Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw
The Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entry list of 29 competitors, with two qualifying groups (29 throwers) before the final (12) took place on Monday August 6, 1984. The top 12 and ties, and all those reaching 60.00 metres advanced to the final. All results were made with a rough surfaced javelin (old design).[1]
Women's javelin throw at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |||||||||
Date | 5 August 1984 (qualifications) 6 August 1984 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 24 from 18 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 69.56 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
3000 m | women | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4×100 m relay | men | women |
4×400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
Wheelchair races | ||
Medalists
Gold | Tessa Sanderson![]() |
Silver | Tiina Lillak![]() |
Bronze | Fatima Whitbread![]() |
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
Q | automatic qualification |
q | qualification by rank |
DNS | did not start |
NM | no mark |
WR | world record |
OR | olympic record |
AR | area record |
NR | national record |
PB | personal best |
SB | season best |
Records
Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||||
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World Record | ![]() | 74.76 m | June 13, 1983 | ![]() |
Olympic Record | ![]() | 68.40 m | July 25, 1980 | ![]() |
Broken records during the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||||
Olympic Record | ![]() | 69.56 m | August 6, 1984 | ![]() |
Qualification
Group A
Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
1 | 1 | ![]() | X | X | 65.30 | 65.30 m | |
2 | 2 | ![]() | 63.30 | — | — | 63.30 m | |
3 | 7 | ![]() | 61.38 | — | — | 61.38 m | |
4 | 9 | ![]() | 60.86 | — | — | 60.86 m | |
5 | 10 | ![]() | 59.64 | 60.42 | — | 60.42 m | |
6 | 11 | ![]() | 54.28 | 59.12 | — | 59.12 m | |
7 | 14 | ![]() | 55.92 | 57.72 | 55.94 | 57.72 m | |
8 | 15 | ![]() | 56.48 | 57.66 | 55.66 | 57.66 m | |
9 | 17 | ![]() | 55.94 | X | 51.86 | 55.94 m | |
10 | 18 | ![]() | 55.70 | 51.36 | 55.92 | 55.92 m | |
11 | 21 | ![]() | 51.18 | 52.46 | 49.54 | 52.46 m | |
12 | 22 | ![]() | 47.34 | 48.70 | 48.16 | 48.70 m | |
13 | 23 | ![]() | 47.92 | X | 47.68 | 47.92 m |
Group B
Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
1 | 3 | ![]() | 62.68 | — | — | 62.68 m | |
2 | 4 | ![]() | X | 61.80 | — | 61.80 m | |
3 | 5 | ![]() | 61.58 | — | — | 61.58 m | |
4 | 6 | ![]() | 61.56 | — | — | 61.56 m | |
5 | 8 | ![]() | 60.88 | — | — | 60.88 m | |
6 | 12 | ![]() | 54.32 | X | 59.00 | 59.00 m | |
7 | 13 | ![]() | 56.32 | 57.80 | 57.88 | 57.88 m | |
8 | 16 | ![]() | 46.66 | 56.60 | X | 56.60 m | |
9 | 19 | ![]() | 53.18 | 50.98 | X | 53.18 m | |
10 | 20 | ![]() | 51.48 | X | 52.74 | 52.74 m | |
— | — | ![]() | 57.72 | X | 58.62 | DSQ | [2] |
— | — | ![]() | — | — | — | DNS |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
![]() | ![]() | 69.56 | 66.56 | 63.68 | 64.84 | 66.86 | 64.10 | 69.56 m | OR |
![]() | ![]() | 61.14 | 69.00 | X | X | X | X | 69.00 m | |
![]() | ![]() | 64.52 | 65.42 | X | 65.82 | 67.14 | X | 67.14 m | |
4 | ![]() | 56.42 | 61.36 | X | 66.40 | 59.64 | 65.72 | 66.40 m | |
5 | ![]() | 64.52 | 60.90 | X | X | X | X | 64.52 m | |
6 | ![]() | 61.12 | 63.26 | 55.64 | 55.96 | 60.42 | 56.26 | 63.26 m | |
7 | ![]() | 61.84 | 59.90 | X | 61.24 | 57.98 | 62.34 | 62.34 m | |
8 | ![]() | 60.54 | X | 55.92 | 59.14 | X | 62.06 | 62.06 m | |
9 | ![]() | 54.96 | X | 59.66 | 59.66 m | ||||
10 | ![]() | 54.26 | 58.38 | X | 58.38 m | ||||
11 | ![]() | X | X | 58.18 | 58.18 m | ||||
12 | ![]() | 55.66 | 56.20 | X | 56.20 m |
See also
- 1982 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Athens)
- 1983 Women's World Championships Javelin Throw (Helsinki)
- 1984 Women's Friendship Games Javelin Throw (Prague)
- 1984 Javelin Throw Year Ranking
- 1986 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Women's World Championships Javelin Throw (Rome)
References
- "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- Anna Verouli finished seventh at 58.62 (192’4”) but was subsequently disqualified as her doping tests proved positive.
External links
- (in English) Official Report
- (in English) Results
- (in English) todor66
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