Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Women's javelin throw explained

The Women's javelin throw athletics events for the 2024 Summer Paralympics took place at the Stade de France from August 31 to September 7, 2024. A total of 5 events were contested in this discipline.

Schedule

Date[1] Sat 31 Sun 1 Mon 2 Tue 3 Wed 4 Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7
Event M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M E
F13F
F34F
F46F
F54F
F56F

Medal summary

The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all javelin throw events.

F13
47.06 WR38.1037.22
F34
22.55 WR19.4417.65
F46
43.77 PR43.1240.59
F54
21.12 WR19.2616.24
F56
24.99 PR23.5122.35

Results

F13

Event:Women's Javelin Throw F13
Games:2024 Summer
Venue:Stade de France, Paris
Date:3 September 2024
Competitors:11
Nations:10
Gold:Zhao Yuping
Goldnpc:CHN
Silver:Anna Kulinich-Sorokina
Silvernpc:NPA
Bronze:Natalija Eder
Bronzenpc:AUT
Prev:2020
Next:2028

The Women's javelin throw F13 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, took place on 3 September 2024.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:[2]

Results

The final in this classification took place on 31 August 2024, at 11:06

RankAthleteNationality123456BestNotes
Yuping Zhao44.7247.0643.72x45.3444.7147.06WR
Anna Kulinich-Sorokina34.3234.5033.30x36.5638.1038.10SB
Natalija Eder35.4033.5134.4633.5636.3537.2237.22
4Lizaveta Dabravolskaya32.3134.6635.75xx36.7136.71
5Gulbakhyt Kaiyrzhanovax32.9429.5331.6432.2334.2334.23PB
6Ya-Ting Liu30.1331.2730.8430.8832.7627.9332.76SB
7Ashlyn Renneberg27.1430.8630.9330.56x28.9630.93
8Bakhta Benallou29.59x28.81x29.63x29.63
9Sheilla Wanyoyix28.4418.8128.44
10Escobar Yasiris Blandon26.55xx26.55SB
Serap DemirkapuDNS

F34

Event:Women's Javelin Throw F34
Games:2024 Summer
Venue:Stade de France, Paris
Date:1 September 2024
Competitors:10
Nations:7
Gold:Lijuan Zou
Goldnpc:CHN
Silver:Zuo Caiyun
Silvernpc:CHN
Bronze:Dayna Crees
Bronzenpc:AUS
Prev:2020
Next:2028

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:[2]

Results

The final in this classification took place on 1 September 2024, at 19:49.

RankAthleteNationality123456Best
Lijuan Zou22.4921.9822.0922.5522.3621.2122.55WR
Caiyun Zuo18.1919.4218.7318.4917.6919.4419.44PB
Dayna Crees17.65x17.5516.3817.13x17.65
415.2516.0315.8516.6217.1417.2017.20
5Frances Herrmann16.9216.9816.8717.1817.1617.1017.18
6Marjaana Heikkinenx16.2816.3016.4415.7516.5816.58
713.8615.4314.6415.98x15.3915.98
8Julia Hanes14.3815.3414.5315.28x13.2015.34
9Sawsen Ben Mbarek14.2714.9713.4914.74xx14.97
10Saida Amoudi14.5913.8313.5614.7314.50x14.73

F46

Event:Women's Javelin Throw F46
Games:2024 Summer
Venue:Stade de France, Paris
Date:6 September 2024
Competitors:11
Nations:10
Gold:Naibys Morillo
Goldnpc:VEN
Silver:Shahinakhon Yigitalieva
Silvernpc:UZB
Bronze:Hollie Arnold
Bronzenpc:GBR
Prev:2020
Next:2028

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:[2]

Results

The final in this classification took place on 6 September 2024, at 19:28.

Rank Athlete Nationality 1 2 3 4 5 6 Best Notes
align=left x 41.90 39.54 37.16 40.80 43.77 43.77PR,AR
align=left 40.27 39.27 39.55 39.06 43.09 43.12 43.12AR
align=left 38.46 40.16 40.59 37.36 36.14 39.25 40.59
4 align=left 38.57 36.89 x 36.66 40.58 40.53 40.58
5 align=left 37.31 36.40 39.64 39.70 x 35.39 39.70PB
6 align=left Holly Robinson39.03 x x x x x 39.03SB
7 align=left 31.94 30.81 36.83 x 33.35 31.43 36.83
8 align=left 35.20 36.01 33.75 34.66 36.62 35.68 36.62
9 align=left 35.98 35.21 34.56 35.98
10 align=left 33.39 35.73 35.18 35.73SB
11 align=left 28.09 30.66 25.63 30.66

F56

Event:Women's Javelin Throw F56
Games:2024 Summer
Venue:Stade de France, Paris
Date:3 September 2024
Competitors:16
Nations:14
Gold:Diāna Krumina
Goldnpc:LAT
Silver:Raíssa Rocha Machado
Silvernpc:BRA
Bronze:Lin Sitong
Bronzenpc:CHN
Prev:2020
Next:2028

The Women's javelin throw F56 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, took place on 3 September 2024.

Classification

The event is open to F55 and F56 athletes. These athletes are seated when throwing, they have normal arm muscle power with full or nearly full trunk movement. F55 athletes may have flickers of hip flexor, while F56 may use hip flexor[3]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[4]

F55 RecordsF56 Records

Results

Qualification

The qualifying round in this classification took place on 2 September 2024:[5] The 4 best performers (Q) advance to the final.

Rank Athlete Nationality Class1 2 3 Best Notes
1 F55x 17.10 16.71 17.10 Q
2 F5517.00 16.86 x 17.00 Q
3 F5615.81 15.20 16.38 16.38 Q
4 F5515.98 x 16.12 16.12 Q
5 F5514.98 15.93 15.64 15.93
6 F5510.65 12.01 12.66 12.66
F56x x x NM YC
F55DNS
Final

The final in this classification took place on 3 September 2024:[6]

Rank Athlete Nationality Class1 2 3 4 5 6 Best Notes
F5524.99 23.67 23.99 x 23.09 24.09 24.99
F5623.51 x 21.76 23.99 21.96 23.07 23.51
F55x 22.35 x 21.03 21.53 20.39 22.35
4 F5621.70 21.48 21.33 x x 21.96 21.96 YC
5 F5618.78 21.16 21.51 20.06 20.61 21.69 21.69
6 F5618.50 17.77 18.01 18.96 18.10 18.09 18.96
7 F56x 17.51 17.49 x 17.80 17.47 17.80
8 F5516.71 16.76 17.36 x 16.47 17.29 17.36
9 F5516.96 16.06 x 16.46 x 16.77 16.96
10 F5615.31 15.59 16.08 16.03 16.25 15.82 16.25
11 F5614.97 14.98 15.34 15.77 15.63 15.28 15.77 YC
12 F5514.24 14.97 x x 15.47 13.98 15.47
Notes: YC=Yellow card for - "Noncompliance of equipment – racing chairs, running frames, throwing frames, prosthetic devices, helmets, tethers and eye masks/opaque glasses"


F54

Event:Women's Javelin Throw F54
Games:2024 Summer
Venue:Stade de France, Paris
Date:7 September 2024
Competitors:6
Nations:6
Gold:Nurkhon Kurbanova
Goldnpc:UZB
Silver:Flora Ugwunwa
Silvernpc:NGR
Bronze:Elham Salehi
Bronzenpc:IRI
Prev:2020
Next:2028

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:[2]

Results

The final in this classification took place on 7 September 2024, at 9:30.

Rank Athlete Nationality 1 2 3 4 5 6 Best Notes
align=left 20.07 21.02 20.27 21.02 21.12 20.98 21.12 WR
align=left 18.00 19.26 18.24 18.68 18.40 17.50 19.26
align=left x 15.69 x x x 16.24 16.24
4 align=left 15.05 x 14.58 14.71 14.47 x 15.05
5 align=left 13.03 14.35 14.26 14.18 x 14.55 14.55
6 align=left 12.26 12.32 11.98 12.51 x 12.63 12.63

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics Competition Schedule. 13 August 2024. 12 August 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240812150551/https://olympics.com/paris-2024/en/paralympics/schedule/para-athletics-schedule. dead.
  2. Web site: Records – World Para Athletics. 14 August 2024.
  3. Web site: CLASSIFICATION IN PARA ATHLETICSd . 3 September 2024.
  4. Web site: Records – World Para Athletics . 3 September 2024.
  5. Web site: Women's Javelin Throw - F56 Qualifying Results. 3 September 2024.
  6. Web site: Women's Javelin Throw - F56 Final Results. 3 September 2024.