# 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw

The women's javelin throw at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 10 and 11 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Sofi Flinck Sweden |
| Silver | Liu Shiying China |
| Bronze | Marija Vucenovic Serbia |

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
| World Junior Record | Vira Rebryk (UKR) | 63.01 m | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 10 July 2008 |
| Championship Record | Vira Rebryk (UKR) | 63.01 m | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 10 July 2008 |
| World Junior Leading | Liu Shiying (CHN) | 57.52 m | Changzhou, China | 20 April 2012 |
| Broken records during the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics |||||
| World Junior Leading | Sofi Flinck (SWE) | 61.40 | Barcelona, Spain | 11 July 2012 |

## Results
### Qualification

Qualification: Standard 54.00 m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q)
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Note |
| 1 | B | Liu Shiying | China | 58.47 | | | 58.47 | Q, WJL |
| 2 | B | Sofi Flinck | Sweden | 58.16 | | | 58.16 | Q, NJ, NR |
| 3 | A | Ingeborg Svendrup Rønningen | Norway | 44.46 | 52.71 | x | 52.71 | q |
| 4 | B | Lismania Muñoz | Cuba | x | 50.39 | 52.70 | 52.70 | q |
| 5 | B | Liveta Jasiunaite | Lithuania | 52.67 | 49.21 | 47.49 | 52.67 | q |
| 6 | A | Christin Hussong | Germany | 49.95 | 52.54 | 49.97 | 52.54 | q |
| 7 | A | Marija Vučenović | Serbia | 50.59 | 48.02 | 52.49 | 52.49 | q |
| 8 | B | Karolina Bołdysz | Poland | 52.35 | 45.90 | x | 52.35 | q |
| 9 | A | Ismaray Armentero | Cuba | x | 51.52 | x | 51.52 | q |
| 10 | A | Wasie Toolis | Australia | 50.23 | 47.78 | 51.38 | 51.38 | q, PB |
| 11 | B | Haley Crouser | United States | 51.04 | 50.45 | 47.06 | 51.04 | q |
| 12 | B | Eva Vivod | Slovenia | 46.89 | 50.79 | 48.18 | 50.79 | q, PB |
| 13 | A | Alexie Alaïs | France | 46.80 | 49.86 | 50.52 | 50.52 | |
| 14 | A | Daliadiz Ortiz | Puerto Rico | x | 48.34 | 50.44 | 50.44 | |
| 15 | A | Lidia Parada | Spain | 50.33 | 48.64 | 47.12 | 50.33 | |
| 16 | B | Charlotte Müller | Germany | 47.66 | 47.90 | 50.30 | 50.30 | |
| 17 | B | Salina Fässler | Switzerland | 49.95 | x | x | 49.95 | PB |
| 18 | B | Tetyana Fetiskina | Ukraine | 47.31 | 45.66 | 49.78 | 49.78 | |
| 19 | A | Daniella Mieko Nisimura | Brazil | 36.17 | 49.47 | 49.72 | 49.72 | PB |
| 20 | A | Valeria Lungu | Moldova | 44.46 | 48.94 | 46.32 | 48.94 | |
| 21 | A | Kateryna Derun | Ukraine | 47.07 | x | 48.69 | 48.69 | |
| 22 | B | Monique Cilione | Australia | 44.88 | 45.31 | 48.30 | 48.30 | |
| 23 | B | Sara Kolak | Croatia | 44.40 | 48.15 | x | 48.15 | |
| 24 | A | Noémie Pleimling | Luxembourg | x | x | 47.90 | 47.90 | |
| 25 | A | Nathalie Meier | Switzerland | 46.36 | 45.62 | 47.82 | 47.82 | |
| 26 | A | Brianna Bain | United States | 47.64 | x | 47.17 | 47.64 | |
| 27 | B | Niki Oudenaarden | Canada | 39.64 | 47.35 | 43.51 | 47.35 | |
| 28 | B | Margaux Nicollin | France | 43.49 | 46.80 | x | 46.80 | |
| 29 | B | Katrina Sirma | Latvia | 46.73 | 42.74 | 36.89 | 46.73 | |
| 30 | B | Hiroko Takigawa | Japan | 46.13 | x | x | 46.13 | |
| 31 | A | Kiho Kuze | Japan | 45.29 | 43.93 | 44.99 | 45.29 | |
| 32 | A | Hyojeong Heo | South Korea | 42.40 | x | 44.63 | 44.63 | |
| 33 | B | Maria Børstad Jenssen | Norway | 43.73 | 44.62 | 44.50 | 44.62 | |
| 34 | A | Katja Zof | Slovenia | 44.53 | 42.11 | 44.29 | 44.53 | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Note |
| | Sofi Flinck | Sweden | 56.09 | 55.22 | 55.59 | 53.91 | 56.71 | 61.40 | 61.40 | WJL |
| | Liu Shiying | China | 54.77 | 59.20 | X | X | – | – | 59.20 | PB |
| | Marija Vučenović | Serbia | X | 49.49 | 57.12 | X | X | X | 57.12 | PB |
| 4 | Lismania Muñoz | Cuba | 52.55 | 52.91 | 54.97 | 51.95 | 52.82 | 52.74 | 54.97 | |
| 5 | Karolina Bołdysz | Poland | 53.51 | 53.55 | 50.43 | 52.97 | 51.43 | 54.95 | 54.95 | |
| 6 | Ismaray Armentero | Cuba | 52.51 | 54.54 | 53.22 | 52.39 | 50.00 | 52.54 | 54.54 | |
| 7 | Christin Hussong | Germany | 50.56 | 50.66 | 50.24 | 52.06 | 49.26 | 53.20 | 53.20 | |
| 8 | Liveta Jasiunaite | Lithuania | 53.00 | 51.09 | 51.85 | 50.22 | 49.74 | 52.65 | 53.00 | |
| 9 | Wasie Toolis | Australia | 48.55 | 50.16 | 49.07 | | | | 50.16 | |
| 10 | Eva Vivod | Slovenia | 49.17 | 49.55 | X | | | | 49.55 | |
| 11 | Haley Crouser | United States | X | X | 49.22 | | | | 49.22 | |
| 12 | Ingeborg Svendrup Rønningen | Norway | 47.44 | 47.51 | X | | | | 47.51 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 24 countries participated in the event.
* Australia (2)
* Brazil (1)
* Canada (1)
* China (1)
* Croatia (1)
* Cuba (2)
* France (2)
* Germany (2)
* Japan (2)
* Latvia (1)
* Lithuania (1)
* Luxembourg (1)
* Moldova (1)
* Norway (2)
* Poland (1)
* Puerto Rico (1)
* Serbia (1)
* Slovenia (2)
* South Korea (1)
* Spain (1)
* Sweden (1)
* Switzerland (2)
* Ukraine (2)
* United States (2)