Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw

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Women's javelin throw
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Athletics pictogram.svg
Pictogram for athletics
Venue Centennial Olympic Stadium
Date26 July 1996 (qualifications)
27 July 1996 (finals)
Competitors32 from 24 nations
Winning distance67.94
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Heli Rantanen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Silver medal icon.svg Louise McPaul
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg Trine Hattestad
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
  1992
2000  

These are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. [1]

Medalists

Gold Heli Rantanen
Flag of Finland.svg Finland
Silver Louise McPaul
Flag of Australia.svg Australia
Bronze Trine Hattestad
Flag of Norway.svg Norway

Abbreviations

Qautomatic qualification
qqualification by rank
DNSdid not start
NMno mark
WRworld record
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics
World Record Flag of East Germany.svg  Petra Felke  (GDR)80.00 m September 9, 1988 Flag of East Germany.svg Potsdam, East Germany
Olympic Record Flag of East Germany.svg  Petra Felke  (GDR)74.68 m September 26, 1988 Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul, South Korea
Season Best Flag of Romania.svg  Felicia Ţilea-Moldovan  (ROM)69.26 m June 28, 1996 Flag of Norway.svg Bergen, Norway

Qualification

Group A

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote
123
13Flag of Norway.svg  Trine Hattestad  (NOR)64.5264.52 m
24Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Natalya Shikolenko  (BLR)X50.1062.3262.32 m
37Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Lei  (CHN)59.5461.48X61.48 m
48Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Isel López  (CUB)60.1261.40X61.40 m
510Flag of Germany.svg  Steffi Nerius  (GER)X56.8260.9860.98 m
612Flag of Finland.svg  Mikaela Ingberg  (FIN)53.52X60.4660.46 m
714Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Tessa Sanderson  (GBR)58.8656.8056.6458.86 m
815Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Lee Young-Sun  (KOR)54.6257.9458.6658.66 m
916Flag of Australia.svg  Joanna Stone  (AUS)52.3049.1658.5458.54 m
1018Flag of Turkey.svg  Aysel Taş  (TUR)55.3256.2057.8657.86 m
1119Flag of Finland.svg  Taina Uppa  (FIN)57.7456.80X57.74 m
1221Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Renata Strašek  (SLO)54.7251.4657.0457.04 m
1323Flag of Denmark.svg  Jette Jeppesen  (DEN)55.2454.5256.1656.16 m
1424Flag of Albania (1992-2002).svg  Mirela Manjani  (ALB)XX55.6455.64 m
1530Flag of the United States.svg  Erica Wheeler  (USA)53.3449.5452.7253.34 m
1632Flag of Samoa.svg  Iloai Suaniu  (SAM)X38.08X38.08 m
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Sonya Radicheva  (BUL)DNS

Group B

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote
123
11Flag of Romania.svg  Felicia Tilea  (ROM)58.84X66.9466.94 m
22Flag of Finland.svg  Heli Rantanen  (FIN)66.5466.54 m
35Flag of Australia.svg  Louise McPaul  (AUS)62.3262.32 m
46Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Odelmys Palma  (CUB)62.3054.76X62.30 m
59Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Xiomara Rivero  (CUB)X52.8461.3261.32 m
611Flag of Germany.svg  Karen Forkel  (GER)60.8459.48X60.84 m
713Flag of Germany.svg  Silke Renk  (GER)58.8859.1059.7059.70 m
817Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Laverne Eve  (BAH)52.92X58.4858.48 m
920Flag of Russia.svg  Oksana Ovchinnikova  (RUS)X57.28X57.28 m
1022Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Rita Ramanauskaitė  (LTU)X56.3856.9456.94 m
1125Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Nikola Tomečková  (CZE)55.0252.48X55.02 m
1226Flag of the United States.svg  Nicole Carroll  (USA)53.4654.7452.1854.74 m
1327Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Shelley Holroyd  (GBR)53.4652.7254.7254.72 m
1428Flag of Colombia.svg  Zuleima Aramendiz  (COL)53.86X54.2454.24 m
1529Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Akiko Miyajima  (JPN)49.5853.1853.9853.98 m
1631Flag of France.svg  Nadine Auzeil  (FRA)52.7652.6650.8452.76 m

Final

RankAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote
123456
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Finland.svg  Heli Rantanen  (FIN)67.9464.7263.8462.6063.8259.1867.94 m
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Australia.svg  Louise McPaul  (AUS)61.7262.7464.1859.7663.3465.5465.54 m
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Norway.svg  Trine Hattestad  (NOR)61.4260.78X58.6662.7464.9864.98 m
4Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Isel López  (CUB)X63.5057.98X64.68X64.68 m
5Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Xiomara Rivero  (CUB)X61.9462.76X64.4861.6064.48 m
6Flag of Germany.svg  Karen Forkel  (GER)56.5059.2064.1858.7062.0462.4264.18 m
7Flag of Finland.svg  Mikaela Ingberg  (FIN)X61.52X60.30XX61.52 m
8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Lei  (CHN)X56.9660.7459.5658.5260.1260.74 m
9Flag of Germany.svg  Steffi Nerius  (GER)57.8860.7459.7860.20 m
10Flag of Romania.svg  Felicia Tilea  (ROU)56.0257.2859.9459.94 m
11Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Odelmys Palma  (CUB)X59.7057.5059.70 m
12Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Natalya Shikolenko  (BLR)58.56XX58.56 m

See also

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2018.