Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw
These are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.[1]
| Women's javelin throw at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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 Pictogram for athletics | ||||||||||
| Venue | Centennial Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | 26 July 1996 (qualifications) 27 July 1996 (finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 32 from 24 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 67.94 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1996 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 |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 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 |
| 10 km walk | women | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| 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 | Heli Rantanen Finland |
| Silver | Louise McPaul Australia |
| Bronze | Trine Hattestad Norway |
Abbreviations
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||||
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| 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 |
| Season Best |  Felicia Ţilea-Moldovan (ROM) | 69.26 m | June 28, 1996 | Bergen, Norway |
Qualification
Group A
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 3 | Trine Hattestad (NOR) | 64.52 | — | — | 64.52 m | |
| 2 | 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Natalya Shikolenko (BLR) | X | 50.10 | 62.32 | 62.32 m | |
| 3 | 7 |  Li Lei (CHN) | 59.54 | 61.48 | X | 61.48 m | |
| 4 | 8 |  Isel López (CUB) | 60.12 | 61.40 | X | 61.40 m | |
| 5 | 10 |  Steffi Nerius (GER) | X | 56.82 | 60.98 | 60.98 m | |
| 6 | 12 | Mikaela Ingberg (FIN) | 53.52 | X | 60.46 | 60.46 m | |
| 7 | 14 |  Tessa Sanderson (GBR) | 58.86 | 56.80 | 56.64 | 58.86 m | |
| 8 | 15 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lee Young-Sun (KOR) | 54.62 | 57.94 | 58.66 | 58.66 m | |
| 9 | 16 | Joanna Stone (AUS) | 52.30 | 49.16 | 58.54 | 58.54 m | |
| 10 | 18 |  Aysel Taş (TUR) | 55.32 | 56.20 | 57.86 | 57.86 m | |
| 11 | 19 | Taina Uppa (FIN) | 57.74 | 56.80 | X | 57.74 m | |
| 12 | 21 |  Renata Strašek (SLO) | 54.72 | 51.46 | 57.04 | 57.04 m | |
| 13 | 23 |  Jette Jeppesen (DEN) | 55.24 | 54.52 | 56.16 | 56.16 m | |
| 14 | 24 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mirela Manjani (ALB) | X | X | 55.64 | 55.64 m | |
| 15 | 30 |  Erica Wheeler (USA) | 53.34 | 49.54 | 52.72 | 53.34 m | |
| 16 | 32 |  Iloai Suaniu (SAM) | X | 38.08 | X | 38.08 m | |
| — | — |  Sonya Radicheva (BUL) | — | — | — | DNS | |
Group B
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | Felicia Tilea (ROM) | 58.84 | X | 66.94 | 66.94 m | |
| 2 | 2 | Heli Rantanen (FIN) | 66.54 | — | — | 66.54 m | |
| 3 | 5 | Louise McPaul (AUS) | 62.32 | — | — | 62.32 m | |
| 4 | 6 | Odelmys Palma (CUB) | 62.30 | 54.76 | X | 62.30 m | |
| 5 | 9 | Xiomara Rivero (CUB) | X | 52.84 | 61.32 | 61.32 m | |
| 6 | 11 | Karen Forkel (GER) | 60.84 | 59.48 | X | 60.84 m | |
| 7 | 13 | Silke Renk (GER) | 58.88 | 59.10 | 59.70 | 59.70 m | |
| 8 | 17 |  Laverne Eve (BAH) | 52.92 | X | 58.48 | 58.48 m | |
| 9 | 20 |  Oksana Ovchinnikova (RUS) | X | 57.28 | X | 57.28 m | |
| 10 | 22 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Rita Ramanauskaitė (LTU) | X | 56.38 | 56.94 | 56.94 m | |
| 11 | 25 |  Nikola Tomečková (CZE) | 55.02 | 52.48 | X | 55.02 m | |
| 12 | 26 | Nicole Carroll (USA) | 53.46 | 54.74 | 52.18 | 54.74 m | |
| 13 | 27 | Shelley Holroyd (GBR) | 53.46 | 52.72 | 54.72 | 54.72 m | |
| 14 | 28 |  Zuleima Aramendiz (COL) | 53.86 | X | 54.24 | 54.24 m | |
| 15 | 29 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Akiko Miyajima (JPN) | 49.58 | 53.18 | 53.98 | 53.98 m | |
| 16 | 31 |  Nadine Auzeil (FRA) | 52.76 | 52.66 | 50.84 | 52.76 m | |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 | Heli Rantanen (FIN) |
67.94 | 64.72 | 63.84 | 62.60 | 63.82 | 59.18 | 67.94 m | |
 | Louise McPaul (AUS) |
61.72 | 62.74 | 64.18 | 59.76 | 63.34 | 65.54 | 65.54 m | |
 | Trine Hattestad (NOR) |
61.42 | 60.78 | X | 58.66 | 62.74 | 64.98 | 64.98 m | |
| 4 | Isel López (CUB) |
X | 63.50 | 57.98 | X | 64.68 | X | 64.68 m | |
| 5 | Xiomara Rivero (CUB) |
X | 61.94 | 62.76 | X | 64.48 | 61.60 | 64.48 m | |
| 6 | Karen Forkel (GER) |
56.50 | 59.20 | 64.18 | 58.70 | 62.04 | 62.42 | 64.18 m | |
| 7 | Mikaela Ingberg (FIN) |
X | 61.52 | X | 60.30 | X | X | 61.52 m | |
| 8 | Li Lei (CHN) | X | 56.96 | 60.74 | 59.56 | 58.52 | 60.12 | 60.74 m | |
| 9 | Steffi Nerius (GER) | 57.88 | 60.20 | 59.78 | 60.20 m | ||||
| 10 | Felicia Tilea (ROU) | 56.02 | 57.28 | 59.94 | 59.94 m | ||||
| 11 | Odelmys Palma (CUB) | X | 59.70 | 57.50 | 59.70 m | ||||
| 12 | Natalya Shikolenko (BLR) | 58.56 | X | X | 58.56 m | ||||
See also
References
- "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
External links
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