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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 2011 World Championships in Athletics

2011 World Championships in Athletics

The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011....

 was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 1 and 2.

Barbora Špotáková

Barbora Špotáková

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

, the reigning Olympic champion, topped the season's rankings with a throw of 69.45 m. Second-ranked 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...

 had showed greater consistency, having won four of the Diamond League meetings before the championships. Mariya Abakumova

Mariya Abakumova

Mariya Vasiliyevna Abakumova is a Russian javelin thrower. She won the Gold medal at 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea where she threw a Russian national and World Championships record of 71.99 metres. She also won the Olympic silver medal in...

, a 2009 World and 2008 Olympic medallist, was ranked third in both the Diamond League and world rankings. Others in good form were Sunette Viljoen

Sunette Viljoen

Sunette Stella Viljoen is a South African javelin thrower, who has won gold at the Commonwealth Games and African Championships. She also made one Women's Test cricket and 17 Women's One Day International appearances for South Africa between 2000 and 2002.She won gold at the 2009 Summer...

 (who set an African record two weeks earlier), Martina Ratej

Martina Ratej

Martina Ratej is a female javelin thrower from Slovenia. Her personal best is 65.96 metres, achieved on March 2010 in Arles.She competed at the 2006 European Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final....

, Kathrina Molitor and Goldie Sayers

Goldie Sayers

Goldie Sayers, born Katherine Dinah Sayers , is a British javelin thrower. She was born in Newmarket, Suffolk, United Kingdom. On 20 May 2007, Sayers set a new UK record in the javelin , thus becoming the first British woman to throw over 65 metres since javelins were redesigned in 1999...

. The 2009 world champion

2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw

The Women's Javelin Throw at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics will be held at the Olympic Stadium on August 16 and August 18. The event featured four athletes whose ability was so much better than the opposition that Mirko Jalava of the IAAF said it would be a "major surprise" should...

, 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...

, had retired.

Favorite Špotáková took the early lead, but Abakumova's second throw would lead into the 5th round. Viljoen improved on her African record in the 5th round, but that was only enough to put her in third place. Špotáková then threw a new World Championship record, only to be passed on the following throw by Abakumova improving on the record and setting a new Russian National Record.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Mariya Abakumova Mariya Abakumova Mariya Vasiliyevna Abakumova is a Russian javelin thrower. She won the Gold medal at 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea where she threw a Russian national and World Championships record of 71.99 metres. She also won the Olympic silver medal in... '	Barbora Špotáková Barbora Špotáková Barbora Špotáková is a Czech javelin thrower. She is the current Olympic champion, as well as the world record holder.... '	Sunette Viljoen Sunette Viljoen Sunette Stella Viljoen is a South African javelin thrower, who has won gold at the Commonwealth Games and African Championships. She also made one Women's Test cricket and 17 Women's One Day International appearances for South Africa between 2000 and 2002.She won gold at the 2009 Summer... '

Records

Prior to the competition, the established records were as follows.

World record		72.28	Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	13 September 2008
Championship record		71.70	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... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...	14 August 2005
World leading		69.45	Monaco Monaco Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...	22 July 2011
African record		66.47	Shenzhen Shenzhen Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones... , China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...	18 August 2011
Asian record		63.92	Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... , China	18 August 2000
North, Central American and Caribbean record		71.70	Helsinki, Finland	14 August 2005
South American record		62.62	Guatemala City Guatemala City Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America... , Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...	12 May 2002
European record		72.28	Stuttgart, Germany	13 September 2008
Oceanian record		66.80	Runaway Bay Runaway Bay, Queensland Runaway Bay is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Runaway Bay had a population of 8,449.The locality of Anglers Paradise is situated within Runaway Bay. In 1967, the Lae Enterprises company bought 182 hectares of land along the western shore of the Gold Coast... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	5 August 2000

Qualification standards

A standard	B standard
61.00	59.00

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
September 1, 2011	10:10	Qualification
September 2, 2011	19:10	Final

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 61.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	Result	Notes
1	A	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...		68.76			68.76	Q
2	B	Sunette Viljoen Sunette Viljoen Sunette Stella Viljoen is a South African javelin thrower, who has won gold at the Commonwealth Games and African Championships. She also made one Women's Test cricket and 17 Women's One Day International appearances for South Africa between 2000 and 2002.She won gold at the 2009 Summer...		65.34			65.34	Q
3	A	Katharina Molitor Katharina Molitor Katharina Molitor is a German athlete who specialises in the javelin throw with a personal best of 64.67 metres...		63.52			63.52	Q
4	B	Barbora Špotáková Barbora Špotáková Barbora Špotáková is a Czech javelin thrower. She is the current Olympic champion, as well as the world record holder....		63.40			63.40	Q
5	A	Mariya Abakumova Mariya Abakumova Mariya Vasiliyevna Abakumova is a Russian javelin thrower. She won the Gold medal at 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea where she threw a Russian national and World Championships record of 71.99 metres. She also won the Olympic silver medal in...			62.49		62.49	Q
6	A	Goldie Sayers Goldie Sayers Goldie Sayers, born Katherine Dinah Sayers , is a British javelin thrower. She was born in Newmarket, Suffolk, United Kingdom. On 20 May 2007, Sayers set a new UK record in the javelin , thus becoming the first British woman to throw over 65 metres since javelins were redesigned in 1999...		56.61	62.19		62.19	Q
7	B	Martina Ratej Martina Ratej Martina Ratej is a female javelin thrower from Slovenia. Her personal best is 65.96 metres, achieved on March 2010 in Arles.She competed at the 2006 European Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final....		61.58			61.58	Q
8	B	Kimberley Mickle Kimberley Mickle Kimberley Mickle is a female javelin thrower from Australia. Her personal best is 63.49 metres, achieved in March 2009 in Perth....		60.50	57.80	60.12	60.50	q
9	B	Linda Stahl Linda Stahl Linda Stahl is a German javelin thrower.Her personal best throw is 66.81 metres, achieved on 29 July 2010 at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona, Spain, where she won gold....		60.21	59.85	58.25	60.21	q
10	A	Yuki Ebihara Yuki Ebihara Yuki Ebihara, Japanese: 海老原有希, is a Japanese track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw....		57.36	59.66	59.88	59.88	q
11	A	Madara Palameika Madara Palameika Madara Palameika is a Latvian javelin thrower.She is the owner of Latvian record in javelin throw, which is 64.51 metres. She reached it in the 2009 U23 European Championships, where she won. Two years earlier, in the 2007 U23 European Championships she finished third.-Achievements:-References:...		59.78		59.33	59.78	q
12	A	Jarmila Klimešová Jarmila Klimešová Jarmila Klimešová is a female javelin thrower from the Czech Republic. Her personal best throw is 62.60 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Prague....		55.90	59.65	56.01	59.65	q
13	A	Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir is an Icelandic javelin thrower. She represented her country at the 2008 Olympic Games and has also competed at the 2006 and 2010 European Championships and 2009 World Championships. Her personal best throw is 61,37 metres, achieved in May 2009 in Reykjavík. This is the current...		59.15	57.62		59.15	SB
14	B	Zahra Bani Zahra Bani Zahra Bani is a Somali-Italian javelin thrower.-Biography:In 1989, Bani moved to Torino, Italy from Somalia with her Italian father and Somali mother and started playing volleyball...				58.92	58.92
15	A	Rachel Yurkovich		58.84	58.01	57.92	58.84
16	B	Vira Rebryk Vira Rebryk Vira Viktorivna Rebryk is a female javelin thrower from Ukraine. Her personal best throw is 63.01 metres, achieved at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz. This is the current junior world record.-Achievements:-References:*...			55.69	58.50	58.50
17	B	Mercedes Chilla Mercedes Chilla Mercedes Chilla López is a javelin thrower from Spain. She has represented Spain at two Summer Olympics and has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics...		58.34		52.01	58.34
18	B	Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala		56.18	58.15	54.02	58.15
19	A	Justine Robbeson Justine Robbeson Justine Gail Robbeson is a South African athlete who specialises in the javelin throw. She previously competed in the heptathlon, achieving a personal best of 5868 in 2004...		57.87	55.27	58.08	58.08
20	B	Liu Chunhua Liu Chunhua Liu Chunhua is a Chinese javelin thrower. She is a two-time Asian Champion in the event and won gold medals at the Chinese National Games and East Asian Games in 2009. Her personal best is a throw of 60.65 metres....		56.73	56.37	57.52	57.52
21	B	Kara Patterson Kara Patterson Kara Estelle Patterson is an American athlete who competes in the javelin throw. She is the American record holder in the javelin throw with a distance of 66.67 m.-Career:...		56.41	55.25	57.14	57.14
22	A	Indrė Jakubaitytė Indre Jakubaityte Indrė Jakubaitytė is a female javelin thrower from Lithuania. Her personal best throw is 63.65 metres, achieved in September 2007 in Kaunas. She competed at the 2007 World Championships, but without reaching the final.-Achievements:...			56.01	56.92	56.92
23	A	Yanet Cruz Yanet Cruz Yanet Cruz Cruz is a female javelin thrower from Cuba. She won the bronze medal at the 2005 World Youth Championships. She also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final round. His personal best throw is 60.84 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Uberlandia.-Achievements:-References:*...		55.91	56.73	55.48	56.73
24	B	Tatjana Jelača Tatjana Jelaca Tatjana Jelača is a Serbian javelin thrower.She finished sixth at the 2007 World Youth Championships and won the bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships...		56.68		54.58	56.68
25	A	Elisabeth Eberl		56.48	54.39		56.48
26	B	Risa Miyashita		55.62	55.52	55.40	55.62
27	A	Kim Kyung-ae		51.64	53.75	54.96	54.96
28	B	María Murillo				52.83	52.83

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Mariya Abakumova Mariya Abakumova Mariya Vasiliyevna Abakumova is a Russian javelin thrower. She won the Gold medal at 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea where she threw a Russian national and World Championships record of 71.99 metres. She also won the Olympic silver medal in...		60.38	71.25			71.99	64.27	71.99	NR Russian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Russia maintained by All-Russia Athletic Federation .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceht = hand timingX = unratified due to no doping control-External links:... , CR, WL
	Barbora Špotáková Barbora Špotáková Barbora Špotáková is a Czech javelin thrower. She is the current Olympic champion, as well as the world record holder....		68.80	67.90	68.64	67.12	71.58	66.80	71.58	SB
	Sunette Viljoen Sunette Viljoen Sunette Stella Viljoen is a South African javelin thrower, who has won gold at the Commonwealth Games and African Championships. She also made one Women's Test cricket and 17 Women's One Day International appearances for South Africa between 2000 and 2002.She won gold at the 2009 Summer...		64.36	65.20	63.12	58.48	68.38	62.68	68.38	AR
	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...		61.74	64.39	64.80	65.24	63.51		65.24
	Katharina Molitor Katharina Molitor Katharina Molitor is a German athlete who specialises in the javelin throw with a personal best of 64.67 metres...		59.88	58.19	57.94	60.31	58.85	64.32	64.32
	Kimberley Mickle Kimberley Mickle Kimberley Mickle is a female javelin thrower from Australia. Her personal best is 63.49 metres, achieved in March 2009 in Perth....		59.33	57.07	60.87		61.96	61.33	61.96
	Martina Ratej Martina Ratej Martina Ratej is a female javelin thrower from Slovenia. Her personal best is 65.96 metres, achieved on March 2010 in Arles.She competed at the 2006 European Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final....		58.87		60.58		61.65		61.65
	Jarmila Klimešová Jarmila Klimešová Jarmila Klimešová is a female javelin thrower from the Czech Republic. Her personal best throw is 62.60 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Prague....		59.27		57.37			55.87	59.27
	Yuki Ebihara Yuki Ebihara Yuki Ebihara, Japanese: 海老原有希, is a Japanese track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw....		59.08	58.39	57.96				59.08
10	Goldie Sayers Goldie Sayers Goldie Sayers, born Katherine Dinah Sayers , is a British javelin thrower. She was born in Newmarket, Suffolk, United Kingdom. On 20 May 2007, Sayers set a new UK record in the javelin , thus becoming the first British woman to throw over 65 metres since javelins were redesigned in 1999...		57.32	57.52	58.18				58.18
11	Madara Palameika Madara Palameika Madara Palameika is a Latvian javelin thrower.She is the owner of Latvian record in javelin throw, which is 64.51 metres. She reached it in the 2009 U23 European Championships, where she won. Two years earlier, in the 2007 U23 European Championships she finished third.-Achievements:-References:...		55.69	58.08					58.08

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Linda Stahl

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External links

• Javelin throw results at IAAF website