Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's hammer throw

Women's hammer throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Carrara Stadium
Dates	10 April
Competitors	11 from 8 nations
Winning distance	69.94 m
Medalists
Julia Ratcliffe    New Zealand   Alexandra Hulley    Australia   Lara Nielsen    Australia
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The women's hammer throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games , as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 10 April 2018. ^[1]

Julia Ratcliffe won New Zealand's first ever gold medal in the event with a throw of 69.94 m (229 ft 5+1⁄2 in). The pre-event Commonwealth leader, Sophie Hitchon of England, exited the competition early with three foul throws. ^[2]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows: ^[3]

World record	Anita Włodarczyk  (POL)	82.98 m	Warsaw, Poland	28 August 2016
Games record	Sultana Frizell  (CAN)	71.97 m	Glasgow, Scotland	28 July 2014

Schedule

The schedule was as follows: ^[1]

Date	Time	Round
Tuesday 10 April 2018	20:40	Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

With eleven entrants, the event was held as a straight final. ^[3]

Final

Rank	Name	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Julia Ratcliffe  (NZL)	66.19	68.60	68.14	68.56	69.94	67.81	69.94
	Alexandra Hulley  (AUS)	x	68.20	67.34	x	66.77	63.86	68.20
	Lara Nielsen  (AUS)	63.80	65.03	58.52	x	63.19	63.60	65.03
4	Sultana Frizell  (CAN)	60.32	61.89	62.50	63.94	63.11	x	63.94
5	Queen Obisesan  (NGR)	63.84	62.95	62.01	62.40	61.77	x	63.84
6	Carys Parry  (WAL)	60.69	61.58	x	x	x	x	61.58
7	Tynelle Gumbs  (IVB)	60.97	60.80	x	59.88	x	x	60.97	NR
8	Danielle McConnell  (AUS)	x	54.56	59.55	x	x	59.60	59.60
9	Lucy Omondi  (KEN)	42.51	44.17	45.59	—			45.59
–	Sophie Hitchon  (ENG)	x	x	x				NM
–	Jillian Weir  (CAN)	x	x	x				NM

References

1. "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Women's hammer throw". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.^{[ dead link ]}
2. Kelner, Martha (2018-04-10). Commonwealth Games: ‘Tiny island nation of England is not doing so good’ . The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
3. Athletics | Women's Hammer Throw - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 209. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.