Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw

The women's javelin throw at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 19–21 August at the Beijing National Stadium.[2]

Women's javelin throw
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Date19 August 2008 (qualification)
21 August 2008 (final)
Competitors54 from 40 nations
Winning distance71.42
Medalists
Barbora Špotáková  Czech Republic
Christina Obergföll[1]  Germany
Goldie Sayers  Great Britain

The qualifying standards were 60.50 m (A standard) and 56.00 m (B standard).[3]

Mariya Abakumova held the lead from her first throw, with Barbora Špotáková the only other competitor within 3 metres. Abakumova improved to 70.78 on her fourth throw. Christina Obergföll took third place, and Goldie Sayers took fourth (with a British national record); both of these positions were gained from their first round throws with no improvement thereafter. Then Špotáková threw 71.42 on her final throw to win the gold medal, with Abakumova taking silver.

Eight years after the competition, the IOC retested samples from the event in connection with the Russian doping scandal. Mariya Abakumova tested positive for chlorodehydromethyltestosterone (turinabol), so she was disqualified and stripped of her silver medal,[4] which was reallocated to Christina Obergföll. On 26 July 2018, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) confirmed the award of the bronze medal to Goldie Sayers.[5]

Schedule

All times are China standard time (UTC+8)

Date Time Round
Tuesday, 19 August 200809:00Qualifications[6]
Thursday, 21 August 200819:20Finals[7]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

World record Osleidys Menéndez (CUB)71.70Helsinki, Finland14 August 2005
Olympic record Osleidys Menéndez (CUB)71.53Athens, Greece27 August 2004

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

Results

Qualifying round

Qualification: 61.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

RankGroupAthleteNationality#1#2#3ResultNotes[8]
1ABarbora Špotáková Czech Republic 67.6967.69Q
2BChristina Obergföll Germany 67.5267.52Q
3ASteffi Nerius Germany 59.1559.7463.9463.94Q
DSQAMariya Abakumova Russia 61.2363.4863.48Q
5BGoldie Sayers Great Britain 60.7962.9962.99Q
6BBarbara Madejczyk Poland 62.8162.81Q, SB
7AMercedes Chilla Spain 56.9861.8161.81Q, SB
8AZhang Li China 58.3061.7761.77Q
9BKatharina Molitor Germany 55.6553.5060.9260.92q
10BFelicea Moldovan-Tilea Romania 53.2555.8960.8160.81q
11AOsleidys Menéndez Cuba 60.51x60.4160.51q
12ASinta Ozoliņa Latvia 60.13x52.6260.13q, NR
13BJustine Robbeson South Africa 56.7554.26 59.6359.63
14AUrszula Piwnicka Poland 51.3352.9959.2859.28
15ASavva Lika Greece 56.4458.5959.1159.11
16AVira Rebryk Ukraine 55.7757.1259.0559.05
17BMikaela Ingberg Finland 55.7158.8258.3658.82
18AChang Chunfeng China 58.42xx58.42
19BYanet Cruz Cuba 58.0657.1557.0358.06
20BLavern Eve Bahamas 55.2257.3655.1557.36
21BJarmila Klimešová Czech Republic 52.1857.25x57.25
22ANikolett Szabó Hungary 56.9857.15x57.15
23ANatallia Shymchuk Belarus 55.5657.11x57.11
24ASílvia Cruz Portugal 54.6557.06x57.06
25BOlha Ivankova Ukraine 55.6351.9857.0557.05
26BMoonika Aava Estonia x56.94x56.94
27AAlessandra Resende Brazil 54.0556.5354.3256.53
28BBuoban Pamang Thailand 53.69x56.3556.35SB
29BLindy Leveau-Agricole Seychelles 56.3255.9050.7456.32SB
30BErma-Gene Evans Saint Lucia 46.7954.6056.2756.27
31BMaryna Novik Belarus 56.10x53.4856.10
32AInga Stasiulionyte Lithuania 55.66x55.3455.66
33ASunette Viljoen South Africa 53.1455.5853.8255.58
34BOlivia McKoy Jamaica 55.51x53.8555.51
35BTetyana Lyakhovych Ukraine 55.50x53.5955.50
36AAnastasiya Svechnikova Uzbekistan 55.31x48.7155.31
37AMartina Ratej Slovenia 55.3051.5653.2455.30
38BKim Kreiner United States 55.1353.8153.4855.13
39AZuleima Aramendiz Colombia 51.3054.71x54.71
40AMonica Stoian Romania x54.56x54.56
41AKara Patterson United States 54.0050.3554.3954.39
42BSong Dan China 53.1154.32x54.32
43ANadeeka Lakmali Sri Lanka x53.4454.2854.28
44AChristina Scherwin Denmark 53.95xx53.95SB
45BAlexandra Nasta-Tsisiou Cyprus 53.24x47.1853.24
46AGim Gyeong-ae South Korea 51.4648.0053.1353.13
47BMariya Yakovenko Russia 47.9051.6750.4951.67
48AMaría González Venezuela 48.3750.5142.3250.51
49BSerafina Akeli Samoa 47.8342.7849.2649.26
50BÁsdís Hjálmsdóttir Iceland xx48.5948.59
51BLeryn Franco Paraguay 45.34x43.7745.34
52BRumyana Karapetrova Bulgaria 40.15--40.15
AZahra Bani Italy xxxNM
BTatjana Jelaca Serbia xxxNM
AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
DNS = did not start | DQ = disqualification | NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result) | Q = qualification by place in heat | q = qualification by overall place

Final

RankAthleteNationality123456ResultNotes
Barbora Špotáková Czech Republic69.2267.04x64.92x71.4271.42AR
Christina Obergföll Germany66.13x63.34xxx66.13
Goldie Sayers Great Britain65.7559.4062.9259.7265.0356.8365.75NR
5Steffi Nerius Germany 64.0562.2559.97xx65.2965.29
6Osleidys Menéndez Cuba 63.35xxxxx63.35
7Barbara Madejczyk Poland 58.7459.1658.67x58.2162.02 62.02
8Katharina Molitor Germany53.1957.3759.6458.8156.7257.0059.64
9Mercedes Chilla Spain x57.9458.1358.13
10Zhang Li China 54.69x56.1456.14
11Sinta Ozoliņa Latvia 50.6753.3852.2353.38
12Felicia Tilea-Moldovan Romania 53.04x52.8053.04
DSQMariya Abakumova Russia 69.3269.08x70.78x67.52DSQ[4]

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