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Hammer Throw, Women

Date	12 – 15 August 2016
Status	Olympic
Location	Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, Engenho de Dentro, Rio de Janeiro
Participants	32 from 19 countries

Poland’s Anita Włodarczyk came to Rio as an overwhelming favorite. She was the defending champion, had been World Champion in 2009 and 2015, and had won the last three European Championships. She had also been world ranked #1 for the last three years, and had set five world records since 2009. Włodarczyk gave a hint of what was to come by throwing 76.93 in qualifying, the longest qualifying throw ever. In the final China’s Zhang Wenxiu took the lead early in the first round with 75.06. She would later improve to 76.19 in round three and 76.75 in round five and was a comfortable silver medal winner.

Włodarczyk took over the lead with her first round throw of 76.35. In round two she broke the Olympic record with 80.40 and then in round three broke her own world record with 82.29. Her 81.74 in the fifth stanza made her the first female hammer thrower with three marks over 80 metres in one competition, and she just missed a fourth, throwing 79.60 in the final round. Two weeks after the Olympics Włodarczyk would again better the world record, throwing 82.98 at a meet in Warszawa.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	1120	Anita Włodarczyk	POL	76.93 (1)	82.29 (1)	Gold
2	535	Zhang Wenxiu	CHN	73.58 (2)	76.75 (2)	Silver
3	704	Sophie Hitchon	GBR	70.37 (11)	74.54 (3)	Bronze
4	750	Betty Heidler	GER	71.17 (6)	73.71 (4)
5	1002	Zalina Marghieva	MDA	71.72 (5)	73.50 (5)
6	1327	Amber Campbell	USA	71.09 (8)	72.74 (6)
7	396	Hanna Malyshchyk	BLR	71.12 (7)	71.90 (7)
8	1366	DeAnna Price	USA	70.79 (9)	70.95 (8)
9	1096	Joanna Fiodorow	POL	71.77 (4)	69.87 (9)
10	1398	Rosa Rodríguez	VEN	72.41 (3)	69.26 (10)
11	686	Alexandra Tavernier	FRA	70.30 (12)	65.18 (11)
AC r2/2	530	Wang Zheng	CHN	70.60 (10)	– (NM)
13 r1/2	352	Anna Skydan	AZE	70.09 (13)	–
14 r1/2	1324	Gwen Berry	USA	69.90 (14)	–
15 r1/2	1106	Malwina Kopron	POL	69.69 (15)	–
16 r1/2	525	Liu Tingting	CHN	69.14 (16)	–
17 r1/2	597	Kateřina Šafránková	CZE	68.33 (17)	–
18 r1/2	756	Kathrin Klaas	GER	67.92 (18)	–
19 r1/2	1217	Martina Hrašnová	SVK	67.63 (19)	–
20 r1/2	400	Alena Navahrodskaya-Sobaleva	BLR	67.06 (20)	–
21 r1/2	1265	Tuğçe Şahutoğlu	TUR	67.05 (21)	–
22 r1/2	1295	Iryna Novozhylova	UKR	66.70 (22)	–
23 r1/2	493	Heather Steacy	CAN	66.01 (23)	–
24 r1/2	1003	Marina Nicișenco	MDA	65.19 (24)	–
25 r1/2	1177	Amy Sène	SEN	64.83 (25)	–
26 r1/2	1263	Kıvılcım Kaya	TUR	64.79 (26)	–
27 r1/2	310	Jenny Dahlgren	ARG	63.03 (27)	–
28 r1/2	1283	Iryna Klymets	UKR	62.75 (28)	–
29 r1/2	786	Charlene Woitha	GER	62.50 (29)	–
30 r1/2	893	Daina Levy	JAM	60.35 (30)	–
31 r1/2	1316	Nataliya Zolotukhina	UKR	56.96 (31)	–
32 r1/2	576	Yirisleydi Ford	CUB	10.91 (32)	–

Qualifying Round

Date	12 August 2016 — 22:10
Format	Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 72.00 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Distance
1	Anita Włodarczyk	POL	76.93	Q
2	Zhang Wenxiu	CHN	73.58	Q
3	Rosa Rodríguez	VEN	72.41	Q
4	Joanna Fiodorow	POL	71.77	q
5	Zalina Marghieva	MDA	71.72	q
6	Betty Heidler	GER	71.17	q
7	Hanna Malyshchyk	BLR	71.12	q
8	Amber Campbell	USA	71.09	q
9	DeAnna Price	USA	70.79	q
10	Wang Zheng	CHN	70.60	q
11	Sophie Hitchon	GBR	70.37	q
12	Alexandra Tavernier	FRA	70.30	q
13	Anna Skydan	AZE	70.09
14	Gwen Berry	USA	69.90
15	Malwina Kopron	POL	69.69
16	Liu Tingting	CHN	69.14
17	Kateřina Šafránková	CZE	68.33
18	Kathrin Klaas	GER	67.92
19	Martina Hrašnová	SVK	67.63
20	Alena Navahrodskaya-Sobaleva	BLR	67.06
21	Tuğçe Şahutoğlu	TUR	67.05
22	Iryna Novozhylova	UKR	66.70
23	Heather Steacy	CAN	66.01
24	Marina Nicișenco	MDA	65.19
25	Amy Sène	SEN	64.83
26	Kıvılcım Kaya	TUR	64.79
27	Jenny Dahlgren	ARG	63.03
28	Iryna Klymets	UKR	62.75
29	Charlene Woitha	GER	62.50
30	Daina Levy	JAM	60.35
31	Nataliya Zolotukhina	UKR	56.96
32	Yirisleydi Ford	CUB	10.91

Group A

Date	12 August 2016 — 20:40

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance
1	–	Anita Włodarczyk	POL	76.93	76.93	-	-	Q
2	–	Rosa Rodríguez	VEN	72.41	x	69.34	72.41	Q
3	–	Zalina Marghieva	MDA	71.72	68.80	71.72	70.90	q
4	–	DeAnna Price	USA	70.79	69.25	69.52	70.79	q
5	–	Wang Zheng	CHN	70.60	68.91	70.60	x	q
6	–	Alexandra Tavernier	FRA	70.30	x	68.42	70.30	q
7	–	Gwen Berry	USA	69.90	68.07	x	69.90
8	–	Liu Tingting	CHN	69.14	67.40	69.14	63.35
9	–	Kateřina Šafránková	CZE	68.33	66.52	68.33	65.30
10	–	Martina Hrašnová	SVK	67.63	67.63	66.10	64.32
11	–	Alena Navahrodskaya-Sobaleva	BLR	67.06	x	66.71	67.06
12	–	Iryna Novozhylova	UKR	66.70	66.70	x	65.15
13	–	Heather Steacy	CAN	66.01	66.01	x	63.78
14	–	Kıvılcım Kaya	TUR	64.79	x	x	64.79
15	–	Charlene Woitha	GER	62.50	x	x	62.50
16	–	Daina Levy	JAM	60.35	x	60.35	x

Group B

Date	12 August 2016

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance
1	–	Zhang Wenxiu	CHN	73.58	x	70.72	73.58	Q
2	–	Joanna Fiodorow	POL	71.77	71.77	71.59	69.29	q
3	–	Betty Heidler	GER	71.17	71.17	66.62	68.60	q
4	–	Hanna Malyshchyk	BLR	71.12	x	64.69	71.12	q
5	–	Amber Campbell	USA	71.09	71.09	x	x	q
6	–	Sophie Hitchon	GBR	70.37	x	70.37	68.68	q
7	–	Anna Skydan	AZE	70.09	67.05	68.98	70.09
8	–	Malwina Kopron	POL	69.69	69.31	69.69	x
9	–	Kathrin Klaas	GER	67.92	67.92	64.89	67.01
10	–	Tuğçe Şahutoğlu	TUR	67.05	65.47	67.05	61.92
11	–	Marina Nicișenco	MDA	65.19	65.19	63.82	65.10
12	–	Amy Sène	SEN	64.83	64.83	x	60.91
13	–	Jenny Dahlgren	ARG	63.03	63.03	x	x
14	–	Iryna Klymets	UKR	62.75	62.00	x	62.75
15	–	Nataliya Zolotukhina	UKR	56.96	56.60	x	56.96
16	–	Yirisleydi Ford	CUB	10.91	10.91	x	x

Final Round

Date	15 August 2016 — 10:40

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance	Round #4 Distance	Round #5 Distance	Round #6 Distance
1	–	Anita Włodarczyk	POL	82.29	76.35	80.40	82.29	x	81.74	79.60	WR
2	–	Zhang Wenxiu	CHN	76.75	75.06	74.04	76.19	74.65	76.75	70.93
3	–	Sophie Hitchon	GBR	74.54	x	73.29	71.73	72.28	72.89	74.54
4	–	Betty Heidler	GER	73.71	71.38	69.24	69.84	72.71	73.71	x
5	–	Zalina Marghieva	MDA	73.50	69.01	x	72.38	73.50	72.96	70.24
6	–	Amber Campbell	USA	72.74	68.18	68.85	70.20	70.57	72.74	71.09
7	–	Hanna Malyshchyk	BLR	71.90	66.58	x	70.38	70.60	69.68	71.90
8	–	DeAnna Price	USA	70.95	68.12	x	70.95	x	61.95	69.18
9	–	Joanna Fiodorow	POL	69.87	69.87	x	68.63	–	–	–
10	–	Rosa Rodríguez	VEN	69.26	67.94	66.87	69.26	–	–	–
11	–	Alexandra Tavernier	FRA	65.18	x	65.18	x	–	–	–
NM	–	Wang Zheng	CHN	–	x	x	x	–	–	–