# 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw

The women's hammer throw event at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, at Moncton Stadium on 22 and 24 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Sophie Hitchon United Kingdom |
| Silver | Barbara Špiler Slovenia |
| Bronze | Zhang Li China |

## Results
### Final

24 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Sophie Hitchon | United Kingdom | 62.72 | 64.55 | x | 63.41 | 63.72 | 66.01 | 66.01 | |
| | Barbara Špiler | Slovenia | 61.33 | 64.44 | 62.42 | 65.07 | 65.28 | 58.54 | 65.28 | |
| | Zhang Li | China | 58.68 | 62.27 | x | 61.52 | 63.96 | x | 63.96 | |
| 4 | Wang Yingying | China | 59.43 | 58.11 | 59.19 | x | 58.91 | 57.58 | 59.43 | |
| 5 | Jenni Penttilä | Finland | x | 55.78 | 58.39 | 58.69 | 59.01 | 57.09 | 59.01 | |
| 6 | Ayla Gill | New Zealand | x | x | 56.57 | 57.28 | x | 53.39 | 57.28 | |
| 7 | Elisa Magni | Italy | 51.61 | 55.33 | 56.34 | x | 56.87 | x | 56.87 | |
| 8 | Elina Uustalo | Finland | x | 56.73 | x | x | 55.68 | x | 56.73 | |
| 9 | Katja Vangsnes | Norway | x | 55.55 | 55.90 | | | | 55.90 | |
| 10 | Cintia Gergelics | Hungary | x | 55.56 | x | | | | 55.56 | |
| 11 | Dagmara Stala | Poland | x | x | 54.44 | | | | 54.44 | |
| | Bianca Lazar | Romania | x | x | x | | | | NM | |

### Qualifications

22 July

#### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Sophie Hitchon | United Kingdom | 62.32 | - | - | 62.32 | Q |
| 2 | Wang Yingying | China | 57.53 | 55.99 | 56.18 | 57.53 | q |
| 3 | Katja Vangsnes | Norway | 54.18 | 55.28 | 53.31 | 55.28 | q |
| 4 | Elina Uustalo | Finland | 53.69 | x | 52.34 | 53.69 | q |
| 5 | Elisa Magni | Italy | 51.06 | 53.67 | 50.82 | 53.67 | q |
| 6 | Petronella Vincze | Hungary | 52.90 | 49.66 | 51.29 | 52.90 | |
| 7 | Eva Reinders | Netherlands | x | 52.89 | 49.06 | 52.89 | |
| 8 | Galina Mityaeva | Tajikistan | x | x | 52.81 | 52.81 | |
| 9 | Nehal Kamal Fahmy | Egypt | 52.54 | x | x | 52.54 | |
| 10 | Jennifer Nevado | Spain | x | 51.86 | 50.61 | 51.86 | |
| 11 | Malin Johansson | Sweden | 49.78 | x | 51.74 | 51.74 | |
| 12 | Zeliha Uzunbilek | Turkey | 50.86 | x | 46.23 | 50.86 | |
| 13 | Shelby Ashe | United States | 50.59 | x | x | 50.59 | |
| 14 | Joanna Franke-Kuhn | Canada | 49.37 | 48.73 | x | 49.37 | |
| 15 | Sara Pizi | Italy | x | 47.56 | x | 47.56 | |
| | Yirisleydi Ford | Cuba | x | x | x | NM | |
| | Park Hee-Soen | South Korea | x | x | x | NM | |

#### Group B

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Zhang Li | China | 64.02 | - | - | 64.02 | Q |
| 2 | Barbara Špiler | Slovenia | x | 57.14 | - | 57.14 | q |
| 3 | Jenni Penttilä | Finland | x | 56.31 | 54.62 | 56.31 | q |
| 4 | Bianca Lazar | Romania | 54.56 | x | 51.31 | 54.56 | q |
| 5 | Ayla Gill | New Zealand | 54.16 | x | 53.61 | 54.16 | q |
| 6 | Cintia Gergelics | Hungary | 48.95 | 53.89 | x | 53.89 | q |
| 7 | Dagmara Stala | Poland | x | 46.45 | 53.39 | 53.39 | q |
| 8 | Annemie Smith | South Africa | 44.59 | x | 53.26 | 53.26 | |
| 9 | Lara Nielsen | Australia | 48.31 | 52.48 | 53.20 | 53.20 | |
| 10 | Myra Perkins | United Kingdom | 45.77 | x | 52.20 | 52.20 | |
| 11 | Ellina Anissimova | Estonia | 51.01 | 51.74 | 51.88 | 51.88 | |
| 12 | Ida Storm | Sweden | 48.49 | 49.01 | x | 49.01 | |
| 13 | Hanna Skidan | Ukraine | x | 48.78 | x | 48.78 | |
| 14 | Lauren Chambers | United States | 46.02 | x | x | 46.02 | |
| | Rana Taha | Egypt | x | x | x | NM | |
| | Delphine Ramothe | France | x | x | x | NM | |
| | Irina Sarvilova | Russia | x | x | x | NM | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 26 countries participated in the event.
* Australia (1)
* Canada (1)
* China (2)
* Cuba (1)
* Egypt (2)
* Estonia (1)
* Finland (2)
* France (1)
* Hungary (2)
* Italy (2)
* Netherlands (1)
* New Zealand (1)
* Norway (1)
* Poland (1)
* Romania (1)
* Russia (1)
* Slovenia (1)
* South Africa (1)
* South Korea (1)
* Spain (1)
* Sweden (2)
* Tajikistan (1)
* Turkey (1)
* Ukraine (1)
* United Kingdom (2)
* United States (2)