Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's hammer throw explained

Event:	Women's hammer throw
Games:	2008 Summer
Venue:	Beijing National Stadium
Date:	18 August 2008 (qualification) 20 August 2008 (final)
Competitors:	50
Nations:	34
Gold:	Yipsi Moreno
Goldnoc:	CUB
Silver:	Zhang Wenxiu
Silvernoc:	CHN
Bronze:	Manuela Montebrun
Bronzenoc:	FRA
Win Label:	Winning distance
Win Value:	76.34
Prev:	2004
Next:	2012

The women's hammer throw event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–20 August at the Beijing National Stadium.^[1]

The qualifying standards were 69.50 m (A standard) and 67.00 m (B standard).^[2]

In 2016, it was announced that reanalysis of samples from 2008 resulted in doping violations by Aksana Miankova and Darya Pchelnik being detected, and they were disqualified. Medals have been reallocated by IAAF.^[3]

Schedule

All times are China standard time (UTC+8)

Date	Time	Round
Monday, 18 August 2008	09:10	Qualifications^[4]
style=background:lemonchiffon	Wednesday, 20 August 2008	style=background:lemonchiffon	19:20	style=background:lemonchiffon	Finals^[5]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:

Results

Qualifying round

Qualification: 71.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	Result	Notes
1	A			71.31	x	73.92	73.92	Q
2	B			73.36			73.36	Q
3	A			70.03	x	72.87	72.87	Q
4	B			69.80	69.86	72.81	72.81	Q
5	B			67.15	71.82		71.82	Q
6	A			71.76			71.76	Q
7	A			66.28	71.51		71.51	Q
8	A			69.43	71.30	69.24	71.30	DSQ
9	B			70.69	69.79	65.64	70.69	q
10	B			65.97	69.79	67.01	69.79	q
DSQ^[6]	B			62.95	65.55	69.77	69.77	q
12	A			66.68	69.36	69.29	69.36	q
13	A			x	69.22	x	69.22
14	A			x	68.93	x	68.93
15	B			x	66.68	68.74	68.74
16	A			66.54	x	68.38	68.38
17	B			68.22	67.36	67.18	68.22
18	A			68.21	66.29	x	68.21
19	A			67.36	x	68.11	68.11
20	A			x	68.04	x	68.04
21	B			67.86	x	x	67.86
22	A			66.81	67.83	x	67.83
23	B			62.53	62.05	67.66	67.66
24	B			66.39	67.54	66.95	67.54
25	B	Iryna Sekachova		62.83	x	67.47	67.47
26	B			65.98	65.23	67.17	67.17
27	A			x	66.92	x	66.92
28	B			66.72	65.73	x	66.72
29	B			58.60	x	66.35	66.35
30	A	Merja Korpela		62.70	65.76	66.29	66.29
31	B			66.16	65.00	64.08	66.16
32	A			65.64	61.36	x	65.64
33	A			x	60.43	65.44	65.44
34	A			65.12	x	65.41	65.41
35	A			64.74	64.61	64.57	64.74
36	B			x	64.31	64.66	64.66
37	A			x	64.20	x	64.20
38	B			63.35	64.13	x	64.13
39	A			62.25	62.33	63.60	63.60
40	B			63.03	62.53	x	63.03
41	B			62.44	61.76	x	62.44
42	A			x	x	62.28	62.28
43	B			61.03	x	62.12	62.12
44	B			x	61.00	x	61.00
45	B			60.55	60.37	60.36	60.55
46	A			x	58.10	59.42	59.42
47	A			x	48.59	51.38	51.38
	A			x	x	x
	B			x	x	x
	B			x	x	x

Finals

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Notes
DSQ	Aksana Miankova		74.40	x	72.23	x	76.34	51.72	76.34
	Yipsi Moreno		x	73.95	72.61	x	74.70	75.20	75.20
	Zhang Wenxiu		74.00	74.32	73.40	73.50	70.75	73.53	74.32
DSQ	Darya Pchelnik		69.10	72.46	72.82	71.00	72.83	73.65	73.65
	Manuela Montebrun		67.63	70.55	70.01	72.54	71.92	70.63	72.54
4	Anita Włodarczyk		69.39	x	71.56	70.86	x	x	71.56
5	Clarissa Claretti		x	71.33	x	x	x	x	71.33
6	Martina Danišová-Hrasnová		68.28	x	71.00	x	70.19	x	71.00
7	Betty Heidler		x	x	70.06				70.06
8	Yelena Priyma		68.19	69.72	67.33				69.72
9	Stilianí Papadopoúlou		x	x	64.97				64.97
	Kamila Skolimowska		x	x	x

Notes and References

1. Web site: Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule . 2008-08-04 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20080913131714/http://www.iaaf.org/OLY08/results/eventCode%3D3659/bydiscipline/index.html . 13 September 2008 . dead .
2. Web site: Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008 . 2008-08-04. IAAF. https://web.archive.org/web/20080913131730/http://www.iaaf.org/OLY08/standards/index.html. 13 September 2008 . live.
3. https://www.iaaf.org/results/olympic-games/2008/the-xxix-olympic-games-3659/women/hammer-throw/final/series IAAF.org. The XXIX Olympic Games. Hammer Throw women.
4. Web site: Women's Hammer Throw Qualifying Rounds. NBC Olympics. 31 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140104041353/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/trackandfield/resultsandschedules/rsc=ATW054900/index.html. 4 January 2014. dead.
5. Web site: Women's Hammer Throw Final. NBC Olympics. 31 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140104051729/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/trackandfield/resultsandschedules/rsc=ATW054100/index.html. 4 January 2014. dead.
6. Web site: IOC sanctions seven athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008 and London2012. International Olympic Committee. 25 Nov 2016. 2016-12-08.