Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's hammer throw explained

Event:Women's hammer throw
Games:2004 Summer
Venue:Olympic Stadium
Dates:23–25 August
Competitors:48
Nations:27
Gold:Olga Kuzenkova
Goldnoc:RUS
Silver:Yipsi Moreno
Silvernoc:CUB
Bronze:Yunaika Crawford
Bronzenoc:CUB
Win Label:Winning distance
Win Value:75.02
Prev:2000
Next:2008

The women's hammer throw competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was held at the Olympic Stadium on 23–25 August.[1]

Competition format

Each athlete receives three throws in the qualifying round. All who achieve the qualifying distance progress to the final. If less than twelve athletes achieve this mark, then the twelve furthest throwing athletes reach the final. Each finalist is allowed three throws in last round, with the top eight athletes after that point being given three further attempts.[2]

Schedule

All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)

DateTimeRound
Monday, 23 August 2004 09:00Qualification
style=background:lemonchiffonWednesday, 25 August 2004 style=background:lemonchiffon22:10style=background:lemonchiffonFinal

Records

, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Result Record
21 August Qualification A 71.65 m
21 August Qualification B 73.71 m
23 August Final 75.02 m

Results

Qualifying round

Rule: Qualifying standard 68.50 (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).

Rank Group Name Nationality
  1. 1
  1. 2
  1. 3
Result Notes
1 B 73.71 73.71 Q,
2 B 71.74 71.74 Q
3 A 71.65 71.65 Q, AS
4 A 66.57 71.63 71.63 Q
5 B 71.56 71.56 Q
6 A 70.73 70.73 Q, PB
7 A 70.56 70.56 Q
8 B 66.20 69.81 69.81 Q
9 B 66.20 69.61 69.61 Q
10 A 67.29 68.66 68.66 Q
11 B 64.59 68.58 68.58 Q
12 B 66.97 68.27 68.27 q
13 A 63.21 68.21 68.15 68.21
14 B 66.67 66.30 68.12 68.12
15 B 64.31 67.74 67.90 67.90
16 A 66.88 67.83 67.83
17 A 67.39 67.64 67.64
18 A 62.80 65.94 66.85 66.85
19 B 66.82 65.57 66.82
20 A 66.71 65.46 66.52 66.71
21 B 66.35 66.35
22 A 64.30 66.05 66.05
23 B 66.05 64.35 66.05
24 B 65.76 63.68 63.31 65.76
25 A 65.68 65.31 65.68
26 A 54.97 65.58 65.58
27 A 65.33 63.42 65.33
28 A 62.43 65.06 65.06
29 B 64.11 64.99 61.65 64.99
30 B 63.06 63.13 64.79 64.79
31 B 64.42 64.42
32 A 64.09 64.09
33 A 63.00 63.88 63.88
34 A 63.81 61.77 61.44 63.81
35 A 57.56 62.76 62.76
36 B 62.76 58.18 61.45 62.76
37 B 62.64 60.71 61.08 62.64
38 B 62.27 57.24 62.27
39 B 58.00 62.23 62.23
40 B 61.48 61.61 61.61
41 A 61.60 61.60
42 A 60.14 60.29 60.29
43 A 59.52 59.52
44 B 57.79 57.62 57.79
45 A 56.79 56.79
46 B 55.34 50.60 55.34
A
B

Final

Rank Name Nationality 1 2 3 4 5 6 Result Notes
73.18 74.27 75.02 72.60 74.92 75.02
72.68 73.36 73.36
70.98 71.43 73.16 70.06 73.16
4 67.71 72.73 72.47 70.21 68.49 72.73 NR
5 69.91 68.50 72.57 67.06 72.57
6 66.17 70.15 72.27 65.01 68.63 72.27
7 72.03 68.03 72.03
8 69.40 70.11 67.34 66.40 70.40 70.40
9 63.13 69.94 68.51 69.94 NR
10 67.59 68.62 69.76 69.76
11 68.40 61.78 68.22 68.40
12 63.26 66.83 66.83

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Athens 2004. IAAF. 12 February 2015.
  2. Web site: Athletics at the 2004 Athens Summer Games: Women's Hammer Throw. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417175342/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2004/ATH/womens-hammer-throw.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Athens 2004. Sports Reference. 16 February 2015.