2021 World Athletics U20 Championships – Women's hammer throw explained

Event:	Women's hammer throw
Competition:	2021 World Athletics U20 Championships
Venue:	Kasarani Stadium
Dates:	20 August (qualification) 21 August (final)
Competitors:	16
Nations:	12
Win Label:	Winning distance
Win Value:	71.64 m
Gold:	Silja Kosonen
Goldnoc:	FIN
Silver:	Rose Loga
Silvernoc:	FRA
Bronze:	Maryola Bukel
Bronzenoc:	BLR
Prev:	2018
Next:	2022

The women's hammer throw at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Kasarani Stadium on 20 and 21 August.^[1]

Records

Standing records prior to the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships
World U20 Record		73.43	Vaasa, Finland	28 June 2021
Championship Record		70.62	Barcelona, Spain	14 July 2012
World U20 Leading		73.43	Vaasa, Finland	28 June 2021

Results

Qualification

The qualification took place on 20 August, in two groups, with Group A starting at 09:08 and Group B starting at 10:05. Athletes attaining a mark of at least 60.00 metres (

Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) qualified for the final.^{[2] [3]}

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	Round			Mark	Notes
				1	2	3
1	A			68.46			68.46
2	B			58.01	64.28		64.28
3	B			57.57	58.91	62.22	62.22	,
4	B			60.72			60.72
5	A			59.05	58.71	60.62	60.62
6	B			58.97	60.14		60.14
7	A			60.04			60.04
8	B			58.21	59.97	55.66	59.97
9	A				59.49	59.78	59.78
10	A			59.45			59.45	,
11	A			55.15	57.61	58.92	58.92
12	A				56.53	58.46	58.46
13	B			57.10	57.82	56.83	57.82
14	B				56.26	56.59	56.59
15	A			54.26	53.17		54.26
16	B				54.11		54.11

Final

The final was held on 21 August at 16:26.^[4]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Round						Mark	Notes
			1	2	3	4	5	6
			70.53	71.64	68.41		65.28	70.63	71.64	CR
			65.02	61.27	63.92	67.11	66.07		67.11
			65.19	65.20	58.22	56.64	61.47	64.27	65.20
4			60.60	60.90	60.76	60.45	63.06	63.81	63.81
5			59.78	62.18		61.50	61.21	56.97	62.18
6				57.96	61.65	59.42	61.94	60.53	61.94
7				61.13			61.15	60.89	61.15
8			59.80	56.59			58.03		59.80
9			57.56	55.92	55.65				57.56
10				56.81					56.81
11			56.64	55.03					56.64
12				51.46	52.41				52.41

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021 World U20 Championships Nairobi Timetable. 20 August 2021. worldathletics.org.
2. Web site: Hammer Throw Women − Qualification − Results. World Athletics. 20 August 2021. 20 August 2021.
3. Web site: Hammer Throw Women − Qualification − Summary. World Athletics. 20 August 2021. 20 August 2021.
4. Web site: Hammer Throw Women − Final − Results. World Athletics. 21 August 2021. 21 August 2021.