# Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's hammer throw

The women's hammer throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in Paris, France, on 4 and 6 August 2024. This was the 7th time that the event is contested at the Summer Olympics.

## Summary

World record holder, triple defending champion Anita Włodarczyk returned for a fourth. She turned 39 two days after competition. The rest of the podium Wang Zheng and Malwina Kopron were also back. World leader and #3 of all time Brooke Andersen would ordinarily be the favorite, but she could not land a fair throw at the US Trials and did not qualify. Anderson was the 2022 World Champion; the 2023 World Champion was Camryn Rogers who is also #2 on the world list, just ahead of 2019 World Champion, 2023 bronze medalist DeAnna Price.
Krista Tervo, Annette Echikunwoke, Katrine Koch Jacobsen, Rogers and Price were the auto qualifiers. Włodarczyk was the last qualifier for the final with 71.06m, her fifth final.
Zhao Jie started off the action with 72.20m. Rogers spun it out to 74.11m. Hanna Skydan moved into second with a 73.27m. Echikunwoke almost matched that with 73.11m. Włodarczyk proved she was still going to be a contender by throwing 73.17m. In the second round, Zhao took the lead with a throw of 74.27m. Silja Kosonen became the third over 74, though barely with a throw of 74.04m. In the third round Rogers took back the lead with a 74.47m. Five throws later, Echikunwoke pushed the competition a meter farther to 75.48m. In the fourth round, Rogers made it a lot closer, throwing 75.44m. It went to the fifth round, where Rogers got off the winner, 76.97 m (252 ft 6 in). Włodarczyk got off a 74.23m to just miss a fourth medal in a row. Along with Ethan Katzberg, Canada wins both hammer throw events at the Olympics.

## Background

The women's hammer throw has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 2000.
Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics :
| Record | Athlete (Nation) | Distance (m) | Location | Date |
| World record | Anita Włodarczyk (POL) | 82.98 | Warsaw, Poland | 26 August 2016 |
| Olympic record | Anita Włodarczyk (POL) | 82.29 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 15 August 2016 |
| World leading | Brooke Andersen (USA) | 79.92 | Tucson, United States | 20 April 2024 |
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics :
| Area Record | Athlete (Nation) | Distance (m) |
| Africa (records) | Annette Echikunwoke (NGR) | 75.49 |
| Asia (records) | Wang Zheng (CHN) | 77.68 |
| Europe (records) | Anita Włodarczyk (POL) | 82.98 WR |
| North, Central America and Caribbean (records) | DeAnna Price (USA) | 80.31 |
| Oceania (records) | Lauren Bruce (NZL) | 74.61 |
| South America (records) | Jennifer Dahlgren (ARG) | 73.74 |

## Qualification

For the women's hammer throw event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 32 athletes were able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by throwing the entry standard of 74.00 m or further or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.

## Results
### Qualification

The qualification was held on 4 August, starting at 10:20 (UTC+2) for Group A and 11:45 (UTC+2) for Group B in the morning. 32 athletes qualified for the first round by qualification distance or world ranking.
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nation | 1 | 2 | 3 | Distance | Notes |
| 1 | B | Krista Tervo | Finland | x | 74.79 | | 74.79 | Q, NR |
| 2 | A | Camryn Rogers | Canada | x | 74.69 | – | 74.69 | Q |
| 3 | B | DeAnna Price | United States | 72.08 | 73.79 | – | 73.79 | Q |
| 4 | A | Annette Echikunwoke | United States | 73.52 | – | – | 73.52 | Q |
| 5 | B | Katrine Koch Jacobsen | Denmark | 72.36 | x | 73.04 | 73.04 | Q |
| 6 | A | Hanna Skydan | Azerbaijan | 69.58 | 69.04 | 72.55 | 72.55 | q |
| 7 | A | Zhao Jie | China | 70.78 | 72.49 | 72.24 | 72.49 | q |
| 8 | B | Sara Fantini | Italy | 72.40 | 69.93 | 71.08 | 72.40 | q |
| 9 | B | Silja Kosonen | Finland | x | 68.51 | 72.11 | 72.11 | q |
| 10 | B | Rosa Rodríguez | Venezuela | x | 67.28 | 71.76 | 71.76 | q |
| 11 | A | Bianca Ghelber | Romania | 71.42 | x | 71.34 | 71.42 | q |
| 12 | B | Anita Włodarczyk | Poland | 71.04 | 70.41 | 71.06 | 71.06 | q |
| 13 | A | Li Jiangyan | China | x | 70.54 | x | 70.54 | |
| 14 | A | Erin Reese | United States | 68.74 | 70.23 | x | 70.23 | |
| 15 | A | Stephanie Ratcliffe | Australia | x | x | 70.07 | 70.07 | |
| 16 | B | Nicola Tuthill | Ireland | x | 68.87 | 69.90 | 69.90 | |
| 17 | B | Stamatia Scarvelis | Greece | 69.38 | 66.86 | x | 69.38 | |
| 18 | A | Thea Löfman [sv] | Sweden | 64.13 | 68.92 | 69.12 | 69.12 | |
| 19 | A | Rose Loga | France | 68.94 | 63.10 | x | 68.94 | |
| 20 | A | Lauren Bruce | New Zealand | x | 67.03 | 68.93 | 68.93 | |
| 21 | A | Suvi Koskinen | Finland | 66.14 | x | 67.90 | 67.90 | |
| 22 | B | Zalina Marghieva | Moldova | x | 67.84 | 66.45 | 67.84 | |
| 23 | A | Malwina Kopron | Poland | 65.39 | 65.65 | 67.68 | 67.68 | |
| 24 | B | Vanessa Sterckendries | Belgium | 67.67 | x | 64.67 | 67.67 | |
| 25 | A | Zahra Tatar | Algeria | 66.06 | 66.99 | 66.90 | 66.99 | |
| 26 | B | Iryna Klymets | Ukraine | 66.95 | 66.61 | 65.70 | 66.95 | |
| 27 | A | Beatrice Nedberge Llano | Norway | 66.11 | 66.92 | 64.77 | 66.92 | |
| 28 | B | Wang Zheng | China | 66.92 | x | x | 66.92 | |
| 29 | B | Oyesade Olatoye | Nigeria | x | 64.36 | 66.41 | 66.41 | |
| 30 | B | Réka Gyurátz | Hungary | x | 64.77 | 63.86 | 64.77 | |
| | A | Mayra Gaviria | Colombia | x | r | – | — | NM |
| | B | Alexandra Tavernier | France | x | x | x | — | NM |

### Final

The final is scheduled to be held on 6 August, starting at 20:00 (UTC+2) in the evening.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Distance | Notes |
| | Camryn Rogers | Canada | 74.11 | x | 74.47 | 75.44 | 76.97 | x | 76.97 | |
| | Annette Echikunwoke | United States | 73.11 | 71.45 | 75.48 | x | 73.32 | 73.56 | 75.48 | SB |
| | Zhao Jie | China | 72.90 | 74.27 | 73.95 | 72.79 | 73.88 | 71.88 | 74.27 | |
| 4 | Anita Włodarczyk | Poland | 73.17 | 72.18 | 73.13 | 73.61 | 74.23 | 69.77 | 74.23 | SB |
| 5 | Silja Kosonen | Finland | x | 74.04 | 72.44 | x | 73.12 | 72.10 | 74.04 | SB |
| 6 | Krista Tervo | Finland | x | 73.83 | x | 72.56 | 71.25 | x | 73.83 | |
| 7 | Hanna Skydan | Azerbaijan | 73.27 | 72.48 | 71.39 | 73.66 | 72.91 | 73.27 | 73.66 | SB |
| 8 | Rosa Rodríguez | Venezuela | 71.02 | 72.98 | x | 71.22 | 70.85 | x | 72.98 | SB |
| 9 | Bianca Ghelber | Romania | x | 72.24 | 72.36 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 72.36 | |
| 10 | Katrine Koch Jacobsen | Denmark | 71.65 | 70.64 | 71.09 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 71.65 | |
| 11 | DeAnna Price | United States | x | 70.18 | 71.00 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 71.00 | |
| 12 | Sara Fantini | Italy | 69.20 | 69.58 | x | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 69.58 | |