Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's javelin throw

The women's javelin throw athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics take place at the Rio Olympic Stadium from 9 September. A total of 6 events are contested for 6 different classifications.

Competition format

The competition for each classification consisted of a single round. Each athlete threw three times, after which the eight best threw three more times (with the best distance of the six throws counted).

Medal summary

Classification	Gold		Silver		Bronze
F13 details	Nozimakhon Kayumova  Uzbekistan	44.58	Irada Aliyeva  Azerbaijan	42.58	Natalija Eder  Austria	40.49
F34 details	Zou Lijuan  China	21.86	Marjaana Heikkinen  Finland	18.42	Frances Herrmann  Germany	18.16
F37 details	Shirlene Coelho  Brazil	37.57	Mi Na  China	30.18	Jia Qianqian  China	29.47
F46 details	Hollie Arnold  Great Britain	43.01	Holly Robinson  New Zealand	41.22	Katarzyna Piekart  Poland	41.07
F54 details	Flora Ugwunwa  Nigeria	20.25	Hania Aidi  Tunisia	18.88	Ntombizanele Situ  South Africa	17.90
F58 details	Diāna Dadzīte  Latvia	23.26	Martina Willing  Germany	22.22	Nadia Medjmedj  Algeria	20.24

Results

F13

The F13 event took place on 17 September.[1]

Rank	Athlete	category	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best	Notes
	Nozimakhon Kayumova (UZB)	F13	41.27	44.58	43.25	40.76	x	42.49	44.58	WR
	Irada Aliyeva (AZE)	F12	39.27	x	39.63	41.57	42.58	41.59	42.58	PR
	Natalija Eder (AUT)	F12	40.49	37.52	x	34.50	38.25	37.51	40.49	PB
4	Zhao Yuping (CHN)	F12	38.11	32.68	39.59	x	37.94	34.44	39.59
5	Liu Ya-ting (TPE)	F12	35.18	31.05	32.59	x	32.68	32.50	35.18
6	Rebeca Valenzuela Álvarez (MEX)	F12	x	x	-	-	R		NM

F34

The F34 event took place on 9 September.[2]

Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best	Notes
	Zou Lijuan (CHN)	21.00	21.68	21.86	17.87	18.17	18.97	21.86	WR
	Marjaana Heikkinen (FIN)	x	x	18.42	x	x	x	18.42	SB
	Frances Herrmann (GER)	18.14	17.14	18.16	17.40	17.85	17.39	18.16
4	Lucyna Kornobys (POL)	17.42	17.88	16.74	16.42	x	x	17.88	SB
5	Louadjeda Benoumessad (ALG)	16.96	x	x	14.61	x	x	16.96
6	Yousra Ben Jemaa (TUN)	15.29	x	15.07	x	x	x	15.29
7	Maryam Soltani (IRI)	14.84	15.00	x	x	x	x	15.00
8	Saida Amoudi (MAR)	12.97	14.24	13.87	13.22	13.16	x	14.24

F37

The F37 event took place on 10 September.[3]

Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best	Notes
	Shirlene Coelho (BRA)	35.55	37.34	37.57	32.73	37.10	x	37.57	SB
	Mi Na (CHN)	x	30.18	28.35	28.96	x	x	30.18	PB
	Jia Qianqian (CHN)	x	x	x	29.47	x	x	29.47
4	Yomaira Cohen (VEN)	26.96	28.56	28.51	28.46	28.14	26.98	28.56
5	Rae Anderson (AUS)	25.58	28.46	27.88	25.98	26.22	27.83	28.46	PB
6	Eva Berna (CZE)	20.66	x	x	x	21.79	23.27	23.27	PB
7	Caitlin Dore (NZL)	19.55	x	x	20.87	20.74	20.49	20.87

F46

The F46 event took place on 13 September.[4]

Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best	Notes
	Hollie Arnold (GBR)	41.10	41.68	38.28	38.70	x	43.01	43.01	WR
	Holly Robinson (NZL)	40.80	38.92	40.13	40.83	41.22	40.62	41.22	OC
	Katarzyna Piekart (POL)	40.80	41.07	39.15	35.69	36.90	34.66	41.07	SB
4	Zhao Hongmei (CHN)	39.50	38.16	38.47	x	39.82	39.44	39.82	AS
5	Madeleine Hogan (AUS)	37.53	39.75	39.28	38.76	37.69	37.52	39.75	SB
6	Saška Sokolov (SRB)	33.26	32.20	29.44	31.41	28.26	32.17	33.26
7	Surang Khamsuk (THA)	x	x	23.00	28.46	x	26.68	28.46	SB
8	Maryam Almatrooshi (UAE)	25.11	x	26.69	x	25.41	26.94	26.94

F54

The F54 event took place on 13 September.[5]

Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best	Notes
	Flora Ugwunwa (NGR)	20.25	17.88	x	x	18.04	18.72	20.25	WR
	Hania Aidi (TUN)	18.28	x	18.88	17.45	18.23	x	18.88	PB
	Ntombizanele Situ (RSA)	17.18	17.88	17.90	17.52	16.73	x	17.90	PB
4	Yang Liwan (CHN)	x	x	17.30	16.80	17.39	17.52	17.52
5	Poliana Jesus (BRA)	13.94	13.96	13.72	13.17	13.69	12.61	13.96
6	Estela Salas (MEX)	x	10.83	x	x	11.62	11.16	11.62	SB
7	Raya Al'abri (OMA)	9.27	x	x	8.67	x	9.57	9.57	PB
	Yanive Torres Martinez (COL)	x	x	x				NM
	Fadhila Nafati (TUN)	x	x	x				NM

F56

The F56 event took place on 10 September. The event incorporates athletes from classification F55 in addition to F56.[6]

Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best	Notes
	Diāna Dadzīte (LAT)	22.25	23.08	23.26	23.19	21.77	21.78	23.26	WR
	Martina Willing (GER)	21.80	x	22.22	21.42	x	x	22.22
	Nadia Medjmedj (ALG)	19.45	20.24	x	x	18.36	19.63	20.24
4	Hashemiyeh Motaghian (IRI)	18.99	19.83	18.74	x	x	19.81	19.83
5	Daniela Todorova (BUL)	18.95	18.49	19.06	18.73	19.54	19.02	19.54	PB
6	Raíssa Rocha Machado (BRA)	17.38	x	18.34	x	18.57	x	18.57
7	Angela Madsen (USA)	17.21	x	x	15.24	16.84	x	17.21
8	Érica Castaño (COL)	15.85	16.40	15.00	15.07	x	x	16.40
9	Dong Feixia (CHN)	13.76	14.33	14.25	–	–	–	14.33
10	Milka Milinković (CRO)	13.70	13.92	13.95	–	–	–	13.95
11	Iveth Valdes Romero (PAN)	13.27	11.76	13.57	–	–	–	13.57
12	Kororoumou Coulibaly (MLI)	x	x	12.77	–	–	–	12.77

References

1. "Women's javelin throw - F13 Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
2. "Women's javelin throw - F34 Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
3. "Women's javelin throw - F37 Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
4. "Women's javelin throw - F46 Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
5. "Women's javelin throw - F54 Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
6. "Women's javelin throw - F56 Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.