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

The women's javelin throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in Paris, France, on 7 and 10 August 2024. This was the 22nd time that the event was contested at the Summer Olympics.

## Summary

Liu Shiying did not return to defend her title, silver medalist Maria Andrejczyk and bronze Kelsey-Lee Barber were back, as was 2016 Gold Medalist Sara Kolak. Barber won the 2019 and 2022 World Championships. Lü Huihui won silver back in 2015 and had two bronzes from 2017 and 2019. Haruka Kitaguchi won the 2023 World Championships on the last throw to beat Flor Ruiz and bronze medalist Mackenzie Little. Ruiz is the seasonal World Leader from the 2024 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics back in May.
In the qualification round there were eight automatic qualifiers over 62 metres. Andrejczyk, Ruiz, Jo-Ané van Dyk and Kitaguchi got it on their first attempt. It took 61.08m to get the small q, eliminating Lü and Barber.
Andrejczyk started the action off with 62.44m. After three other throwers, Kitaguchi got off a good one, 65.80 m (215 ft 10 in). Five throwers later Kathryn Mitchell moved into second place with 62.63m. Near the end of the first round, Yulenmis Aguilar advanced ahead of her with a 62.78m. In the second round, Ruiz took over second position throwing 63 metres exactly. Then in the third round, van Dyk went from 10th place, in danger of not getting her final attempts, to second position with a 63.93m. Two throws later, Sara Kolak was in 11th place, then threw 63.40m to grab onto the podium. Kolak would hold that spot for five more throwers, then Nikola Ogrodníková leapfrogged from dead last to bronze with 63.68m. Those extra three attempts did not prove to be significant, nobody was able to improve, though Kitaguchi did back up her winning first round throw with a 64.73m.

## Background

The women's javelin throw has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1932.
Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics :
| Record | Athlete (Nation) | Distance (m) | Location | Date |
| World record | Barbora Špotáková (CZE) | 72.28 | Stuttgart, Germany | 13 September 2008 |
| Olympic record | Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) | 71.53 | Athens, Greece | 27 August 2004 |
| World leading | Flor Ruiz (COL) | 66.70 | Cuiabá, Brazil | 12 May 2024 |
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics :
| Area Record | Athlete (Nation) | Distance (m) |
| Africa (records) | Sunette Viljoen (RSA) | 69.35 |
| Asia (records) | Lü Huihui (CHN) | 67.98 |
| Europe (records) | Barbora Špotáková (CZE) | 72.28 WR |
| North, Central America and Caribbean (records) | Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) | 71.70 |
| Oceania (records) | Kathryn Mitchell (AUS) | 68.92 |
| South America (records) | Flor Ruiz (COL) | 66.70 |

## Qualification

For the women's javelin throw event, the qualification period is between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 32 athletes are able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by throwing the entry standard of 64.00 m or further or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.

## Results
### Qualification

The qualification was held on 7 August, starting at 10:25 (UTC+2) for Group A and 11:50 (UTC+2) for Group B in the morning. 32 athletes qualified for the first round by qualification time or world ranking.
Qualification Rules: Qualifying performance 62 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nation | 1 | 2 | 3 | Distance | Notes |
| 1 | B | Maria Andrejczyk | Poland | 65.52 | — | — | 65.52 | Q, SB |
| 2 | B | Sara Kolak | Croatia | 54.04 | 64.57 | — | 64.57 | Q, SB |
| 3 | B | Flor Ruiz | Colombia | 64.40 | — | — | 64.40 | Q |
| 4 | A | Jo-Ane van Dyk | South Africa | 64.22 | — | — | 64.22 | Q, PB |
| 5 | B | Elina Tzengko | Greece | 52.02 | 61.09 | 63.22 | 63.22 | Q, SB |
| 6 | A | Mackenzie Little | Australia | 59.59 | 62.82 | — | 62.82 | Q |
| 7 | B | Haruka Kitaguchi | Japan | 62.58 | — | — | 62.58 | Q |
| 8 | A | Kathryn Mitchell | Australia | 58.71 | 62.40 | — | 62.40 | Q, SB |
| 9 | B | Yulenmis Aguilar | Spain | 61.95 | 58.35 | 59.92 | 61.95 | q |
| 10 | B | Marie-Therese Obst | Norway | 61.82 | x | 55.40 | 61.82 | q |
| 11 | A | Nikola Ogrodníková | Czech Republic | x | 59.12 | 61.16 | 61.16 | q |
| 12 | B | Momone Ueda | Japan | 56.77 | 61.08 | 56.87 | 61.08 | q |
| 13 | B | Adriana Vilagoš | Serbia | 60.49 | 60.17 | 49.41 | 60.49 | |
| 14 | B | Petra Sičaková | Czech Republic | 60.47 | 59.68 | 59.44 | 60.47 | |
| 15 | B | Anete Sietiņa | Latvia | 56.73 | 59.46 | 60.47 | 60.47 | |
| 16 | A | María Lucelly Murillo | Colombia | 60.38 | 56.28 | x | 60.38 | SB |
| 17 | A | Līna Mūze | Latvia | 60.30 | x | x | 60.30 | |
| 18 | A | Christin Hussong | Germany | 57.00 | 56.84 | 59.99 | 59.99 | |
| 19 | A | Tori Peeters | New Zealand | 54.81 | 56.60 | 59.78 | 59.78 | |
| 20 | A | Victoria Hudson | Austria | 59.69 | x | x | 59.69 | |
| 21 | A | Marina Saito | Japan | 59.42 | x | 57.66 | 59.42 | |
| 22 | B | Lü Huihui | China | 58.52 | 55.38 | 59.37 | 59.37 | |
| 23 | A | Dai Qianqian | China | 55.56 | 56.18 | 59.33 | 59.33 | |
| 24 | A | Maggie Malone-Hardin | United States | 58.76 | 56.82 | 58.12 | 58.76 | |
| 25 | B | Liveta Jasiūnaitė | Lithuania | 58.35 | x | x | 58.35 | |
| 26 | B | Kelsey-Lee Barber | Australia | 56.32 | 57.73 | 56.56 | 57.73 | SB |
| 27 | A | Rhema Otabor | Bahamas | x | 54.76 | 57.67 | 57.67 | |
| 28 | A | Jucilene de Lima | Brazil | x | x | 57.56 | 57.56 | |
| 29 | A | Annu Rani | India | 55.81 | 53.22 | 53.55 | 55.81 | |
| 30 | B | Anni-Linnea Alanen | Finland | 55.30 | 54.53 | x | 55.30 | |
| 31 | B | Eda Tuğsuz | Turkey | 51.33 | x | 55.30 | 55.30 | |
| 32 | A | Dilhani Lekamge | Sri Lanka | 53.66 | x | 53.24 | 53.66 | |

### Final

The final was held on 10 August, starting at 19:40 (UTC+2) in the evening.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Distance | Notes |
| | Haruka Kitaguchi | Japan | 65.80 | 62.39 | X | 61.68 | 64.73 | X | 65.80 | SB |
| | Jo-Ane van Dyk | South Africa | 59.72 | 61.72 | 63.93 | X | 62.07 | 57.07 | 63.93 | |
| | Nikola Ogrodníková | Czech Republic | 58.13 | X | 63.68 | 58.34 | 61.45 | 58.04 | 63.68 | SB |
| 4 | Sara Kolak | Croatia | 57.86 | 58.85 | 63.40 | 58.43 | 62.31 | 63.03 | 63.40 | |
| 5 | Flor Ruiz | Colombia | 60.49 | 63.00 | 62.41 | 61.68 | 60.14 | 61.35 | 63.00 | |
| 6 | Yulenmis Aguilar | Spain | 62.78 | X | 60.17 | — | 61.58 | X | 62.78 | |
| 7 | Kathryn Mitchell | Australia | 62.63 | 59.57 | 60.31 | 62.16 | X | X | 62.63 | SB |
| 8 | Maria Andrejczyk | Poland | 62.44 | 60.52 | X | X | X | 57.74 | 62.44 | |
| 9 | Elina Tzengko | Greece | 61.85 | X | 57.90 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 61.85 | |
| 10 | Momone Ueda | Japan | 59.57 | 61.64 | 59.79 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 61.64 | SB |
| 11 | Marie-Therese Obst | Norway | 61.14 | 60.57 | 58.78 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 61.14 | |
| 12 | Mackenzie Little | Australia | 60.32 | 56.94 | 59.41 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 60.32 | |