The women's javelin throw at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys is a stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Originally built in 1927 for the 1929 International Exposition in the city , it was renovated in 1989 to be the main stadium for the 1992 Summer Olympics...

 on 27 and 29 July.

Medalists

Gold	Linda Stahl Linda Stahl Linda Stahl is a German javelin thrower.Her personal best throw is 66.81 metres, achieved on 29 July 2010 at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona, Spain, where she won gold.... Germany Germany at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics Germany were represented by 74 athletes at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held in Barcelona, Spain.Just five days before the start of the Championships, it was announced that marathon runner Falk Cierpinski had to pull out due to injury....  (GER)
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 at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics Germany were represented by 74 athletes at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held in Barcelona, Spain.Just five days before the start of the Championships, it was announced that marathon runner Falk Cierpinski had to pull out due to injury....  (GER)
Bronze	Barbora Špotáková Barbora Špotáková Barbora Špotáková is a Czech javelin thrower. She is the current Olympic champion, as well as the world record holder.... Czech Republic Czech Republic at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics Czech Republic will be represented by 40 athletes at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held in Barcelona, Spain, from 27 July to 1 August 2010.- Participants :-Track and road events:-Field events:-Results:- References :*...  (CZE)

Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships
World record		72.28	Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , 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...	13 September 2008
European record		72.28	Stuttgart, Germany	13 September 2008
Championship record		67.47	Munich Munich Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat... , Germany	8 August 2002
World Leading		68.89	Doha Doha Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar... , Qatar Qatar Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...	14 May 2010
European Leading		68.89	Doha, Qatar	14 May 2010

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
27 July 2010	19:05	Qualification
29 July 2010	20:40	Final

Qualification

Qualification: Qualification Performance 59.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	Result	Notes
	B	Barbora Špotáková Barbora Špotáková Barbora Špotáková is a Czech javelin thrower. She is the current Olympic champion, as well as the world record holder....		65.56			65.56	Q
	A	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...		65.05			65.05	Q
	A	Mariya Abakumova Mariya Abakumova Mariya Vasiliyevna Abakumova is a Russian javelin thrower. She won the Gold medal at 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea where she threw a Russian national and World Championships record of 71.99 metres. She also won the Olympic silver medal in...			56.15	62.52	62.52	Q
	B	Martina Ratej Martina Ratej Martina Ratej is a female javelin thrower from Slovenia. Her personal best is 65.96 metres, achieved on March 2010 in Arles.She competed at the 2006 European Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final....		61.92			61.92	Q
	A	Katharina Molitor Katharina Molitor Katharina Molitor is a German athlete who specialises in the javelin throw with a personal best of 64.67 metres...		59.74			59.74	Q
	A	Madara Palameika Madara Palameika Madara Palameika is a Latvian javelin thrower.She is the owner of Latvian record in javelin throw, which is 64.51 metres. She reached it in the 2009 U23 European Championships, where she won. Two years earlier, in the 2007 U23 European Championships she finished third.-Achievements:-References:...		58.06	53.82	58.85	58.85	q
	A	Jarmila Klimešová Jarmila Klimešová Jarmila Klimešová is a female javelin thrower from the Czech Republic. Her personal best throw is 62.60 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Prague....		52.26	51.57	58.45	58.45	q
	B	Linda Stahl Linda Stahl Linda Stahl is a German javelin thrower.Her personal best throw is 66.81 metres, achieved on 29 July 2010 at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona, Spain, where she won gold....			57.42		57.42	q
	B	Tatjana Jelača Tatjana Jelaca Tatjana Jelača is a Serbian javelin thrower.She finished sixth at the 2007 World Youth Championships and won the bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships...		53.64	52.07	56.89	56.89	q
10	B	Mercedes Chilla Mercedes Chilla Mercedes Chilla López is a javelin thrower from Spain. She has represented Spain at two Summer Olympics and has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics...		56.78			56.78	q
11	A	Zahra Bani Zahra Bani Zahra Bani is a Somali-Italian javelin thrower.-Biography:In 1989, Bani moved to Torino, Italy from Somalia with her Italian father and Somali mother and started playing volleyball...		56.68		52.19	56.68	q
12	B	Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir is an Icelandic javelin thrower. She represented her country at the 2008 Olympic Games and has also competed at the 2006 and 2010 European Championships and 2009 World Championships. Her personal best throw is 61,37 metres, achieved in May 2009 in Reykjavík. This is the current...		49.47	51.55	56.55	56.55	q
13	B	Sinta Ozoliņa		53.99		56.11	56.11
14	B	Bregje Crolla		55.82	51.95	55.33	55.82
15	B	Maria Negoita		55.68	54.49	55.34	55.68
16	B	Elisabeth Pauer		53.45		53.02	53.45
17	A	Vira Rebryk Vira Rebryk Vira Viktorivna Rebryk is a female javelin thrower from Ukraine. Her personal best throw is 63.01 metres, achieved at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz. This is the current junior world record.-Achievements:-References:*...			52.31	51.09	52.31
18	A	Felicia Ţilea-Moldovan Felicia Tilea-Moldovan Felicia Ţilea-Moldovan is a Romanian javelin thrower. She is a four-time Olympian, and winner of the gold medal at the 1995 Summer Universiade in Japan. Her personal best throw is 63.89 metres....				46.51	46.51
19	A	Evelien Dekkers				46.37	46.37

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Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Linda Stahl Linda Stahl Linda Stahl is a German javelin thrower.Her personal best throw is 66.81 metres, achieved on 29 July 2010 at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona, Spain, where she won gold....		60.36	57.31	63.17		66.81	64.13	66.81	PB
	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...		61.46	64.12	63.76	62.78	65.58		65.58
	Barbora Špotáková Barbora Špotáková Barbora Špotáková is a Czech javelin thrower. She is the current Olympic champion, as well as the world record holder....		65.36	62.89			65.09		65.36
4	Katharina Molitor Katharina Molitor Katharina Molitor is a German athlete who specialises in the javelin throw with a personal best of 64.67 metres...		61.44	59.69	58.45			63.81	63.81
5	Mariya Abakumova Mariya Abakumova Mariya Vasiliyevna Abakumova is a Russian javelin thrower. She won the Gold medal at 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea where she threw a Russian national and World Championships record of 71.99 metres. She also won the Olympic silver medal in...		60.87	61.46	58.79	61.18			61.46
6	Mercedes Chilla Mercedes Chilla Mercedes Chilla López is a javelin thrower from Spain. She has represented Spain at two Summer Olympics and has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics...		57.82	61.40		61.37	58.38	60.99	61.40
7	Martina Ratej Martina Ratej Martina Ratej is a female javelin thrower from Slovenia. Her personal best is 65.96 metres, achieved on March 2010 in Arles.She competed at the 2006 European Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final....		60.08			60.71		60.99	60.99
8	Madara Palameika Madara Palameika Madara Palameika is a Latvian javelin thrower.She is the owner of Latvian record in javelin throw, which is 64.51 metres. She reached it in the 2009 U23 European Championships, where she won. Two years earlier, in the 2007 U23 European Championships she finished third.-Achievements:-References:...		55.22	53.44	59.70	57.76	60.78		60.78
9	Jarmila Klimešová Jarmila Klimešová Jarmila Klimešová is a female javelin thrower from the Czech Republic. Her personal best throw is 62.60 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Prague....		56.37	56.50					56.50
10	Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir is an Icelandic javelin thrower. She represented her country at the 2008 Olympic Games and has also competed at the 2006 and 2010 European Championships and 2009 World Championships. Her personal best throw is 61,37 metres, achieved in May 2009 in Reykjavík. This is the current...			54.32	52.32				54.32
11	Zahra Bani Zahra Bani Zahra Bani is a Somali-Italian javelin thrower.-Biography:In 1989, Bani moved to Torino, Italy from Somalia with her Italian father and Somali mother and started playing volleyball...		51.70		53.67				53.67
12	Tatjana Jelača Tatjana Jelaca Tatjana Jelača is a Serbian javelin thrower.She finished sixth at the 2007 World Youth Championships and won the bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships...			45.99	52.13				52.13