Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's javelin throw
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These are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw
at the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta, Georgia
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Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...
at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
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Medalists
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 1996 Summer Olympics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon... |
80.00 m | September 9, 1988 |  PotsdamPotsdam Potsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel, southwest of Berlin city centre.... , East Germany |
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| Olympic Record | 74.68 m | September 26, 1988 |  Seoul, South Korea |
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| Season Best | 69.26 m | June 28, 1996 |  Bergen, Norway |
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Group A
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 3 | 64.52 | — | — | 64.52 m | ||
| 2 | 4 | X | 50.10 | 62.32 | 62.32 m | ||
| 3 | 7 | 59.54 | 61.48 | X | 61.48 m | ||
| 4 | 8 | 60.12 | 61.40 | X | 61.40 m | ||
| 5 | 10 | X | 56.82 | 60.98 | 60.98 m | ||
| 6 | 12 | 53.52 | X | 60.46 | 60.46 m | ||
| 7 | 14 | 58.86 | 56.80 | 56.64 | 58.86 m | ||
| 8 | 15 | 54.62 | 57.94 | 58.66 | 58.66 m | ||
| 9 | 16 | 52.30 | 49.16 | 58.54 | 58.54 m | ||
| 10 | 18 | 55.32 | 56.20 | 57.86 | 57.86 m | ||
| 11 | 19 | 57.74 | 56.80 | X | 57.74 m | ||
| 12 | 21 | 54.72 | 51.46 | 57.04 | 57.04 m | ||
| 13 | 23 | 55.24 | 54.52 | 56.16 | 56.16 m | ||
| 14 | 24 | X | X | 55.64 | 55.64 m | ||
| 15 | 30 | 53.34 | 49.54 | 52.72 | 53.34 m | ||
| 16 | 32 | X | 38.08 | X | 38.08 m | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | DNS | ||
Group B
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | align=left | | 58.84 | X | 66.94 | 66.94 m | |
| 2 | 2 | align=left | | 66.54 | — | — | 66.54 m | |
| 3 | 5 | align=left | | 62.32 | — | — | 62.32 m | |
| 4 | 6 | align=left | | 62.30 | 54.76 | X | 62.30 m | |
| 5 | 9 | align=left | | X | 52.84 | 61.32 | 61.32 m | |
| 6 | 11 | align=left | | 60.84 | 59.48 | X | 60.84 m | |
| 7 | 13 | align=left | | 58.88 | 59.10 | 59.70 | 59.70 m | |
| 8 | 17 | align=left | | 52.92 | X | 58.48 | 58.48 m | |
| 9 | 20 | align=left | | X | 57.28 | X | 57.28 m | |
| 10 | 22 | align=left | | X | 56.38 | 56.94 | 56.94 m | |
| 11 | 25 | align=left | | 55.02 | 52.48 | X | 55.02 m | |
| 12 | 26 | align=left | | 53.46 | 54.74 | 52.18 | 54.74 m | |
| 13 | 27 | align=left | | 53.46 | 52.72 | 54.72 | 54.72 m | |
| 14 | 28 | align=left | | 53.86 | X | 54.24 | 54.24 m | |
| 15 | 29 | align=left | | 49.58 | 53.18 | 53.98 | 53.98 m | |
| 16 | 31 | align=left | | 52.76 | 52.66 | 50.84 | 52.76 m | |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| 67.94 | 64.72 | 63.84 | 62.60 | 63.82 | 59.18 | 67.94 m | |||
| 61.72 | 62.74 | 64.18 | 59.76 | 63.34 | 65.54 | 65.54 m | |||
| 61.42 | 60.78 | X | 58.66 | 62.74 | 64.98 | 64.98 m | |||
| 4 | X | 63.50 | 57.98 | X | 64.68 | X | 64.68 m | ||
| 5 | X | 61.94 | 62.76 | X | 64.48 | 61.60 | 64.48 m | ||
| 6 | 56.50 | 59.20 | 64.18 | 58.70 | 62.04 | 62.42 | 64.18 m | ||
| 7 | X | 61.52 | X | 60.30 | X | X | 61.52 m | ||
| 8 | X | 56.96 | 60.74 | 59.56 | 58.52 | 60.12 | 60.74 m | ||
| 9 | 57.88 | 60.20 | 59.78 | 60.20 m | |||||
| 10 | 56.02 | 57.28 | 59.94 | 59.94 m | |||||
| 11 | X | 59.70 | 57.50 | 59.70 m | |||||
| 12 | 58.56 | X | X | 58.56 m | |||||
See also
- 1995 Women's World Championships Javelin Throw1995 World Championships in Athletics - Women's JavelinThese are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 31 participating athletes, with the final held on Tuesday August 8, 1995...
- 1996 Javelin Throw Year Ranking
- 1997 Women's World Championships Javelin Throw1997 World Championships in Athletics - Women's JavelinThese are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 29 participating athletes, with the final held on Saturday August 9, 1997...