# Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's hammer throw

The women's hammer throw event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–20 August at the Beijing National Stadium.
The qualifying standards were 69.50 m (A standard) and 67.00 m (B standard).
In 2016, it was announced that reanalysis of samples from 2008 resulted in doping violations by Aksana Miankova and Darya Pchelnik being detected, and they were disqualified. Medals have been reallocated by IAAF.

## Schedule

All times are China standard time (UTC+8)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Monday, 18 August 2008 | 09:10 | Qualifications |
| Wednesday, 20 August 2008 | 19:20 | Finals |

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record | Tatyana Lysenko (RUS) | 77.80 m | Tallinn, Estonia | 15 August 2006 |
| Olympic record | Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) | 75.02 m | Athens, Greece | 25 August 2004 |
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
| Date | Event | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 20 August | Final | Aksana Miankova (BLR) | 76.34 | OR |

## Results
### Qualifying round

Qualification: 71.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | A | Yipsi Moreno | Cuba | 71.31 | x | 73.92 | 73.92 | Q |
| 2 | B | Zhang Wenxiu | China | 73.36 | | | 73.36 | Q |
| 3 | A | Martina Danišová-Hrašnová | Slovakia | 70.03 | x | 72.87 | 72.87 | Q |
| 4 | B | Manuela Montebrun | France | 69.80 | 69.86 | 72.81 | 72.81 | Q |
| 5 | B | Clarissa Claretti | Italy | 67.15 | 71.82 | | 71.82 | Q |
| 6 | A | Anita Włodarczyk | Poland | 71.76 | | | 71.76 | Q |
| 7 | A | Betty Heidler | Germany | 66.28 | 71.51 | | 71.51 | Q |
| 8 | A | Darya Pchelnik | Belarus | 69.43 | 71.30 | 69.24 | 71.30 | DSQ |
| 9 | B | Yelena Priyma | Russia | 70.69 | 69.79 | 65.64 | 70.69 | q |
| 10 | B | Kamila Skolimowska | Poland | 65.97 | 69.79 | 67.01 | 69.79 | q |
| DSQ | B | Aksana Miankova | Belarus | 62.95 | 65.55 | 69.77 | 69.77 | q |
| 12 | A | Stiliani Papadopoulou | Greece | 66.68 | 69.36 | 69.29 | 69.36 | q |
| 13 | A | Maryia Smaliachkova | Belarus | x | 69.22 | x | 69.22 | |
| 14 | A | Stéphanie Falzon | France | x | 68.93 | x | 68.93 | |
| 15 | B | Arasay Thondike | Cuba | x | 66.68 | 68.74 | 68.74 | |
| 16 | A | Ivana Brkljacić | Croatia | 66.54 | x | 68.38 | 68.38 | |
| 17 | B | Sviatlana Sudak-Torun | Turkey | 68.22 | 67.36 | 67.18 | 68.22 | |
| 18 | A | Bianca Perie | Romania | 68.21 | 66.29 | x | 68.21 | |
| 19 | A | Iryna Novozhylova | Ukraine | 67.36 | x | 68.11 | 68.11 | |
| 20 | A | Anna Bulgakova | Russia | x | 68.04 | x | 68.04 | |
| 21 | B | Amber Campbell | United States | 67.86 | x | x | 67.86 | |
| 22 | A | Yelena Konevtseva | Russia | 66.81 | 67.83 | x | 67.83 | |
| 23 | B | Eileen O'Keeffe | Ireland | 62.53 | 62.05 | 67.66 | 67.66 | |
| 24 | B | Kathrin Klaas | Germany | 66.39 | 67.54 | 66.95 | 67.54 | |
| 25 | B | Iryna Sekachova | Ukraine | 62.83 | x | 67.47 | 67.47 | |
| 26 | B | Lenka Ledvinová | Czech Republic | 65.98 | 65.23 | 67.17 | 67.17 | |
| 27 | A | Inna Sayenko | Ukraine | x | 66.92 | x | 66.92 | |
| 28 | B | Alexandra Papageorgiou | Greece | 66.72 | 65.73 | x | 66.72 | |
| 29 | B | Jennifer Dahlgren | Argentina | 58.60 | x | 66.35 | 66.35 | |
| 30 | A | Merja Korpela | Finland | 62.70 | 65.76 | 66.29 | 66.29 | |
| 31 | B | Yunaika Crawford | Cuba | 66.16 | 65.00 | 64.08 | 66.16 | |
| 32 | A | Wang Zheng | China | 65.64 | 61.36 | x | 65.64 | |
| 33 | A | Sultana Frizell | Canada | x | 60.43 | 65.44 | 65.44 | |
| 34 | A | Éva Orbán | Hungary | 65.12 | x | 65.41 | 65.41 | |
| 35 | A | Zoe Derham | Great Britain | 64.74 | 64.61 | 64.57 | 64.74 | |
| 36 | B | Johana Moreno | Colombia | x | 64.31 | 64.66 | 64.66 | |
| 37 | A | Zalina Marghieva | Moldova | x | 64.20 | x | 64.20 | |
| 38 | B | Małgorzata Zadura | Poland | 63.35 | 64.13 | x | 64.13 | |
| 39 | A | Loree Smith | United States | 62.25 | 62.33 | 63.60 | 63.60 | |
| 40 | B | Candice Scott | Trinidad and Tobago | 63.03 | 62.53 | x | 63.03 | |
| 41 | B | Berta Castells | Spain | 62.44 | 61.76 | x | 62.44 | |
| 42 | A | Silvia Salis | Italy | x | x | 62.28 | 62.28 | |
| 43 | B | Marina Marghieva | Moldova | 61.03 | x | 62.12 | 62.12 | |
| 44 | B | Paraskevi Theodorou | Cyprus | x | 61.00 | x | 61.00 | |
| 45 | B | Sanja Gavrilovic | Croatia | 60.55 | 60.37 | 60.36 | 60.55 | |
| 46 | A | Vânia Silva | Portugal | x | 58.10 | 59.42 | 59.42 | |
| 47 | A | Galina Mityaeva | Tajikistan | x | 48.59 | 51.38 | 51.38 | |
| | A | Jessica Cosby | United States | x | x | x | NM | |
| | B | Amélie Perrin | France | x | x | x | NM | |
| | B | Georgina Toth | Cameroon | x | x | x | NM | |
* AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
* DNS = did not start | DQ = disqualification | NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result) | Q = qualification by place in heat | q = qualification by overall place

### Finals

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| DSQ | Aksana Miankova | Belarus | 74.40 | x | 72.23 | x | 76.34 | 51.72 | 76.34 | OR |
| | Yipsi Moreno | Cuba | x | 73.95 | 72.61 | x | 74.70 | 75.20 | 75.20 | |
| | Zhang Wenxiu | China | 74.00 | 74.32 | 73.40 | 73.50 | 70.75 | 73.53 | 74.32 | SB |
| DSQ | Darya Pchelnik | Belarus | 69.10 | 72.46 | 72.82 | 71.00 | 72.83 | 73.65 | 73.65 | |
| | Manuela Montebrun | France | 67.63 | 70.55 | 70.01 | 72.54 | 71.92 | 70.63 | 72.54 | |
| 4 | Anita Włodarczyk | Poland | 69.39 | x | 71.56 | 70.86 | x | x | 71.56 | |
| 5 | Clarissa Claretti | Italy | x | 71.33 | x | x | x | x | 71.33 | |
| 6 | Martina Danišová-Hrasnová | Slovakia | 68.28 | x | 71.00 | x | 70.19 | x | 71.00 | |
| 7 | Betty Heidler | Germany | x | x | 70.06 | | | | 70.06 | |
| 8 | Yelena Priyma | Russia | 68.19 | 69.72 | 67.33 | | | | 69.72 | |
| 9 | Stilianí Papadopoúlou | Greece | x | x | 64.97 | | | | 64.97 | |
| | Kamila Skolimowska | Poland | x | x | x | | | | NM | |