Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's hammer throw

The women's hammer throw competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was held at the Olympic Stadium on 23–25 August.[1]

Women's hammer throw
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates23–25 August
Competitors48 from 27 nations
Winning distance75.02 OR
Medalists
Olga Kuzenkova  Russia
Yipsi Moreno  Cuba
Yunaika Crawford  Cuba

Competition format

Each athlete receives three throws in the qualifying round. All who achieve the qualifying distance progress to the final. If less than twelve athletes achieve this mark, then the twelve furthest throwing athletes reach the final. Each finalist is allowed three throws in last round, with the top eight athletes after that point being given three further attempts.[2]

Schedule

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

Date Time Round
Monday, 23 August 200409:00Qualification
Wednesday, 25 August 200422:10Final

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Mihaela Melinte (ROM)76.06 mRüdlingen, Switzerland29 August 1999
Olympic record Kamila Skolimowska (POL)71.16 mSydney, Australia29 September 2000

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityResultRecord
21 AugustQualification AGu Yuan China71.65 mOR
21 AugustQualification BOlga Kuzenkova Russia73.71 mOR
23 AugustFinalOlga Kuzenkova Russia75.02 mOR

Results

Qualifying round

Rule: Qualifying standard 68.50 (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).

RankGroupNameNationality#1#2#3ResultNotes
1BOlga Kuzenkova Russia73.71 73.71 Q, OR
2BYunaika Crawford Cuba71.74 71.74 Q
3AGu Yuan China71.65 71.65 Q, AS
4AIryna Sekachova Ukraine66.5771.63 71.63 Q
5BZhang Wenxiu China71.56 71.56 Q
6AAndrea Bunjes Germany70.73 70.73 Q, PB
7AYipsi Moreno Cuba70.56 70.56 Q
8BBetty Heidler Germany66.2069.81 69.81 Q
9BVolha Tsander Belarus66.20x69.61 69.61 Q
10AKamila Skolimowska Poland67.2968.66 68.66 Q
11BAlexandra Papageorgiou Greece64.5968.58 68.58 Q
12BCandice Scott Trinidad and Tobagox66.9768.27 68.27 q
13AIvana Brkljačić Croatia63.2168.21 68.1568.21
14BLiu Yinghui China66.6766.3068.12 68.12
15BManuela Montebrun France64.3167.7467.90 67.90
16AYelena Konevtseva Russia66.8867.83 x67.83
17AKatalin Divós Hungary67.3967.64 x67.64
18AJulianna Tudja Hungary62.8065.9466.85 66.85
19BTatyana Lysenko Russiax66.82 65.5766.82
20AErin Gilreath United States66.71 65.4666.5266.71
21BSusanne Keil Germany66.35 xx66.35
22ABerta Castells Spain64.30x66.05 66.05
23BSini Pöyry Finland66.05 x64.3566.05
24BÉva Orbán Hungary65.76 63.6863.3165.76
25AMaryia Smaliachkova Belarus65.68 65.31x65.68
26AEster Balassini Italyx54.9765.58 65.58
27AYuka Murofushi Japan65.33 x63.4265.33
28AClarissa Claretti Italy62.43x65.06 65.06
29BAnna Mahon United States64.1164.99 61.6564.99
30BLorraine Shaw Great Britain63.0663.1364.79 64.79
31BSviatlana Sudak Belarusxx64.42 64.42
32ABronwyn Eagles Australiax64.09 x64.09
33ABrooke Krueger Australia63.00x63.88 63.88
34AVânia Silva Portugal63.81 61.7761.4463.81
35AEvdokia Tsamoglou Greece57.5662.76 x62.76
36BVioleta Guzmán Mexico62.76 58.1861.4562.76
37BAldenay Vasallo Cuba62.64 60.7161.0862.64
38BMarwa Hussein Egypt62.27 x57.2462.27
39BJackie Jeschelnig United States58.00x62.23 62.23
40BStiliani Papadopoulou Greece61.4861.61 x61.61
41AShirley Webb Great Britain61.60 xx61.60
42ALucie Vrbenská Czech Republicx60.1460.29 60.29
43AJennifer Dahlgren Argentinaxx59.52 59.52
44BDeborah Sosimenko Australiax57.79 57.6257.79
45ASanja Gavrilović Croatia56.79 xx56.79
46BMarina Lapina Azerbaijan55.34 50.60x55.34
AEleni Teloni CyprusxNM
BLisa Misipeka American SamoaxxNM

Final

RankNameNationality123456ResultNotes
Olga Kuzenkova Russia73.1874.2775.02 x72.6074.9275.02 OR
Yipsi Moreno Cubax72.68xx73.36 x73.36
Yunaika Crawford Cuba70.9871.4373.16 xx70.0673.16 PB
4Betty Heidler Germanyx67.7172.73 72.4770.2168.4972.73 NR
5Kamila Skolimowska Poland69.9168.5072.57 xx67.0672.57 SB
6Volha Tsander Belarus66.1770.1572.27 65.01x68.6372.27
7Zhang Wenxiu Chinax72.03 x68.03xx72.03
8Iryna Sekachova Ukraine69.4070.1167.3466.4070.40 x70.40
9Candice Scott Trinidad and Tobago63.1369.94 68.5169.94 NR
10Gu Yuan China67.5968.6269.76 69.76
11Andrea Bunjes Germany68.40 61.7868.2268.40
12Alexandra Papageorgiou Greecex63.2666.83 66.83

References

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