2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw

The women's javelin throw event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 8 and 10 July.[1][2]

Medalists

Gold Vira Rebryk
 Ukraine
Silver Li Lingwei
 China
Bronze Tatjana Jelača
 Serbia

Results

Final

10 July

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s) Vira Rebryk  Ukraine 55.38 63.01 - x - 59.60 63.01
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Li Lingwei  China 53.08 x 52.56 55.92 59.25 55.17 59.25
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tatjana Jelača  Serbia 48.45 x 52.92 52.17 58.77 55.34 58.77
4 Zhang Li  China 53.09 51.81 56.68 55.49 53.60 54.39 56.68
5 Tazmin Brits  South Africa 55.34 54.07 51.38 54.98 x 56.12 56.12
6 Jelena Jaakkola  Finland 50.39 55.26 x x x x 55.26
7 Anna Wessman  Sweden 48.86 51.44 51.58 - 49.51 54.12 54.12
8 Nikola Ogrodníková  Czech Republic 53.94 48.66 - - - - 53.94
9 Anastasiya Svechnikova  Uzbekistan x 51.15 x 51.15
10 Janis Ramírez  Nicaragua x 51.12 x 51.12
11 Jucilene de Lima  Brazil 50.87 49.20 x 50.87
12 Ina Kartum  Norway 45.63 48.39 46.83 48.39

Qualifications

8 July

Group A

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3
1 Nikola Ogrodníková  Czech Republic 46.93 54.48 - 54.48 Q
2 Tatjana Jelača  Serbia 46.94 49.61 52.05 52.05 q
3 Tazmin Brits  South Africa 43.27 51.69 48.44 51.69 q
4 Zhang Li  China 50.32 51.38 50.20 51.38 q
5 Anna Wessman  Sweden x 51.38 47.61 51.38 q
6 Karolina Mor  Poland 49.79 40.81 50.53 50.53
7 Karlee McQuillen  United States 49.77 x 49.67 49.77
8 Kate Shierlaw  Australia 47.53 45.86 47.98 47.98
9 Oona Sormunen  Finland x x 46.32 46.32
10 María Paz Ríos  Chile 40.41 44.89 42.64 44.89
11 Eliza Toader  Romania 41.29 41.96 44.41 44.41
12 Chiu Pei-Lien  Chinese Taipei 44.06 x 37.87 44.06
13 Ziva Klarer Rebec  Slovenia x 41.77 43.95 43.95
14 Kateryna Retiva  Ukraine 39.76 42.95 40.58 42.95

Group B

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3
1 Vira Rebryk  Ukraine 58.66 - - 58.66 Q
2 Jelena Jaakkola  Finland 46.43 x 54.30 54.30 Q
3 Li Lingwei  China 50.94 52.90 50.39 52.90 q
4 Jucilene de Lima  Brazil 51.55 48.49 43.53 51.55 q
5 Janis Ramírez  Nicaragua 51.43 45.65 x 51.43 q
6 Anastasiya Svechnikova  Uzbekistan x 51.17 46.31 51.17 q
7 Ina Kartum  Norway 45.21 50.98 x 50.98 q
8 Matilde Andraud  France 48.76 49.00 45.90 49.00
9 Tatsiana Khaladovich  Belarus x 48.33 44.10 48.33
10 Valentina Croitori  Moldova 46.87 46.69 41.01 46.87
11 Barbora Svozilová  Czech Republic 45.96 46.00 x 46.00
12 Aleksandra Erkic  Slovenia 45.77 45.37 x 45.77
13 Sarah Nöh  Germany 45.73 x 43.24 45.73
14 Laura Macauley  Canada 37.35 40.11 43.45 43.45

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 23 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2008 Bydgoszcz POL Jul 8-13, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015