| Event: | Women's hammer throw |
| Games: | 2018 |
| Venue: | Carrara Stadium |
| Dates: | 10 April |
| Competitors: | 11 |
| Nations: | 8 |
| Win Label: | Winning distance |
| Win Value: | 69.94 m |
| Gold: | Julia Ratcliffe |
| Goldcga: | NZL |
| Silver: | Alexandra Hulley |
| Silvercga: | AUS |
| Bronze: | Lara Nielsen |
| Bronzecga: | AUS |
| Prev: | 2014 |
| Next: | 2022 |
The women's hammer throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 10 April 2018.[1]
Julia Ratcliffe won New Zealand's first ever gold medal in the event with a throw of . The pre-event Commonwealth leader, Sophie Hitchon of England, exited the competition early with three foul throws.[2]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[3]
| World record | 82.98 m | Warsaw, Poland | 28 August 2016 | ||
| Games record | 71.97 m | Glasgow, Scotland | 28 July 2014 |
The schedule was as follows:[1]
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)With eleven entrants, the event was held as a straight final.[3]
| Rank | Name |
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| Result | Notes |
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| 66.19 | 68.60 | 68.14 | 68.56 | 69.94 | 67.81 | 69.94 | |||
| 68.20 | 67.34 | 66.77 | 63.86 | 68.20 | |||||
| 63.80 | 65.03 | 58.52 | 63.19 | 63.60 | 65.03 | ||||
| 60.32 | 61.89 | 62.50 | 63.94 | 63.11 | 63.94 | ||||
| 63.84 | 62.95 | 62.01 | 62.40 | 61.77 | 63.84 | ||||
| 60.69 | 61.58 | 61.58 | |||||||
| 60.97 | 60.80 | 59.88 | 60.97 | ||||||
| 54.56 | 59.55 | 59.60 | 59.60 | ||||||
| 42.51 | 44.17 | 45.59 | rowspan=3 colspan=3 | 45.59 | |||||