Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Women
* Indicates the athlete only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.

Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Section Title: Women
Table Section Text: * Indicates the athlete only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze

100 metres details	Elaine Thompson Jamaica	10.71	Tori Bowie United States	10.83	Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Jamaica	10.86

200 metres details	Elaine Thompson Jamaica	21.78	Dafne Schippers Netherlands	21.88	Tori Bowie United States	22.15

400 metres details	Shaunae Miller Bahamas	49.44	Allyson Felix United States	49.51	Shericka Jackson Jamaica	49.85

800 metres details	Caster Semenya South Africa	1:55.28 NR	Francine Niyonsaba Burundi	1:56.49	Margaret Wambui Kenya	1:56.89

1500 metres details	Faith Kipyegon Kenya	4:08.92	Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia	4:10.27	Jennifer Simpson United States	4:10.53

5000 metres details	Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya	14:26.17 OR	Hellen Onsando Obiri Kenya	14:29.77	Almaz Ayana Ethiopia	14:33.59

10,000 metres details	Almaz Ayana Ethiopia	29:17.45 WR	Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya	29:32.53 NR	Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia	29:42.56

100 metres hurdles details	Brianna Rollins United States	12.48	Nia Ali United States	12.59	Kristi Castlin United States	12.61

400 metres hurdles details	Dalilah Muhammad United States	53.13	Sara Petersen Denmark	53.55 NR	Ashley Spencer United States	53.72

3000 metres steeplechase details	Ruth Jebet Bahrain	8:59.75 AR	Hyvin Jepkemoi Kenya	9:07.12	Emma Coburn United States	9:07.63 AR

4 × 100 metres relay details	United States (USA) Tianna Bartoletta Allyson Felix English Gardner Tori Bowie Morolake Akinosun*	41.02	Jamaica (JAM) Christania Williams Elaine Thompson Veronica Campbell-Brown Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Simone Facey* Sashalee Forbes*	41.36	Great Britain (GBR) Asha Philip Desiree Henry Dina Asher-Smith Daryll Neita	41.77 NR

4 × 400 metres relay details	United States (USA) Courtney Okolo Natasha Hastings Phyllis Francis Allyson Felix Taylor Ellis-Watson* Francena McCorory*	3:19.06	Jamaica (JAM) Stephenie Ann McPherson Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby Shericka Jackson Novlene Williams-Mills Christine Day* Chrisann Gordon*	3:20.34	Great Britain (GBR) Eilidh Doyle Anyika Onuora Emily Diamond Christine Ohuruogu Kelly Massey*	3:25.88

Marathon details	Jemima Sumgong Kenya	2:24:04	Eunice Kirwa Bahrain	2:24:13	Mare Dibaba Ethiopia	2:24:30

20 kilometres walk details	Liu Hong China	1:28:35	María Guadalupe González Mexico	1:28:37	Lü Xiuzhi China	1:28:42

High jump details	Ruth Beitia Spain	1.97 m	Mirela Demireva Bulgaria	1.97 m	Blanka Vlašić Croatia	1.97 m

Pole vault details	Ekaterini Stefanidi Greece	4.85 m	Sandi Morris United States	4.85 m	Eliza McCartney New Zealand	4.80 m NR

Long jump details	Tianna Bartoletta United States	7.17 m	Britney Reese United States	7.15 m	Ivana Španović Serbia	7.08 m NR

Triple jump details	Caterine Ibargüen Colombia	15.17 m	Yulimar Rojas Venezuela	14.98 m	Olga Rypakova Kazakhstan	14.74 m

Shot put details	Michelle Carter United States	20.63 m NR	Valerie Adams New Zealand	20.42 m	Anita Márton Hungary	19.87 m NR

Discus throw details	Sandra Perković Croatia	69.21 m	Mélina Robert-Michon France	66.73 m NR	Denia Caballero Cuba	65.34 m

Hammer throw details	Anita Włodarczyk Poland	82.29 m WR	Zhang Wenxiu China	76.75 m	Sophie Hitchon Great Britain	74.54 m NR

Javelin throw details	Sara Kolak Croatia	66.18 m NR	Sunette Viljoen South Africa	64.92 m	Barbora Špotáková Czech Republic	64.80 m

Heptathlon details	Nafissatou Thiam Belgium	6810 pts NR	Jessica Ennis-Hill Great Britain	6775 pts	Brianne Theisen-Eaton Canada	6653 pts

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Poland's Anita Włodarczyk threw 82.29 m for a world record in the hammer throw.

final_sentence: Poland's Anita Włodarczyk threw 82.29 m for a world record in the hammer throw.