2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw explained

The Women's Javelin Throw event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 12 and August 14. It was a high-quality contest where Olympic champion Osleidys Menéndez set a new world record whereas Christina Obergföll set a new European record.

Medalists

Gold	Osleidys Menéndez Cuba (CUB)
Silver	Christina Obergföll Germany (GER)
Bronze	Steffi Nerius Germany (GER)

Schedule

• All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
12.08.2005  - 13:20h	12.08.2005  - 14:40h
Final Round
14.08.2005  - 19:25h

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 2005 World Athletics Championships
		71.54 m	July 1, 2001
		69.53 m	August 6, 2001
		67.67 m	July 6, 2005
Broken records during the 2005 World Athletics Championships
		71.70 m	August 14, 2005
		71.70 m	August 14, 2005

Qualification

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Result	Note
			1	2	3
1	2		65.77	-	-	65.77 m
2	4		X	59.60	61.59	61.59 m
3	6		56.52	55.58	61.06	61.06 m	SB
4	8		60.67	-	-	60.67 m
5	9		X	60.11	X	60.11 m
6	12		54.35	57.15	59.06	59.06 m
7	15		X	57.82	58.38	58.38 m
8	18		56.56	55.56	56.53	56.56 m
9	19		54.29	55.78	X	55.78 m
10	21		55.05	50.55	52.88	55.05 m
11	23		X	50.66	54.68	54.68 m
12	24		X	54.52	X	54.52 m
13	25		54.38	51.22	51.53	54.38 m
14	26		50.57	54.24	52.60	54.24 m
15	28		50.37	49.85	49.93	50.37 m

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Result	Note
			1	2	3
1	2		66.52	-	-	66.52 m	PB
2	3		64.50	-	-	64.50 m
3	5		54.27	57.68	61.12	61.12 m	SB
4	7		58.53	X	60.83	60.83 m	SB
5	10		60.09	X	55.76	60.09 m
6	11		57.45	59.22	58.07	59.22 m
7	13		57.21	56.51	58.74	58.74 m
8	14		58.49	X	54.63	58.49 m
9	16		48.11	57.14	56.66	57.14 m
10	17		53.78	56.71	50.46	56.71 m
11	20		53.01	52.26	55.17	55.17 m
12	22		48.33	50.24	55.03	55.03 m
13	27		50.53	53.81	X	53.81 m
14	29		43.52	47.37	46.59	47.37 m
-	-		X	X	X	NM

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
		1	2	3	4	5	6
		71.70	X	-	65.53	63.80	-	71.70 m	WR
		61.55	70.03	-	-	-	59.67	70.03 m	AR
		65.96	X	X	64.26	64.35	X	65.96 m
4		59.36	62.32	60.04	63.43	X	X	63.43 m	NR
5		55.28	60.71	54.06	X	56.16	62.75	62.75 m	PB
6		62.64	X	X	X	56.89	X	62.64 m	SB
7		X	59.55	59.71	58.62	61.75	60.57	61.75 m
8		57.30	57.99	56.78	X	X	56.63	57.99 m
9		56.77	55.70	57.54				57.54 m
10		X	51.96	57.10				57.10 m
11		57.06	53.54	55.73				57.06 m
12		54.44	54.16	52.94				54.44 m

External links

• IAAF results, qualifying
• IAAF results, final
• todor66