# 2012 European Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw

The women's javelin throw at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium Finland on 27 and 29 June.

## Medalists

| Gold | Vira Rebryk Ukraine |
| Silver | Christina Obergföll Germany |
| Bronze | Linda Stahl Germany |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships :
| World record | Barbora Špotáková (CZE) | 72.28 | Stuttgart, Germany | 13 September 2008 |
| European record | Barbora Špotáková (CZE) | 72.28 | Stuttgart, Germany | 13 September 2008 |
| Championship record | Mirela Manjani (GRE) | 67.47 | Munich, Germany | 8 August 2002 |
| World Leading | Sunette Viljoen (RSA) | 69.35 | New York City, United States | 9 June 2012 |
| European Leading | Barbora Špotáková (CZE) | 68.73 | New York City, United States | 9 June 2012 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 27 June 2012 | 13:45 | Qualification |
| 29 June 2012 | 19:30 | Final |

## Results
### Qualification

Qualification: Qualification Performance 60.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | A | Vira Rebryk | Ukraine | 61.84 | | | 61.84 | Q |
| 2 | B | Goldie Sayers | Great Britain | 58.02 | 60.90 | | 60.90 | Q |
| 3 | B | Linda Stahl | Germany | 56.50 | 57.59 | 59.65 | 59.65 | q |
| 4 | B | Christina Obergföll | Germany | 58.92 | 59.49 | x | 59.49 | q |
| 5 | B | Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala | Latvia | 53.39 | 55.44 | 59.41 | 59.41 | q |
| 6 | B | Sanni Utriainen | Finland | 57.52 | x | 58.70 | 58.70 | q |
| 7 | A | Katharina Molitor | Germany | 54.49 | 58.34 | x | 58.34 | q |
| 8 | A | Savva Lika | Greece | 53.50 | 57.60 | x | 57.60 | q |
| 9 | B | Līna Mūze | Latvia | 57.51 | x | 53.83 | 57.51 | q |
| 10 | B | Tatjana Jelača | Serbia | 57.29 | x | 52.55 | 57.29 | q, SB |
| 11 | A | Madara Palameika | Latvia | 55.85 | 57.24 | 55.47 | 57.24 | q |
| 12 | A | Zahra Bani | Italy | 55.42 | 56.67 | 54.67 | 56.67 | q |
| 13 | B | Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir | Iceland | 55.29 | 52.25 | 54.54 | 55.29 | |
| 14 | A | Oona Sormunen | Finland | x | 52.13 | 54.66 | 54.66 | |
| 15 | A | Indrė Jakubaitytė | Lithuania | x | 54.39 | x | 54.39 | |
| 16 | B | Nora Bicet | Spain | 53.61 | x | 53.80 | 53.80 | |
| 17 | B | Vanda Juhász | Hungary | 53.65 | 49.15 | x | 53.65 | |
| 18 | A | Raine Kuningas | Estonia | 45.93 | 53.65 | x | 53.65 | |
| 19 | A | Laura Whittingham | Great Britain | 52.82 | x | 50.70 | 52.82 | |
| 20 | B | Maria Negoita | Romania | 51.02 | 51.96 | 48.07 | 51.96 | |
| 21 | A | Martina Ratej | Slovenia | 51.69 | 50.77 | x | 51.69 | |
| 22 | A | Xénia Nagy | Hungary | 51.63 | 50.65 | 47.84 | 51.63 | |
| 23 | A | Kristine Harutyunyan | Armenia | 44.05 | 45.48 | 45.83 | 45.83 | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
| | Vira Rebryk | Ukraine | 57.04 | 63.44 | x | 62.83 | 66.86 | 64.77 | 66.86 | NR |
| | Christina Obergföll | Germany | 65.12 | x | 63.53 | 64.55 | x | 63.17 | 65.12 | |
| | Linda Stahl | Germany | 63.69 | 63.47 | 58.53 | 59.29 | x | 60.76 | 63.69 | |
| 4 | Goldie Sayers | Great Britain | x | 63.01 | 60.34 | x | 62.19 | x | 63.01 | |
| 5 | Katharina Molitor | Germany | 59.85 | 60.99 | x | 59.59 | x | 58.89 | 60.99 | |
| 6 | Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala | Latvia | 59.34 | x | 55.92 | x | x | 59.24 | 59.34 | |
| 7 | Tatjana Jelača | Serbia | 54.22 | 53.43 | 57.58 | 51.88 | 54.40 | 53.32 | 57.58 | SB |
| 8 | Madara Palameika | Latvia | x | 50.21 | 56.82 | x | 55.21 | x | 56.82 | |
| 9 | Savva Lika | Greece | 53.84 | 54.83 | 56.25 | | | | 56.25 | |
| 10 | Līna Mūze | Latvia | 51.42 | 55.60 | 53.97 | | | | 55.60 | |
| 11 | Sanni Utriainen | Finland | 52.57 | 53.79 | 55.14 | | | | 55.14 | |
| 12 | Zahra Bani | Italy | 53.40 | 53.05 | 53.33 | | | | 53.40 | |