The Girls' javelin throw at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 10 and 11 July.
The Girls' javelin throw at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 10 and 11 July.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Javelin (500g) | Mackenzie Little  Australia | 61.47 (CR) | Yulenmis Aguilar  Cuba | 59.94 (PB) | Anete Kocina  Latvia | 54.26 |
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
| World Youth Best |  Xue Juan (CHN) | 62.93 | Changsha, China | 27 October 2003 |
| Championship Record |  Christin Hussong (GER) | 59.74 | Lille, France | 7 July 2011 |
| World Youth Leading |  Ilaria Casarotto (ITA) | 56.97 | Rome, Italy | 9 June 2013 |
Final rule: Top 8 after 3 rounds continue competition for rounds 4-6.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mackenzie Little | Australia | 57.29 | 48.06 | 51.74 | 54.84 | 61.47 | 54.39 | CR |
| 2 | Yulenmis Aguilar | Cuba | 53.96 | 51.14 | 53.86 | 54.63 | 59.94 | 55.07 | PB |
| 3 | Anete Kocina | Latvia | 54.26 | 52.41 | X | 52.67 | X | 52.84 | |
| 4 | Réka Szilágyi |  Hungary | 47.00 | 46.87 | 51.95 | X | 50.15 | 54.24 | |
| 5 | Eda Tugsuz |  Turkey | 50.12 | 49.72 | 51.56 | 48.64 | 50.92 | 51.31 | |
| 6 | Jo-Ane Van Dyk |  South Africa | 46.38 | 49.33 | 50.16 | X | 47.52 | 48.47 | |
| 7 | Lena Lilie | Germany | 48.95 | X | 47.29 | 47.39 | X | 48.40 | |
| 8 | Raimu Tanaka |  Japan | 45.75 | 48.71 | X | 42.59 | 42.06 | 48.28 | |
| 9 | Qiyan Kang | China | 46.75 | X | 48.67 | ||||
| 10 | Fabienne Schônig | Germany | 47.15 | X | 48.29 | ||||
| 11 | Ilaria Casarotto | Italy | 40.44 | X | 45.57 | ||||
| 12 | Andrija Priedite | Latvia | 42.46 | X | X |
Qualification rule: 51.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) qualified. [1]
Group A
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Fabienne Schönig | Germany | 52.16 | P | P | Q | CR |
| 2 | A | Réka Szilágyi | Hungary | 51.32 | P | P | Q | |
| 3 | A | Yulenmis Aguilar | Cuba | 45.45 | 51.26 | P | Q | |
| 4 | A | Raimu Tanaka | Japan | 50.87 | 50.50 | X | q | PB |
| 5 | A | Mackenzie Little | Australia | 50.69 | 47.71 | 46.72 | q | |
| 6 | A | Kang Qiyan | China | 46.20 | X | 50.06 | q | |
| 7 | A | Andrija Priedite | Latvia | X | 43.77 | 49.87 | q | PB |
| 8 | A | Ilaria Casarotto | Italy | 49.38 | 45.49 | 49.20 | q | |
| 9 | A | Eda Tugsuz | Turkey | X | 49.18 | 47.31 | q | |
| 10 | A | Luz Mariana Castro |  Mexico | 43.11 | 40.27 | 48.34 | PB | |
| 11 | A | Magdalena Dielacher |  Austria | 45.76 | 44.98 | 47.83 | ||
| 12 | A | Marie-Therese Obst |  Norway | X | X | 47.74 | ||
| 13 | A | Triin Junson |  Estonia | 44.13 | 46.78 | X | PB | |
| 14 | A | Song Han-Sol |  South Korea | 46.16 | X | X | PB | |
| 15 | A | Ana Carolina Pires |  Brazil | 45.10 | 43.80 | 41.18 | ||
| 16 | A | Brittni Wolczyk |  Canada | 44.38 | 42.80 | 42.62 | ||
| 17 | A | Katia Coquis |  Spain | 44.19 | 41.01 | 37.94 | ||
| 18 | A | Ayra Valdivia |  Peru | 42.33 | 41.64 | X | ||
| 19 | A | Aryna Dzemiashonak |  Belarus | X | 31.95 | 36.02 | ||
Group B
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Lena Lilie | Germany | 46.54 | 47.11 | 51.17 | Q | PB |
| 2 | B | Anete Kocina | Latvia | 49.99 | X | 45.07 | q | |
| 3 | B | Jo-Ane Vandyk | South Africa | 49.30 | 46.65 | 46.30 | q | |
| 4 | B | Marija Bogavac |  Montenegro | X | 47.88 | 48.66 | PB | |
| 5 | B | Nagisa Mori | Japan | X | 41.04 | 48.60 | PB | |
| 6 | B | Varvara Nazarova |  Kazakhstan | X | 48.48 | 43.89 | PB | |
| 7 | B | Natálie Durcáková |  Czech Republic | 47.55 | 46.64 | 48.13 | ||
| 8 | B | Viktoriya Neboshchytska |  Ukraine | 44.82 | X | 46.76 | ||
| 9 | B | Estefany Chacón |  Venezuela | 46.72 | 46.00 | 45.28 | ||
| 10 | B | Luciana Huarte |  Argentina | 46.70 | X | X | PB | |
| 11 | B | Joana Juliana Soares | Brazil | 45.88 | 44.06 | 45.74 | ||
| 12 | B | Maria Andrejczyk |  Poland | 43.29 | 45.14 | 37.97 | ||
| 13 | B | Bailey Dell | Canada | X | 44.59 | 45.00 | ||
| 14 | B | Meng Wamg | China | 44.80 | X | 40.72 | ||
| 15 | B | Victoria Hudson | Austria | 42.45 | 44.53 | 43.26 | ||
| 16 | B | Sara Corradin | Italy | 43.63 | 42.61 | 40.08 | ||
| 17 | B | Yi-Hua Lee |  Chinese Taipei | 42.16 | 41.13 | X | ||
| 18 | B | Azize Altin | Turkey | X | 38.44 | |||
| B | Hanna Tarasiuk | Belarus | X | X | X | |||
| B | Laura Melisa Paredes |  Paraguay | DNS |
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