# 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships – Women's javelin throw

The women's javelin throw at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Estadio Atlético de la VIDENA in Lima, Peru on 28 and 30 August 2024.

## Records

U20 standing records prior to the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships were as follows:
| Record | Athlete & Nationality | Mark | Location | Date |
| World U20 Record | Yan Ziyi (CHN) | 64.28 | Hangzhou, China | 14 April 2024 |
| Championship Record | Adriana Vilagoš (SRB) | 63.52 | Cali, Colombia | 2 August 2022 |
| World U20 Leading | Yan Ziyi (CHN) | 64.28 | Hangzhou, China | 14 April 2024 |

## Results
### Qualification

Athletes attaining a mark of at least 53.00 metres (Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) qualified for the final.

#### Group A

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Round | Round | Round | Mark | Notes |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | 1 | 2 | 3 | Mark | Notes |
| 1 | Mirja Lukas | Germany | 47.78 | 56.76 | | 56.76 | Q |
| 2 | Sabrina Boss | Switzerland | 52.30 | 50.60 | – | 52.30 | q |
| 3 | Ayesha Jones | Great Britain | 46.68 | 47.37 | 51.78 | 51.78 | q, PB |
| 4 | Rebecca Nelimarkka | Finland | 44.63 | 47.67 | 51.49 | 51.49 | q |
| 5 | Elza Lazdiņa | Latvia | 49.11 | 47.43 | 42.23 | 49.11 | q |
| 6 | Alysa Keller | United States | 48.83 | 48.03 | x | 48.83 | q |
| 7 | Inga Rabben Reimers | Norway | x | 47.76 | 48.52 | 48.52 | |
| 8 | Alva Back | Sweden | 47.93 | 41.96 | 48.15 | 48.15 | |
| 9 | Wu Yumeng | China | 42.36 | 48.08 | 44.64 | 48.08 | |
| 10 | Nozomi Sakurai | Japan | x | 45.31 | x | 45.31 | |
| 11 | Taysha Stubbs | Bahamas | 44.28 | 43.09 | 37.24 | 44.28 | |
| 12 | Viktoriia Derkach | Poland | x | 43.76 | x | 43.76 | |
* ↑ Inga Rabben Reimers did not originally qualify for the final however due to Lorena Frühn of Heat 2 opting to take no further part in the competition Reimers was substituted in.

#### Group B

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Round | Round | Round | Mark | Notes |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | 1 | 2 | 3 | Mark | Notes |
| 1 | Yan Ziyi | China | 55.67 | | | 55.67 | Q |
| 2 | Vita Barbić | Croatia | x | 49.03 | 52.54 | 52.54 | q |
| 3 | Evelyn Bliss | United States | 41.55 | 50.92 | x | 50.92 | q |
| 4 | Chu Pin-hsun | Chinese Taipei | 47.17 | 49.13 | 50.75 | 50.75 | q |
| 5 | Leonie Hügli | Switzerland | 50.49 | 47.14 | 47.28 | 50.49 | q |
| 6 | Lorena Frühn | Germany | 47.65 | 46.42 | 49.90 | 49.90 | q |
| 7 | Camilla Colstrup | Denmark | 47.17 | 48.03 | x | 48.03 | |
| 8 | Cecilia Österberg | Finland | 47.37 | x | 46.85 | 47.37 | |
| 9 | Kim Min-ji | South Korea | 41.73 | 45.42 | 46.74 | 46.74 | |
| 10 | Orinta Navikaitė | Lithuania | 44.98 | x | 44.64 | 44.98 | |
| 11 | Heti Väät | Estonia | 40.85 | 43.86 | 42.17 | 43.86 | |
| 12 | Hashly Geisete Ayovi | Ecuador | x | 42.25 | 42.00 | 42.25 | |
| 13 | Vanessa Oriaku | Romania | x | x | 40.37 | 40.37 | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Mark | Notes |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Mark | Notes |
| | Yan Ziyi | China | 60.10 | x | 60.31 | 63.05 | 60.44 | – | 63.05 | |
| | Chu Pin-hsun | Chinese Taipei | 51.66 | 54.28 | 52.55 | 51.84 | 52.92 | 50.47 | 54.28 | |
| | Evelyn Bliss | United States | 49.58 | x | 54.01 | x | x | 52.07 | 54.01 | |
| 4 | Vita Barbić | Croatia | 50.51 | 53.24 | 50.23 | 53.54 | 49.73 | x | 53.54 | |
| 5 | Rebecca Nelimarkka | Finland | 46.95 | 51.74 | 53.00 | 50.99 | 52.35 | 51.43 | 53.00 | |
| 6 | Mirja Lukas | Germany | 51.84 | x | 49.68 | x | x | 51.13 | 51.84 | |
| 7 | Sabrina Boss | Switzerland | 49.71 | 49.33 | 48.76 | 49.33 | 49.56 | 47.91 | 49.71 | |
| 8 | Inga Rabben Reimers | Norway | 49.61 | x | 46.48 | 45.98 | 47.77 | x | 49.61 | |
| 9 | Ayesha Jones | Great Britain | 47.08 | 44.16 | 49.37 | | | | 49.37 | |
| 10 | Leonie Hügli | Switzerland | 46.67 | 47.29 | 47.32 | | | | 47.32 | |
| 11 | Elza Lazdiņa | Latvia | 46.62 | 40.92 | 46.24 | | | | 46.62 | |
| 12 | Alysa Keller | United States | 45.84 | x | 45.43 | | | | 45.43 | |