2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw explained

The women's javelin throw at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic stadium for the finals and at the Museumplein for qualifying on 7 and 9 July.

Records

Standing records prior to the 2016 European Athletics Championships
World record		72.28 m[1]	Stuttgart, Germany	13 September 2008
European record		72.28 m[2]	Stuttgart, Germany	13 September 2008
Championship record		67.47 m	Munich, Germany	8 August 2002
World Leading		66.87 m[3]	Tábor, Czech Republic	19 June 2016
European Leading		66.87 m[4]	Tábor, Czech Republic	19 June 2016

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
7 July 2016	12:00	Qualification
9 July 2016	18:45	Final

Results

Qualification

Qualification: 60.00 m (Q) or best 12 performances (q)^[5]

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	1	2	3	Result	Note
1	A			58.69	63.73		63.73	Q
2	A			60.75			60.75	Q
3	B			55.11	60.51		60.51	Q
4	A			58.69	60.38		60.38	Q
5	A			57.64	60.35		60.35	Q
6	B			56.18	59.71	r	59.71	q
7	A			59.48	56.26	55.01	59.48	q, PB
8	A			55.57	58.08	59.37	59.37	q
9	A			x	x	59.34	59.34	q
10	A			56.69	58.83	x	58.83	q
11	B			58.21	54.04	x	58.21	q
12	A			58.13	54.49	52.17	58.13	q
13	A			57.93	x	55.00	57.93
14	A			57.01	x	57.58	57.58
15	B			57.34	x	56.31	57.34	SB
16	B			57.19	53.46	x	57.19
17	B			55.19	57.17	52.37	57.17
18	B			56.23	56.61	x	56.61
19	A			56.30	52.37	x	56.30
20	B			55.28	51.78	51.89	55.28
21	B			53.58	55.19	51.80	55.19
22	B			55.03	x	x	55.03
23	B			50.50	54.38	54.18	54.38
24	A			52.88	54.02	x	54.02
25	B			53.96	53.83	53.64	53.96
26	B			52.60	53.56	x	53.56
27	B			52.92	x	x	52.92
28	A			x	51.05	52.90	52.90
29	B			51.25	52.48	52.37	52.48
30	B			51.57	52.40	47.90	52.40
31	A			x	49.18	x	49.18
	B			x	x	x
	A			x	x	x
	A			x	r
	B

Final

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Notes
			61.82	66.34	62.91	65.79	62.94	60.71	66.34	NR
			60.40	60.80	59.19	59.31	x	65.25	65.25	SB
			58.89	55.32	63.50	58.45	58.32	x	63.50	NR
			59.87	63.20	62.89	58.82	x	58.26	63.20
			x	62.66	62.28	x	x	x	62.66
			60.65	58.29	59.89	x	55.47	x	60.65
			x	60.39	x	x	x	57.30	60.39
			60.37	57.97	x	55.14	x	59.97	60.37
			53.97	58.61	59.41				59.41
10			56.89	58.86	x				58.86
11			56.97	52.92	x				56.97
12			53.41	53.94	52.49				53.94

External links

• amsterdam2016.org, official championship site

Notes and References

1. Web site: All Time Best . 2016-07-04 . International Association of Athletics Federations.
2. Web site: European Outdoor Records Women . 2016-07-04 . .
3. Web site: 2016 Top List . 2016-07-04 . International Association of Athletics Federations.
4. Web site: European Top 30 2016 . 2016-07-04 . European Athletic Association.
5. Web site: Qualification results . 2016-07-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140814064146/http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATW053900_C73ZZ.pdf . 2014-08-14 . dead .
6. http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATW053101_C73S.pdf Final results