Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw
- 7 August 2024 (qualification)
10 August 2024 (final)
![]() | Haruka Kitaguchi | ![]() | |
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![]() | Jo-Ane van Dyk | ![]() | |
![]() | Nikola Ogrodníková | ![]() |
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The women's javelin throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in Paris, France, on 7 and 10 August 2024. This was the 22nd time that the event was contested at the Summer Olympics.
Summary
Liu Shiying did not return to defend her title, silver medalist Maria Andrejczyk and bronze Kelsey-Lee Barber were back, as was 2016 Gold Medalist Sara Kolak. Barber won the 2019 and 2022 World Championships. Lü Huihui won silver back in 2015 and had two bronzes from 2017 and 2019. Haruka Kitaguchi won the 2023 World Championships on the last throw to beat Flor Ruiz and bronze medalist Mackenzie Little. Ruiz is the seasonal World Leader from the 2024 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics back in May.
In the qualification round there were eight automatic qualifiers over 62 metres. Andrejczyk, Ruiz, Jo-Ane van Dyk and Kitaguchi got it on their first attempt. It took 61.08m to get the small q, eliminating Lü and Barber.[1]
Andrejczyk started the action off with 62.44m. After three other throwers, Kitaguchi got off a good one, 65.80 m (215 ft 10 in). Five throwers later Kathryn Mitchell moved into second place with 62.63m. Near the end of the first round, Yulenmis Aguilar advanced ahead of her with a 62.78m. In the second round, Ruiz took over second position throwing 63 metres exactly. Then in the third round, van Dyk went from 10th place, in danger of not getting her final attempts, to second position with a 63.93m. Two throws later, Sara Kolak was in 11th place, then threw 63.40m to grab onto the podium. Kolak would hold that spot for five more throwers, then Nikola Ogrodníková leapfrogged from dead last to bronze with 63.68m. Those extra three attempts did not prove to be significant, nobody was able to improve, though Kitaguchi did back up her winning first round throw with a 64.73m.[2][3]
Background
The 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 | ![]() | 72.28[4] | Stuttgart, Germany | 13 September 2008 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 71.53 | Athens, Greece | 27 August 2004 |
World leading | ![]() | 66.70[5] | Cuiabá, Brazil | 12 May 2024 |
Area Record | Athlete (Nation) | Distance (m) |
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Africa (records) | ![]() | 69.35 |
Asia (records) | ![]() | 67.98 |
Europe (records) | ![]() | 72.28 WR |
North, Central America and Caribbean (records) | ![]() | 71.70 |
Oceania (records) | ![]() | 68.92 |
South America (records) | ![]() | 66.70 |
Qualification
For 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.[7][8]
Results
Qualification
The 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.[9]
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 | ![]() | 65.52 | — | — | 65.52 | Q, SB |
2 | B | Sara Kolak | ![]() | 54.04 | 64.57 | — | 64.57 | Q, SB |
3 | B | Flor Ruiz | ![]() | 64.40 | — | — | 64.40 | Q |
4 | A | Jo-Ane van Dyk | ![]() | 64.22 | — | — | 64.22 | Q, PB |
5 | B | Elina Tzengko | ![]() | 52.02 | 61.09 | 63.22 | 63.22 | Q, SB |
6 | A | Mackenzie Little | ![]() | 59.59 | 62.82 | — | 62.82 | Q |
7 | B | Haruka Kitaguchi | ![]() | 62.58 | — | — | 62.58 | Q |
8 | A | Kathryn Mitchell | ![]() | 58.71 | 62.40 | — | 62.40 | Q, SB |
9 | B | Yulenmis Aguilar | ![]() | 61.95 | 58.35 | 59.92 | 61.95 | q |
10 | B | Marie-Therese Obst | ![]() | 61.82 | x | 55.40 | 61.82 | q |
11 | A | Nikola Ogrodníková | ![]() | x | 59.12 | 61.16 | 61.16 | q |
12 | B | Momone Ueda | ![]() | 56.77 | 61.08 | 56.87 | 61.08 | q |
13 | B | Adriana Vilagoš | ![]() | 60.49 | 60.17 | 49.41 | 60.49 | |
14 | B | Petra Sičaková | ![]() | 60.47 | 59.68 | 59.44 | 60.47 | |
15 | B | Anete Sietiņa | ![]() | 56.73 | 59.46 | 60.47 | 60.47 | |
16 | A | María Lucelly Murillo | ![]() | 60.38 | 56.28 | x | 60.38 | SB |
17 | A | Līna Mūze | ![]() | 60.30 | x | x | 60.30 | |
18 | A | Christin Hussong | ![]() | 57.00 | 56.84 | 59.99 | 59.99 | |
19 | A | Tori Peeters | ![]() | 54.81 | 56.60 | 59.78 | 59.78 | |
20 | A | Victoria Hudson | ![]() | 59.69 | x | x | 59.69 | |
21 | A | Marina Saito | ![]() | 59.42 | x | 57.66 | 59.42 | |
22 | B | Lü Huihui | ![]() | 58.52 | 55.38 | 59.37 | 59.37 | |
23 | A | Dai Qianqian | ![]() | 55.56 | 56.18 | 59.33 | 59.33 | |
24 | A | Maggie Malone-Hardin | ![]() | 58.76 | 56.82 | 58.12 | 58.76 | |
25 | B | Liveta Jasiūnaitė | ![]() | 58.35 | x | x | 58.35 | |
26 | B | Kelsey-Lee Barber | ![]() | 56.32 | 57.73 | 56.56 | 57.73 | SB |
27 | A | Rhema Otabor | ![]() | x | 54.76 | 57.67 | 57.67 | |
28 | A | Jucilene de Lima | ![]() | x | x | 57.56 | 57.56 | |
29 | A | Annu Rani | ![]() | 55.81 | 53.22 | 53.55 | 55.81 | |
30 | B | Anni-Linnea Alanen | ![]() | 55.30 | 54.53 | x | 55.30 | |
31 | B | Eda Tuğsuz | ![]() | 51.33 | x | 55.30 | 55.30 | |
32 | A | Dilhani Lekamge | ![]() | 53.66 | x | 53.24 | 53.66 |
Final
The final was held on 10 August, starting at 19:40 (UTC+2) in the evening.[9]
Rank | Athlete | Nation | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Distance | Notes |
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![]() | Haruka Kitaguchi | ![]() | 65.80 | 62.39 | X | 61.68 | 64.73 | X | 65.80 | SB |
![]() | Jo-Ane van Dyk | ![]() | 59.72 | 61.72 | 63.93 | X | 62.07 | 57.07 | 63.93 | |
![]() | Nikola Ogrodníková | ![]() | 58.13 | X | 63.68 | 58.34 | 61.45 | 58.04 | 63.68 | SB |
4 | Sara Kolak | ![]() | 57.86 | 58.85 | 63.40 | 58.43 | 62.31 | 63.03 | 63.40 | |
5 | Flor Ruiz | ![]() | 60.49 | 63.00 | 62.41 | 61.68 | 60.14 | 61.35 | 63.00 | |
6 | Yulenmis Aguilar | ![]() | 62.78 | X | 60.17 | — | 61.58 | X | 62.78 | |
7 | Kathryn Mitchell | ![]() | 62.63 | 59.57 | 60.31 | 62.16 | X | X | 62.63 | SB |
8 | Maria Andrejczyk | ![]() | 62.44 | 60.52 | X | X | X | 57.74 | 62.44 | |
9 | Elina Tzengko | ![]() | 61.85 | X | 57.90 | did not advance | 61.85 | |||
10 | Momone Ueda | ![]() | 59.57 | 61.64 | 59.79 | did not advance | 61.64 | SB | ||
11 | Marie-Therese Obst | ![]() | 61.14 | 60.57 | 58.78 | did not advance | 61.14 | |||
12 | Mackenzie Little | ![]() | 60.32 | 56.94 | 59.41 | did not advance | 60.32 |
References
- ^ https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/ATH/OG2024_ATH_C74F_ATHWJAVELIN-----------QUAL--------.pdf
- ^ https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/ATH/OG2024_ATH_C51J2_ATHWJAVELIN-----------FNL-000100--.pdf
- ^ https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/ATH/OG2024_ATH_C73I2_ATHWJAVELIN-----------FNL-000100--.pdf
- ^ "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.