2018 IAAF World U20 Championships – Women's javelin throw explained

Event:	Women's javelin throw
Competition:	2018 World U20 Championships
Venue:	Ratina Stadium
Dates:	10 July (qualification) 11 July (final)
Competitors:	24
Nations:	18
Win Label:	Winning distance
Win Value:	55.95 m
Gold:	Alina Shukh
Goldnoc:	UKR
Silver:	Tomoka Kuwazoe
Silvernoc:	JPN
Bronze:	Dana Baker
Bronzenoc:	USA
Prev:	2016
Next:	2021

The women's javelin throw (weigh 600 grams as senior level)^[1] at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Ratina Stadium on 10 and 11 July.^[2]

Records

Standing records prior to the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Athletics
World U20 Record		63.86	Edmonton, Canada	2 August 2015
Championship Record		63.01	Bydgoszcz, Poland	10 July 2008
World U20 Leading		56.86	Hiratsuka, Japan	15 June 2018

Results

Qualification

The qualification round took place on 10 July, in two groups, with Group A starting at 09:00 and Group B starting at 10:20. Athletes attaining a mark of at least 53.50 metres(

Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:^{[3] [4]}

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	Round			Mark	Notes
				1	2	3
1	A			51.81	51.18	53.99	53.99	,
2	B			48.47	53.05	53.49	53.49
3	A	Yuleixi Angulo		52.62		49.97	52.62
4	A			48.45	52.04	48.64	52.04
5	B			43.74	51.76	49.43	51.76
6	A			47.85	49.33	51.25	51.25
7	B	Dana Baker		50.03	51.09	46.86	51.09
8	B	Li Hui-jun		46.92	47.77	50.95	50.95
9	A			50.64	50.36	50.83	50.83
10	B			45.47	50.23	47.48	50.23
11	B			50.16	48.81	48.67	50.16
12	A	Dai Qianqian		49.81	47.29		49.81
13	A			49.64		44.15	49.64
14	A			48.91		45.36	48.91
15	B			48.80	47.94	46.94	48.80
16	B			45.98	48.67	45.38	48.67
17	B			41.98	48.36	43.85	48.36
18	A			47.00		47.88	47.88
19	B			44.63		47.85	47.85
20	A			42.91	41.74	47.59	47.59
21	B				43.14	45.34	45.34
22	A			39.84	42.48	45.04	45.04
23	A			44.58		43.19	44.58
24	B			43.26		43.44	43.44

Final

The final was held on 11 July at 18:50.^[5]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Round						Mark	Notes
1			2	3	4	5	6
	Alina Shukh		53.42	54.53	55.95	53.29			55.95
	Tomoka Kuwazoe		48.39	49.31	55.66	54.35	51.98	43.58	55.66
	Dana Baker		51.85	55.04	53.13	51.70		52.90	55.04
4	Carolina Visca		52.35		53.75			53.84	53.84
5	Sara Zabarino		51.43	52.98	50.24	50.00	50.23	51.21	52.98
6	Dai Qianqian		49.29	47.35	52.95	50.66		49.07	52.95
7	Elina Kinnunen		50.78	50.75	52.50	51.88	51.25	52.40	52.50
8	Li Hui-jun		48.62	51.49	49.78	47.19	50.78	49.07	51.49
9	Zoja Šušteršic		47.39	50.59	50.00				50.59
10	Fabielle Ferreira		50.05		49.26				50.05
11	Münevver Hancı		46.51	47.89	48.97				48.97
12	Yuleixi Angulo		45.85		46.44				46.44

Notes and References

1. Web site: Throwing Weight Rules per Age Group. athleticsdirect.co.uk. 10 July 2018.
2. Web site: 2018 World U20 Championships Tampere Timetable by day. 9 July 2018 . IAAF.org.
3. Web site: Javelin Throw Women − Qualification − Results. IAAF. 10 July 2018. 11 July 2018.
4. Web site: Javelin Throw Women − Qualification − Summary. IAAF. 10 July 2018. 11 July 2018.
5. Web site: Javelin Throw Women − Final − Results. IAAF. 11 July 2018. 11 July 2018.