented by Li Lingwei, IOC member, China and Alberto Juantorena, Vice President of the IAAF.

Schedule

All times are Brasília Time (UTC−3).

Date Time Round
Tuesday, 16 August 201620:35Qualifications
Thursday, 18 August 201621:10Finals

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Barbora Špotáková (CZE) 72.28 m Stuttgart, Germany 13 September 2008
Olympic record  Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) 71.53 m Athens, Greece 27 August 2004
2016 World leading  Barbora Špotáková (CZE) 66.87 m Tábor, Czech Republic 19 June 2016

The following national records were established during the competition:

CountryAthleteRoundDistanceNotes
Poland Maria Andrejczyk (POL)Qualifying67.11 m
Croatia Sara Kolak (CRO)Qualifying64.30 m
Final66.18 m

Results

Qualifying round

Qualification rule: qualification standard 63.00m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).

RankGroupNameNationality#1#2#3ResultNotes
1BMaria Andrejczyk Poland67.1167.11Q, NR
2BBarbora Špotáková Czech Republic62.5064.6564.65Q
3ASara Kolak Croatia55.6855.8664.3064.30Q, NR
4BLinda Stahl Germany63.9563.95Q
5ATatsiana Khaladovich Belarus63.7863.78Q
6ASunette Viljoen South Africa63.5463.54Q
7ALü Huihui China63.2863.28Q
8BMadara Palameika Latvia63.0363.03Q
9AFlor Ruiz Colombia62.3259.8959.9962.32q
10AChristina Obergföll Germany57.7562.18x62.18q
11AChristin Hussong Germany56.1955.5862.1762.17q
12BKathryn Mitchell Australiax60.0561.6361.63q
13BKara Winger United States61.0257.3460.5461.02
14ASinta Ozoliņa-Kovala Latvia60.9258.08x60.92
15BLi Lingwei China60.9159.3057.8760.91
16AElizabeth Gleadle Canada59.1860.2858.7460.28
17BKateryna Derun Ukraine60.0254.86x60.02
18AMartina Ratej Slovenia59.7658.15x59.76
19AHanna Hatsko-Fedusova Ukraine58.90x58.3858.90
20BLiina Laasma Estonia58.0656.2156.6258.06
21BYuki Ebihara Japan53.7555.8957.6857.68
22AKim Mickle Australia57.20x55.9357.20
23ALiu Shiying China57.1655.60x57.16
24BMathilde Andraud France56.6156.0156.1356.61
25AMaggie Malone United States56.47x46.8756.47
26BTatsiana Korzh Belarus49.4153.5456.1656.16
27ABrittany Borman United States54.1556.0452.7356.04
28BKelsey-Lee Roberts Australia44.7555.0455.2555.25
29AYulenmis Aguilar Cuba54.84x54.9454.94
30BÁsdís Hjálmsdóttir Icelandx54.92x54.92
31BSanni Utriainen Finland53.42x52.4553.42

Final

RankAthleteNationality#1#2#3#4#5#6ResultNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Sara Kolak Croatia60.8962.9563.0066.18x59.4266.18NR
2nd, silver medalist(s)Sunette Viljoen South Africa64.9261.04x63.00xx64.92
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Barbora Špotáková Czech Republic60.1663.73x61.2564.80x64.80
4Maria Andrejczyk Poland61.9259.2560.2359.3164.7863.6964.78
5Tatsiana Khaladovich Belarus62.6860.2464.6060.4963.5264.2464.60
6Kathryn Mitchell Australiax64.36xx62.2063.0264.36
7Lü Huihui China60.3263.5059.5664.04x56.9664.04SB
8Christina Obergföll Germany60.1762.28xxx62.9262.92
9Flor Ruiz Colombia61.5458.4659.61Did not advance61.54
10Madara Palameika Latviaxx60.14Did not advance60.14
11Linda Stahl Germany58.48x59.71Did not advance59.71
12Christin Hussong Germany54.9954.4757.70Did not advance57.70

References

  1. Women's Javelin Throw - Standings Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com Retrieved on 2016-08-19
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