The final of the Women's Javelin Throw

Javelin throw

The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...

 event at the 2001 World Championships

2001 World Championships in Athletics

The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America...

 in Edmonton, Canada was held on Monday August 6, 2001. There were a total number of 22 participating athletes, with the qualification mark was set at 61.00 metres. Cuba's eventual winner Osleidys Menéndez

Osleidys Menéndez

Osleidys Menéndez Sáez is a Cuban athlete competing in the javelin throw. She is a former Olympic champion, world champion, and world record holder. She has been described as the female "Jan Železný" of her times....

 broke the event record twice during the final, in her second (69.42 metres) and third attempt (69.53 metres).

Medalists

Gold	Osleidys Menéndez Osleidys Menéndez Osleidys Menéndez Sáez is a Cuban athlete competing in the javelin throw. She is a former Olympic champion, world champion, and world record holder. She has been described as the female "Jan Železný" of her times.... Cuba Cuba The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...  (CUB)
Silver	Mirela Manjani-Tzelili Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....  (GRE)
Bronze	Sonia Bisset Sonia Bisset Sonia Bisset Poll is a female javelin thrower from Cuba. She set her personal best throw in 2005 with 67.67 metres.-Achievements:*2005 IAAF World Athletics Final - bronze medal... Cuba Cuba The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...  (CUB)

Schedule

• All times are Mountain Standard Time (UTC-7
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  Qualification Round
  Group A	Group B
  04.08.2001 – 14:35h	04.08.2001 – 16:25h
  Final Round
  06.08.2001 – 17:05h

Abbreviations

• All results shown are in metres

  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 2001 World Athletics Championships
World Record World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking....		71.54 m	July 1, 2001	Rethymno Rethymno Rethymno is a city of approximately 40,000 people in Greece, the capital of Rethymno peripheral unit in the island of Crete. It was built in antiquity , even though was never a competitive Minoan centre... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
Event Record		67.09 m	August 28, 1999	Seville, Spain
Season Best		71.54 m	July 1, 2001	Rethymno Rethymno Rethymno is a city of approximately 40,000 people in Greece, the capital of Rethymno peripheral unit in the island of Crete. It was built in antiquity , even though was never a competitive Minoan centre... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
Broken records during the 2001 World Athletics Championships
Event Record		69.53 m	August 6, 2001	Edmonton, Canada

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
			1	2	3
1	1		X	65.71	—	65.71 m	NR Czech records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in the Czech Republic maintained by the Czech Athletic Federation: Český atletický svaz .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:x = mark was made in a mixed race+ = en route to a longer distance...
2	3		60.78	63.24	—	63.24 m
3	5		61.75	—	—	61.75 m
4	7		61.56	—	—	61.56 m	SB
5	9		59.59	60.89	57.83	60.89 m
6	13		53.68	58.26	X	58.26 m
7	14		57.21	X	57.60	57.60 m
8	15		52.72	57.43	X	57.43 m
9	18		55.81	56.05	54.94	56.05 m
10	19		X	52.14	52.65	52.65 m
11	22		45.24	X	44.01	45.24 m

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
			1	2	3
1	2		64.39	—	—	64.39 m
2	4		60.22	61.93	—	61.93 m
3	6		61.90	—	—	61.90 m
4	8		59.40	61.42	—	61.42 m
5	10		59.78	58.60	59.14	59.78 m
6	11		54.83	59.62	59.06	59.62 m	SB
7	12		58.42	53.76	58.34	58.42 m
8	16		56.61	X	X	56.61 m
9	17		55.26	X	56.10	56.10 m
10	20		52.23	50.70	50.98	52.23 m
11	21		49.01	49.40	X	49.40 m

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
		1	2	3	4	5	6
		66.56	69.42	69.53	X	65.63	66.70	69.53 m	CR
		64.69	63.80	X	X	65.78	62.68	65.78 m
		63.14	X	57.77	61.32	64.69	X	64.69 m
4		63.11	62.91	X	X	62.74	59.83	63.11 m
5		62.08	X	58.52	X	X	56.01	62.08 m
6		61.94	60.40	X	57.91	60.89	60.91	61.94 m
7		58.56	61.60	59.00	61.27	61.43	61.40	61.60 m
8		61.01	57.88	58.61	60.74	58.17	58.96	61.01 m
9		59.26	60.91	X				60.91 m
10		52.48	58.31	58.45				58.45 m
11		54.46	57.27	56.08				57.27 m
12		53.72	57.21	53.19				57.21 m

See also

• 1998 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Budapest)
• 2000 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Sydney)
• 2001 Javelin Throw Year Ranking
• 2002 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Munich)
• 2004 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Athens)