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 Great Britain |
| Silver | Tiina Lillak Finland |
| Bronze | Fatima Whitbread Great Britain |
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | Tiina Lillak (FIN) | 74.76 m | June 13, 1983 | Tampere, Finland |
| Olympic Record |  María Caridad Colón (CUB) | 68.40 m | July 25, 1980 |  Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Broken records during the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||||
| Olympic Record | Tessa Sanderson (GBR) | 69.56 m | August 6, 1984 |  Los Angeles, United States |
Qualification
Group A
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | Fatima Whitbread (GBR) | X | X | 65.30 | 65.30 m | |
| 2 | 2 | Tiina Lillak (FIN) | 63.30 | — | — | 63.30 m | |
| 3 | 7 | Karin Smith (USA) | 61.38 | — | — | 61.38 m | |
| 4 | 9 |  Ingrid Thyssen (FRG) | 60.86 | — | — | 60.86 m | |
| 5 | 10 | Tuula Laaksalo (FIN) | 59.64 | 60.42 | — | 60.42 m | |
| 6 | 11 |  Petra Rivers (AUS) | 54.28 | 59.12 | — | 59.12 m | |
| 7 | 14 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Emi Matsui (JPN) | 55.92 | 57.72 | 55.94 | 57.72 m | |
| 8 | 15 |  Fausta Quintavalla (ITA) | 56.48 | 57.66 | 55.66 | 57.66 m | |
| 9 | 17 |  Agnès Tchuinté (CMR) | 55.94 | X | 51.86 | 55.94 m | |
| 10 | 18 | Lynda Sutfin (USA) | 55.70 | 51.36 | 55.92 | 55.92 m | |
| 11 | 21 |  Lee Hui-cheng (TPE) | 51.18 | 52.46 | 49.54 | 52.46 m | |
| 12 | 22 |  Íris Grönfeldt (ISL) | 47.34 | 48.70 | 48.16 | 48.70 m | |
| 13 | 23 |  Jennifer Pace (MLT) | 47.92 | X | 47.68 | 47.92 m | |
Group B
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 3 |  Trine Solberg (NOR) | 62.68 | — | — | 62.68 m | |
| 2 | 4 | Helena Laine (FIN) | X | 61.80 | — | 61.80 m | |
| 3 | 5 | Tessa Sanderson (GBR) | 61.58 | — | — | 61.58 m | |
| 4 | 6 | Beate Peters (FRG) | 61.56 | — | — | 61.56 m | |
| 5 | 8 | Sharon Gibson (GBR) | 60.88 | — | — | 60.88 m | |
| 6 | 12 | Cathy Sulinski (USA) | 54.32 | X | 59.00 | 59.00 m | |
| 7 | 13 |  Regula Egger (SUI) | 56.32 | 57.80 | 57.88 | 57.88 m | |
| 8 | 16 | Minori Mori (JPN) | 46.66 | 56.60 | X | 56.60 m | |
| 9 | 19 |  Zhu Hongyang (CHN) | 53.18 | 50.98 | X | 53.18 m | |
| 10 | 20 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Sonia Smith (BER) | 51.48 | X | 52.74 | 52.74 m | |
| — | — |  Anna Verouli (GRE) | 57.72 | X | 58.62 | DSQ | [2] |
| — | — |  Iamo Launa (PNG) | — | — | — | DNS | |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 | Tessa Sanderson (GBR) | 69.56 | 66.56 | 63.68 | 64.84 | 66.86 | 64.10 | 69.56 m | OR |
 | Tiina Lillak (FIN) | 61.14 | 69.00 | X | X | X | X | 69.00 m | |
 | Fatima Whitbread (GBR) | 64.52 | 65.42 | X | 65.82 | 67.14 | X | 67.14 m | |
| 4 | Tuula Laaksalo (FIN) | 56.42 | 61.36 | X | 66.40 | 59.64 | 65.72 | 66.40 m | |
| 5 | Trine Solberg (NOR) | 64.52 | 60.90 | X | X | X | X | 64.52 m | |
| 6 | Ingrid Thyssen (FRG) | 61.12 | 63.26 | 55.64 | 55.96 | 60.42 | 56.26 | 63.26 m | |
| 7 | Beate Peters (FRG) | 61.84 | 59.90 | X | 61.24 | 57.98 | 62.34 | 62.34 m | |
| 8 | Karin Smith (USA) | 60.54 | X | 55.92 | 59.14 | X | 62.06 | 62.06 m | |
| 9 | Sharon Gibson (GBR) | 54.96 | X | 59.66 | 59.66 m | ||||
| 10 | Cathy Sulinski (USA) | 54.26 | 58.38 | X | 58.38 m | ||||
| 11 | Helena Laine (FIN) | X | X | 58.18 | 58.18 m | ||||
| 12 | Petra Rivers (AUS) | 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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