Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw

These are the official results of the women's javelin throw event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total of 25 participating athletes. The top 12 and ties, and all those reaching 62.50 metres advanced to the final. The javelin used was an "old design" rough surfaced javelin.[1]

Women's javelin throw
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Pictogram for Athletics
VenueEstadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Dates31 July (qualification)
1 August (final)
Competitors25 from 17 nations
Winning distance68.34
Medalists
Silke Renk
 Germany
Natalya Shikolenko
 Unified Team
Karen Forkel
 Germany

Medalists

GoldSilke Renk
 Germany
SilverNatalya Shikolenko
 Unified Team
BronzeKaren Forkel
 Germany

Abbreviations

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 1992 Summer Olympics
World Record Petra Felke (GDR)80.00 m September 9, 1988 Potsdam, East Germany
Olympic Record Petra Felke (GDR)74.68 m September 26, 1988 Seoul, South Korea
  • The World and Olympic record holder Petra Felke competed in this event under the name Petra Meier.

Qualification

Group A

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
12 Trine Hattestad (NOR)67.2067.20 m
26 Donna Mayhew (USA)58.7658.0261.2461.24 m
37 Kinga Zsigmond (HUN)58.1855.6060.7460.74 m
48 Tessa Sanderson (GBR)60.70X53.2060.70 m
59 Petra Meier (GER)60.5859.4257.4060.58 m
610 Louise McPaul (AUS)58.0059.2460.5660.56 m
712 Dulce García (CUB)60.44X57.0260.44 mSB
814 Xu Demei (CHN)XX59.9859.98 m
917 Kirsten Smith (NZL)X53.8259.3459.34 m
1020 Irina Kostyuchenkova (EUN)X57.96X57.96 m
1121 Anna Verouli (GRE)55.8256.9656.6056.96 m
1224 Vijitha Amerasekera (SRI)X48.0044.7048.00 m
 Päivi Alafrantti (FIN)XXXNM

Group B

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
11 Natalya Shikolenko (EUN)67.3667.36 m
23 Karen Forkel (GER)62.2861.4865.4465.44 m
34 Silke Renk (GER)65.3865.38 m
45 Heli Rantanen (FIN)63.9863.98 m
511 Yelena Svezhentseva (EUN)54.6660.4457.7660.44 mSB
613 Isel López (CUB)XX60.4260.42 m
715 Ha Xiaoyan (CHN)59.7056.5858.3859.70 m
816 Antoaneta Selenska (BUL)59.4057.8657.7859.40 m
918 Teresė Nekrošaitė (LTU)58.28XX58.28 m
1019 Genowefa Patla (POL)X55.1458.1858.18 m
1122 Lee Young-Sun (KOR)55.10X54.5455.10 m
1223 Paula Berry (USA)48.70X49.0049.00 m

Final

Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
 Silke Renk (GER)67.2462.0865.3465.6265.6268.3468.34 m
 Natalya Shikolenko (EUN)68.2667.42XXXX68.26 m
 Karen Forkel (GER)65.02X62.7665.8466.8666.8066.86 m
4 Tessa Sanderson (GBR)63.58X62.60XX59.8063.58 m
5 Trine Hattestad (NOR)59.5258.5263.54X59.70X63.54 m
6 Heli Rantanen (FIN)62.3459.62X58.0261.3658.7662.34 m
7 Petra Meier (GER)X58.3658.34X57.5459.0259.02 m
8 Dulce García (CUB)54.5658.0058.26XXX58.26 m
9 Yelena Svezhentseva (EUN)56.5057.3253.8257.32 m
10 Kinga Zsigmond (HUN)56.5454.7855.1656.54 m
11 Louise McPaul (AUS)54.9256.00X56.00 m
12 Donna Mayhew (USA)X55.6854.3655.68 m

See also

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
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