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

Women's javelin throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Carrara Stadium
Dates	11 April
Competitors	8 from 7 nations
Winning distance	68.92 m GR
Medalists
Kathryn Mitchell    Australia   Kelsey-Lee Roberts    Australia   Sunette Viljoen    South Africa
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The women's javelin throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games , as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 11 April 2018. ^[1]

Records

Before this competition, the world and games records were as follows: ^[2]

World record	Barbora Špotáková  (CZE)	72.28 m	Stuttgart, Germany	13 September 2008
Games record	Kim Mickle  (AUS)	65.96 m	Glasgow, Scotland	30 July 2014

Schedule

The schedule was as follows: ^[1]

Date	Time	Round
Wednesday 11 April 2018	19:15	Final

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

Results

With eight entrants, the event was held as a straight final. ^[2]

Final

Rank	Name	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Kathryn Mitchell  (AUS)	68.92	x	x	62.40	68.14	x	68.92	GR , AR
	Kelsey-Lee Roberts  (AUS)	60.81	59.09	59.06	55.79	59.71	63.89	63.89
	Sunette Viljoen  (RSA)	62.08	56.61	58.69	56.57	x	57.38	62.08
4	Elizabeth Gleadle  (CAN)	57.53	55.79	x	59.85	x	56.96	59.85
5	Dilhani Lekamge  (SRI)	51.13	53.58	56.02	53.73	49.55	53.82	56.02
6	Kelechi Nwanaga  (NGR)	53.17	x	51.59	53.16	x	49.31	53.17
7	Selma Rosun  (MRI)	48.85	x	48.93	49.09	47.75	47.79	49.09
8	Josephine Lalam  (UGA)	x	x	x	46.97	x	48.92	48.92

References

1. "Result - Women's Javelin Throw Final". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.^{[ dead link ]}
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.