1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – women's javelin throw explained

The women's javelin throw event at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Athens, Greece, at Olympic Stadium on 18 and 19 July. An old specification 600g javelin was used.

Medalists

Gold	Xiomara Rivero
Silver	Anja Reiter
Bronze	Alexandra Beck

Results

Final

19 July

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	align=left		align=left		62.86
	align=left		align=left		60.24
	align=left		align=left		59.92
4	align=left		align=left		55.70
5	align=left		align=left		55.40
6	align=left		align=left		53.20
7	align=left		align=left		53.00
8	align=left		align=left		51.80
9	align=left		align=left		47.64
10	align=left		align=left		47.32
11	align=left		align=left		45.22
12	align=left		align=left		43.98

Qualifications

18 Jul

Group A

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		58.12	Q
2	align=left		align=left		56.66	Q
3	align=left		align=left		55.12	Q
4	align=left		align=left		54.24	Q
5	align=left		align=left		52.66	Q
6	align=left		align=left		51.08	Q
7	align=left		align=left		49.76	q
8	align=left		align=left		48.80	q
9	align=left		align=left		47.90	q
10	align=left		align=left		47.64	q
11	align=left		align=left		47.32	q
12	align=left		align=left		46.40	q
13	align=left		align=left		46.04
14	align=left		align=left		45.92
15	align=left		align=left		45.58
16	align=left		align=left		45.42
17	align=left		align=left		45.38
18	align=left		align=left		44.42
19	align=left		align=left		43.04
20	align=left		align=left		41.28
	align=left		align=left		NM

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.