Athletics 2024/Women's javelin throw

Women's javelin throw
General information
Sport	Athletics 2024
Date	7–10 August 2024
Competitors	32 athletes
Venue	Stade de France
Previous medalists
Gold	Liu Shiying
Silver	Maria Andrejczyk
Bronze	Kelsey-Lee Barber
Medalists
	Haruka Kitaguchi
	Jo Ane van Dyk
	Nikola Ogrodnikova

The women's javelin throw of Athletics 2024 during the 2024 Summer Olympics was held on 7–10 August 2024 in the Stade de France. With 32 athletes competing, the event was won by Haruka Kitaguchi from Japan, with Jo Ane van Dyk from South Africa taking the silver medal and Nikola Ogrodnikova from Czech Republic taking bronze.

Format

The competition exists out of two separate rounds. In the qualification, each competitor gets three attempts to throw a javelin as far as possible. After three attempts, the twelve best performance advance to the final, including athletes tied for twelfth place. In the final, the qualified athletes once again get three attempts to reach as far as possible, but contrary to the qualification, the eight best-placed athletes get another three attempts. The athlete with the farthest throw wins the event.

Preview

Thirty-two athletes qualified for the event with plenty of medal contenders in the field.

Current Records

Record	Date	Nat.	Name	Distance
WR	13 September 2008		Barbora Spotakova	72.28
OR	27 August 2004		Osleidys Menendez	71.53

Summary

Qualification

Qualification A Results
Rank	Nat.	Athlete	Throw 1	Throw 2	Throw 3
1		Jo Ane van Dyk	64.22 PR
2		Mackenzie Little	59.59	62.82
3		Kathryn Mitchell	58.71	62.40
4		Nikola Ogrodnikova	x	59.12	61.16
5		Maria Lucelly Murillo	60.38	56.28	x
6		Lina Muze-Sirma	60.30	x	x
7		Christin Hussong	57.00	56.84	59.99
8		Tori Peeters	54.81	56.60	59.78
9		Victoria Hudson	59.69	x	x
10		Marina Saito	59.42	x	57.66
11		Dai Qianqian	55.56	56.18	59.33
12		Maggie Malone-Hardin	58.76	56.82	58.12
13		Rhema Otabor	x	54.76	57.67
14		Jucilene Sales de Lima	x	x	57.56
15		Annu Rani	55.81	53.22	53.55
16		Dilhani Lekamge	53.66	x	53.24

Qualification B Results
Rank	Nat.	Athlete	Throw 1	Throw 2	Throw 3
1		Maria Andrejczyk	65.52
2		Sara Kolak	54.04	64.57
3		Flor Denis Ruiz Hurtado	64.40
4		Elina Tzengko	52.02	61.09	63.22
5		Haruka Kitaguchi	62.58
6		Yulenmis Aguilar	61.95	58.35	59.92
7		Marie-Therese Obst	61.82	x	55.40
8		Momone Ueda	56.77	61.08	56.87
9		Adriana Vilagos	60.49	60.17	49.41
10		Petra Sicakova	60.47	59.68	59.44
11		Aneta Sietina	56.73	59.46	60.47
12		Lyu Huihui	58.52	55.38	59.37
13		Liveta Jasiunaite	58.35	x	x
14		Kelsey-Lee Barber	56.32	57.73	56.56
15		Anni-Linnea Alanen	55.30	54.53	x
16		Eda Tugsuz	51.33	x	55.30

Final

Final Results
Rank	Nat.	Name	T1	T2	T3	T4	T5	T6
1		Haruka Kitaguchi	65.80	62.39	x	61.68	64.73	x
2		Jo Ane van Dyk	59.72	61.72	63.93	x	62.07	57.07
3		Nikola Ogrodnikova	58.13	x	63.68	58.34	61.45	58.04
4		Sara Kolak	57.86	58.85	63.40	58.43	62.31	63.03
5		Flor Denis Ruiz Hurtado	60.49	63.00	62.41	61.68	60.14	61.35
6		Yulenmis Aguilar	62.78	x	60.17	—	61.58	x
7		Kathryn Mitchell	62.63	59.57	60.31	62.16	x	x
8		Maria Andrejczyk	62.44	60.52	x	x	x	57.74
9		Elina Tzengko	61.85	x	57.90	Did not advance
10		Momone Ueda	59.57	61.64	59.79	Did not advance
11		Marie-Therese Obst	61.14	60.57	58.78	Did not advance
12		Mackenzie Little	60.32	56.94	59.41	Did not advance

Results

Result	Athlete	Nationality
	Haruka Kitaguchi	Japan
	Jo Ane van Dyk	South Africa
	Nikola Ogrodnikova	Czech Republic
4	Sara Kolak	Croatia
5	Flor Denis Ruiz Hurtado	Colombia
6	Yulenmis Aguilar	Spain
7	Kathryn Mitchell	Australia
8	Maria Andrejczyk	Poland
9	Elina Tzengko	Greece
10	Momone Ueda	Japan
11	Marie-Therese Obst	Norway
12	Mackenzie Little	Australia
13	Adriana Vilagos	Serbia
14	Petra Sicakova	Czech Republic
15	Aneta Sietina	Latvia
16	Maria Lucelly Murillo	Colombia
17	Lina Muze-Sirma	Latvia
18	Christin Hussong	Germany
19	Tori Peeters	New Zealand
20	Victoria Hudson	Austria
21	Marina Saito	Japan
22	Lyu Huihui	China
23	Dai Qianqian	China
24	Maggie Malone-Hardin	United States
25	Liveta Jasiunaite	Lithuania
26	Kelsey-Lee Barber	Australia
27	Rhema Otabor	Bahamas
28	Jucilene Sales de Lima	Brazil
29	Annu Rani	India
30	Anni-Linnea Alanen	Finland
31	Eda Tugsuz	Turkey
32	Dilhani Lekamge	Sri Lanka