2014 European Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw explained

Event:	Women's javelin throw
Competition:	European Athletics Championships

The women's javelin throw at the 2014 European Athletics Championships took place at the Letzigrund on 12 and 14 August.

Medalists

Gold	Barbora Špotáková
Silver	Tatjana Jelača
Bronze	Linda Stahl

Records

Standing records prior to the 2014 European Athletics Championships
World record		72.28 m	Stuttgart, Germany	13 September 2008
European record		72.28 m	Stuttgart, Germany	13 September 2008
Championship record		67.47 m	Munich, Germany	8 August 2002
World Leading		67.32 m	New York City, United States	14 June 2014
European Leading		67.32 m	New York City, United States	14 June 2014

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
12 August 2014	10:50	Qualification
14 August 2014	20:40	Final

Results

Qualification

57.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the Final.^[1]

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	1	2	3	Mark	Note
1	B			61.87			61.87	Q
2	B			57.47	61.13		61.13	Q
3	A			60.26			60.26	Q
4	A			59.99			59.99	Q
5	A			56.29	54.60	59.51	59.51	Q
6	A			59.47			59.47	Q
7	B			59.42			59.42	Q
8	A			56.61	57.05	58.24	58.24	Q
9	B			58.07			58.07	Q
10	B			57.86			57.86	Q
11	B			57.82			57.82	Q
12	B			57.21	55.21	57.53	57.53	Q
13	B			55.81	56.36	54.44	56.36
14	B			53.23	56.10	55.43	56.10
15	A			54.86	53.37	52.57	54.86
16	B			54.59	52.42	x	54.59
17	A			52.92	51.19	54.41	54.41
18	A			53.81	x	x	53.81
19	B			53.42	53.11	x	53.42
20	A			x	x	53.15	53.15
21	A			x	52.51	51.84	52.51
22	A			51.46	x	x	51.46

Final

^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Notes
			62.86	59.67	58.83	57.24	64.41	61.59	64.41
			60.98	60.51	62.31	60.25	64.21	60.30	64.21	NR
			63.91	60.09	62.70	63.06	61.61	x	63.91
			60.33	62.04	x	x	x	60.31	62.04
			59.60	56.64	60.91	x	61.41	61.66	61.66
			58.00	61.58	60.78	59.45	61.58	56.84	61.58
			59.05	55.96	59.02	59.29	57.49	59.08	59.29
			55.81	x	58.33	x	x	x	58.33
			50.65	58.00	56.04				58.00
10			57.91	52.66	54.23				57.91
11			57.82	x	x				57.82
12			56.68	54.23	54.66				56.68

Notes and References

1. Web site: Qualification results . 2014-09-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140814064146/http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATW053900_C73ZZ.pdf . 2014-08-14 . dead .
2. http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATW053101_C73S.pdf Final results