2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw

Women's hammer throw at the 2015 World Championships
Venue	Beijing National Stadium
Dates	26 August (qualification) 27 August (final)
Competitors	31 from 21 nations
Winning distance	80.85 m (265 ft 3 in)
Medalists
Anita Włodarczyk    Poland   Zhang Wenxiu    China   Alexandra Tavernier    France
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The women's hammer throw at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 26 and 27 August. ^{[1] [2]}

The winning margin was 4.52 metres which as of 2024 remains the only time the women's hammer throw has been won by more than four metres at these championships, although Włodarczyk's winning margin at the Olympics the following year was greater.

The world championships also incorporated the 2015 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge and Anita Włodarczyk was the series winner and world champion. ^[3]

Competition

2015 was Anita Włodarczyk's year. Already the world record holder, she threw the ball out to 81.08 less than four weeks before the championships to become the first woman to throw beyond 80 metres. Włodarczyk is the returning silver medalist and was the 2009 champion. The two-time defending champion and Olympic Champion Tatyana Lysenko, the number 3 thrower in history, did not return. No Russian athletes competed in this event. Zhang Wenxiu was the home favorite who has finished just behind Włodarczyk at every major championship (except 2011) since the Olympics were here seven years earlier.

The finals began with Włodarczyk throwing 74.40 to take the early lead in the first round. Alexandra Tavernier was close with a 74.02. In the second round, Włodarczyk threw 78.52, a distance which only three other women had ever achieved. One of those three was Betty Heidler but her 72.56 in the second round would prove to be her best effort of the day. At the end of the round Zhang threw 75.92 to move into second place. On her third throw, Włodarczyk threw 80.27, a distance only she has achieved. It was the second best throw in history. A month earlier it would have been a world record, at this meet it was only her second best throw of the day as her fourth round 80.85 set the Championship Record with a new second best throw in history. Moments before, Zhang threw her best of the day, 76.33 to solidify her hold on silver. Tavernier's first round throw held on for third, though Sophie Hitchon made a run at it with her British National Record 73.86 on her final toss. ^[4]

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows: ^[5]

World record	Anita Włodarczyk  (POL)	81.08	Cetniewo, Poland	1 August 2015
Championship record	Tatyana Beloborodova  (RUS)	78.80	Moscow, Russia	16 August 2013
World leading	Anita Włodarczyk  (POL)	81.08	Cetniewo, Poland	1 August 2015
African record	Amy Sène  (SEN)	69.70	Forbach, France	25 May 2014
Asian record	Zheng Wang  (CHN)	77.68	Chengdu, China	29 March 2014
North, Central American and Caribbean record	Yipsi Moreno  (CUB)	76.62	Zagreb, Croatia	9 September 2008
South American record	Jennifer Dahlgren  (ARG)	73.74	Buenos Aires, Argentina	10 April 2010
European record	Anita Włodarczyk  (POL)	81.08	Cetniewo, Poland	1 August 2015
Oceanian record	Bronwyn Eagles  (AUS)	71.12	Adelaide, Australia	6 February 2003
The following records were established during the competition:
Championship record	Anita Włodarczyk  (POL)	80.85	Beijing, China	27 August 2015

Qualification standards

Entry standards [6]
70.00

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
26 August 2015	09:30	Qualification
27 August 2015	19:00	Final

All times are local times (UTC+8)

Results

KEY:

Q

Qualified

q

12 best performers

NR

National record

PB

Personal best

SB

Seasonal best

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 72.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final. ^[7]

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	Mark	Notes
1	A	Anita Włodarczyk	Poland  (POL)	75.01			75.01	Q
2	A	Alexandra Tavernier	France  (FRA)	74.39			74.39	Q, PB
3	A	Wang Zheng	China  (CHN)	69.85	73.06		73.06	Q
4	B	Zhang Wenxiu	China  (CHN)	72.92			72.92	Q, SB
5	B	Zalina Marghieva	Moldova  (MDA)	72.29	–	–	72.29	q
6	B	Amber Campbell	United States  (USA)	72.06	–	–	72.06	q
7	A	Kathrin Klaas	Germany  (GER)	71.38	71.41	67.81	71.41	q
8	A	Sophie Hitchon	Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)	x	71.07	x	71.07	q
9	B	Betty Heidler	Germany  (GER)	69.80	70.60	69.61	70.60	q
10	A	Rosa Rodríguez	Venezuela  (VEN)	70.57	x	x	70.57	q
11	A	Amanda Bingson	United States  (USA)	66.99	x	69.99	69.99	q
12	A	Alena Sobaleva	Belarus  (BLR)	68.66	x	69.86	69.86	q
13	B	Sultana Frizell	Canada  (CAN)	69.66	67.54	69.37	69.66
14	A	Malwina Kopron	Poland  (POL)	69.53	66.13	67.85	69.53
15	B	Yirisleydi Ford	Cuba  (CUB)	x	67.92	69.43	69.43
16	B	Martina Hrašnová	Slovakia  (SVK)	68.80	67.28	67.63	68.80
17	B	Joanna Fiodorow	Poland  (POL)	68.72	x	x	68.72
18	A	DeAnna Price	United States  (USA)	x	x	68.69	68.69
19	B	Réka Gyurátz	Hungary  (HUN)	64.94	68.26	65.37	68.26
20	B	Kıvılcım Kaya	Turkey  (TUR)	67.98	x	66.98	67.98
21	B	Jennifer Dahlgren	Argentina  (ARG)	66.89	67.68	x	67.68
22	A	Liu Tingting	China  (CHN)	x	66.48	67.07	67.07
23	B	Hanna Skydan	Azerbaijan  (AZE)	66.91	x	66.82	66.91
24	B	Silvia Salis	Italy  (ITA)	64.43	x	66.80	66.80
25	A	Marina Nichișenco	Moldova  (MDA)	x	66.63	x	66.63
26	B	Tracey Andersson	Sweden  (SWE)	x	65.28	65.99	65.99
27	A	Iryna Novozhylova	Ukraine  (UKR)	65.65	65.17	61.93	65.65
28	A	Éva Orbán	Hungary  (HUN)	64.57	x	x	64.57
29	B	Laura Redondo	Spain  (ESP)	62.46	63.86	63.45	63.86
30	A	Tereza Králová	Czech Republic  (CZE)	61.13	61.39	x	61.39
	B	Alena Krechyk	Belarus  (BLR)	x	x	x	NM

Final

The final was started at 19:00 ^[8]

Rank	Name	Nationality	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5	No. 6	Mark	Notes
	Anita Włodarczyk	Poland  (POL)	74.40	78.52	80.27	80.85	79.31	x	80.85	CR
	Zhang Wenxiu	China  (CHN)	73.47	75.92	73.65	76.33	69.93	72.99	76.33	SB
	Alexandra Tavernier	France  (FRA)	74.02	69.59	x	67.83	69.93	70.60	74.02
4	Sophie Hitchon	Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)	71.20	71.44	73.65	71.06	72.10	73.86	73.86	NR
5	Wang Zheng	China  (CHN)	72.92	68.80	x	x	71.50	73.83	73.83
6	Kathrin Klaas	Germany  (GER)	70.61	72.72	73.13	72.65	71.64	73.18	73.18	SB
7	Betty Heidler	Germany  (GER)	69.33	72.56	72.24	72.35	71.22	69.85	72.56
8	Zalina Marghieva	Moldova  (MDA)	72.15	72.20	72.38	x	71.87	x	72.38
9	Amanda Bingson	United States  (USA)	72.35	68.86	x				72.35	SB
10	Alena Sobaleva	Belarus  (BLR)	63.52	67.80	70.09				70.09
11	Rosa Rodríguez	Venezuela  (VEN)	x	x	67.78				67.78
	Amber Campbell	United States  (USA)	x	x	x				NM

References

1. "Beijing 2015: Timetable". Beijing 2015. 11 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
2. Start list
3. 2015 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Calendar. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22.
4. "REPORT: WOMEN'S HAMMER FINAL – IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BEIJING 2015". iaaf.org. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
5. "Records & Lists – Hammer Throw". IAAF . Retrieved 7 August 2013.
6. IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 – Standards (PDF), IAAF, 2014, retrieved 18 August 2015
7. Qualification results
8. Final results