Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw

Women's javelin throw
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
VenueStade de France, Paris, France
Date
  • 7 August 2024 (qualification)
    10 August 2024 (final)
Winning time65.80 m
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Haruka Kitaguchi  Japan
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jo-Ané van Dyk  South Africa
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nikola Ogrodníková  Czech Republic
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The women's javelin throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in Paris, France, on 7 and 10 August 2024. This was the 22nd time that the event was contested at the Summer Olympics.

Summary

Liu Shiying did not return to defend her title, silver medalist Maria Andrejczyk and bronze Kelsey-Lee Barber were back, as was 2016 Gold Medalist Sara Kolak. Barber won the 2019 and 2022 World Championships. Lü Huihui won silver back in 2015 and had two bronzes from 2017 and 2019. Haruka Kitaguchi won the 2023 World Championships on the last throw to beat Flor Ruiz and bronze medalist Mackenzie Little. Ruiz is the seasonal World Leader from the 2024 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics back in May.

In the qualification round there were eight automatic qualifiers over 62 metres. Andrejczyk, Ruiz, Jo-Ané van Dyk and Kitaguchi got it on their first attempt. It took 61.08m to get the small q, eliminating Lü and Barber.[1]

Andrejczyk started the action off with 62.44m. After three other throwers, Kitaguchi got off a good one, 65.80 m (215 ft 10 in). Five throwers later Kathryn Mitchell moved into second place with 62.63m. Near the end of the first round, Yulenmis Aguilar advanced ahead of her with a 62.78m. In the second round, Ruiz took over second position throwing 63 metres exactly. Then in the third round, van Dyk went from 10th place, in danger of not getting her final attempts, to second position with a 63.93m. Two throws later, Sara Kolak was in 11th place, then threw 63.40m to grab onto the podium. Kolak would hold that spot for five more throwers, then Nikola Ogrodníková leapfrogged from dead last to bronze with 63.68m. Those extra three attempts did not prove to be significant, nobody was able to improve, though Kitaguchi did back up her winning first round throw with a 64.73m.[2][3]

Background

The women's javelin throw has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1932.

Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics
Record Athlete (Nation) Distance (m) Location Date
World record  Barbora Špotáková (CZE) 72.28[4] Stuttgart, Germany 13 September 2008
Olympic record  Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) 71.53 Athens, Greece 27 August 2004
World leading  Flor Ruiz (COL) 66.70[5] Cuiabá, Brazil 12 May 2024
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics[6]
Area Record Athlete (Nation) Distance (m)
Africa (records)  Sunette Viljoen (RSA) 69.35
Asia (records)  Lü Huihui (CHN) 67.98
Europe (records)  Barbora Špotáková (CZE) 72.28 WR
North, Central America
and Caribbean (records) 		 Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) 71.70
Oceania (records)  Kathryn Mitchell (AUS) 68.92
South America (records)  Flor Ruiz (COL) 66.70

Qualification

Main article: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification § Women's javelin throw

For the women's javelin throw event, the qualification period is between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 32 athletes are able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by throwing the entry standard of 64.00 m or further or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.[7][8]

Results

Qualification

The qualification was held on 7 August, starting at 10:25 (UTC+2) for Group A and 11:50 (UTC+2) for Group B in the morning. 32 athletes qualified for the first round by qualification time or world ranking.[9]

Qualification Rules: Qualifying performance 62 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final

Rank Group Athlete Nation 1 2 3 Distance Notes
1 B Maria Andrejczyk  Poland 65.52 — — 65.52 Q, SB
2 B Sara Kolak  Croatia 54.04 64.57 — 64.57 Q, SB
3 B Flor Ruiz  Colombia 64.40 — — 64.40 Q
4 A Jo-Ane van Dyk  South Africa 64.22 — — 64.22 Q, PB
5 B Elina Tzengko  Greece 52.02 61.09 63.22 63.22 Q, SB
6 A Mackenzie Little  Australia 59.59 62.82 — 62.82 Q
7 B Haruka Kitaguchi  Japan 62.58 — — 62.58 Q
8 A Kathryn Mitchell  Australia 58.71 62.40 — 62.40 Q, SB
9 B Yulenmis Aguilar  Spain 61.95 58.35 59.92 61.95 q
10 B Marie-Therese Obst  Norway 61.82 x 55.40 61.82 q
11 A Nikola Ogrodníková  Czech Republic x 59.12 61.16 61.16 q
12 B Momone Ueda  Japan 56.77 61.08 56.87 61.08 q
13 B Adriana Vilagoš  Serbia 60.49 60.17 49.41 60.49
14 B Petra Sičaková  Czech Republic 60.47 59.68 59.44 60.47
15 B Anete Sietiņa  Latvia 56.73 59.46 60.47 60.47
16 A María Lucelly Murillo  Colombia 60.38 56.28 x 60.38 SB
17 A Līna Mūze  Latvia 60.30 x x 60.30
18 A Christin Hussong  Germany 57.00 56.84 59.99 59.99
19 A Tori Peeters  New Zealand 54.81 56.60 59.78 59.78
20 A Victoria Hudson  Austria 59.69 x x 59.69
21 A Marina Saito  Japan 59.42 x 57.66 59.42
22 B Lü Huihui  China 58.52 55.38 59.37 59.37
23 A Dai Qianqian  China 55.56 56.18 59.33 59.33
24 A Maggie Malone-Hardin  United States 58.76 56.82 58.12 58.76
25 B Liveta Jasiūnaitė  Lithuania 58.35 x x 58.35
26 B Kelsey-Lee Barber  Australia 56.32 57.73 56.56 57.73 SB
27 A Rhema Otabor  Bahamas x 54.76 57.67 57.67
28 A Jucilene de Lima  Brazil x x 57.56 57.56
29 A Annu Rani  India 55.81 53.22 53.55 55.81
30 B Anni-Linnea Alanen  Finland 55.30 54.53 x 55.30
31 B Eda Tuğsuz  Turkey 51.33 x 55.30 55.30
32 A Dilhani Lekamge  Sri Lanka 53.66 x 53.24 53.66

Final

The final was held on 10 August, starting at 19:40 (UTC+2) in the evening.[9]

Rank Athlete Nation #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Distance Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Haruka Kitaguchi  Japan 65.80 62.39 X 61.68 64.73 X 65.80 SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jo-Ane van Dyk  South Africa 59.72 61.72 63.93 X 62.07 57.07 63.93
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nikola Ogrodníková  Czech Republic 58.13 X 63.68 58.34 61.45 58.04 63.68 SB
4 Sara Kolak  Croatia 57.86 58.85 63.40 58.43 62.31 63.03 63.40
5 Flor Ruiz  Colombia 60.49 63.00 62.41 61.68 60.14 61.35 63.00
6 Yulenmis Aguilar  Spain 62.78 X 60.17 — 61.58 X 62.78
7 Kathryn Mitchell  Australia 62.63 59.57 60.31 62.16 X X 62.63 SB
8 Maria Andrejczyk  Poland 62.44 60.52 X X X 57.74 62.44
9 Elina Tzengko  Greece 61.85 X 57.90 did not advance 61.85
10 Momone Ueda  Japan 59.57 61.64 59.79 did not advance 61.64 SB
11 Marie-Therese Obst  Norway 61.14 60.57 58.78 did not advance 61.14
12 Mackenzie Little  Australia 60.32 56.94 59.41 did not advance 60.32

References

  1. ^ https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/ATH/OG2024_ATH_C74F_ATHWJAVELIN-----------QUAL--------.pdf
  2. ^ https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/ATH/OG2024_ATH_C51J2_ATHWJAVELIN-----------FNL-000100--.pdf
  3. ^ https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/ATH/OG2024_ATH_C73I2_ATHWJAVELIN-----------FNL-000100--.pdf
  4. ^ All time Top lists – Senior – Javelin throw women", World Athletics, 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – Javelin throw women", World Athletics, 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Records – Javelin throw women". World Athletics. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  7. ^ Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com, 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Road To | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.