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Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw

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Women's javelin throw
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Olympic Athletics
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates25–27 August
Competitors45 from 31 nations
Winning distance71.53 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Osleidys Menéndez  Cuba
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Steffi Nerius  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Miréla Manjani  Greece
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The women's javelin throw competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was held at the Olympic Stadium on 25–27 August.[1]

Competition format

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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]

Schedule

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All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

Date Time Round
Wednesday, 25 August 2004 19:00 Qualification
Friday, 27 August 2004 20:55 Final

Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing world record, Olympic record, and world leading mark were as follows:

World record  Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) 71.54 m Rethymno, Greece 1 July 2001
Olympic record  Trine Hattestad (NOR) 68.91 m Sydney, Australia 30 September 2000
World Leading  Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) 68.23 m Havana, Cuba 5 March 2004

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Result Record
27 August Final Osleidys Menéndez  Cuba 71.53 m OR

Results

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Qualifying round

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Rule: Qualifying standard 61.00 (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).

Rank Group Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes
1 A Osleidys Menéndez  Cuba 64.91 64.91 Q
2 B Nikola Brejchová  Czech Republic 64.39 64.39 Q
3 A Tetyana Lyakhovych  Ukraine 59.43 57.35 63.07 63.07 Q, NR
4 A Savva Lika  Greece 58.29 62.22 62.22 Q
5 A Steffi Nerius  Germany 57.67 60.30 62.14 62.14 Q
6 B Laverne Eve  Bahamas 62.11 62.11 Q, SB
7 A Felicia Țilea-Moldovan  Romania 52.10 59.06 62.05 62.05 Q
8 B Sonia Bisset  Cuba 61.45 61.45 Q
9 A Barbara Madejczyk  Poland 59.20 61.18 61.18 Q
10 A Taina Kolkkala  Finland 61.16 61.16 Q
11 A Miréla Manjani  Greece 56.92 x 61.04 61.04 Q, SB
12 B Noraida Bicet  Cuba 59.45 60.61 60.97 60.97 q
13 B Mikaela Ingberg  Finland 60.70 59.08 60.80 60.80
14 A Claudia Coslovich  Italy 60.58 x x 60.58
15 A Christina Obergföll  Germany 60.41 58.47 56.67 60.41
16 B Nikolett Szabó  Hungary 60.20 59.06 54.60 60.20
17 B Zuleima Araméndiz  Colombia 58.77 58.99 59.94 59.94 PB
18 A Ma Ning  China 59.80 55.30 57.03 59.80 SB
19 B Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi  Greece 56.21 57.88 59.64 59.64
20 B Katherine Sayers  Great Britain 59.11 53.64 x 59.11
21 B Annika Suthe  Germany 58.70 56.81 55.62 58.70
22 A Mercedes Chilla  Spain 54.12 x 58.45 58.45
23 A Barbora Špotáková  Czech Republic 55.39 58.20 x 58.20
24 B Aïda Sellam  Tunisia 57.76 52.77 53.22 57.76
25 A Jarmila Klimešová  Czech Republic 55.89 55.62 57.70 57.70
26 B Oksana Yarygina  Russia 57.57 54.20 50.28 57.57
27 A Valeriya Zabruskova  Russia 57.51 57.53 55.47 57.53
28 A Paula Tarvainen  Finland 56.88 x x 56.88
29 B Christina Scherwin  Denmark 56.79 55.26 56.86 56.86
30 B Elisabetta Marin  Italy 54.43 x 56.34 56.34
31 B Rita Ramanauskaitė  Lithuania 55.17 x x 55.17
32 B Hristina Georgieva  Bulgaria 49.69 54.65 55.13 55.13
33 B Moonika Aava  Estonia x 53.41 54.96 54.96
34 A Ilze Gribule  Latvia 54.82 54.92 51.95 54.92
35 B Sunette Viljoen  South Africa 52.71 54.45 53.28 54.45
36 A Chang Jung-yeon  South Korea x 50.54 53.93 53.93
37 B Xue Juan  China 52.97 x x 52.97
38 B Liliya Dusmetova  Uzbekistan 49.86 50.92 52.46 52.46
39 B Kim Kreiner  United States 52.18 x 51.46 52.18
40 A Dalila Rugama  Nicaragua 47.81 51.42 46.18 51.42
41 A Natallia Shymchuk  Belarus 51.23 x 48.11 51.23
42 A Leryn Franco  Paraguay 49.17 48.20 50.37 50.37
43 A Romina Maggi  Argentina 46.00 48.57 48.58 48.58
44 B Serafina Akeli  Samoa 45.93 45.64 43.84 45.93
A Yekaterina Ivakina  Russia x x NM

Final

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Rank Name Nationality 1 2 3 4 5 6 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Osleidys Menéndez  Cuba 71.53 x 65.41 68.60 63.64 71.53 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Steffi Nerius  Germany 63.02 60.58 x x 63.60 65.82 65.82 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Miréla Manjani  Greece 62.29 63.61 x 62.20 x 64.29 64.29 SB
4 Nikola Brejchová  Czech Republic 62.46 63.77 64.23 x 63.77 62.55 64.23
5 Sonia Bisset  Cuba 61.93 59.58 60.39 60.32 60.20 63.54 63.54
6 Laverne Eve  Bahamas 57.25 58.09 62.77 58.50 x 59.02 62.77 SB
7 Noraida Bicet  Cuba 62.36 60.64 60.70 62.51 60.41 61.61 62.51
8 Tetyana Lyakhovych  Ukraine 59.52 57.26 61.75 x 57.39 55.70 61.75
9 Savva Lika  Greece 58.58 60.91 60.53 60.91
10 Taina Kolkkala  Finland 60.72 58.53 60.69 60.72
11 Felicia Țilea-Moldovan  Romania 58.04 57.42 59.72 59.72
12 Barbara Madejczyk  Poland 54.54 56.43 58.22 58.22

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Athletics at the 2004 Athens Summer Games: Women's Hammer Throw". Athens 2004. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
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