Women's hammer throw at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
Date | 8–10 August | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 37 from 25 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning distance | |||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics | ||
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Qualification | ||
Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | women |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | women |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
The women's hammer throw competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium on 8–10 August. [1] Each athlete receives three throws in the qualifying round. All who achieve the qualifying distance progress to the final. If less than twelve athletes achieve this mark, then the twelve furthest throwing athletes reach the final. Each finalist is allowed three throws in last round, with the top eight athletes after that point being given three further attempts. [2]
Eight entrants achieve the auto qualifier, five on their first attempt. It took 70.48 to make the final. Sophie Hitchon improved her own National record in the process.
In the first round of the final, reigning world champion Tatyana Lysenko was out to continue that success, tossing a new Olympic record 77.56. In the second round Zhang Wenxiu moved into second place. Kathrin Klaas made her best throw in the third round to move into third place, while world record holder Betty Heidler barely earned her final three throws in eighth place. In the fifth round, Heidler finally put one throw together, landing about 77 metres. But after a delay, the electronic measurement system only attributed 72.34 meters as the distance (actually the measurement of the following competitor Zalina Marghieva's throw). Confused officials couldn't find a proper solution, ultimately giving the struggling Heidler another throw. The extra throw was so bad Heidler walked out of the ring, deliberately fouling. Anita Włodarczyk moved into second place only 44 cm behind Lysenko's record. As the last thrower in the round, Lysenko improved the Olympic record to 78.18, solidifying her hold on gold, which turned out to be important as Włodarczyk's final throw of 77.60 beat Lysenko's first round record by 4 cm. After the competition was over, the measurement operators found a measurement of 77.13 in the system memory and credited it to Heidler, giving her third place, knocking Zhang out of what would have been her second consecutive bronze medal.
On 11 October 2016, IOC announced the disqualification of the gold medalist, Tatyana Lysenko, due to an anti-doping rule violation. Lysenko was ordered to return the medal and the IAAF was requested to modify the result of the event accordingly. [3] Anita Włodarczyk is next in line to the gold medal, promoting Betty Heidler to second place and Zhang Wenxiu to third. On 30 March 2017, Gulfiya Khanafeyeva and Mariya Bespalova were also disqualified and had their results deleted. [4]
Entry List by Event. IAAF (2012-07-27). Retrieved on 2012-07-29. All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Date | Time | Round |
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Wednesday, 8 August 2012 | 10:00 | Qualifications |
Friday, 10 August 2012 | 19:35 | Finals |
Prior to the competition [update] , the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() | 79.42 m | Halle, Germany | 21 May 2011 |
Olympic record | ![]() (Later disqualified for doping) | *76.34 m* | Beijing, China | 20 August 2008 |
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The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Distance | Record |
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10 August | Final | ![]() | |||
10 August | Final | Anita Włodarczyk | ![]() | 77.60 m | OR |
Qual. rule: qualification standard 73.00m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).
Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
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1 | A | Anita Włodarczyk | ![]() | 75.68 | – | – | 75.68 | Q |
2 | B | Zhang Wenxiu | ![]() | 74.53 | – | – | 74.53 | Q |
3 | A | Betty Heidler | ![]() | 72.63 | 74.44 | – | 74.44 | Q |
DSQ [3] | A | Tatyana Lysenko | ![]() | 74.43 | – | – | 74.43 | Q |
5 | B | Kathrin Klaas | ![]() | 74.14 | – | – | 74.14 | Q |
6 | A | Yipsi Moreno | ![]() | 73.95 | – | – | 73.95 | Q |
DSQ [4] | B | Mariya Bespalova | ![]() | 72.83 | 73.56 | – | 73.56 | Q |
DSQ [6] | B | Aksana Miankova | ![]() | 69.04 | X | 73.10 | 73.10 | Q |
9 | B | Zalina Marghieva | ![]() | 71.89 | 72.19 | X | 72.19 | q |
10 | A | Sophie Hitchon | ![]() | 67.21 | X | 71.98 | 71.98 | q, NR |
11 | B | Stéphanie Falzon | ![]() | 70.96 | 71.67 | 69.55 | 71.67 | q |
12 | B | Joanna Fiodorow | ![]() | 70.48 | 68.48 | 69.89 | 70.48 | q |
13 | A | Amber Campbell | ![]() | X | 69.93 | 67.30 | 69.93 | |
14 | A | Jessica Cosby | ![]() | 67.36 | 69.65 | 68.97 | 69.65 | |
15 | A | Kıvılcım Kaya | ![]() | 69.50 | 68.45 | 67.84 | 69.50 | |
DSQ [4] | B | Gulfiya Khanafeyeva | ![]() | 68.20 | 69.43 | 69.19 | 69.43 | |
17 | B | Éva Orbán | ![]() | X | 68.64 | 63.08 | 68.64 | |
18 | A | Johana Moreno | ![]() | 68.53 | X | 68.12 | 68.53 | |
19 | A | Hanna Skydan | ![]() | 68.50 | 66.68 | 57.69 | 68.50 | |
20 | A | Martina Hrašnová | ![]() | 67.69 | 68.41 | 67.75 | 68.41 | |
21 | B | Berta Castells | ![]() | 67.74 | 68.41 | 65.26 | 68.41 | |
22 | A | Bianca Perie | ![]() | X | 68.34 | X | 68.34 | |
23 | B | Arasay Thondike | ![]() | 67.93 | 65.81 | X | 67.93 | |
24 | B | Tuğçe Şahutoğlu | ![]() | 67.58 | 64.11 | 66.56 | 67.58 | |
25 | A | Ariannis Vichy | ![]() | X | 67.48 | 64.25 | 67.48 | |
26 | A | Sultana Frizell | ![]() | 66.07 | 67.45 | X | 67.45 | |
27 | A | Rosa Rodríguez | ![]() | 66.66 | X | 67.34 | 67.34 | |
28 | B | Amanda Bingson | ![]() | 65.96 | 66.32 | 67.29 | 67.29 | |
29 | B | Barbara Špiler | ![]() | 65.69 | 62.83 | 67.21 | 67.21 | |
DSQ | A | Alena Matoshka | ![]() | 66.85 | 67.03 | 65.22 | 67.03 | |
31 | B | Kateřina Šafránková | ![]() | 66.16 | X | 65.25 | 66.16 | |
32 | A | Amy Sène | ![]() | 65.49 | 65.43 | X | 65.49 | |
33 | B | Iryna Novozhylova | ![]() | 65.35 | 63.98 | 64.29 | 65.35 | |
34 | B | Heather Steacy | ![]() | 62.99 | 61.79 | 63.40 | 63.40 | |
35 | B | Vânia Silva | ![]() | 62.81 | 62.18 | X | 62.81 | |
36 | A | Silvia Salis | ![]() | X | 10.84 | X | 10.84 | |
– | B | Jennifer Dahlgren | ![]() | X | X | X | NM |
Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
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DSQ [3] | Tatyana Lysenko | ![]() | 77.56 | 75.86 | 74.39 | 77.12 | 78.18 | 77.28 | ||
![]() | Anita Włodarczyk | ![]() | 75.01 | 76.02 | 75.72 | X | 77.10 | 77.60 | 77.60 | OR, SB |
![]() | Betty Heidler | ![]() | 73.90 | 71.52 | 72.77 | X | 77.13 | 72.77 | 77.13 | |
![]() | Zhang Wenxiu | ![]() | 72.96 | 76.34 | 73.81 | 68.20 | 75.56 | X | 76.34 | |
4 | Kathrin Klaas | ![]() | x | 72.79 | 76.05 | 74.66 | 72.88 | X | 76.05 | PB |
5 | Yipsi Moreno | ![]() | 74.60 | X | X | X | 71.97 | X | 74.60 | |
DSQ [6] | Aksana Miankova | ![]() | 69.50 | X | 74.40 | 72.06 | X | X | ||
DSQ | Zalina Marghieva | ![]() | 73.77 | 74.06 | 72.32 | 72.91 | 72.34 | 70.72 | ||
6 | Stephanie Falzon | ![]() | 73.06 | 69.29 | 71.10 | — | — | — | 73.06 | SB |
7 | Joanna Fiodorow | ![]() | 62.34 | 72.37 | X | — | — | — | 72.37 | |
DSQ [4] | Mariya Bespalova | ![]() | 71.13 | X | 68.15 | — | — | — | ||
8 | Sophie Hitchon | ![]() | 69.33 | 65.75 | X | — | — | — | 69.33 |
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