2005 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Javelin

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 2005 World Championships in Athletics
2005 World Championships in Athletics
The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland , the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic sports, some of...

was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium

Helsinki Olympic Stadium

The Helsinki Olympic Stadium , located in the Töölö district about from the center of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country, nowadays mainly used for hosting sports events and big concerts. The stadium is best known for being the center of activities in the 1952...

on August 12 and August 14. It was a high-quality contest where Olympic champion Osleidys Menéndez

Osleidys Menéndez

Osleidys Menéndez Sáez is a Cuban athlete competing in the javelin throw. She is a former Olympic champion, world champion, and world record holder. She has been described as the female "Jan Železný" of her times....

set a new world record whereas Christina Obergföll

Christina Obergföll

Christina Obergföll is a German athlete, competing in the javelin throw.At the 2005 World Championships in Athletics she won the silver medal with a European record by finishing second behind Osleidys Menéndez, who set a new world record at the same event.Obergföll finished 4th at the 2006...

set a new European record.

Medalists

Gold	Osleidys Menéndez Osleidys Menéndez Osleidys Menéndez Sáez is a Cuban athlete competing in the javelin throw. She is a former Olympic champion, world champion, and world record holder. She has been described as the female "Jan Železný" of her times.... Cuba Cuba The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city... (CUB)
Silver	Christina Obergföll Christina Obergföll Christina Obergföll is a German athlete, competing in the javelin throw.At the 2005 World Championships in Athletics she won the silver medal with a European record by finishing second behind Osleidys Menéndez, who set a new world record at the same event.Obergföll finished 4th at the 2006... 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)
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 Eastern European Time
Eastern European Time
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(UTC+2
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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
12.08.2005 – 13:20h 12.08.2005 – 14:40h
Final Round
14.08.2005 – 19:25h

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
12.08.2005 – 13:20h	12.08.2005 – 14:40h
Final Round
14.08.2005 – 19:25h

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 2005 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	67.67 m	July 6, 2005	Salamanca, Spain
Broken records during the 2005 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....	71.70 m	August 14, 2005	Helsinki, Finland
Event Record	71.70 m	August 14, 2005	Helsinki, Finland

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Result	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Result	Note
1	2		65.77	—	—	65.77 m
2	4		X	59.60	61.59	61.59 m
3	6		56.52	55.58	61.06	61.06 m	SB
4	8		60.67	—	—	60.67 m
5	9		X	60.11	X	60.11 m
6	12		54.35	57.15	59.06	59.06 m
7	15		X	57.82	58.38	58.38 m
8	18		56.56	55.56	56.53	56.56 m
9	19		54.29	55.78	X	55.78 m
10	21		55.05	50.55	52.88	55.05 m
11	23		X	50.66	54.68	54.68 m
12	24		X	54.52	X	54.52 m
13	25		54.38	51.22	51.53	54.38 m
14	26		50.57	54.24	52.60	54.24 m
15	28		50.37	49.85	49.93	50.37 m

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Result	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Result	Note
1	2		65.77	—	—	65.77 m
1	2		66.52	—	—	66.52 m	PB
2	3		64.50	—	—	64.50 m
3	5		54.27	57.68	61.12	61.12 m	SB
4	7		58.53	X	60.83	60.83 m	SB
5	10		60.09	X	55.76	60.09 m
6	11		57.45	59.22	58.07	59.22 m
7	13		57.21	56.51	58.74	58.74 m
8	14		58.49	X	54.63	58.49 m
9	16		48.11	57.14	56.66	57.14 m
10	17		53.78	56.71	50.46	56.71 m
11	20		53.01	52.26	55.17	55.17 m
12	22		48.33	50.24	55.03	55.03 m
13	27		50.53	53.81	X	53.81 m
14	29		43.52	47.37	46.59	47.37 m
—	—		X	X	X	NM

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Distance	Note
		71.70	X	—	65.53	63.80	—	71.70 m	WR
		61.55	70.03	—	—	—	59.67	70.03 m	AR
		65.96	X	X	64.26	64.35	X	65.96 m
4		59.36	62.32	60.04	63.43	X	X	63.43 m	NR
5		55.28	60.71	54.06	X	56.16	62.75	62.75 m	PB
6		62.64	X	X	X	56.89	X	62.64 m	SB
7		X	59.55	59.71	58.62	61.75	60.57	61.75 m
8		57.30	57.99	56.78	X	X	56.63	57.99 m

9		56.77	55.70	57.54				57.54 m
10		X	51.96	57.10				57.10 m
11		57.06	53.54	55.73				57.06 m
12		54.44	54.16	52.94				54.44 m

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