Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw explained

Event:	Women's javelin throw
Games:	1992 Summer
Venue:	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Dates:	31 July (qualification) 1 August (final)
Competitors:	25
Nations:	17
Win Value:	68.34
Win Label:	Winning distance
Longnames:	yes
Gold:	Silke Renk
Goldnoc:	GER
Silver:	Natalya Shikolenko
Silvernoc:	EUN
Bronze:	Karen Forkel
Bronzenoc:	GER
Prev:	1988
Next:	1996

These are the official results of the women's javelin throw event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total of 25 participating athletes. The top 12 and ties, and all those reaching 62.50 metres advanced to the final. The javelin used was an "old design" rough surfaced javelin.^[1]

The winning margin was 8 cm which as of 2023 remains the only time the women's javelin throw was won by less than 10 cm at the Olympics.

Abbreviations

Q	automatic qualification
q	qualification by rank
DNS	did not start
NM	no mark
WR	world record
AR	area record
NR	national record
PB	personal best
SB	season best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics
		80.00 m	September 9, 1988	Potsdam, East Germany
		74.68 m	September 26, 1988	Seoul, South Korea

• The World and Olympic record holder Petra Felke competed in this event under the name Petra Meier.

Qualification

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
			1	2	3
1	2		67.20	-	-	67.20 m
2	6		58.76	58.02	61.24	61.24 m
3	7		58.18	55.60	60.74	60.74 m
4	8		60.70	X	53.20	60.70 m
5	9		60.58	59.42	57.40	60.58 m
6	10		58.00	59.24	60.56	60.56 m
7	12		60.44	X	57.02	60.44 m	SB
8	14		X	X	59.98	59.98 m
9	17		X	53.82	59.34	59.34 m
10	20		X	57.96	X	57.96 m
11	21		55.82	56.96	56.60	56.96 m
12	24		X	48.00	44.70	48.00 m
-	-		X	X	X	NM

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
			1	2	3
1	1		67.36	-	-	67.36 m
2	3		62.28	61.48	65.44	65.44 m
3	4		65.38	-	-	65.38 m
4	5		63.98	-	-	63.98 m
5	11		54.66	60.44	57.76	60.44 m	SB
6	13		X	X	60.42	60.42 m
7	15		59.70	56.58	58.38	59.70 m
8	16		59.40	57.86	57.78	59.40 m
9	18		58.28	X	X	58.28 m
10	19		X	55.14	58.18	58.18 m
11	22		55.10	X	54.54	55.10 m
12	23		48.70	X	49.00	49.00 m

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
		1	2	3	4	5	6
		67.24	62.08	65.34	65.62	65.62	68.34	68.34 m
		68.26	67.42	X	X	X	X	68.26 m
		65.02	X	62.76	65.84	66.86	66.80	66.86 m
4		63.58	X	62.60	X	X	59.80	63.58 m
5		59.52	58.52	63.54	X	59.70	X	63.54 m
6		62.34	59.62	X	58.02	61.36	58.76	62.34 m
7		X	58.36	58.34	X	57.54	59.02	59.02 m
8		54.56	58.00	58.26	X	X	X	58.26 m
9		56.50	57.32	53.82				57.32 m
10		56.54	54.78	55.16				56.54 m
11		54.92	56.00	X				56.00 m
12		X	55.68	54.36				55.68 m

See also

• 1990 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Split)
• 1991 Women's World Championship Javelin Throw (Tokyo)
• 1993 Women's World Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart)
• 1994 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Helsinki)

External links

• Official Report
• Results

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's Javelin Throw . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174921/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1992/ATH/womens-javelin-throw.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 19 January 2018 . sports-reference.com.