2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw

The Women's Javelin Throw event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 12 and August 14. It was a high-quality contest where Olympic champion Osleidys Menéndez set a new world record whereas Christina Obergföll set a new European record.

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Medalists

Gold Osleidys Menéndez
Cuba (CUB)
Silver Christina Obergföll
Germany (GER)
Bronze Steffi Nerius
Germany (GER)

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group A Group B
12.08.2005 13:20h 12.08.2005 14:40h
Final Round
14.08.2005 19:25h

Abbreviations

  • All results shown are in metres
Qautomatic qualification
qqualification by rank
DNSdid not start
NMno mark
WRworld record
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Records

Standing records prior to the 2005 World Athletics Championships
World Record Osleidys Menéndez (CUB)71.54 m July 1, 2001 Rethymno, Greece
Event Record Osleidys Menéndez (CUB)69.53 m August 6, 2001 Edmonton, Canada
Season Best Sonia Bisset (CUB)67.67 m July 6, 2005 Salamanca, Spain
Broken records during the 2005 World Athletics Championships
World Record Osleidys Menéndez (CUB)71.70 m August 14, 2005 Helsinki, Finland
Event Record Osleidys Menéndez (CUB)71.70 m August 14, 2005 Helsinki, Finland

Qualification

Group A

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Result Note
1 2 3
12 Osleidys Menéndez (CUB)65.7765.77 m
24 Christina Obergföll (GER)X59.6061.5961.59 m
36 Mikaela Ingberg (FIN)56.5255.5861.0661.06 m SB
48 Goldie Sayers (GBR)60.6760.67 m
59 Christina Scherwin (DEN)X60.11X60.11 m
612 Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi (GRE)54.3557.1559.0659.06 m
715 Mercedes Chilla (ESP)X57.8258.3858.38 m
818 Olha Ivankova (UKR)56.5655.5656.5356.56 m
919 Claudia Coslovich (ITA)54.2955.78X55.78 m
1021 Kim Kreiner (USA)55.0550.5552.8855.05 m
1123 Felicia Ţilea-Moldovan (ROM)X50.6654.6854.68 m
1224 Noraida Bicet (CUB)X54.52X54.52 m
1325 Inga Stasiulionyté (LTU)54.3851.2251.5354.38 m
1426 Moonika Aava (EST)50.5754.2452.6054.24 m
1528 Mariya Yakovenko (RUS)50.3749.8549.9350.37 m

Group B

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Result Note
1 2 3
12 Steffi Nerius (GER)66.5266.52 m PB
23 Sonia Bisset (CUB)64.5064.50 m
35 Laverne Eve (BAH)54.2757.6861.1261.12 m SB
47 Paula Tarvainen (FIN)58.53X60.8360.83 m SB
510 Zahra Bani (ITA)60.09X55.7660.09 m
611 Rumyana Karapetrova (BUL)57.4559.2258.0759.22 m
713 Barbora Špotáková (CZE)57.2156.5158.7458.74 m
814 Olivia McKoy (JAM)58.49X54.6358.49 m
916 Barbara Madejczyk (POL)48.1157.1456.6657.14 m
1017 Inga Kožarenoka (LAT)53.7856.7150.4656.71 m
1120 Nikolett Szabó (HUN)53.0152.2655.1755.17 m
1222 Savva Lika (GRE)48.3350.2455.0355.03 m
1327 Xue Juan (CHN)50.5353.81X53.81 m
1429 Serafina Akeli (SAM)43.5247.3746.5947.37 m
 Mirela Manjani (GRE)XXXNM

Final

Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
 Osleidys Menéndez (CUB)71.70X65.5363.8071.70 mWR
 Christina Obergföll (GER)61.5570.0359.6770.03 mAR
 Steffi Nerius (GER)65.96XX64.2664.35X65.96 m
4 Christina Scherwin (DEN)59.3662.3260.0463.43XX63.43 mNR
5 Zahra Bani (ITA)55.2860.7154.06X56.1662.7562.75 mPB
6 Paula Tarvainen (FIN)62.64XXX56.89X62.64 mSB
7 Sonia Bisset (CUB)X59.5559.7158.6261.7560.5761.75 m
8 Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi (GRE)57.3057.9956.78XX56.6357.99 m
9 Mikaela Ingberg (FIN)56.7755.7057.5457.54 m
10 Laverne Eve (BAH)X51.9657.1057.10 m
11 Rumyana Karapetrova (BUL)57.0653.5455.7357.06 m
12 Goldie Sayers (GBR)54.4454.1652.9454.44 m


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