# 2013 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw

The women's hammer throw at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 14–16 August.
After feeling out the ring, there were six automatic qualifiers to the final, most making it on their second attempt. It took 70.47 to make the final. Among the non-qualifiers was the world record holder Betty Heidler.
In the final, Jeneva McCall's first attempt 72.33 held up through the first 9 throwers until Tatyana Lysenko let loose a 77.58. Zhang Wenxiu answered that with a 74.62 to move into second place. The second round got more serious with three more throwers over 74 meters, with Wang Zheng moving into second with a personal best 74.90. Lysenko had a second throw out over 77. In the third round, Anita Włodarczyk moved into the lead, her 77.79 tickling her own championship record from 2009, what was at the time the world record. Zhang moved past her teammate back into third with a 75.09. And after leading most of the first round, McCall's day was done. After the short break to rearrange the order, the fourth round was the decider. The five competitors all fouled consecutively, then Zhang shored up her third place with a 75.58. Next into the ring, Lysenko sent it out 78.80 a new championship record. And following her, Włodarczyk set a new Polish national record with her 78.46. In the final two rounds, nobody came within a meter of improving.
Performances in the World Championships contributed to the final scoring of the 2013 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge – a first for the series.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
| World record | Betty Heidler (GER) | 79.42 | Halle, Germany | 21 May 2011 |
| Championship record | Anita Włodarczyk (POL) | 77.96 | Berlin, Germany | 22 August 2009 |
| World leading | Tatyana Lysenko (RUS) | 78.24 | Moscow, Russia | 24 July 2013 |
| African record | Amy Séné (SEN) | 69.10 | Angers, France | 17 June 2012 |
| Asian record | Zhang Wenxiu (CHN) | 76.99 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 24 May 2012 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | Yipsi Moreno (CUB) | 76.62 | Zagreb, Croatia | 9 September 2008 |
| South American record | Jennifer Dahlgren (ARG) | 73.74 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 10 April 2010 |
| European record | Betty Heidler (GER) | 79.42 | Halle, Germany | 21 May 2011 |
| Oceanian record | Bronwyn Eagles (AUS) | 71.12 | Adelaide, Australia | 6 February 2003 |

## Qualification standards

| A result | B result |
| 72.00 | 69.50 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 14 August 2013 | 9:30 | Qualification |
| 16 August 2013 | 19:00 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+4)

## Results

| KEY: | Q | Qualified | q | 12 best performers | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |

### Qualification

Qualification: 73.00 m (Q) and at least 12 best (q) advanced to the final.
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | Mark | Notes |
| 1 | B | Anita Włodarczyk | Poland (POL) | x | 76.18 | | 76.18 | Q |
| 2 | A | Zhang Wenxiu | China (CHN) | 71.99 | 75.15 | | 75.15 | Q, SB |
| DSQ | A | Anna Bulgakova | Russia (RUS) | 68.86 | 74.83 | | 74.83 | Q |
| DSQ | A | Tatyana Lysenko | Russia (RUS) | x | 74.60 | | 74.60 | Q |
| 5 | B | Oksana Kondrateva | Russia (RUS) | 73.89 | | | 73.89 | Q |
| 6 | B | Wang Zheng | China (CHN) | 71.33 | 73.17 | | 73.17 | Q, PB |
| 7 | B | Gulfiya Khanafeyeva | Russia (RUS) | 69.67 | 69.62 | 72.47 | 72.47 | q |
| 8 | B | Amanda Bingson | United States (USA) | 71.90 | x | x | 71.90 | q |
| 9 | B | Yipsi Moreno | Cuba (CUB) | 71.69 | x | x | 71.69 | q |
| 10 | B | Bianca Perie | Romania (ROM) | 70.19 | 69.58 | 71.32 | 71.32 | q, SB |
| 11 | A | Éva Orbán | Hungary (HUN) | x | 69.45 | 70.62 | 70.62 | q |
| 12 | A | Jeneva McCall | United States (USA) | 70.47 | x | 69.14 | 70.47 | q |
| 13 | B | Amber Campbell | United States (USA) | 69.86 | 66.92 | 67.40 | 69.86 | |
| 14 | B | Liu Tingting | China (CHN) | 69.07 | x | 69.68 | 69.68 | |
| 15 | A | Rosa Rodríguez | Venezuela (VEN) | 67.48 | 69.35 | x | 69.35 | |
| 16 | A | Sultana Frizell | Canada (CAN) | 67.86 | 69.06 | 68.77 | 69.06 | |
| 17 | A | Jennifer Dahlgren | Argentina (ARG) | 67.63 | 66.86 | 68.90 | 68.90 | |
| 18 | A | Betty Heidler | Germany (GER) | 68.83 | 66.41 | x | 68.83 | |
| 19 | B | Sophie Hitchon | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 68.56 | 67.62 | 65.86 | 68.56 | |
| 20 | B | Kathrin Klaas | Germany (GER) | x | 66.93 | 68.34 | 68.34 | |
| 21 | A | Martina Hrašnová | Slovakia (SVK) | x | x | 68.00 | 68.00 | |
| 22 | B | Aksana Miankova | Belarus (BLR) | 62.19 | 66.65 | x | 66.65 | |
| 23 | B | Amy Sène | Senegal (SEN) | x | 64.96 | 65.58 | 65.58 | SB |
| 24 | A | Tereza Králová | Czech Republic (CZE) | 63.68 | x | 64.74 | 64.74 | |
| 25 | A | Barbara Špiler | Slovenia (SLO) | x | x | 64.58 | 64.58 | |
| 26 | B | Tracey Andersson | Sweden (SWE) | x | 61.37 | x | 61.37 | |
| | A | Iryna Syekachova | Ukraine (UKR) | | | | DNS | |

### Final

The final started at 19:00.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | Mark | Notes |
| | Anita Włodarczyk | Poland (POL) | 70.75 | 74.21 | 77.79 | 78.46 | 72.85 | 71.39 | 78.46 | NR |
| | Zhang Wenxiu | China (CHN) | 74.62 | 73.60 | 75.08 | 75.58 | 72.70 | x | 75.58 | SB |
| | Wang Zheng | China (CHN) | 68.46 | 74.90 | x | 73.94 | x | 72.35 | 74.90 | PB |
| 5 | Yipsi Moreno | Cuba (CUB) | 68.96 | 74.16 | 71.06 | x | x | 72.68 | 74.16 | SB |
| 6 | Oksana Kondrateva | Russia (RUS) | 71.46 | 72.76 | 71.21 | 68.80 | x | 68.61 | 72.76 | |
| 7 | Éva Orbán | Hungary (HUN) | 67.17 | 72.70 | 70.18 | 70.57 | x | 67.39 | 72.70 | |
| 8 | Jeneva McCall | United States (USA) | 72.33 | 72.61 | 72.65 | | | | 72.65 | |
| 9 | Amanda Bingson | United States (USA) | x | 72.56 | x | | | | 72.56 | |
| 10 | Bianca Perie | Romania (ROM) | 71.15 | 70.40 | 71.25 | | | | 71.25 | |
| 11 | Gulfiya Khanafeyeva | Russia (RUS) | 71.07 | 69.52 | 69.00 | | | | 71.07 | |
| DSQ | Tatyana Lysenko | Russia (RUS) | 77.58 | 77.33 | 76.34 | 78.80 | 76.90 | 74.49 | 78.80 | CR |
| DSQ | Anna Bulgakova | Russia (RUS) | x | 72.69 | 74.62 | 72.80 | x | 73.33 | 74.62 | |