# 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' javelin throw

The girls' javelin throw at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held at the Stadium Lille Métropole on 6 and 7 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Christin Hussong Germany | Sofi Flink Sweden | Monique Cilione Australia |

## Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
| World Youth Best | Xue Juan (CHN) | 62.93 | Changsha, China | 27 October 2003 |
| Championship Record | Xue Juan (CHN) | 56.82 | Sherbrooke, Canada | 13 July 2003 |
| World Youth Leading | Christin Hussong (GER) | 55.36 | Halle, Germany | 22 May 2011 |

## Qualification

Qualification rule: qualification standard 50.00 m or at least best 12 qualified.

### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Haley Crouser | United States | 50.60 | x | x | 50.60 | Q |
| 2 | Ismaray Armenteros | Cuba | x | 47.55 | 49.79 | 49.79 | q |
| 3 | Signe Jēkabsone | Latvia | 48.90 | x | x | 48.90 | q, PB |
| 4 | Tetiana Fetiskina | Ukraine | x | 48.41 | x | 48.41 | q |
| 5 | Daliadiz Ortiz | Puerto Rico | 47.49 | 45.93 | 44.78 | 47.49 | q |
| 6 | Eva Vivod | Slovenia | 46.54 | x | 46.82 | 46.82 | q |
| 7 | Alina Gerasimchuk | Russia | x | x | 46.48 | 46.48 | |
| 8 | Hiroko Takigawa | Japan | 46.24 | 46.36 | 43.69 | 46.36 | |
| 9 | Wasie Toolis | Australia | 44.31 | 43.37 | 45.85 | 45.85 | |
| 10 | Klodiana Bousgiokai | Greece | 44.82 | 44.38 | 41.54 | 44.82 | |
| 11 | Joanna Emmanouilidou | Germany | 44.63 | x | 39.03 | 44.63 | |
| 12 | Chang Yiting | China | x | 44.27 | 39.50 | 44.27 | |
| 13 | Ane Dahlen | Norway | 44.14 | x | 43.02 | 44.14 | |
| 14 | Arantza Moreno | Spain | x | x | 41.51 | 41.51 | |
| 15 | Eszter Balogh | Hungary | 39.27 | 40.95 | 40.22 | 40.95 | |
| 16 | Li Jiayue | China | 35.74 | 39.85 | x | 39.85 | |

### Group B

| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Christin Hussong | Germany | 56.76 | | | 56.76 | Q, WYL |
| 2 | Alexie Alaïs | France | 49.88 | 44.60 | 53.54 | 53.54 | Q, PB |
| 3 | Sofi Flink | Sweden | 50.68 | | | 50.68 | Q |
| 4 | Monique Cilione | Australia | 49.84 | 49.23 | – | 49.84 | q |
| 5 | María Mello | Uruguay | 49.25 | 45.13 | 46.70 | 49.25 | q, PB |
| 6 | Ai Yamauchi | Japan | 47.82 | 47.93 | 43.85 | 47.93 | q |
| 7 | Lee Geum-hee | South Korea | 46.37 | x | 44.70 | 46.37 | |
| 8 | Liveta Jasiūnaitė | Lithuania | 46.32 | 40.80 | x | 46.32 | |
| 9 | Mihaela Tacu | Moldova | 44.72 | 46.27 | 45.90 | 46.27 | PB |
| 10 | Katja Zof | Slovenia | 39.86 | 45.70 | x | 45.70 | |
| 11 | Nicole Prenner | Austria | 45.10 | 40.33 | 39.06 | 45.10 | |
| 12 | Vasiliki Kotsovou | Greece | 45.07 | 42.35 | x | 45.07 | |
| 13 | Marcelina Witek | Poland | x | 44.71 | 41.60 | 44.71 | |
| 14 | Ingeborg Rønningen | Norway | 42.59 | x | x | 42.59 | |
| 15 | Katrina Sirma | Latvia | x | 41.24 | 41.97 | 41.97 | |
| 16 | Sune Wittmann | Namibia | x | 41.68 | 37.01 | 41.68 | |

## Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
| | Christin Hussong | Germany | 56.54 | 52.60 | x | 57.84 | 58.09 | 59.74 | 59.74 | CR |
| | Sofi Flink | Sweden | 47.86 | 52.25 | 49.30 | 54.62 | 51.06 | x | 54.62 | PB |
| | Monique Cilione | Australia | 52.21 | 44.44 | 49.03 | 50.51 | 48.91 | 52.77 | 52.77 | PB |
| 4 | Haley Crouser | United States | 47.28 | 51.97 | x | 49.70 | 48.16 | 50.07 | 51.97 | |
| 5 | Ismaray Armenteros | Cuba | 48.12 | x | x | x | 50.21 | 45.82 | 50.21 | |
| 6 | Alexie Alaïs | France | 44.62 | 43.27 | 47.70 | 49.33 | 46.36 | 41.63 | 49.33 | |
| 7 | Daliadiz Ortiz | Puerto Rico | x | 47.95 | 46.72 | x | 47.57 | 47.96 | 47.96 | |
| 8 | Tetiana Fetiskina | Ukraine | 41.61 | 47.10 | 44.71 | 47.48 | x | 47.56 | 47.56 | |
| 9 | María Mello | Uruguay | 39.51 | 46.62 | 42.33 | | | | 46.62 | |
| 10 | Eva Vivod | Slovenia | 42.49 | 44.26 | 40.59 | | | | 44.26 | |
| 11 | Signe Jēkabsone | Latvia | 42.71 | 41.58 | 43.15 | | | | 43.15 | |
| 12 | Ai Yamauchi | Japan | 41.85 | x | 42.96 | | | | 42.96 | |