2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw explained

Event:	Women's javelin throw
Competition:	2018 European Athletics Championships
Venue:	Olympic Stadium
Location:	Berlin
Competitors:	23
Nations:	17
Win Value:	67.90
Win Label:	Winning result
Gold:	Christin Hussong
Silver:	Nikola Ogrodníková
Bronze:	Liveta Jasiūnaitė
Gold Nation:	GER
Silver Nation:	CZE
Bronze Nation:	LTU
Previous:	2016
Next:	2022

The women's javelin throw at the 2018 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 9 and 10 August.^[1]

Records

Standing records prior to the 2018 European Athletics Championships
World record		72.28 m^[2]	Stuttgart, Germany	13 September 2008
European record		72.28 m^[3]	Stuttgart, Germany	13 September 2008
Championship record		67.47 m	Munich, Germany	8 August 2002
World Leading		68.92 m	Gold Coast, Australia	11 April 2018
European Leading		67.47 m	Oslo, Norway	7 June 2018
Broken records during the 2018 European Athletics Championships
Championship record		67.90 m	Berlin, Germany	10 August 2018
European Leading		67.90 m	Berlin, Germany	10 August 2018

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
9 August 2018	12:30	Qualification
10 August 2018	20:25	Final

Results

Qualification

Qualification: 60.50 m (Q) or best 12 performers (q)^[4]

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	1	2	3	Result	Note
1	A			67.29			67.29	,
2	B			61.69			61.69
3	A			58.07	61.61		61.61	, =
4	A			59.04	61.27		61.27
5	B			59.08		61.21	61.21
6	A			57.44		60.21	60.21
7	A			47.94	59.98	54.89	59.98
8	A			59.96		59.09	59.96	,
9	B			57.92	57.46	59.58	59.58
10	B			57.35		59.55	59.55
11	B				59.34		59.34
12	A			53.03	59.29	54.65	59.29
13	A			58.64		56.41	58.64
14	B			58.08		55.59	58.08
15	B			55.34	56.85	58.00	58.00
16	B			57.75		57.77	57.77
17	B			55.45	57.48	56.66	57.48
18	A			55.30	56.33	55.09	56.33
19	A			51.88	53.83	53.95	53.95
20	A			53.61			53.61
21	A			50.50	52.86	53.08	53.08
22	B			45.65	52.26		52.26
	B

Final

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Notes
			67.90	62.53				59.15	67.90
			61.85	59.23	61.05			61.81	61.85
			60.51	58.24	61.00	61.59	60.38		61.59
			60.64		61.41		58.62	59.70	61.41
			60.92			60.06		60.27	60.92
			60.01	57.19	59.69	56.99	57.42	57.71	60.01
			59.76	53.22	58.42	58.36	58.75	58.96	59.76
			54.88	59.60	59.40				59.60
					57.98				57.98
10			55.70	56.68	56.91				56.91
11			50.75	55.23	51.67				55.23
12			53.97	54.18	54.92				54.92

Notes and References

1. Web site: European Athletics 2018 European Championships Timetable . european-athletics.org . 15 March 2018 . 3 May 2018.
2. Web site: All Time Best . 2016-07-04 . International Association of Athletics Federations.
3. Web site: European Outdoor Records Women . 2016-07-04 . .
4. Web site: Qualification Summary results . 24 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160726212835/http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATW053900_C74B.pdf . 26 July 2016 . dead . dmy-all .
5. Web site: Final results . 24 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161118175159/http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM053101_C73S.pdf . 18 November 2016 . dead . dmy-all .