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2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw

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The Women's Javelin Throw at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics will be held at the Olympic Stadium on August 16 and August 18. The event featured four athletes whose ability was so much better than the opposition that Mirko Jalava of the IAAF said it would be a "major surprise" should another athlete beat them to the podium.

The Olympic champion and world record holder Barbora Špotáková, and Beijing silver medallist Mariya Abakumova, had not matched their Olympic form of the previous year but remained strong contenders for the competition. The other two athletes came from the German team, which was headed by world-leader and two-time World medallist Christina Obergföll, as well as the veteran Steffi Nerius who won silver in 2003, 2005 and 2007. Osleidys Menéndez, Sunette Viljoen and Madara Palameika were the outside contenders.[1]

A modest qualifying round was highlighted by Abakumova's world-leading throw of 68.92 m, while German number three Linda Stahl and Slovenian Martina Ratej threw season's bests to qualify as the second and third best throwers. The first round saw the elimination of two of the season's top-six athletes, Palameika and Viljoen.[2] On the final day, Nerius opened the competition in style with a season's best 67.30 m on her first throw, while Špotáková and Monica Stoian completed the top three with 64.94 and 64.51 m respectively. With a throw of 65.39 m Mariya Abakumova moved into the bronze medal position, and she would remain there for the rest of the event. Obergföll and Stahl moved into the top six in round three, but the positions remained static thereafter. Neither Špotáková nor Abakumova (whose qualifying throw would have won the final) could find the form to dislodge Nerius from the gold medal spot. The 37-year-old German won her first ever World Championship gold medal in Berlin, in what was her final year in competitive athletics.[3]

Medalists

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Gold Germany Steffi Nerius
Germany (GER)
Silver Czech Republic Barbora Špotáková
Czech Republic (CZE)
Bronze Romania Monica Stoian
Romania (ROM)

Schedule

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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
16.08.2009 – 10:45h 16.08.2009 – 10:45h
Final Round
18.08.2009 – 19:25h

Qualification standards

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A standard B standard
61.00 metres 59.00 metres

Records

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Standing records prior to the 2009 World Athletics Championships
World record  Barbora Špotáková (CZE) 72.28 m 13 September 2008 Stuttgart, Germany
Event record  Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) 71.70 m 14 August 2005 Helsinki, Finland
Season Best  Christina Obergföll (GER) 68.59 m 20 June 2009 Leiria, Portugal
African record  Sunette Viljoen (RSA) 65.43 m 7 July 2009 Belgrade, Serbia
Asian record  Wei Jianhua (CHN) 63.92 m 18 August 2000 Beijing, PR China
North American record  Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) 71.70 m 14 August 2005 Helsinki, Finland
South American record  Sabina Moya (COL) 62.62 m 12 May 2002 Guatemala City, Guatemala
European record  Barbora Špotáková (CZE) 72.28 m 13 September 2008 Stuttgart, Germany
Oceanian record  Louise Currey (AUS) 66.80 m 5 August 2000 Runaway Bay, Australia

Results

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Qualification

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Qualification: Qualifying distance 62.00 (Q) or the least 12 best athletes and ties (q) advance to the final.

Rank Group Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes
1 A Linda Stahl  Germany (GER) 63.86 63.86 Q, SB
2 A Martina Ratej  Slovenia (SLO) 53.13 63.42 63.42 Q, SB
3 A Barbora Špotáková  Czech Republic (CZE) 63.27 63.27 Q
4 B Osleidys Menéndez  Cuba (CUB) 59.86 61.94 x 61.94 q
5 A Steffi Nerius  Germany (GER) 61.00 x 61.73 61.73 q
6 B Christina Obergföll  Germany (GER) 60.04 59.86 60.74 60.74 q
7 A Monica Stoian  Romania (ROM) 59.45 60.29 55.57 60.29 q
8 A Vira Rebryk  Ukraine (UKR) 59.68 59.70 58.27 59.70 q
9 A Savva Lika  Greece (GRE) 57.26 x 59.64 59.64 q
10 B Rachel Yurkovich  United States (USA) 59.57 53.84 59.55 59.57 q
11 B Maria Nicoleta Negoita  Romania (ROM) 59.46 x 56.32 59.46 q
12 A Goldie Sayers  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 56.44 58.58 58.98 58.98
13 B Mikaela Ingberg  Finland (FIN) 53.86 57.88 x 57.88
14 B Kimberley Mickle  Australia (AUS) 57.46 x 56.85 57.46
15 A Yainelis Ribeaux  Cuba (CUB) 57.26 57.38 56.48 57.38
16 B Olha Ivankova  Ukraine (UKR) 56.91 54.86 54.85 56.91
17 B Sunette Viljoen  South Africa (RSA) x 56.83 49.45 56.83
18 A Mercedes Chilla  Spain (ESP) 56.68 x x 56.68
19 B Urszula Piwnicka  Poland (POL) 56.33 56.49 55.74 56.49
20 A Maryna Novik  Belarus (BLR) 51.56 56.44 55.01 56.44
21 B Yanet Cruz  Cuba (CUB) 55.50 56.19 x 56.19
22 B Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir  Iceland (ISL) 55.86 55.27 x 55.86
23 A Indrė Jakubaitytė  Lithuania (LTU) 55.86 x x 55.86
24 B Yuki Ebihara  Japan (JPN) 49.14 53.30 54.81 54.81
25 B Moonika Aava  Estonia (EST) 49.49 52.69 53.86 53.86
26 B Madara Palameika  Latvia (LAT) 51.80 52.98 x 52.98
27 B Valeriya Zabruskova  Russia (RUS) 47.31 52.87 51.13 52.87
28 A Kara Patterson  United States (USA) 50.60 x 52.71 52.71
29 A Elisabeth Pauer  Austria (AUT) x 49.32 50.88 50.88
30 A Serafina Akeli  Samoa (SAM) 49.58 x x 49.58
DSQ A Mariya Abakumova  Russia (RUS) 68.92 68.92 Q, WL

Key: Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best, WL = World leading (in a given season)

Final

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Steffi Nerius won her first Championship gold medal at age 37.
Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Steffi Nerius  Germany (GER) 67.30 62.79 65.81 x 62.27 x 67.30 SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Barbora Špotáková  Czech Republic (CZE) 64.94 64.26 66.42 61.29 62.25 59.74 66.42
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Monica Stoian  Romania (ROM) 64.51 x 61.90 59.62 61.84 61.53 64.51 PB
4 Christina Obergföll  Germany (GER) x 60.37 64.34 x 63.02 x 64.34
5 Linda Stahl  Germany (GER) 61.64 63.23 63.18 59.00 61.33 60.90 63.23
6 Osleidys Menéndez  Cuba (CUB) 63.11 x x x 61.56 58.27 63.11 SB
7 Savva Lika  Greece (GRE) 56.55 57.33 58.80 57.29 x 60.29 60.29
8 Vira Rebryk  Ukraine (UKR) 58.25 56.78 57.50 58.25
9 Maria Nicoleta Negoita  Romania (ROM) 57.59 57.65 x 57.65
10 Martina Ratej  Slovenia (SLO) 57.57 x x 57.57
11 Rachel Yurkovich  United States (USA) 51.15 50.05 x 51.15
DSQ Mariya Abakumova  Russia (RUS) 63.01 x 65.39 x 59.71 66.06 66.06

Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best

References

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General
Specific
  1. ^ Jalava, Mirko (2009-08-09). Women's Javelin Throw - PREVIEW Archived 2009-08-08 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-17.
  2. ^ Jalava, Mirko (2009-08-16). Event Report - Women's Javelin Throw - Qualification Archived 2009-08-20 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-17.
  3. ^ Jalava, Mirko (2009-08-18). Event Report - Women's Javelin Throw - Final Archived 2009-08-21 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-17.
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