# 2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw

The women's javelin throw at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene on 20 and 22 July 2022.

## Summary

Kelsey-Lee Barber was back as the defending champion, but she was unable to get an automatic qualifier in the trial round, taking all three throws. Haruka Kitaguchi, Liu Shiying and Liveta Jasiūnaitė made an auto qualifier on their first attempt and were able to relax.
In the final as the second thrower, Barber's teammate Mackenzie Little took the first round lead with a 63.22m. Barber's 62.67m did put Australia in the top two spots. In the third round, Barber threw a 66.91 m (219 ft 6 in) to reverse the first two spots and move into the lead. Kitaguchi was back in third position with a 62.07m. In the fourth round, Liu edged into third position with a 63.25m. In the final round, Kara Winger brought cheers from the home crowd with her 64.05m, to jump from fifth to second. With her final attempt, Kitaguchi, threw a 63.27m to snatch the bronze medal

## Records

Before the competition records were as follows:
| Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
| World record | Barbora Špotáková (CZE) | 72.28 m | Stuttgart, Germany | 13 September 2008 |
| Championship record | Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) | 71.70 m | Helsinki, Finland | 14 August 2005 |
| World Leading | Maggie Malone (USA) | 65.73 m | Burnaby, Canada | 14 June 2022 |
| African Record | Sunette Viljoen (RSA) | 69.35 m | New York City, United States | 9 June 2012 |
| Asian Record | Lyu Huihui (CHN) | 67.98 m | Shenyang, China | 2 August 2019 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) | 71.70 m | Helsinki, Finland | 14 August 2005 |
| South American Record | Flor Ruiz (COL) | 63.84 m | Cali, Colombia | 25 June 2016 |
| European Record | Barbora Špotáková (CZE) | 72.28 m | Stuttgart, Germany | 13 September 2008 |
| Oceanian record | Kathryn Mitchell (AUS) | 68.92 m | Gold Coast, Australia | 11 April 2018 |

## Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 64.00 m.

## Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC−7), was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| 20 July | 15:20 | Qualification |
| 22 July | 18:20 | Final |

## Results
### Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying distance 62.50 (Q) or the 12 best athletes including ties (q) qualify to the final.
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | Round | Round | Round | Mark | Notes |
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Mark | Notes |
| 1 | B | Haruka Kitaguchi | Japan (JPN) | 64.32 | | | 64.32 | Q, SB |
| 2 | B | Liu Shiying | China (CHN) | 63.86 | | | 63.86 | Q, SB |
| 3 | A | Liveta Jasiūnaitė | Lithuania (LTU) | 63.80 | | | 63.80 | Q, SB |
| 4 | A | Kara Winger | United States (USA) | 58.12 | 61.30 | 54.86 | 61.30 | q |
| 5 | B | Kelsey-Lee Barber | Australia (AUS) | 58.02 | 61.27 | 57.71 | 61.27 | q |
| 6 | B | Nikola Ogrodníková | Czech Republic (CZE) | 60.59 | 59.07 | – | 60.59 | q |
| 7 | A | Elizabeth Gleadle | Canada (CAN) | x | 60.38 | x | 60.38 | q |
| 8 | B | Annu Rani | India (IND) | x | 55.35 | 59.60 | 59.60 | q |
| 9 | A | Annika Marie Fuchs | Germany (GER) | 55.18 | 59.36 | x | 59.36 | q |
| 10 | B | Līna Mūze | Latvia (LAT) | 59.16 | x | 53.38 | 59.16 | q |
| 11 | B | Sae Takemoto | Japan (JPN) | 57.10 | 59.15 | 54.51 | 59.15 | q |
| 12 | A | Mackenzie Little | Australia (AUS) | 55.74 | 52.34 | 59.06 | 59.06 | q |
| 13 | A | Madara Palameika | Latvia (LAT) | x | 58.02 | 58.61 | 58.61 | SB |
| 14 | B | Coralys Ortiz | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 58.52 | x | 55.27 | 58.52 | |
| 15 | B | Jo-Ane van Dyk | South Africa (RSA) | 54.89 | 57.79 | x | 57.79 | |
| 16 | A | Lü Huihui | China (CHN) | 53.75 | 57.59 | 56.97 | 57.59 | SB |
| 17 | B | Juleisy Angulo | Ecuador (ECU) | 54.23 | 57.28 | x | 57.28 | |
| 18 | A | Ariana Ince | United States (USA) | 57.17 | 56.71 | 57.24 | 57.24 | |
| 19 | A | Jucilene de Lima | Brazil (BRA) | 57.13 | x | x | 57.13 | |
| 20 | A | Elina Tzengko | Greece (GRE) | 55.44 | 57.12 | x | 57.12 | |
| 21 | B | Maria Andrejczyk | Poland (POL) | x | 55.47 | 54.67 | 55.47 | |
| 22 | B | Maggie Malone | United States (USA) | 54.19 | 54.12 | x | 54.19 | |
| 23 | A | Victoria Hudson | Austria (AUT) | x | x | 54.05 | 54.05 | |
| 24 | B | Tori Peeters | New Zealand (NZL) | x | 52.03 | 53.67 | 53.67 | |
| 25 | B | Kathryn Mitchell | Australia (AUS) | x | x | 53.09 | 53.09 | |
| 26 | A | Sanne Erkkola | Finland (FIN) | 52.04 | x | x | 52.04 | |
| 27 | A | Momone Ueda | Japan (JPN) | 47.36 | 50.70 | 49.51 | 50.70 | |
| | B | Eda Tuğsuz | Turkey (TUR) | x | x | x | NM | |
| | A | Sara Kolak | Croatia (CRO) | x | x | x | NM | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Mark | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Mark | Notes |
| | Kelsey-Lee Barber | Australia (AUS) | 62.67 | 62.92 | 66.91 | 61.20 | – | – | 66.91 | WL |
| | Kara Winger | United States (USA) | 56.93 | 61.96 | 61.00 | 58.78 | 62.17 | 64.05 | 64.05 | |
| | Haruka Kitaguchi | Japan (JPN) | 62.07 | x | 55.78 | 61.27 | x | 63.27 | 63.27 | |
| 4 | Liu Shiying | China (CHN) | 61.67 | x | 60.22 | 63.25 | 61.75 | x | 63.25 | |
| 5 | Mackenzie Little | Australia (AUS) | 63.22 | 49.78 | 59.10 | 58.50 | 54.99 | x | 63.22 | PB |
| 6 | Līna Mūze | Latvia (LAT) | 59.83 | x | x | 61.26 | x | x | 61.26 | |
| 7 | Annu Rani | India (IND) | 56.18 | 61.12 | 59.27 | 58.14 | 59.98 | 58.70 | 61.12 | |
| 8 | Nikola Ogrodníková | Czech Republic (CZE) | 54.11 | 56.04 | 59.98 | 59.48 | 58.79 | 60.18 | 60.18 | |
| 9 | Elizabeth Gleadle | Canada (CAN) | 59.59 | x | x | | | | 59.59 | |
| 10 | Liveta Jasiūnaitė | Lithuania (LTU) | 58.97 | x | 57.23 | | | | 58.97 | |
| 11 | Sae Takemoto | Japan (JPN) | 54.77 | 57.93 | x | | | | 57.93 | |
| 12 | Annika Marie Fuchs | Germany (GER) | 55.42 | 56.46 | x | | | | 56.46 | |