2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw

Events at the 2007 World Championships
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
5000 m		men		women
10,000 m		men		women
100 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men		women
3000 m steeplechase		men		women
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
Road events
Marathon		men		women
20 km walk		men		women
50 km walk		men
Field events
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men		women
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men		women
Combined events
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men

The Women's Javelin Throw event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 29, 2007 (qualification) and August 31, 2007 (final) at the Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan. The qualification mark was set at 61.00 metres.

Prior to the competition Germany’s Christina Obergföll, whose world leading effort at the European Cup improved her own continental record to 70.20 metres, was the favourite on paper to improve from her runner-up spot in Helsinki in the Women's Javelin Throw competition. The 25-year-old was undefeated in nine competitions this season. Her average winning throw – 67.11 metres – was farther than anyone else has thrown once in the 2007 season. Czech Barbora Špotáková (66.08 metres) and Obergföll’s compatriot Steffi Nerius (65.78 metres), were next on the season’s list.

Medalists

Gold	Barbora Špotáková (CZE)
Silver	Christina Obergföll (GER)
Bronze	Steffi Nerius (GER)

Schedule

• All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
29.08.2007 – 10:00h	29.08.2007 – 11:25h
Final Round
31.08.2007 – 20:40h

Abbreviations

Q	automatic qualification
q	qualification by rank
DNS	did not start
NM	no mark
WR	world record
AR	area record
NR	national record
PB	personal best
SB	season best

Records

Standing records prior to the 2005 World Athletics Championships
World Record	Osleidys Menéndez (CUB)	71.70 m	August 14, 2005	Helsinki, Finland
Event Record	Osleidys Menéndez (CUB)	71.70 m	August 14, 2005	Helsinki, Finland
Season Best	Christina Obergföll (GER)	70.20 m	June 23, 2007	Munich, Germany

Qualification

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Throws			Result	Note
			1	2	3
1	1	Nikola Brejchová (CZE)	64.29	—	—	64.29 m	SB
2	8	Barbara Madejczyk (POL)	60.09	60.86	57.87	60.86 m
3	9	Christina Obergföll (GER)	59.92	60.77	60.49	60.77 m
4	11	Sonia Bisset (CUB)	60.25	X	59.02	60.25 m
5	13	Taina Kolkkala (FIN)	58.61	59.52	59.47	59.52 m	SB
6	14	Zahra Bani (ITA)	59.02	57.74	57.71	59.02 m
7	16	Lada Chernova (RUS)	58.12	55.72	56.93	58.12 m
8	17	Mariya Yakovenko (RUS)	55.96	57.09	57.51	57.51 m
9	18	Goldie Sayers (GBR)	55.40	54.78	57.23	57.23 m
10	21	Monica Stoian (ROM)	56.84	55.68	55.22	56.84 m
11	22	Alessandra Resende (BRA)	56.42	56.07	56.38	56.42 m
12	23	Buoban Pamang (THA)	56.28	55.19	55.21	56.28 m
13	25	Indrė Jakubaitytė (LTU)	51.84	56.16	X	56.16 m
14	26	Dana Pounds (USA)	50.43	55.00	53.02	55.00 m
15	29	Dalila Rugama (NCA)	53.22	X	49.05	53.22 m
16	30	Serafina Akeli (SAM)	47.91	X	50.29	50.29 m	SB
17	31	Emika Yoshida (JPN)	47.49	49.13	49.70	49.70 m

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Throws			Result	Note
			1	2	3
1	2	Barbora Špotáková (CZE)	63.77	—	—	63.77 m	SB
2	3	Paula Tarvainen (FIN)	63.58	—	—	63.58 m	SB
3	4	Linda Stahl (GER)	62.80	—	—	62.80 m	PB
4	5	Savva Lika (GRE)	57.39	57.91	62.38	62.38 m	SB
5	6	Steffi Nerius (GER)	60.94	61.89	—	61.89 m
6	7	Olha Ivankova (UKR)	X	61.68	—	61.68 m	PB
7	10	Mariya Abakumova (RUS)	60.55	58.79	59.19	60.55 m
8	12	Felicia Ţilea-Moldovan (ROM)	51.70	60.07	X	60.07 m
9	15	Sílvia Cruz (POR)	54.81	56.62	58.53	58.53 m
10	19	Alexandra Nasta-Tsisiou (CYP)	57.17	X	54.49	57.17 m	SB
11	20	Lavern Eve (BAH)	X	55.02	56.87	56.87 m
12	24	Urszula Jasinska (POL)	54.70	56.20	53.68	56.20 m
13	27	Mercedes Chilla (ESP)	51.63	X	53.64	53.64 m
14	28	Chang Chunfeng (CHN)	51.67	X	53.41	53.41 m
15	32	Rumyana Karapetrova (BUL)	48.50	X	47.68	48.50 m
—	—	Lindy Leveau-Agricole (SEY)	X	X	X	NM

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
		1	2	3	4	5	6
1 !	Barbora Špotáková (CZE)	66.40	60.30	67.07	64.28	63.56	64.61	67.07 m	NR
2 !	Christina Obergföll (GER)	64.01	65.26	60.90	61.87	61.12	66.46	66.46 m
3 !	Steffi Nerius (GER)	59.89	59.75	59.96	64.42	62.38	X	64.42 m
4	Nikola Brejchová (CZE)	60.25	61.93	63.73	62.44	X	X	63.73 m
5	Savva Lika (GRE)	59.07	59.24	61.72	58.68	59.90	63.13	63.13 m	PB
6	Sonia Bisset (CUB)	57.77	56.38	61.74	X	X	53.18	61.74 m
7	Mariya Abakumova (RUS)	61.43	59.91	X	X	X	60.74	61.43 m
8	Linda Stahl (GER)	60.10	58.28	58.38	61.03	X	59.75	61.03 m
9	Barbara Madejczyk (POL)	58.37	58.31	57.32				58.37 m
10	Olha Ivankova (UKR)	57.56	56.88	57.87				57.87 m
11	Felicia Ţilea-Moldovan (ROM)	54.76	55.71	X				55.71 m
12	Paula Tarvainen (FIN)	53.50	X	50.04				53.50 m

See also

• 2007 Javelin Throw Year Ranking

References

• Event report - IAAF.org
• Official results, final - IAAF.org
• Official results, qualification - IAAF.org
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