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Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw

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Women's javelin throw
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Pictogram for athletics
VenueCentennial Olympic Stadium
Date26 July 1996 (qualifications)
27 July 1996 (finals)
Competitors32 from 24 nations
Winning distance67.94
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Heli Rantanen
 Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Louise McPaul
 Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Trine Hattestad
 Norway
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These are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Heli Rantanen
 Finland
Silver Louise McPaul
 Australia
Bronze Trine Hattestad
 Norway

Abbreviations

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Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Records

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Standing records prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics
World Record  Petra Felke (GDR) 80.00 m September 9, 1988 East Germany Potsdam, East Germany
Olympic Record  Petra Felke (GDR) 74.68 m September 26, 1988 South Korea Seoul, South Korea
Season Best  Felicia Ţilea-Moldovan (ROM) 69.26 m June 28, 1996 Norway Bergen, Norway

Qualification

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Group A

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Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
1 3  Trine Hattestad (NOR) 64.52 64.52 m
2 4  Natalya Shikolenko (BLR) X 50.10 62.32 62.32 m
3 7  Li Lei (CHN) 59.54 61.48 X 61.48 m
4 8  Isel López (CUB) 60.12 61.40 X 61.40 m
5 10  Steffi Nerius (GER) X 56.82 60.98 60.98 m
6 12  Mikaela Ingberg (FIN) 53.52 X 60.46 60.46 m
7 14  Tessa Sanderson (GBR) 58.86 56.80 56.64 58.86 m
8 15  Lee Young-Sun (KOR) 54.62 57.94 58.66 58.66 m
9 16  Joanna Stone (AUS) 52.30 49.16 58.54 58.54 m
10 18  Aysel Taş (TUR) 55.32 56.20 57.86 57.86 m
11 19  Taina Uppa (FIN) 57.74 56.80 X 57.74 m
12 21  Renata Strašek (SLO) 54.72 51.46 57.04 57.04 m
13 23  Jette Jeppesen (DEN) 55.24 54.52 56.16 56.16 m
14 24  Mirela Manjani (ALB) X X 55.64 55.64 m
15 30  Erica Wheeler (USA) 53.34 49.54 52.72 53.34 m
16 32  Iloai Suaniu (SAM) X 38.08 X 38.08 m
 Sonya Radicheva (BUL) DNS

Group B

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Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
1 1  Felicia Tilea (ROM) 58.84 X 66.94 66.94 m
2 2  Heli Rantanen (FIN) 66.54 66.54 m
3 5  Louise McPaul (AUS) 62.32 62.32 m
4 6  Odelmys Palma (CUB) 62.30 54.76 X 62.30 m
5 9  Xiomara Rivero (CUB) X 52.84 61.32 61.32 m
6 11  Karen Forkel (GER) 60.84 59.48 X 60.84 m
7 13  Silke Renk (GER) 58.88 59.10 59.70 59.70 m
8 17  Laverne Eve (BAH) 52.92 X 58.48 58.48 m
9 20  Oksana Ovchinnikova (RUS) X 57.28 X 57.28 m
10 22  Rita Ramanauskaitė (LTU) X 56.38 56.94 56.94 m
11 25  Nikola Tomečková (CZE) 55.02 52.48 X 55.02 m
12 26  Nicole Carroll (USA) 53.46 54.74 52.18 54.74 m
13 27  Shelley Holroyd (GBR) 53.46 52.72 54.72 54.72 m
14 28  Zuleima Aramendiz (COL) 53.86 X 54.24 54.24 m
15 29  Akiko Miyajima (JPN) 49.58 53.18 53.98 53.98 m
16 31  Nadine Auzeil (FRA) 52.76 52.66 50.84 52.76 m

Final

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Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Heli Rantanen (FIN) 67.94 64.72 63.84 62.60 63.82 59.18 67.94 m
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Louise McPaul (AUS) 61.72 62.74 64.18 59.76 63.34 65.54 65.54 m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Trine Hattestad (NOR) 61.42 60.78 X 58.66 62.74 64.98 64.98 m
4  Isel López (CUB) X 63.50 57.98 X 64.68 X 64.68 m
5  Xiomara Rivero (CUB) X 61.94 62.76 X 64.48 61.60 64.48 m
6  Karen Forkel (GER) 56.50 59.20 64.18 58.70 62.04 62.42 64.18 m
7  Mikaela Ingberg (FIN) X 61.52 X 60.30 X X 61.52 m
8  Li Lei (CHN) X 56.96 60.74 59.56 58.52 60.12 60.74 m
9  Steffi Nerius (GER) 57.88 60.74 59.78 60.20 m
10  Felicia Tilea (ROU) 56.02 57.28 59.94 59.94 m
11  Odelmys Palma (CUB) X 59.70 57.50 59.70 m
12  Natalya Shikolenko (BLR) 58.56 X X 58.56 m

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
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