2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw

None thumb|110px|Official Video The Women's javelin throw event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 1 and 2. Barbora Špotáková, the reigning Olympic champion, topped the season's rankings with a throw of 69.45 m. Second-ranked Christina Obergföll had shown greater consistency, having won four of the Diamond League meetings before the championships. Mariya Abakumova, a 2009 World and 2008 Olympic medallist, was ranked third in both the Diamond League and world rankings. Others in good form were Sunette Viljoen (who set an African record two weeks earlier), Martina Ratej, Kathrina Molitor and Goldie Sayers.Landells, Steve (2011-08-19). Women’s Javelin Throw – PREVIEW https://web.archive.org/web/20120509210507/http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/NewsEventPreviewsListDetail.aspx?id=61151 2012-05-09 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-28.Javelin Throw 2011. IAAF (2011-08-23). Retrieved on 2011-08-28.World Championships preview – women’s field events https://web.archive.org/web/20120616075110/http://www.athleticsweekly.com/news/world-championships-preview-womens-field-events/ 2012-06-16 . Athletics Weekly (2011-08-25). Retrieved on 2011-08-28. The 2009 world champion, Steffi Nerius, had retired. Favorite Špotáková took the early lead, but Abakumova's second throw would lead into the 5th round. Viljoen improved on her African record in the 5th round, but that was only enough to put her in third place. Špotáková then threw a new World Championship record, only to be passed on the following throw by Abakumova improving on the record and setting a new Russian National Record. However, in 2018, the Athletics Integrity Unit decided to disqualify Abakumova because of doping, stripping her of the gold medal,https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/athletics/news/29877/11490878/tatyana-lebedeva-and-maria-abakumova-stripped-of-world-championship-medals-for-doping-violations Tatyana Lebedeva and Maria Abakumova stripped of World Championship medals for doping violations Sky Sports 2018-09-05 2018-09-14 which gets inherited by Špotáková. Medalists GoldSilverBronzeBarbora ŠpotákováCzech Republic 2011 WorldSunette ViljoenSouth Africa 2011 WorldChristina ObergföllGermany 2011 World Records Prior to the competition, the established records were as follows. World recordBarbora Špotáková CZE72.28Stuttgart, Germany13 September 2008Championship recordOlisdeilys Menéndez CUB71.70Helsinki, Finland14 August 2005World leadingBarbora Špotáková CZE69.45Monaco22 July 2011African recordSunette Viljoen RSA66.47Shenzhen, China18 August 2011Asian recordJianhua Wei CHN63.92Beijing, China18 August 2000North, Central American and Caribbean recordOlisdeilys Menéndez CUB71.70Helsinki, Finland14 August 2005South American recordSabina Moya COL62.62Guatemala City, Guatemala12 May 2002European recordBarbora Špotáková CZE72.28Stuttgart, Germany13 September 2008Oceanian recordLouise Currey AUS66.80Runaway Bay, Australia5 August 2000 Qualification standards A standardB standard 61.00 59.00 Schedule Date Time RoundSeptember 1, 2011 10:10 QualificationSeptember 2, 2011 19:10 Final Results Qualification Qualification: Qualifying distance 61.00m (Q) or at 12 best athletes and ties (q) advance to the final Rank Group Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes 1 A Christina Obergföll Germany 2011 World 68.76 68.76 Q 2 B Sunette Viljoen South Africa 2011 World 65.34 65.34 Q 3 A Katharina Molitor Germany 2011 World 63.52 63.52 Q 4 B Barbora Špotáková Czech Republic 2011 World 63.40 63.40 Q 5 A Goldie Sayers Great Britain 2011 World 56.61 62.19 62.19 Q 6 B Martina Ratej Slovenia 2011 World 61.58 61.58 Q 7 B Kimberley Mickle Australia 2011 World 60.50 57.80 60.12 60.50 q 8 B Linda Stahl Germany 2011 World 60.21 59.85 58.25 60.21 q 9 A Yuki Ebihara Japan 2011 World 57.36 59.66 59.88 59.88 q 10 A Madara Palameika Latvia 2011 World 59.78 00.00 x 59.33 59.78 q 11 A Jarmila Klimešová Czech Republic 2011 World 55.90 59.65 56.01 59.65 q 12 A Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir Iceland 2011 World 59.15 57.62 00.00 x 59.15 SB 13 B Zahra Bani Italy 2011 World 00.00 x 00.00 x 58.92 58.92 14 A Rachel Yurkovich United States 2011 World 58.84 58.01 57.92 58.84 15 B Vira Rebryk Ukraine 2011 World 00.00 x 55.69 58.50 58.50 16 B Mercedes Chilla Spain 2011 World 58.34 00.00 x 52.01 58.34 17 B Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala Latvia 2011 World 56.18 58.15 54.02 58.15 18 A Justine Robbeson South Africa 2011 World 57.87 55.27 58.08 58.08 19 B Liu Chunhua China 2011 World 56.73 56.37 57.52 57.52 20 B Kara Patterson United States 2011 World 56.41 55.25 57.14 57.14 21 A Indrė Jakubaitytė Lithuania 2011 World 00.00 x 56.01 56.92 56.92 22 A Yanet Cruz Cuba 2011 World 55.91 56.73 55.48 56.73 23 B Tatjana Jelača Serbia 2011 World 56.68 00.00 x 54.58 56.68 24 A Elisabeth Eberl Austria 2011 World 56.48 54.39 00.00 x 56.48 25 B Risa Miyashita Japan 2011 World 55.62 55.52 55.40 55.62 26 A Kim Kyung-ae South Korea 2011 World 51.64 53.75 54.96 54.96 27 B María Lucelly Murillo Colombia 2011 World 00.00 x 00.00 x 52.83 52.83 DSQ A Mariya Abakumova Russia 2011 World 00.00 x 62.49 62.49 Q Final Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes 01 Barbora Špotáková Czech Republic 2011 World 68.80 67.90 68.64 67.12 71.58 66.80 71.58 SB 02 Sunette Viljoen South Africa 2011 World 64.36 65.20 63.12 58.48 68.38 62.68 68.38 AR 03 Christina Obergföll Germany 2011 World 61.74 64.39 64.80 65.24 63.51 00.00 x 65.24 04 4 Katharina Molitor Germany 2011 World 59.88 58.19 57.94 60.31 58.85 64.32 64.32 05 5 Kimberley Mickle Australia 2011 World 59.33 57.07 60.87 00.00 x 61.96 61.33 61.96 06 6 Martina Ratej Slovenia 2011 World 58.87 00.00 x 60.58 00.00 x 61.65 00.00 x 61.65 07 7 Jarmila Klimešová Czech Republic 2011 World 59.27 00.00 x 57.37 00.00 x 00.00 x 55.87 59.27 08 8 Yuki Ebihara Japan 2011 World 59.08 58.39 57.96 59.08 09 9 Goldie Sayers Great Britain 2011 World 57.32 57.52 58.18 58.18 10 10 Madara Palameika Latvia 2011 World 55.69 58.08 00.00 x 58.08 11 Linda Stahl Germany 2011 World 00.00 DNS 12 Mariya Abakumova Russia 2011 World 60.38 71.25 00.00 - 00.00 x 71.99 64.27 71.99 NR, CR, WL References External links Javelin throw results at IAAF website Javelin throw Category:Javelin throw at the World Athletics Championships