2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw explained

Event:Women's javelin throw
Competition:2015 World Championships
Venue:Beijing National Stadium
Dates:28 August (qualification)
30 August (final)
Competitors:32
Nations:21
Win Label:Winning distance
Win Value:67.69
Gold:Katharina Molitor
Goldnoc:GER
Silver:Lü Huihui
Silvernoc:CHN
Bronze:Sunette Viljoen
Bronzenoc:RSA
Prev:2013
Next:2017

The women's javelin throw at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 28 and 30 August.[1] [2]

There were eight automatic qualifiers out of the first round. With the best mark qualifiers, the German team was able to get four into the finals including defending champion Christina Obergföll, the home team was able to get two when Lü Huihui got in with the tenth qualifier. World leader Sunette Viljoen also could not make the automatic but got into the finals while the world record holder Barbora Špotáková did get an automatic.

The partisan locals were overjoyed when Lü took over the lead with a 63.80 and three throws later Li Lingwei improved upon that with a 64.10, putting the home team in first and second place. That lead held through the second round as closest anybody could come was Viljoen at 63.09 to take third place. Obergföl started the third round with a new leader 64.61, but Lü came back with an answer of 64.72 which held the lead until the next thrower Katharina Molitor threw it 2 cm further. Špotáková barely made 60 and didn't get to make the last three throws. In the fourth round, Viljoen threw 65.79 to move into the lead and as the fifth round was ending, Lü uncorked a 66.13 to set a new Asian Record and take the lead to a furious ovation. That was the status going into the last throw of the competition. Molitor had seen her leading position drop to third place over the last 2 rounds but found the answer, a 67.69 to let the air out of the crowd.[3]

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[4]

World record72.28Stuttgart, Germany13 September 2008
Championship record71.99Daegu, South Korea2 September 2011
World leading66.62Melbourne, Australia21 March 2015
African record69.35New York City, United States9 Jun 2012
Asian record65.47Incheon, South Korea1 October 2014
North, Central American and Caribbean record71.70Helsinki, Finland14 August 2005
South American record63.80Xalapa, Mexico27 November 2014
European record72.28Stuttgart, Germany13 September 2008
Oceanian record66.83Melbourne, Australia22 March 2014
The following records were established during the competition:
Asian record66.13Beijing, China30 August 2015
World leading67.69Beijing, China30 August 2015

Schedule

DateTimeRound
28 August 2015 19:00 Qualification
30 August 2015 18:45 Final

Results

KEY:bgcolor=ccffcc align=centerQQualifiedbgcolor=ccffcc align=centerq12 best performersNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

Qualification

Qualification: 63.50 m (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q).[5]

Rank Group Name Nationality
  1. 1
  1. 2
  1. 3
Mark Notes
1 B 60.27 61.00 65.92 65.92 ,
2 B 65.07 65.07 ,
3 B 60.62 65.02 65.02
4 A 58.24 64.22 64.22
5 A 64.10 64.10
6 B 64.02 64.02
7 A 63.93 63.93
8 B 62.12 61.21 63.52 63.52
9 A 60.64 59.90 63.23 63.23
10 A 59.66 63.15 63.15
11 B 62.81 62.81 ,
12 B 61.59 62.21 59.18 62.21
13 A 59.78 62.17 62.17
14 A 61.29 61.80 56.23 61.80
15 A 59.25 61.41 61.41
16 B 61.04 59.79 60.63 61.04
17 B 61.04 61.04
18 B 60.52 59.05 58.04 60.52
19 A 53.67 57.56 60.30 60.30
20 A 60.18 58.03 49.78 60.18
21 A 55.67 60.07 60.07
22 B 59.83 59.83
23 A 57.13 59.76 59.76
24 A 59.67 59.35 59.67
25 A 59.38 59.49 51.18 59.49
26 A 58.28 58.11 58.28
27 B 56.70 57.25 57.25
28 B 52.86 53.44 56.75 56.75
29 B 56.72 56.72
30 B 56.08 55.69 56.08
31 A 54.57 55.56 55.56
32 B 53.49 53.49

Final

The final was started at 18:45[6]

Rank Name Nationality
  1. 1
  1. 2
  1. 3
  1. 4
  1. 5
  1. 6
Mark Notes
60.84 61.37 64.74 61.86 62.13 67.6967.69
63.80 64.72 59.65 66.13 63.72 66.13
60.18 63.09 62.93 65.79 62.11 60.11 65.79
61.04 64.61 62.51 64.61
64.10 62.56 61.94 62.87 64.10
59.98 62.94 62.98 62.98
62.20 60.56 58.88 62.20
58.55 60.63 60.88 59.34 59.28 60.88
59.54 60.08 60.08
10 58.82 59.69 59.88 59.88
11 59.78 59.82 59.82
12 57.96 58.26 57.86 58.26

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beijing 2015: Timetable . https://web.archive.org/web/20141201205133/http://www.iaafbeijing2015.com/special/iaaf_sch_en/ . dead . 1 December 2014 . 11 August 2015 . 10 August 2015 . Beijing 2015 .
  2. http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/4875/AT-JT-W-q----.SL2.pdf Start list
  3. Web site: REPORT: WOMEN'S JAVELIN FINAL – IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BEIJING 2015. 30 August 2015. iaaf.org. 2 September 2015.
  4. Web site: Records & Lists – Javelin Throw. IAAF. 14 August 2015.
  5. http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/4875/AT-JT-W-q----.RS4.pdf Qualification results
  6. http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/4875/AT-JT-W-f----.RS6.pdf Final results

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