# Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's javelin throw

The Women's javelin throw athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo National Stadium from August 28 to September 4, 2021. A total of 5 events were contested in this discipline.

## Schedule

| R | Round 1 | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Date | Sat 28 | Sat 28 | Sun 29 | Sun 29 | Mon 30 | Mon 30 | Tue 31 | Tue 31 | Wed 1 | Wed 1 | Thu 2 | Thu 2 | Fri 3 | Fri 3 | Sat 4 | Sat 4 |
| Event | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| F13 | F | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| F34 | | | | F | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| F46 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F | | |
| F54 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F | |
| F56 | | | | | | | F | | | | | | | | | |

## Medal summary

The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all javelin throw events.
| Classification | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| F13 details | Nozimakhon Kayumova Uzbekistan | 42.59 | Zhao Yuping China | 41.85 | Lizaveta Piatrenka Belarus | 38.99 AR |
| F34 details | Zou Lijuan China | 22.28 WR | Frances Herrmann Germany | 17.72 | Marjaana Heikkinen Finland | 17.47 |
| F46 details | Holly Robinson New Zealand | 40.99 | Noëlle Roorda Netherlands | 40.06 | Hollie Arnold Great Britain | 39.73 |
| F54 details | Flora Ugwunwa Nigeria | 19.39 | Nurkhon Kurbanova Uzbekistan | 18.38 | Yang Liwan China | 17.83 |
| F56 details | Hashemiyeh Motaghian Iran | 24.50 WR | Raíssa Rocha Machado Brazil | 24.39 AR | Diāna Dadzīte Latvia | 24.22 |

## Results
### F13

Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:
| World Record | Nozimakhon Kayumova (UZB) | 44.58 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 17 September 2016 |
| Paralympic Record | Nozimakhon Kayumova (UZB) | 44.58 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 17 September 2016 |
| Area | Distance (m) | Athlete | Nation |
| Africa | 31.05 | Record Mark | Record Mark |
| America | 32.23 | Record Mark | Record Mark |
| Asia | 44.58 WR | Nozimakhon Kayumova | Uzbekistan |
| Europe | 37.33 | Lizaveta Piatrenka | Belarus |
| Oceania | 36.04 | Isabelle Hampton | Australia |
Results
The final in this classification took place on 28 August 2021, at 11:06:
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best | Notes |
| | Nozimakhon Kayumova | Uzbekistan | F13 | 41.99 | 41.20 | 40.21 | 42.59 | 42.16 | 39.06 | 42.59 | SB |
| | Zhao Yuping | China | F12 | 39.68 | 39.07 | 31.63 | 32.33 | 39.56 | 41.85 | 41.85 | SB |
| | Lizaveta Piatrenka | Belarus | F13 | x | 36.60 | 37.04 | 38.74 | 38.56 | 38.99 | 38.99 | AR |
| 4 | Natalija Eder | Austria | F12 | 34.95 | 37.70 | 37.92 | 35.86 | 37.13 | 34.68 | 37.92 | SB |
| 5 | Anna Kulinich-Sorokina | RPC | F12 | 37.17 | 35.85 | 34.80 | 37.48 | 34.59 | 35.63 | 37.48 | |
| 6 | Liu Ya-ting | Chinese Taipei | F12 | 31.00 | 31.94 | 30.68 | 30.17 | 29.82 | 32.44 | 32.44 | SB |
| 7 | Rebeca Valenzuela Álvarez | Mexico | F12 | 30.02 | x | – | – | – | – | 30.02 | |
| 8 | Fatme Ismail | Bulgaria | F12 | 25.52 | 17.93 | 24.88 | 21.10 | 26.84 | x | 26.84 | PB |

### F34

Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:
| World Record | Zou Lijuan (CHN) | 22.28 | Jakarta, Indonesia | 11 October 2018 |
| Paralympic Record | Zou Lijuan (CHN) | 21.86 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 9 September 2016 |
| Area | Distance (m) | Athlete | Nation |
| Africa | 17.41 | Yousra Ben Jemaa | Tunisia |
| America | 15.44 | Wendis Mejias Viloria | Venezuela |
| Asia | 22.28 WR | Zou Lijuan | China |
| Europe | 19.58 | Marjaana Heikkinen | Finland |
| Oceania | 14.36 | Record Mark | Record Mark |
Results
The final in this classification took place on 29 August 2021, at 19:49:
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best | Notes |
| | Zou Lijuan | China | F34 | 21.41 | 21.99 | 22.20 | x | 22.28 | x | 22.28 | =WR |
| | Frances Herrmann | Germany | F34 | 17.72 | 17.38 | 17.11 | 17.61 | 17.28 | 17.43 | 17.72 | SB |
| | Marjaana Heikkinen | Finland | F34 | x | 17.47 | 17.18 | 16.91 | 17.31 | 17.39 | 17.47 | |
| 4 | Yousra Ben Jemaa | Tunisia | F34 | 16.08 | x | x | x | 15.12 | x | 16.08 | |
| 5 | Wendis Mejias Viloria | Venezuela | F34 | 15.88 | x | 15.78 | x | 15.27 | 15.90 | 15.90 | AR |
| 6 | Saida Amoudi | Morocco | F34 | x | 15.23 | x | 15.29 | 15.26 | x | 15.29 | |
| 7 | Fouzia El Kassioui | Morocco | F33 | 13.82 | 12.38 | 14.18 | x | 12.22 | x | 14.18 | |
| 8 | Sawsen Ben Mbarek | Tunisia | F34 | x | 12.20 | x | x | 13.00 | 12.43 | 13.00 | PB |
| 9 | Joanna Oleksiuk | Poland | F33 | 10.25 | 12.09 | 10.80 | - | - | - | 12.09 | |

### F46

Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:
| World Record | Holly Robinson (NZL) | 45.73 | Sydney, Australia | 6 April 2019 |
| Paralympic Record | Hollie Arnold (GBR) | 43.01 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13 September 2016 |
| Area | Distance (m) | Athlete | Nation |
| Africa | 33.79 | Achoura Boukoufa | Algeria |
| America | 40.95 | Naibys Daniela Morillo Gil | Venezuela |
| Asia | 41.97 | Huang Yezi | China |
| Europe | 44.73 | Hollie Arnold | Great Britain |
| Oceania | 45.73 WR | Holly Robinson | New Zealand |
Results
The final in this classification took place on 3 September 2021, at 19:28:
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best | Notes |
| | Holly Robinson | New Zealand | 37.46 | 38.68 | x | 38.75 | 38.40 | 40.99 | 40.99 | |
| | Noëlle Roorda | Netherlands | 37.71 | 38.99 | 38.90 | 36.78 | 39.26 | 40.06 | 40.06 | PB |
| | Hollie Arnold | Great Britain | 39.05 | x | 37.37 | 39.73 | 37.20 | 34.48 | 39.73 | |
| 4 | Naibys Daniela Morillo Gil | Venezuela | 35.02 | 38.33 | 32.88 | 36.28 | 32.51 | 37.17 | 38.33 | |
| 5 | Saška Sokolov | Serbia | 33.85 | 32.91 | x | 32.01 | 34.55 | 36.09 | 36.09 | |
| 6 | Huang Yezi | China | 32.60 | 32.53 | 34.00 | 34.76 | 31.47 | 34.49 | 34.76 | SB |
| 7 | Lise Petersen | Germany | x | 29.33 | 32.46 | 28.51 | 31.62 | 29.98 | 32.46 | |
| 8 | Achoura Boukoufa | Algeria | 30.27 | 29.77 | 30.69 | 31.01 | 28.39 | x | 31.01 | |
| 9 | Ishona Charles | Grenada | 28.75 | x | 28.17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 28.75 | |
| 10 | Juan Faith Jackson | Sierra Leone | 24.16 | 21.33 | x | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 24.16 | PB |
| 11 | Nelly Ruth Leva | Papua New Guinea | x | x | 23.30 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 23.30 | PB |

### F54

Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:
| World Record | Flora Ugwunwa (NGR) | 20.25 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13 September 2016 |
| Paralympic Record | Flora Ugwunwa (NGR) | 20.25 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13 September 2016 |
| Area | Distance (m) | Athlete | Nation |
| Africa | 20.25 WR | Flora Ugwunwa | Nigeria |
| America | 16.92 | Yanive Torres Martinez | Colombia |
| Asia | 18.50 | Yang Liwan | China |
| Europe | 15.79 | Mariia Bogacheva | Russia |
| Oceania | 12.02 | Asti Poole | Australia |
Results
The final in this classification took place on 4 September 2021, at 9:30:
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best | Notes |
| | Flora Ugwunwa | Nigeria | F54 | 18.38 | 19.08 | x | 18.85 | 19.39 | 17.89 | 19.39 | SB |
| | Nurkhon Kurbanova | Uzbekistan | F54 | 18.38 | 17.80 | 17.35 | x | 18.02 | 16.53 | 18.38 | PB |
| | Yang Liwan | China | F54 | 17.21 | 17.04 | x | 17.19 | 17.66 | 17.83 | 17.83 | SB |
| 4 | Yanive Torres Martinez | Colombia | F54 | 16.12 | x | 15.49 | 16.26 | 15.39 | 15.32 | 16.26 | SB |
| 5 | Zanele Situ | South Africa | F54 | 15.68 | x | x | 16.22 | x | x | 16.22 | |
| 6 | Mariia Bogacheva | RPC | F54 | 15.14 | 14.94 | x | x | 15.22 | 14.66 | 15.22 | SB |
| 7 | Poliana Jesus | Brazil | F54 | x | 12.65 | 13.61 | x | 13.69 | 13.04 | 13.69 | |
| 8 | Iana Lebiedieva | Ukraine | F53 | x | 11.00 | 11.70 | 11.89 | 11.32 | x | 11.89 | WR (F53) |

### F56

Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Paralympic, and area records were as follows:
| World Record | Martina Willing (GER) | 24.03 | Berlin, Germany | 13 June 2008 |
| Paralympic Record | Martina Willing (GER) | 23.99 | Beijing, China | 14 September 2008 |
| Area | Distance (m) | Athlete | Nation |
| Africa | 21.00 | Nadia Medjmedj | Algeria |
| America | 23.96 | Raíssa Rocha Machado | Brazil |
| Asia | 22.67 | Hashemiyeh Motaghian | Iran |
| Europe | 24.03 WR | Martina Willing | Germany |
| Oceania | 17.88 | Jenni Bryce | Australia |
Results
The final in this classification took place on 31 August 2021, at 10:12:
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best | Notes |
| | Hashemiyeh Motaghian | Iran | F56 | 22.94 | 22.98 | 24.50 | 24.14 | 24.42 | 22.88 | 24.50 | WR |
| | Raíssa Rocha Machado | Brazil | F56 | 23.62 | 23.87 | 24.39 | 22.94 | 23.22 | 23.39 | 24.39 | AR |
| | Diāna Dadzīte | Latvia | F55 | 23.98 | x | 23.68 | 24.22 | x | 23.34 | 24.22 | PR |
| 4 | Nadia Medjmedj | Algeria | F56 | 18.60 | 17.99 | x | x | 20.02 | x | 20.02 | SB |
| 5 | Martina Willing | Germany | F56 | 19.11 | 19.78 | x | 19.61 | 18.50 | x | 19.78 | |
| 6 | Fatou Kiné N'Diaye | Senegal | F56 | 14.69 | x | 14.52 | 15.46 | 14.70 | 15.43 | 15.46 | PB |
| 7 | Korotoumou Coulibaly | Mali | F55 | x | 13.73 | x | 14.64 | 12.80 | x | 14.64 | SB |
| 8 | Iveth Valdes Romero | Panama | F55 | 13.24 | 14.40 | x | 13.25 | x | x | 14.40 | SB |
| 9 | Patience Johnson | Liberia | F55 | 9.12 | 9.69 | 9.55 | 10.03 | x | x | 10.03 | PB |