Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's hammer throw explained

Event:Women's hammer throw
Games:2012 Summer
Venue:Olympic Stadium
Date:8–10 August
Competitors:37
Nations:25
Gold:Anita Włodarczyk
Goldnoc:POL
Silver:Betty Heidler
Silvernoc:GER
Bronze:Zhang Wenxiu
Bronzenoc:CHN
Win Label:Winning distance
Win Value:78.18 OR
Prev:2008
Next:2016

The women's hammer throw competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium on 8–10 August.[1] Each athlete receives three throws in the qualifying round. All who achieve the qualifying distance progress to the final. If less than twelve athletes achieve this mark, then the twelve furthest throwing athletes reach the final. Each finalist is allowed three throws in last round, with the top eight athletes after that point being given three further attempts.[2]

Summary

Eight entrants achieve the auto qualifier, five on their first attempt. It took 70.48 to make the final. Sophie Hitchon improved her own National record in the process.

In the first round of the final, reigning world champion Tatyana Lysenko was out to continue that success, tossing a new Olympic record 77.56. In the second round Zhang Wenxiu moved into second place. Kathrin Klaas made her best throw in the third round to move into third place, while world record holder Betty Heidler barely earned her final three throws in eighth place. In the fifth round, Heidler finally put one throw together, landing about 77 metres. But after a delay, the electronic measurement system only attributed 72.34 meters as the distance (actually the measurement of the following competitor Zalina Marghieva's throw). Confused officials couldn't find a proper solution, ultimately giving the struggling Heidler another throw. The extra throw was so bad Heidler walked out of the ring, deliberately fouling. Anita Włodarczyk moved into second place only 44 cm behind Lysenko's record. As the last thrower in the round, Lysenko improved the Olympic record to 78.18, solidifying her hold on gold, which turned out to be important as Włodarczyk's final throw of 77.60 beat Lysenko's first round record by 4 cm. After the competition was over, the measurement operators found a measurement of 77.13 in the system memory and credited it to Heidler, giving her third place, knocking Zhang out of what would have been her second consecutive bronze medal.

Disqualification of Tatyana Lysenko

On 11 October 2016, IOC announced the disqualification of the gold medalist, Tatyana Lysenko, due to an anti-doping rule violation. Lysenko was ordered to return the medal and the IAAF was requested to modify the result of the event accordingly.[3] Anita Włodarczyk is next in line to the gold medal, promoting Betty Heidler to second place and Zhang Wenxiu to third. On 30 March 2017, Gulfiya Khanafeyeva and Mariya Bespalova were also disqualified and had their results deleted.[4]

Schedule

Entry List by Event. IAAF (2012-07-27). Retrieved on 2012-07-29.All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

DateTimeRound
Wednesday, 8 August 2012 10:00Qualifications
style=background:lemonchiffonFriday, 10 August 2012 style=background:lemonchiffon19:35style=background:lemonchiffonFinals

Records

, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record79.42 mHalle, Germany21 May 2011
Olympic record
(Later disqualified for doping)
  • 76.34 m*
Beijing, China20 August 2008
2012 World leading78.69 mMinsk, Belarus8 July 2012

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Distance Record
10 August Final Tatyana Lysenko78.18 m OR
10 AugustFinalAnita Włodarczyk77.60 mOR

Results

Qualifying round

Qual. rule: qualification standard 73.00m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).

Rank Group Name Nationality
  1. 1
  1. 2
  1. 3
Result Notes
1 A 75.68 – – 75.68 Q
2 B 74.53 – – 74.53 Q
3 A 72.63 74.44 – 74.44 Q
DSQ A 74.43 – – 74.43 Q
5 B 74.14 – – 74.14 Q
6 A 73.95 – – 73.95 Q
DSQ B 72.83 73.56 – 73.56 Q
DSQ B 69.04 X 73.10 73.10 Q
9 B 71.89 72.19 X 72.19 q
10 A 67.21 X 71.98 71.98 q, NR
11 B 70.96 71.67 69.55 71.67 q
12 B 70.48 68.48 69.89 70.48 q
13 A X 69.93 67.30 69.93
14 A 67.36 69.65 68.97 69.65
15 A 69.50 68.45 67.84 69.50
DSQ B 68.20 69.43 69.19 69.43
17 B X 68.64 63.08 68.64
18 A 68.53 X 68.12 68.53
19 A 68.50 66.68 57.69 68.50
20 A 67.69 68.41 67.75 68.41
21 B 67.74 68.41 65.26 68.41
22 A X 68.34 X 68.34
23 B 67.93 65.81 X 67.93
24 B 67.58 64.11 66.56 67.58
25 A X 67.48 64.25 67.48
26 A 66.07 67.45 X 67.45
27 A 66.66 X 67.34 67.34
28 B 65.96 66.32 67.29 67.29
29 B 65.69 62.83 67.21 67.21
DSQA 66.85 67.03 65.22 67.03
31 B 66.16 X 65.25 66.16
32 A 65.49 65.43 X 65.49
33 B 65.35 63.98 64.29 65.35
34 B 62.99 61.79 63.40 63.40
35 B 62.81 62.18 X 62.81
36 A X 10.84 X 10.84
B X X X

Final

Rank Name Nationality
  1. 1
  1. 2
  1. 3
  1. 4
  1. 5
  1. 6
Result Notes
DSQ 77.56 75.86 74.39 77.12 78.18 77.28 78.18
75.01 76.02 75.72 X 77.10 77.60 77.60 OR, SB
73.90 71.52 72.77 X 77.1372.77 77.13
72.96 76.34 73.81 68.20 75.56 X 76.34
4 x 72.79 76.05 74.66 72.88 X 76.05 PB
5 74.60 X X X 71.97 X 74.60
DSQ[6] 69.50 X 74.40 72.06 X X 74.40
DSQ 73.77 74.06 72.32 72.91 72.34 70.72 74.06
6 73.06 69.29 71.10 73.06 SB
7 62.34 72.37 X 72.37
DSQ 71.13 X 68.15 71.13
8 69.33 65.75 X 69.33

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics . 2012-05-11 . 2012-09-05 . https://archive.today/20120905092430/http://www.london2012.com/athletics/about/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Women's hammer throw competition format. London 2012 Organising Committee. 13 June 2012. 7 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120807221933/http://www.london2012.com/athletics/event/women-hammer-throw/competition-format/index.html. dead.
  3. https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-sanctions-tatyana-lysenko-for-failing-anti-doping-test-at-london-2012 IOC sanctions Tatiana Lysenko for failing anti-doping test at London 2012
  4. News: IOC disqualifies four Russians from London Olympics over doping. 30 March 2017. Thomson Reuters. 30 March 2017.
  5. http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Document/06/61/86/66186_PDF_English.pdf Entry List by Event
  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.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's hammer throw".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.