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

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Women's hammer throw
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue Carrara Stadium
Dates10 April
Competitors11 from 8 nations
Winning distance69.94 m
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Julia Ratcliffe  Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Silver medal icon.svg   Alexandra Hulley  Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Lara Nielsen  Flag of Australia.svg  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]

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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 Flag of Poland.svg  Anita Włodarczyk  (POL)82.98 m Warsaw, Poland 28 August 2016
Games record Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Sultana Frizell  (CAN)71.97 m Glasgow, Scotland 28 July 2014

Schedule

The schedule was as follows: [1]

DateTimeRound
Tuesday 10 April 201820:40Final

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

Results

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

Final

RankName#1#2#3#4#5#6ResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of New Zealand.svg  Julia Ratcliffe  (NZL)66.1968.6068.1468.5669.9467.8169.94
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Australia.svg  Alexandra Hulley  (AUS)x68.2067.34x66.7763.8668.20
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Australia.svg  Lara Nielsen  (AUS)63.8065.0358.52x63.1963.6065.03
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Sultana Frizell  (CAN)60.3261.8962.5063.9463.11x63.94
5Flag of Nigeria.svg  Queen Obisesan  (NGR)63.8462.9562.0162.4061.77x63.84
6Flag of Wales 2.svg  Carys Parry  (WAL)60.6961.58xxxx61.58
7Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  Tynelle Gumbs  (IVB)60.9760.80x59.88xx60.97 NR
8Flag of Australia.svg  Danielle McConnell  (AUS)x54.5659.55xx59.6059.60
9Flag of Kenya.svg  Lucy Omondi  (KEN)42.5144.1745.59—45.59
–Flag of England.svg  Sophie Hitchon  (ENG)xxxNM
–Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Jillian Weir  (CAN)xxxNM

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References

  1. 1 2 "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Women's hammer throw". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  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. 1 2 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.


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