Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw
Final

Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw

Section Title: Final
Table Section Text: None

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Notes

Barbora Špotáková	Czech Republic	69.22	67.04	x	64.92	x	71.42	71.42	AR

Christina Obergföll	Germany	66.13	x	63.34	x	x	x	66.13

Goldie Sayers	Great Britain	65.75	59.40	62.92	59.72	65.03	56.83	65.75	NR

5	Steffi Nerius	Germany	64.05	62.25	59.97	x	x	65.29	65.29

6	Osleidys Menéndez	Cuba	63.35	x	x	x	x	x	63.35

7	Barbara Madejczyk	Poland	58.74	59.16	58.67	x	58.21	62.02	62.02

8	Katharina Molitor	Germany	53.19	57.37	59.64	58.81	56.72	57.00	59.64

9	Mercedes Chilla	Spain	x	57.94	58.13	58.13

10	Zhang Li	China	54.69	x	56.14	56.14

11	Sinta Ozoliņa	Latvia	50.67	53.38	52.23	53.38

12	Felicia Tilea-Moldovan	Romania	53.04	x	52.80	53.04

DSQ	Mariya Abakumova	Russia	69.32	69.08	x	70.78	x	67.52	DSQ

Sentence(s)

Then Špotáková threw 71.42 on her final throw to win the gold medal.

final_sentence: Then Špotáková threw 71.42 on her final throw to win the gold medal.