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2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw

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Women's javelin throw
at the 2022 World Championships
Kelsey-Lee Barber shortly after winning the final.
VenueHayward Field
Dates20 July (qualification)
22 July (final)
Competitors32 from 23 nations
Winning distance66.91
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    United States
bronze medal    Japan
← 2019
2023 →
Video on YouTube
Official Video

The women's javelin throw at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene on 20 and 22 July 2022.[1]

Summary

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Kelsey-Lee Barber was back as the defending champion, but she was unable to get an automatic qualifier in the trial round, taking all three throws. Haruka Kitaguchi, Liu Shiying and Liveta Jasiūnaitė made an auto qualifier on their first attempt and were able to relax.

In the final as the second thrower, Barber's teammate Mackenzie Little took the first round lead with a 63.22m. Barber's 62.67m did put Australia in the top two spots. In the third round, Barber threw a 66.91 m (219 ft 6 in) to reverse the first two spots. Kitaguchi was back in third position with a 62.07m. In the fourth round, Liu edged into third position with a 63.25m. In the final round, Kara Winger brought cheers from the home crowd with her 64.05m, to jump from fifth to second. With her final attempt, Kitaguchi, threw a 63.27m to snatch the bronze medal

Records

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Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date
World record  Barbora Špotáková (CZE) 72.28 m Stuttgart, Germany 13 September 2008
Championship record  Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) 71.70 m Helsinki, Finland 14 August 2005
World Leading  Maggie Malone (USA) 65.73 m Burnaby, Canada 14 June 2022
African Record  Sunette Viljoen (RSA) 69.35 m New York City, United States 9 June 2012
Asian Record  Lyu Huihui (CHN) 67.98 m Shenyang, China 2 August 2019
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) 71.70 m Helsinki, Finland 14 August 2005
South American Record  Flor Ruiz (COL) 63.84 m Cali, Colombia 25 June 2016
European Record  Barbora Špotáková (CZE) 72.28 m Stuttgart, Germany 13 September 2008
Oceanian record  Kathryn Mitchell (AUS) 68.92 m Gold Coast, Australia 11 April 2018

Qualification standard

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The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 64.00 m.[3]

Schedule

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The event schedule, in local time (UTC−7), was as follows:

Date Time Round
20 July 15:20 Qualification
22 July 18:20 Final

Results

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Qualification

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Qualification: Qualifying distance 62.50 (Q) or the 12 best athletes including ties (q) qualify to the final.[4]

Rank Group Name Nationality Round Mark Notes
1 2 3
1 B Haruka Kitaguchi  Japan (JPN) 64.32 64.32 Q, SB
2 B Liu Shiying  China (CHN) 63.86 63.86 Q, SB
3 A Liveta Jasiūnaitė  Lithuania (LTU) 63.80 63.80 Q, SB
4 A Kara Winger  United States (USA) 58.12 61.30 54.86 61.30 q
5 B Kelsey-Lee Barber  Australia (AUS) 58.02 61.27 57.71 61.27 q
6 B Nikola Ogrodníková  Czech Republic (CZE) 60.59 59.07 60.59 q
7 A Elizabeth Gleadle  Canada (CAN) x 60.38 x 60.38 q
8 B Annu Rani  India (IND) x 55.35 59.60 59.60 q
9 A Annika Marie Fuchs  Germany (GER) 55.18 59.36 x 59.36 q
10 B Līna Mūze  Latvia (LAT) 59.16 x 53.38 59.16 q
11 B Sae Takemoto  Japan (JPN) 57.10 59.15 54.51 59.15 q
12 A Mackenzie Little  Australia (AUS) 55.74 52.34 59.06 59.06 q
13 A Madara Palameika  Latvia (LAT) x 58.02 58.61 58.61 SB
14 B Coralys Ortiz  Puerto Rico (PUR) 58.52 x 55.27 58.52
15 B Jo-Ane van Dyk  South Africa (RSA) 54.89 57.79 x 57.79
16 A Lü Huihui  China (CHN) 53.75 57.59 56.97 57.59 SB
17 B Juleisy Angulo  Ecuador (ECU) 54.23 57.28 x 57.28
18 A Ariana Ince  United States (USA) 57.17 56.71 57.24 57.24
19 A Jucilene de Lima  Brazil (BRA) 57.13 x x 57.13
20 A Elina Tzengko  Greece (GRE) 55.44 57.12 x 57.12
21 B Maria Andrejczyk  Poland (POL) x 55.47 54.67 55.47
22 B Maggie Malone  United States (USA) 54.19 54.12 x 54.19
23 A Victoria Hudson  Austria (AUT) x x 54.05 54.05
24 B Tori Peeters  New Zealand (NZL) x 52.03 53.67 53.67
25 B Kathryn Mitchell  Australia (AUS) x x 53.09 53.09
26 A Sanne Erkkola  Finland (FIN) 52.04 x x 52.04
27 A Momone Ueda  Japan (JPN) 47.36 50.70 49.51 50.70
B Eda Tuğsuz  Turkey (TUR) x x x NM
A Sara Kolak  Croatia (CRO) x x x NM

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Round Mark Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kelsey-Lee Barber  Australia (AUS) 62.67 62.92 66.91 61.20 66.91 WL
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kara Winger  United States (USA) 56.93 61.96 61.00 58.78 62.17 64.05 64.05
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Haruka Kitaguchi  Japan (JPN) 62.07 x 55.78 61.27 x 63.27 63.27
4 Liu Shiying  China (CHN) 61.67 x 60.22 63.25 61.75 x 63.25
5 Mackenzie Little  Australia (AUS) 63.22 49.78 59.10 58.50 54.99 x 63.22 PB
6 Līna Mūze  Latvia (LAT) 59.83 x x 61.26 x x 61.26
7 Annu Rani  India (IND) 56.18 61.12 59.27 58.14 59.98 58.70 61.12
8 Nikola Ogrodníková  Czech Republic (CZE) 54.11 56.04 59.98 59.48 58.79 60.18 60.18
9 Elizabeth Gleadle  Canada (CAN) 59.59 x x 59.59
10 Liveta Jasiūnaitė  Lithuania (LTU) 58.97 x 57.23 58.97
11 Sae Takemoto  Japan (JPN) 54.77 57.93 x 57.93
12 Annika Marie Fuchs  Germany (GER) 55.42 56.46 x 56.46

References

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  1. ^ Timetable
  2. ^ "Javelin Throw Women − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Competitions Entry Standards 2022 – IAAF World Championships – PDF title, Qualification Standards for the IAAF World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022" (PDF). iaaf.org. 9 July 2022.
  4. ^ Qualification Summary