Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's hammer throw

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Women's hammer throw
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Venue Stadium Australia
Dates27 September 2000 (qualification)
29 September 2000 (final)
Competitors28 from 20 nations
Winning distance71.16 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Kamila Skolimowska
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Silver medal icon.svg Olga Kuzenkova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Bronze medal icon.svg Kirsten Münchow
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2004  

The Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Olympic Stadium on Wednesday, 27 September and Friday, 29 September. [1]

The qualifying athletes progressed through to the final where the qualifying distances are scrapped and they start afresh with up to six throws. The qualifying distance was 65.50 metres. For all qualifiers who did not achieve the standard, the remaining spaces in the final were filled by the longest throws until a total of 12 qualifiers.

Medalists

Gold Kamila Skolimowska
Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Silver Olga Kuzenkova
Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Bronze Kirsten Münchow
Flag of Germany.svg Germany

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group AGroup B
27.09.2000 09:00h27.09.2000 11:00h
Final Round
29.09.2000 19:00h

Abbreviations

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

Records

Standing records prior to the 2000 Summer Olympics
World Record Flag of Romania.svg  Mihaela Melinte  (ROM)76.06 m 29 August 1999 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rüdlingen, Switzerland
Olympic Record New Event
Seasons Best Flag of Russia.svg  Olga Kuzenkova  (RUS)75.68 m 4 June 2000 Flag of Russia.svg Tula, Russia
Broken records during the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic Record Flag of Russia.svg  Olga Kuzenkova  (RUS)70.60 m 27 September 2000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney, Australia
Olympic Record Flag of Poland.svg  Kamila Skolimowska  (POL)71.16 m 29 September 2000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney, Australia

Qualifying

Group A

RankAthleteCountryAttemptsDistanceNote
123
1 Olga Kuzenkova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 70.6070.60 m OR
2 Kamila Skolimowska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 66.3066.30 m
3 Yipsi Moreno Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 65.7465.74 m
4 Dawn Ellerbe Flag of the United States.svg  United States 64.9163.2757.9964.91 m
5 Svetlana Sudak Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus XX63.8363.83 m
6 Lorraine Shaw Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 63.2162.6057.0963.21 m
7 Amy Palmer Flag of the United States.svg  United States 61.9662.4962.7862.78 m
8 Iryna Sekachova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 61.4460.62X61.44 m
9 Tasha Williams Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 50.9654.1461.1861.18 m
10 Alla Davydova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 60.86XX60.86 m
11 Karyne Perkins Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 55.1859.4955.2259.49 m
12 Mia Strömmer Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 57.33X59.4359.43 m
13 Michelle Fournier Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada X55.7259.1559.15 m
14 Caroline Fournier Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius X53.6056.1856.18 m
Ester Balassini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy XXXNM

Group B

RankAthleteCountryAttemptsDistanceNote
123
1 Kirsten Münchow Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 59.0967.6467.64 m
2 Ivana Brkljačić Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia 65.0162.59X65.01 m
3 Deborah Sosimenko Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 64.0161.1859.5364.01 m
4 Sini Pöyry Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 63.8060.1261.8163.80 m
5 Lyudmila Gubkina Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 62.4063.1363.2963.29 m
6 Katalin Divós Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 61.88X62.7462.74 m
7 Lisa Misipeka Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 61.7458.74X61.74 m
8 Tatyana Konstantinova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 57.2461.1461.4861.48 m
9 Jesseca Cross Flag of the United States.svg  United States 56.9860.8560.5160.85 m
10 Zhao Wei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 59.5457.4455.9859.54 m
11 Manuela Montebrun Flag of France.svg  France 57.60X57.7757.77 m
12 Aneliya Yordanova Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria X54.9254.6954.92 m
Olga Tsander Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus XXXNM

Overall Qualifying results

PlaceAthleteCountryGroupMarkQualExtra
1 Olga Kuzenkova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia A70.60Q OR
2 Kirsten Münchow Flag of Germany.svg  Germany B67.64Q
3 Kamila Skolimowska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland A66.30Q
4 Yipsi Moreno Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba A65.74Q
5 Ivana Brkljačić Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia B65.01Q
6 Dawn Ellerbe Flag of the United States.svg  United States A64.91Q
7 Deborah Sosimenko Flag of Australia.svg  Australia B64.01Q
8 Svetlana Sudak Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus A63.83Q
9 Sini Pöyry Flag of Finland.svg  Finland B63.80Q
10 Lyudmila Gubkina Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus B63.29Q
11 Lorraine Shaw Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain A63.21Q
12 Amy Palmer Flag of the United States.svg  United States A62.78Q
13 Katalin Divós Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary B62.74
14 Lisa Misipeka Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa B61.74
15 Tatyana Konstantinova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia B61.48
16 Iryna Sekachova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine A61.44
17 Tasha Williams Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand A61.18
18 Alla Davydova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia A60.68
19 Jesseca Cross Flag of the United States.svg  United States B60.85
20 Zhao Wei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China B59.54
21 Karyne Perkins Flag of Australia.svg  Australia A59.49
22 Mia Strömmer Flag of Finland.svg  Finland A59.43
23 Michelle Fournier Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada B59.15
24 Manuela Montebrun Flag of France.svg  France B57.77
25 Caroline Fournier Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius A56.18
26 Aneliya Yordanova Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria B54.92
Ester Balassini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy ANM
Olga Tsander Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus BNM

Final

RankAthleteAttemptsDistanceExtra
123456
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Poland.svg  Kamila Skolimowska  (POL)X66.3371.1666.0669.9171.16 m OR
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Russia.svg  Olga Kuzenkova  (RUS)X67.1869.6469.77XX69.77 m
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Germany.svg  Kirsten Münchow  (GER)66.42X67.8166.0369.2867.9669.28 m NR
4Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Yipsi Moreno  (CUB)65.7967.1667.0464.8868.3367.4368.33 m
5Flag of Australia.svg  Deborah Sosimenko  (AUS)67.9564.2465.4966.39XX67.95 m AR
6Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Lyudmila Gubkina  (BLR)66.0466.16X67.0866.7766.9567.08 m
7Flag of the United States.svg  Dawn Ellerbe  (USA)62.5064.5166.8064.4066.1664.7166.80 m
8Flag of the United States.svg  Amy Palmer  (USA)X60.2166.1559.42XX66.15 m
9Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Lorraine Shaw  (GBR)64.2756.9663.6564.27 m
10Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Svetlana Sudak  (BLR)X64.21X64.21 m
11Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Ivana Brkljačić  (CRO)61.2563.20X63.20 m
12Flag of Finland.svg  Sini Pöyry  (FIN)62.49X62.2162.49 m

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