# 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships – Women's javelin throw

The women's javelin throw (weigh 600 grams as senior level) at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Ratina Stadium on 10 and 11 July.

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Athletics :
| World U20 Record | Yulenmis Aguilar (CUB) | 63.86 | Edmonton, Canada | 2 August 2015 |
| Championship Record | Vera Rebrik (UKR) | 63.01 | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 10 July 2008 |
| World U20 Leading | Tomoka Kuwazoe (JPN) | 56.86 | Hiratsuka, Japan | 15 June 2018 |

## Results
### Qualification

The qualification round took place on 10 July, in two groups, with Group A starting at 09:00 and Group B starting at 10:20. Athletes attaining a mark of at least 53.50 metres( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | Round | Round | Round | Mark | Notes |
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Mark | Notes |
| 1 | A | Sara Zabarino | Italy | 51.81 | 51.18 | 53.99 | 53.99 | Q, PB |
| 2 | B | Carolina Visca | Italy | 48.47 | 53.05 | 53.49 | 53.49 | q |
| 3 | A | Yuleixi Angulo | Ecuador | 52.62 | x | 49.97 | 52.62 | q |
| 4 | A | Tomoka Kuwazoe | Japan | 48.45 | 52.04 | 48.64 | 52.04 | q |
| 5 | B | Alina Shukh | Ukraine | 43.74 | 51.76 | 49.43 | 51.76 | q |
| 6 | A | Münevver Hancı | Turkey | 47.85 | 49.33 | 51.25 | 51.25 | q |
| 7 | B | Dana Baker | United States | 50.03 | 51.09 | 46.86 | 51.09 | q |
| 8 | B | Li Hui-jun | Chinese Taipei | 46.92 | 47.77 | 50.95 | 50.95 | q |
| 9 | A | Zoja Šušteršic | Slovenia | 50.64 | 50.36 | 50.83 | 50.83 | q |
| 10 | B | Elina Kinnunen | Finland | 45.47 | 50.23 | 47.48 | 50.23 | q |
| 11 | B | Fabielle Ferreira | Brazil | 50.16 | 48.81 | 48.67 | 50.16 | q |
| 12 | A | Dai Qianqian | China | 49.81 | 47.29 | x | 49.81 | q |
| 13 | A | Roosa Ylönen | Finland | 49.64 | x | 44.15 | 49.64 | |
| 14 | A | Maura Fiamoncini | United States | 48.91 | x | 45.36 | 48.91 | |
| 15 | B | Sae Takemoto | Japan | 48.80 | 47.94 | 46.94 | 48.80 | |
| 16 | B | Jona Aigouy | France | 45.98 | 48.67 | 45.38 | 48.67 | |
| 17 | B | Talena Murray | Trinidad and Tobago | 41.98 | 48.36 | 43.85 | 48.36 | |
| 18 | A | Julia Ulbricht | Germany | 47.00 | x | 47.88 | 47.88 | |
| 19 | B | Keira McCarrell | Canada | 44.63 | x | 47.85 | 47.85 | |
| 20 | A | Oleksandra Zarytska | Ukraine | 42.91 | 41.74 | 47.59 | 47.59 | |
| 21 | B | Lara Ilievski | Australia | x | 43.14 | 45.34 | 45.34 | |
| 22 | A | Alexandra Roberts | Australia | 39.84 | 42.48 | 45.04 | 45.04 | |
| 23 | A | Joanna Hajdrowska | Poland | 44.58 | x | 43.19 | 44.58 | |
| 24 | B | Fanni Máté | Hungary | 43.26 | x | 43.44 | 43.44 | |

### Final

The final was held on 11 July at 18:50.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Mark | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Mark | Notes |
| | Alina Shukh | Ukraine | 53.42 | 54.53 | 55.95 | 53.29 | x | − | 55.95 | SB |
| | Tomoka Kuwazoe | Japan | 48.39 | 49.31 | 55.66 | 54.35 | 51.98 | 43.58 | 55.66 | |
| | Dana Baker | United States | 51.85 | 55.04 | 53.13 | 51.70 | x | 52.90 | 55.04 | PB |
| 4 | Carolina Visca | Italy | 52.35 | x | 53.75 | x | x | 53.84 | 53.84 | |
| 5 | Sara Zabarino | Italy | 51.43 | 52.98 | 50.24 | 50.00 | 50.23 | 51.21 | 52.98 | |
| 6 | Dai Qianqian | China | 49.29 | 47.35 | 52.95 | 50.66 | x | 49.07 | 52.95 | |
| 7 | Elina Kinnunen | Finland | 50.78 | 50.75 | 52.50 | 51.88 | 51.25 | 52.40 | 52.50 | SB |
| 8 | Li Hui-jun | Chinese Taipei | 48.62 | 51.49 | 49.78 | 47.19 | 50.78 | 49.07 | 51.49 | |
| 9 | Zoja Šušteršic | Slovenia | 47.39 | 50.59 | 50.00 | | | | 50.59 | |
| 10 | Fabielle Ferreira | Brazil | 50.05 | x | 49.26 | | | | 50.05 | |
| 11 | Münevver Hancı | Turkey | 46.51 | 47.89 | 48.97 | | | | 48.97 | |
| 12 | Yuleixi Angulo | Ecuador | 45.85 | x | 46.44 | | | | 46.44 | |