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Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw

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Women's javelin throw
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Olympic Athletics
VenueJapan National Stadium
Dates3 August 2021 (qualifying)
6 August 2021 (final)
Competitors30 from 20 nations
Winning Distance66.34
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Liu Shiying  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Maria Andrejczyk  Poland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kelsey-Lee Barber  Australia
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The women's javelin throw event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 3 and 6 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium.[1] Approximately 35 athletes competed; the exact number was dependent on how many nations use universality places to enter athletes in addition to the 32 qualifying through distance or ranking (no universality places were used in 2016).[2]

Background

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This was the 21st appearance of the event, having appeared in every Summer Olympics since 1932.

Qualification

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A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 3 qualified athletes in the women's javelin throw event if all athletes meet the entry standard or qualify by ranking during the qualifying period. (The limit of 3 has been in place since the 1930 Olympic Congress.) The qualifying standard is 64.00 metres. This standard was "set for the sole purpose of qualifying athletes with exceptional performances unable to qualify through the IAAF World Rankings pathway." The world rankings, based on the average of the best five results for the athlete over the qualifying period and weighted by the importance of the meet, will then be used to qualify athletes until the cap of 32 is reached.[2][3]

The qualifying period was originally from 1 May 2019 to 29 June 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the period was suspended from 6 April 2020 to 30 November 2020, with the end date extended to 29 June 2021. The world rankings period start date was also changed from 1 May 2019 to 30 June 2020; athletes who had met the qualifying standard during that time were still qualified, but those using world rankings would not be able to count performances during that time. The qualifying time standards could be obtained in various meets during the given period that have the approval of the IAAF. Both outdoor and indoor meets are eligible. The most recent Area Championships may be counted in the ranking, even if not during the qualifying period.[2][4]

NOCs can also use their universality place—each NOC can enter one female athlete regardless of time if they had no female athletes meeting the entry standard for an athletics event—in the javelin throw.[2]

Competition format

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The 2020 competition continued to use the two-round format with divided final introduced in 1936. The qualifying round gave each competitor three throws to achieve a qualifying distance (not yet set; 2016 used 63.00 metres); if fewer than 12 women did so, the top 12 would advance. The final provided each thrower with three throws; the top eight throwers received an additional three throws for a total of six, with the best to count (qualifying round throws were not considered for the final).[5]

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing global and area records were as follows.

World record  Barbora Špotáková (CZE) 72.28 Stuttgart, Germany 13 September 2008
Olympic record  Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) 71.53 Athens, Greece 27 August 2004
World Leading  Maria Andrejczyk (POL) 71.40 Split, Croatia 9 May 2021
Area Distance (m) Athlete Nation
Africa (records) 69.35 Sunette Viljoen  South Africa
Asia (records) 67.98 Lü Huihui  China
Europe (records) 72.28 WR Barbora Špotáková  Czech Republic
North, Central America
and Caribbean
(records)
71.70 Osleidys Menéndez  Cuba
Oceania (records) 68.92 Kathryn Mitchell  Australia
South America (records) 63.84 Flor Ruiz  Colombia

Schedule

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All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

The women's javelin throw took place over two separate days.[1]

Date Time Round
Tuesday, 3 August 2021 9:00 Qualifying
Friday, 6 August 2021 19:50 Final

Results

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Qualifying

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Qualification: Qualifying performance 63.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

Rank Group Athlete Nation #1 #2 #3 Distance Notes
1 A Maria Andrejczyk  Poland 65.24 65.24 Q
2 B Maggie Malone  United States 63.07 63.07 Q
3 B Kelsey-Lee Barber  Australia 51.27 53.82 62.59 62.59 q, SB
4 A Mackenzie Little  Australia 62.37 58.94 53.57 62.37 q, PB
5 B Eda Tuğsuz  Turkey X 62.31 X 62.31 q, SB
6 B Haruka Kitaguchi  Japan 62.06 59.55 X 62.06 q, SB
7 A Lü Huihui  China 59.22 57.20 61.99 61.99 q
8 B Liveta Jasiūnaitė  Lithuania 61.96 58.74 60.76 61.96 q
9 B Liu Shiying  China 61.95 60.68 59.76 61.95 q
10 B Kathryn Mitchell  Australia X 61.85 X 61.85 q
11 B Christin Hussong  Germany 59.19 61.68 58.06 61.68 q
12 A Madara Palameika  Latvia 60.30 59.85 60.94 60.94 q, SB
13 A Tatsiana Khaladovich  Belarus 60.78 X 58.93 60.78
14 B Barbora Špotáková  Czech Republic X 60.52 57.44 60.52
15 A Jucilene de Lima  Brazil X 60.14 58.79 60.14
16 A Nikola Ogrodníková  Czech Republic X 60.03 57.41 60.03
17 A Kara Winger  United States 57.95 59.71 58.51 59.71
18 B Laila Ferrer e Silva  Brazil 59.47 56.81 57.61 59.47
19 B Irena Gillarová  Czech Republic X 59.16 X 59.16 SB
20 A Marija Vučenović  Serbia 54.61 57.73 58.93 58.93
21 B Victoria Hudson  Austria 56.55 58.60 X 58.60
22 A Anete Kociņa  Latvia X 58.84 57.68 58.84
23 A Elizabeth Gleadle  Canada X 55.70 58.19 58.19
24 B Jo-Ane van Dyk  South Africa 55.31 55.43 57.69 57.69
25 A Réka Szilágyi  Hungary 57.39 57.22 55.82 57.39
26 B Līna Mūze  Latvia 54.03 53.10 57.33 57.33
27 B Ariana Ince  United States X 53.21 54.98 54.98
28 A María Lucelly Murillo  Colombia 49.48 54.98 X 54.98
29 A Annu Rani  India 50.35 53.19 54.04 54.04
A Sara Kolak  Croatia X X X NM

Final

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Rank Athlete Nation #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Distance Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Liu Shiying  China 66.34 X 63.40 X 66.34 SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Maria Andrejczyk  Poland 62.56 64.61 61.03 63.62 64.45 59.31 64.61
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kelsey-Lee Barber  Australia 61.98 63.69 63.34 64.04 58.85 64.56 64.56 SB
4 Eda Tuğsuz  Turkey X X 62.13 62.17 63.35 64.00 64.00 SB
5 Lü Huihui  China 62.83 63.11 63.41 61.85 59.54 59.44 63.41
6 Kathryn Mitchell  Australia 61.82 61.66 60.08 X X X 61.82
7 Liveta Jasiūnaitė  Lithuania 60.06 58.66 59.09 55.64 58.39 X 60.06
8 Mackenzie Little  Australia 59.96 57.80 55.47 54.76 54.94 54.51 59.96
9 Christin Hussong  Germany 59.94 59.18 59.61 did not advance 59.94
10 Maggie Malone  United States 53.88 59.82 58.88 did not advance 59.82
11 Madara Palameika  Latvia X 54.30 58.70 did not advance 58.70
12 Haruka Kitaguchi  Japan 53.45 X 55.42 did not advance 55.42

References

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  1. ^ a b "Athletics Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Athletics" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  3. ^ "IAAF to follow other sports with world ranking system for athletes". BBC Sport. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Olympic qualification period suspended until 1 December 2020". World Athletics. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Athletics Explanatory Guide" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. August 2019.