Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw
Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||||
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Track events | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
200 m | men | women | ||
400 m | men | women | ||
800 m | men | women | ||
1500 m | men | women | ||
3000 m | women | |||
5000 m | men | |||
10,000 m | men | |||
100 m hurdles | women | |||
110 m hurdles | men | |||
400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
Road events | ||||
Marathon | men | women | ||
20 km walk | men | |||
50 km walk | men | |||
Field events | ||||
Long jump | men | women | ||
Triple jump | men | |||
High jump | men | women | ||
Pole vault | men | |||
Shot put | men | women | ||
Discus throw | men | women | ||
Javelin throw | men | women | ||
Hammer throw | men | |||
Combined events | ||||
Heptathlon | women | |||
Decathlon | men | |||
Wheelchair races | ||||
The Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entrylist of 29 competitors, with two qualifying groups (29 throwers) before the final (12) took place on Monday August 6, 1984. The top 12 and ties, and all those reaching 60.00 metres advanced to the final. All results were made with a rough surfaced javelin (old design).
Medalists
Gold | Tessa Sanderson Great Britain |
Silver | Tiina Lillak Finland |
Bronze | Fatima Whitbread Great Britain |
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
Q | automatic qualification |
q | qualification by rank |
DNS | did not start |
NM | no mark |
WR | world record |
OR | olympic record |
AR | area record |
NR | national record |
PB | personal best |
SB | season best |
Records
Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||||
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World Record | Tiina Lillak (FIN) | 74.76 m | June 13, 1983 | Tampere, Finland |
Olympic Record | María Caridad Colón (CUB) | 68.40 m | July 25, 1980 | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Broken records during the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||||
Olympic Record | Tessa Sanderson (GBR) | 69.56 m | August 6, 1984 | Los Angeles, United States |
Qualification
Group A
Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
1 | 1 | Fatima Whitbread (GBR) | X | X | 65.30 | 65.30 m | |
2 | 2 | Tiina Lillak (FIN) | 63.30 | — | — | 63.30 m | |
3 | 7 | Karin Smith (USA) | 61.38 | — | — | 61.38 m | |
4 | 9 | Ingrid Thyssen (FRG) | 60.86 | — | — | 60.86 m | |
5 | 10 | Tuula Laaksalo (FIN) | 59.64 | 60.42 | — | 60.42 m | |
6 | 11 | Petra Rivers (AUS) | 54.28 | 59.12 | — | 59.12 m | |
7 | 14 | Emi Matsui (JPN) | 55.92 | 57.72 | 55.94 | 57.72 m | |
8 | 15 | Fausta Quintavalla (ITA) | 56.48 | 57.66 | 55.66 | 57.66 m | |
9 | 17 | Agnès Tchuinté (CMR) | 55.94 | X | 51.86 | 55.94 m | |
10 | 18 | Lynda Sutfin (USA) | 55.70 | 51.36 | 55.92 | 55.92 m | |
11 | 21 | Lee Hui-Chen (TPE) | 51.18 | 52.46 | 49.54 | 52.46 m | |
12 | 22 | Íris Grönfeldt (ISL) | 47.34 | 48.70 | 48.16 | 48.70 m | |
13 | 23 | Jennifer Pace (MLT) | 47.92 | X | 47.68 | 47.92 m |
Group B
Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
1 | 3 | Trine Solberg (NOR) | 62.68 | — | — | 62.68 m | |
2 | 4 | Helena Laine (FIN) | X | 61.80 | — | 61.80 m | |
3 | 5 | Tessa Sanderson (GBR) | 61.58 | — | — | 61.58 m | |
4 | 6 | Beate Peters (FRG) | 61.56 | — | — | 61.56 m | |
5 | 8 | Sharon Gibson (GBR) | 60.88 | — | — | 60.88 m | |
6 | 12 | Cathy Sulinski (USA) | 54.32 | X | 59.00 | 59.00 m | |
10 | 13 | Regula Egger (SUI) | 56.32 | 57.80 | 57.88 | 57.88 m | |
10 | 16 | Minori Mori (JPN) | 46.66 | 56.60 | X | 56.60 m | |
10 | 19 | Zhu Hongyang (CHN) | 53.18 | 50.98 | X | 53.18 m | |
10 | 20 | Sonia Smith (BER) | 51.48 | X | 52.74 | 52.74 m | |
— | — | Anna Verouli (GRE) | 57.72 | X | 58.62 | DSQ | [1] |
— | — | Iamo Launa (PNG) | — | — | — | DNS |
- ↑ Anna Verouli finished seventh at 58.62 (192’4”) but was subsequently disqualified as her doping tests proved positive.
Final
Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Tessa Sanderson (GBR) | 69.56 | 66.56 | 63.68 | 64.84 | 66.86 | 64.10 | 69.56 m | OR | |
Tiina Lillak (FIN) | 61.14 | 69.00 | X | X | X | X | 69.00 m | ||
Fatima Whitbread (GBR) | 64.52 | 65.42 | X | 65.82 | 67.14 | X | 67.14 m | ||
4 | Tuula Laaksalo (FIN) | 56.42 | 61.36 | X | 66.40 | 59.64 | 65.72 | 66.40 m | |
5 | Trine Solberg (NOR) | 64.52 | 60.90 | X | X | X | X | 64.52 m | |
6 | Ingrid Thyssen (FRG) | 61.12 | 63.26 | 55.64 | 55.96 | 60.42 | 56.26 | 63.26 m | |
7 | Beate Peters (FRG) | 61.84 | 59.90 | X | 61.24 | 57.98 | 62.34 | 62.34 m | |
8 | Karin Smith (USA) | 60.54 | X | 55.92 | 59.14 | X | 62.06 | 62.06 m | |
9 | Sharon Gibson (GBR) | 54.96 | X | 59.66 | 59.66 m | ||||
10 | Cathy Sulinski (USA) | 54.26 | 58.38 | X | 58.38 m | ||||
11 | Helena Laine (FIN) | X | X | 58.18 | 58.18 m | ||||
12 | Petra Rivers (AUS) | 55.66 | 56.20 | X | 56.20 m |
See also
- 1982 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Athens)
- 1983 Women's World Championships Javelin Throw (Helsinki)
- 1984 Javelin Throw Year Ranking
- 1986 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Women's World Championships Javelin Throw (Rome)
References
- (English) Official Report
- (English) Results
- (English) todor66
- (English) sports-reference
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