Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw
The women's javelin throw at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 19–21 August at the Beijing National Stadium.
The qualifying standards were 60.50 m and 56.00 m.
Mariya Abakumova held the lead from her first throw, with Barbora Špotáková the only other competitor within 3 metres. Abakumova improved to 70.78 on her fourth throw. Christina Obergföll took third place, and Goldie Sayers took fourth ; both of these positions were gained from their first round throws with no improvement thereafter. Then Špotáková threw 71.42 on her final throw to win the gold medal, with Abakumova taking silver.
Eight years after the competition, the IOC retested samples from the event in connection with the Russian doping scandal. Mariya Abakumova tested positive for chlorodehydromethyltestosterone, so she was disqualified and stripped of her silver medal, which was reallocated to Christina Obergföll. On 26 July 2018, the Court of Arbitration for Sport confirmed the award of the bronze medal to Goldie Sayers.Schedule
All times are China standard time
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.Results
Qualifying round
Qualification: 61.50 or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | A | Barbora Špotáková | | 67.69 | | | 67.69 | Q |
| 2 | B | Christina Obergföll | | 67.52 | | | 67.52 | Q |
| 3 | A | Steffi Nerius | | 59.15 | 59.74 | 63.94 | 63.94 | Q |
| DSQ | A | Mariya Abakumova | | 61.23 | 63.48 | | 63.48 | Q |
| 5 | B | Goldie Sayers | | 60.79 | 62.99 | | 62.99 | Q |
| 6 | B | Barbara Madejczyk | | 62.81 | | | 62.81 | Q, SB |
| 7 | A | Mercedes Chilla | | 56.98 | 61.81 | | 61.81 | Q, SB |
| 8 | A | Zhang Li | | 58.30 | 61.77 | | 61.77 | Q |
| 9 | B | Katharina Molitor | | 55.65 | 53.50 | 60.92 | 60.92 | q |
| 10 | B | Felicea Moldovan-Tilea | | 53.25 | 55.89 | 60.81 | 60.81 | q |
| 11 | A | Osleidys Menéndez | | 60.51 | x | 60.41 | 60.51 | q |
| 12 | A | Sinta Ozoliņa | | 60.13 | x | 52.62 | 60.13 | q, NR |
| 13 | B | Justine Robbeson | | 56.75 | 54.26 | 59.63 | 59.63 | |
| 14 | A | Urszula Piwnicka | | 51.33 | 52.99 | 59.28 | 59.28 | |
| 15 | A | Savva Lika | | 56.44 | 58.59 | 59.11 | 59.11 | |
| 16 | A | Vira Rebryk | | 55.77 | 57.12 | 59.05 | 59.05 | |
| 17 | B | Mikaela Ingberg | | 55.71 | 58.82 | 58.36 | 58.82 | |
| 18 | A | Chang Chunfeng | | 58.42 | x | x | 58.42 | |
| 19 | B | Yanet Cruz | | 58.06 | 57.15 | 57.03 | 58.06 | |
| 20 | B | Lavern Eve | | 55.22 | 57.36 | 55.15 | 57.36 | |
| 21 | B | Jarmila Klimešová | | 52.18 | 57.25 | x | 57.25 | |
| 22 | A | Nikolett Szabó | | 56.98 | 57.15 | x | 57.15 | |
| 23 | A | Natallia Shymchuk | | 55.56 | 57.11 | x | 57.11 | |
| 24 | A | Sílvia Cruz | | 54.65 | 57.06 | x | 57.06 | |
| 25 | B | Olha Ivankova | | 55.63 | 51.98 | 57.05 | 57.05 | |
| 26 | B | Moonika Aava | | x | 56.94 | x | 56.94 | |
| 27 | A | Alessandra Resende | | 54.05 | 56.53 | 54.32 | 56.53 | |
| 28 | B | Buoban Pamang | | 53.69 | x | 56.35 | 56.35 | SB |
| 29 | B | Lindy Leveau-Agricole | | 56.32 | 55.90 | 50.74 | 56.32 | SB |
| 30 | B | Erma-Gene Evans | | 46.79 | 54.60 | 56.27 | 56.27 | |
| 31 | B | Maryna Novik | | 56.10 | x | 53.48 | 56.10 | |
| 32 | A | Inga Stasiulionyte | | 55.66 | x | 55.34 | 55.66 | |
| 33 | A | Sunette Viljoen | | 53.14 | 55.58 | 53.82 | 55.58 | |
| 34 | B | Olivia McKoy | | 55.51 | x | 53.85 | 55.51 | |
| 35 | B | Tetyana Lyakhovych | | 55.50 | x | 53.59 | 55.50 | |
| 36 | A | Anastasiya Svechnikova | | 55.31 | x | 48.71 | 55.31 | |
| 37 | A | Martina Ratej | | 55.30 | 51.56 | 53.24 | 55.30 | |
| 38 | B | Kim Kreiner | | 55.13 | 53.81 | 53.48 | 55.13 | |
| 39 | A | Zuleima Aramendiz | | 51.30 | 54.71 | x | 54.71 | |
| 40 | A | Monica Stoian | | x | 54.56 | x | 54.56 | |
| 41 | A | Kara Patterson | | 54.00 | 50.35 | 54.39 | 54.39 | |
| 42 | B | Song Dan | | 53.11 | 54.32 | x | 54.32 | |
| 43 | A | Nadeeka Lakmali | | x | 53.44 | 54.28 | 54.28 | |
| 44 | A | Christina Scherwin | | 53.95 | x | x | 53.95 | SB |
| 45 | B | Alexandra Nasta-Tsisiou | | 53.24 | x | 47.18 | 53.24 | |
| 46 | A | Gim Gyeong-ae | | 51.46 | 48.00 | 53.13 | 53.13 | |
| 47 | B | Mariya Yakovenko | | 47.90 | 51.67 | 50.49 | 51.67 | |
| 48 | A | María González | | 48.37 | 50.51 | 42.32 | 50.51 | |
| 49 | B | Serafina Akeli | | 47.83 | 42.78 | 49.26 | 49.26 | |
| 50 | B | Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir | | x | x | 48.59 | 48.59 | |
| 51 | B | Leryn Franco | | 45.34 | x | 43.77 | 45.34 | |
| 52 | B | Rumyana Karapetrova | | 40.15 | - | - | 40.15 | |
| A | Zahra Bani | | x | x | x | | |
| B | Tatjana Jelaca | | x | x | x | | |
Final
