2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw

These are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...

event at the 2003 World Championships
2003 World Championships in Athletics
The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...

in Paris, France. There were a total number of 24 participating athletes, with the final held on Saturday 30 August 2003. The qualification mark was set at 60.00 metres.

Medalists

Gold	Mirela Manjani Mirela Manjani Mirela Manjani is a retired Greek javelin thrower. Prior to 1997 she represented Albania.She won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with a personal best of 67.51 m, and the bronze medal in 2004. Manjani is also a European champion and double world champion. Her personal best throw of... Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... (GRE)
Silver	Tatyana Shikolenko Tatyana Shikolenko Tatyana Shikolenko is a retired Russian javelin thrower whose greatest success was World Championship two silver medals. Her personal best throw of 67.20 metres was achieved in 2000... Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... (RUS)
Bronze	Steffi Nerius Steffi Nerius Steffi Nerius is a German athlete competing in the javelin throw. She won silver at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and is the reigning World Champion; she is also a three-time bronze medalist at that level.Initially playing volleyball in school, she was too short for a career in this sport and... Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... (GER)

Schedule

All times are Central European Time
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(UTC+1
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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
28.08.2003 – 17:00h 28.08.2003 – 18:55h
Final Round
30.08.2003 – 16:40h

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
28.08.2003 – 17:00h	28.08.2003 – 18:55h
Final Round
30.08.2003 – 16:40h

Abbreviations

All results shown are in metres

Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Q	automatic qualification
q	qualification by rank
DNS	did not start
NM	no mark
WR	world record
AR	area record
NR	national record
PB	personal best
SB	season best

Records

Standing records prior to the 2003 World Athletics Championships
World Record World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking....	71.54 m	July 1, 2001	Rethymno Rethymno Rethymno is a city of approximately 40,000 people in Greece, the capital of Rethymno peripheral unit in the island of Crete. It was built in antiquity , even though was never a competitive Minoan centre... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
Event Record	69.53 m	August 6, 2001	Edmonton, Canada
Season Best	66.00 m	August 10, 2003	Tula Tula, Russia Tula is an industrial city and the administrative center of Tula Oblast, Russia. It is located south of Moscow, on the Upa River. Population: -History:... , Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

Startlist

Order	№	SB	PB
GROUP A
1	492	56.66	63.14
2	68	62.89	63.73
3	1141	60.86	64.19
4	211	60.17	62.62
5	690	60.87	62.69
6	951	66.00	67.20
7	524	62.88	64.62
8	174	62.38	62.38
9	453	64.42	66.52
10	241	63.96	71.70
11	255	60.54	62.60
12	337	63.55	64.03
GROUP B
1	817	53.09	55.38
2	231	60.75	67.67
3	896	61.59	61.59
4	375	62.53	62.53
5	627	55.99	61.15
6	336	64.90	64.90
7	482	66.52	67.51
8	339	61.96	64.06
9	886	61.91	65.08
10	957	64.49	64.49
11	230	62.40	63.32
12	568	62.70	65.30

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Result	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Result	Note
1	1		63.71	—	—	63.71 m
2	2		62.89	—	—	62.89 m	SB
3	4		61.74	—	—	61.74 m
4	5		60.89	—	—	60.89 m
5	7		60.40	—	—	60.40 m
6	9		56.52	56.83	59.84	59.84 m
7	11		58.95	56.41	57.19	58.95 m
8	14		X	54.10	57.13	57.13 m
9	15		X	56.98	55.53	56.98 m
10	17		56.02	53.37	56.66	56.66 m	SB
11	19		55.75	X	51.80	55.75 m
12	21		X	53.50	54.84	54.84 m

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Result	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Result	Note
1	3		62.48	—	—	62.48 m
2	6		55.99	60.64	—	60.64 m
3	7		60.40	—	—	60.40 m
4	10		59.57	X	55.99	59.57 m
5	12		57.73	58.94	58.61	58.94 m
6	13		58.50	55.90	56.88	58.50 m
7	16		56.78	56.04	52.93	56.78 m
8	18		X	X	56.33	56.33 m
9	20		54.55	55.06	51.46	55.06 m
10	22		49.55	54.31	53.39	54.31 m
11	23		52.26	49.07	46.88	52.26 m
12	24		50.05	X	51.13	51.13 m

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Distance	Note
		64.55	64.46	64.09	66.52	X	56.84	66.52 m	SB
		62.76	62.99	63.28	X	60.67	59.93	63.28 m
		59.15	62.70	60.30	X	61.81	X	62.70 m
4		61.37	59.98	—	62.02	—	62.20	62.20 m
5		61.18	X	X	62.19	60.47	X	62.19 m
6		56.90	58.21	60.17	X	X	56.36	60.17 m
7		55.48	58.81	59.64	56.05	57.89	56.14	59.64 m
8		56.43	54.39	59.60	X	58.47	57.55	59.60 m

9		59.51	54.19	58.67				59.51 m
10		57.50	57.00	56.71				57.50 m
11		55.07	57.43	56.57				57.43 m
12		56.98	56.97	55.85				56.98 m