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 2007 World Championships in Athletics

2007 World Championships in Athletics

The 11th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007...

 took place on August 29, 2007 (qualification) and August 31, 2007 (final) at the Nagai Stadium

Nagai Stadium

is an athletic stadium in Osaka, Japan. It is the home ground of J. League club Cerezo Osaka. The stadium has a seating capacity of 50,000.-History:...

 in Osaka

Osaka

is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

, Japan

Japan

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. The qualification mark was set at 61.00 metres.

Prior to the competition Germany’s Christina Obergföll

Christina Obergföll

Christina Obergföll is a German athlete, competing in the javelin throw.At the 2005 World Championships in Athletics she won the silver medal with a European record by finishing second behind Osleidys Menéndez, who set a new world record at the same event.Obergföll finished 4th at the 2006...

, whose world leading effort at the European Cup improved her own continental record to 70.20 metres, was the favourite on paper to improve from her runner-up spot in Helsinki

Helsinki

Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

 in the Women's Javelin Throw competition. The 25-year-old was undefeated in nine competitions this season. Her average winning throw – 67.11 metres – was farther than anyone else has thrown once in the 2007 season. Czech Barbora Špotáková

Barbora Špotáková

Barbora Špotáková is a Czech javelin thrower. She is the current Olympic champion, as well as the world record holder....

 (66.08 metres) and Obergföll’s compatriot Steffi Nerius

Steffi Nerius

Steffi Nerius is a German athlete competing in the javelin throw. She won silver at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and is the reigning World Champion; she is also a three-time bronze medalist at that level.Initially playing volleyball in school, she was too short for a career in this sport and...

 (65.78 metres), were next on the season’s list.

Medalists

Gold
Silver
Bronze

Schedule

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  Qualification Round
  Group A	Group B
  29.08.2007 – 10:00h	29.08.2007 – 11:25h
  Final Round
  31.08.2007 – 20:40h

Abbreviations

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 2005 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....		71.70 m	August 14, 2005	Helsinki, Finland
Event Record		71.70 m	August 14, 2005	Helsinki, Finland
Season Best		70.20 m	June 23, 2007	Munich, Germany

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Throws			Result	Note
			1	2	3
1	1		64.29	—	—	64.29 m	SB
2	8		60.09	60.86	57.87	60.86 m
3	9		59.92	60.77	60.49	60.77 m
4	11		60.25	X	59.02	60.25 m
5	13		58.61	59.52	59.47	59.52 m	SB
6	14		59.02	57.74	57.71	59.02 m
7	16		58.12	55.72	56.93	58.12 m
8	17		55.96	57.09	57.51	57.51 m
9	18		55.40	54.78	57.23	57.23 m
10	21		56.84	55.68	55.22	56.84 m
11	22		56.42	56.07	56.38	56.42 m
12	23		56.28	55.19	55.21	56.28 m
13	25		51.84	56.16	X	56.16 m
14	26		50.43	55.00	53.02	55.00 m
15	29		53.22	X	49.05	53.22 m
16	30		47.91	X	50.29	50.29 m	SB
17	31		47.49	49.13	49.70	49.70 m

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Throws			Result	Note
			1	2	3
1	2		63.77	—	—	63.77 m	SB
2	3		63.58	—	—	63.58 m	SB
3	4		62.80	—	—	62.80 m	PB
4	5		57.39	57.91	62.38	62.38 m	SB
5	6		60.94	61.89	—	61.89 m
6	7		X	61.68	—	61.68 m	PB
7	10		60.55	58.79	59.19	60.55 m
8	12		51.70	60.07	X	60.07 m
9	15		54.81	56.62	58.53	58.53 m
10	19		57.17	X	54.49	57.17 m	SB
11	20		X	55.02	56.87	56.87 m
12	24		54.70	56.20	53.68	56.20 m
13	27		51.63	X	53.64	53.64 m
14	28		51.67	X	53.41	53.41 m
15	32		48.50	X	47.68	48.50 m
—	—		X	X	X	NM

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
		1	2	3	4	5	6
		66.40	60.30	67.07	64.28	63.56	64.61	67.07 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...
		64.01	65.26	60.90	61.87	61.12	66.46	66.46 m
		59.89	59.75	59.96	64.42	62.38	X	64.42 m
4		60.25	61.93	63.73	62.44	X	X	63.73 m
5		59.07	59.24	61.72	58.68	59.90	63.13	63.13 m	PB
6		57.77	56.38	61.74	X	X	53.18	61.74 m
7		61.43	59.91	X	X	X	60.74	61.43 m
8		60.10	58.28	58.38	61.03	X	59.75	61.03 m
9		58.37	58.31	57.32				58.37 m
10		57.56	56.88	57.87				57.87 m
11		54.76	55.71	X				55.71 m
12		53.50	X	50.04				53.50 m