The Women's
javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's de ...
event at the
2011 World Championships in Athletics
The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011.
The United States topped the medal standings in the ...
was held at the
Daegu Stadium
Daegu Stadium (), also known as the Blue Arc, is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in Daegu, South Korea. It was formerly named Daegu World Cup Stadium but was changed to Daegu Stadium on 5 March 2008. It has a seating capacity for 66,422 ...
on September 1 and 2.
Barbora Špotáková
Barbora Špotáková (; born 30 June 1981) is a former Czech track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. She is a two-time Olympic Champion and three-time World Champion, as well as the current world record holder with a throw o ...
, the reigning Olympic champion, topped the season's rankings with a throw of 69.45 m. Second-ranked
Christina Obergföll had shown greater consistency, having won four of the
Diamond League
The Diamond League is an annual series of elite track and field athletic competitions comprising fifteen invitational athletics meetings. The series sits in the top tier of the World Athletics one-day meet competitions.
The inaugural season was ...
meetings before the championships.
Mariya Abakumova
Mariya Vasiliyevna Abakumova (; born 15 January 1986) is a Russian former track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw.
Career
Abakumova discovered her love for athletics and throwing through her coach Irina Vladimirovna Kamarova. ...
, a 2009 World and 2008 Olympic medallist, was ranked third in both the Diamond League and world rankings. Others in good form were
Sunette Viljoen
Sunette Stella Viljoen-Louw (born 6 October 1983) is a South African sportswoman who has represented her country in both cricket and athletics. In athletics, she competes as a javelin thrower and has won an Olympic silver medal ( in 2016) and t ...
(who set an African record two weeks earlier),
Martina Ratej,
Kathrina Molitor and
Goldie Sayers. The
2009 world champion,
Steffi Nerius, had retired.
Favorite Špotáková took the early lead, but Abakumova's second throw would lead into the 5th round. Viljoen improved on her African record in the 5th round, but that was only enough to put her in third place. Špotáková then threw a new World Championship record, only to be passed on the following throw by Abakumova improving on the record and setting a new Russian National Record.
However, in 2018, the
Athletics Integrity Unit decided to disqualify Abakumova because of
doping, stripping her of the gold medal,
which gets inherited by Špotáková.
Medalists
Records
Prior to the competition, the established records were as follows.
Qualification standards
Schedule
Results
Qualification
Qualification: Qualifying distance 61.00m (Q) or at 12 best athletes and ties (q) advance to the
final
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Final
References
External links
Javelin throw resultsat IAAF website
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Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's de ...
Javelin throw at the World Athletics Championships
2011 in women's athletics