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Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's hammer throw

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Women's hammer throw
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Date18 August 2008 (qualification)
20 August 2008 (final)
Competitors50 from 34 nations
Winning distance76.34 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yipsi Moreno  Cuba
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhang Wenxiu  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Manuela Montebrun  France
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The women's hammer throw event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–20 August at the Beijing National Stadium.[1]

The qualifying standards were 69.50 m (A standard) and 67.00 m (B standard).[2]

In 2016, it was announced that reanalysis of samples from 2008 resulted in doping violations by Aksana Miankova and Darya Pchelnik being detected, and they were disqualified. Medals have been reallocated by IAAF.[3]

Schedule

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All times are China standard time (UTC+8)

Date Time Round
Monday, 18 August 2008 09:10 Qualifications[4]
Wednesday, 20 August 2008 19:20 Finals[5]

Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Tatyana Lysenko (RUS) 77.80 m Tallinn, Estonia 15 August 2006
Olympic record  Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) 75.02 m Athens, Greece 25 August 2004

The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:

Date Event Athlete Time Notes
20 August Final  Aksana Miankova (BLR) 76.34 OR

Results

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Qualifying round

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Qualification: 71.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank Group Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes
1 A Yipsi Moreno  Cuba 71.31 x 73.92 73.92 Q
2 B Zhang Wenxiu  China 73.36 73.36 Q
3 A Martina Danišová-Hrašnová  Slovakia 70.03 x 72.87 72.87 Q
4 B Manuela Montebrun  France 69.80 69.86 72.81 72.81 Q
5 B Clarissa Claretti  Italy 67.15 71.82 71.82 Q
6 A Anita Włodarczyk  Poland 71.76 71.76 Q
7 A Betty Heidler  Germany 66.28 71.51 71.51 Q
8 A Darya Pchelnik  Belarus 69.43 71.30 69.24 71.30 DSQ
9 B Yelena Priyma  Russia 70.69 69.79 65.64 70.69 q
10 B Kamila Skolimowska  Poland 65.97 69.79 67.01 69.79 q
DSQ[6] B Aksana Miankova  Belarus 62.95 65.55 69.77 69.77 q
12 A Stiliani Papadopoulou  Greece 66.68 69.36 69.29 69.36 q
13 A Maryia Smaliachkova  Belarus x 69.22 x 69.22
14 A Stéphanie Falzon  France x 68.93 x 68.93
15 B Arasay Thondike  Cuba x 66.68 68.74 68.74
16 A Ivana Brkljacić  Croatia 66.54 x 68.38 68.38
17 B Sviatlana Sudak-Torun  Turkey 68.22 67.36 67.18 68.22
18 A Bianca Perie  Romania 68.21 66.29 x 68.21
19 A Iryna Novozhylova  Ukraine 67.36 x 68.11 68.11
20 A Anna Bulgakova  Russia x 68.04 x 68.04
21 B Amber Campbell  United States 67.86 x x 67.86
22 A Yelena Konevtseva  Russia 66.81 67.83 x 67.83
23 B Eileen O'Keeffe  Ireland 62.53 62.05 67.66 67.66
24 B Kathrin Klaas  Germany 66.39 67.54 66.95 67.54
25 B Iryna Sekachova  Ukraine 62.83 x 67.47 67.47
26 B Lenka Ledvinová  Czech Republic 65.98 65.23 67.17 67.17
27 A Inna Sayenko  Ukraine x 66.92 x 66.92
28 B Alexandra Papageorgiou  Greece 66.72 65.73 x 66.72
29 B Jennifer Dahlgren  Argentina 58.60 x 66.35 66.35
30 A Merja Korpela  Finland 62.70 65.76 66.29 66.29
31 B Yunaika Crawford  Cuba 66.16 65.00 64.08 66.16
32 A Wang Zheng  China 65.64 61.36 x 65.64
33 A Sultana Frizell  Canada x 60.43 65.44 65.44
34 A Éva Orbán  Hungary 65.12 x 65.41 65.41
35 A Zoe Derham  Great Britain 64.74 64.61 64.57 64.74
36 B Johana Moreno  Colombia x 64.31 64.66 64.66
37 A Zalina Marghieva  Moldova x 64.20 x 64.20
38 B Małgorzata Zadura  Poland 63.35 64.13 x 64.13
39 A Loree Smith  United States 62.25 62.33 63.60 63.60
40 B Candice Scott  Trinidad and Tobago 63.03 62.53 x 63.03
41 B Berta Castells  Spain 62.44 61.76 x 62.44
42 A Silvia Salis  Italy x x 62.28 62.28
43 B Marina Marghieva  Moldova 61.03 x 62.12 62.12
44 B Paraskevi Theodorou  Cyprus x 61.00 x 61.00
45 B Sanja Gavrilovic  Croatia 60.55 60.37 60.36 60.55
46 A Vânia Silva  Portugal x 58.10 59.42 59.42
47 A Galina Mityaeva  Tajikistan x 48.59 51.38 51.38
A Jessica Cosby  United States x x x NM
B Amélie Perrin  France x x x NM
B Georgina Toth  Cameroon x x x NM
AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
DNS = did not start | DQ = disqualification | NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result) | Q = qualification by place in heat | q = qualification by overall place

Finals

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Rank Athlete Nationality 1 2 3 4 5 6 Result Notes
DSQ[6] Aksana Miankova  Belarus 74.40 x 72.23 x 76.34 51.72 76.34 OR
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yipsi Moreno  Cuba x 73.95 72.61 x 74.70 75.20 75.20
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhang Wenxiu  China 74.00 74.32 73.40 73.50 70.75 73.53 74.32 SB
DSQ Darya Pchelnik  Belarus 69.10 72.46 72.82 71.00 72.83 73.65 73.65
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Manuela Montebrun  France 67.63 70.55 70.01 72.54 71.92 70.63 72.54
4 Anita Włodarczyk  Poland 69.39 x 71.56 70.86 x x 71.56
5 Clarissa Claretti  Italy x 71.33 x x x x 71.33
6 Martina Danišová-Hrasnová  Slovakia 68.28 x 71.00 x 70.19 x 71.00
7 Betty Heidler  Germany x x 70.06 70.06
8 Yelena Priyma  Russia 68.19 69.72 67.33 69.72
9 Stilianí Papadopoúlou  Greece x x 64.97 64.97
Kamila Skolimowska  Poland x x x NM

References

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  1. ^ "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  2. ^ "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  3. ^ IAAF.org. The XXIX Olympic Games. Hammer Throw women.
  4. ^ "Women's Hammer Throw Qualifying Rounds". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Women's Hammer Throw Final". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  6. ^ a b "IOC sanctions seven athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008 and London2012". International Olympic Committee. 25 Nov 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
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