2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw

The women's javelin throw event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 12 and August 14. It was a high-quality contest where Olympic champion Osleidys Menéndez set a new world record whereas Christina Obergföll set a new European record.

Medalists

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bgcolor="gold"\|Gold	{{flagicon\|CUB}} Osleidys Menéndez Cuba (CUB)
bgcolor="silver"\|Silver	{{flagicon\|GER}} Christina Obergföll Germany (GER)
bgcolor="CC9966"\|Bronze	{{flagicon\|GER}} Steffi Nerius Germany (GER)

colspan="2"\|Qualification Round
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Group A !Group B
12.08.2005 – 13:20h \|12.08.2005 – 14:40h
colspan="2"\|Final Round
colspan="2"\|14.08.2005 – 19:25h

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bgcolor="ccffcc"\| Q	automatic qualification
bgcolor="ddffdd"\| 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

colspan="5"\|Standing records prior to the 2005 World Athletics Championships
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World Record	{{flagathlete\|Osleidys Menéndez\|CUB}}	71.54 m	July 1, 2001	{{flagicon\|GRE}} Rethymno, Greece
Event Record	{{flagathlete\|Osleidys Menéndez\|CUB}}	69.53 m	August 6, 2001	{{flagicon\|CAN}} Edmonton, Canada
Season Best	{{flagathlete\|Sonia Bisset\|CUB}}	67.67 m	July 6, 2005	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Salamanca, Spain
colspan="5"\|Broken records during the 2005 World Athletics Championships
World Record	{{flagathlete\|Osleidys Menéndez\|CUB}}	71.70 m	August 14, 2005	{{flagicon\|FIN}} Helsinki, Finland
Event Record	{{flagathlete\|Osleidys Menéndez\|CUB}}	71.70 m	August 14, 2005	{{flagicon\|FIN}} Helsinki, Finland

rowspan="2"\|Rank !rowspan="2"\|Overall !rowspan="2"\|Athlete !colspan="3"\|Attempts !rowspan="2"\|Result !rowspan="2"\|Note
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1 !2 !3
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \| 1	2	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Osleidys Menéndez\|CUB}}	65.77	—	—	65.77 m
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \| 2	4	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Christina Obergföll\|GER}}	X	59.60	61.59	61.59 m
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \| 3	6	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Mikaela Ingberg\|FIN}}	56.52	55.58	61.06	61.06 m	SB
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \| 4	8	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Goldie Sayers\|GBR}}	60.67	—	—	60.67 m
bgcolor=#DDFFDD \| 5	9	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Christina Scherwin\|DEN}}	X	60.11	X	60.11 m
bgcolor=#DDFFDD \| 6	12	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi\|GRE}}	54.35	57.15	59.06	59.06 m
7	15	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Mercedes Chilla\|ESP}}	X	57.82	58.38	58.38 m
8	18	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Olha Ivankova\|UKR}}	56.56	55.56	56.53	56.56 m
9	19	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Claudia Coslovich\|ITA}}	54.29	55.78	X	55.78 m
10	21	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Kim Kreiner\|USA}}	55.05	50.55	52.88	55.05 m
11	23	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Felicia Ţilea-Moldovan\|ROM}}	X	50.66	54.68	54.68 m
12	24	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Noraida Bicet\|CUB}}	X	54.52	X	54.52 m
13	25	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Inga Stasiulionyté\|LTU}}	54.38	51.22	51.53	54.38 m
14	26	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Moonika Aava\|EST}}	50.57	54.24	52.60	54.24 m
15	28	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Mariya Yakovenko\|RUS}}	50.37	49.85	49.93	50.37 m

rowspan="2"\|Rank !rowspan="2"\|Overall !rowspan="2"\|Athlete !colspan="3"\|Attempts !rowspan="2"\|Result !rowspan="2"\|Note
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1 !2 !3
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \| 1	2	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Steffi Nerius\|GER}}	66.52	—	—	66.52 m	PB
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \| 2	3	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Sonia Bisset\|CUB}}	64.50	—	—	64.50 m
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \| 3	5	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Laverne Eve\|BAH}}	54.27	57.68	61.12	61.12 m	SB
bgcolor=#CCFFCC \| 4	7	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Paula Tarvainen\|FIN}}	58.53	X	60.83	60.83 m	SB
bgcolor=#DDFFDD \| 5	10	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Zahra Bani\|ITA}}	60.09	X	55.76	60.09 m
bgcolor=#DDFFDD \| 6	11	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Rumyana Karapetrova\|BUL}}	57.45	59.22	58.07	59.22 m
7	13	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Barbora Špotáková\|CZE}}	57.21	56.51	58.74	58.74 m
8	14	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Olivia McKoy\|JAM}}	58.49	X	54.63	58.49 m
9	16	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Barbara Madejczyk\|POL}}	48.11	57.14	56.66	57.14 m
10	17	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Inga Kožarenoka\|LAT}}	53.78	56.71	50.46	56.71 m
11	20	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Nikolett Szabó\|HUN}}	53.01	52.26	55.17	55.17 m
12	22	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Savva Lika\|GRE}}	48.33	50.24	55.03	55.03 m
13	27	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Xue Juan\|CHN}}	50.53	53.81	X	53.81 m
14	29	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Serafina Akeli\|SAM}}	43.52	47.37	46.59	47.37 m
—	—	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Mirela Manjani\|GRE}}	X	X	X	NM

rowspan="2"\|Rank !rowspan="2"\|Athlete !colspan="6"\|Attempts !rowspan="2"\|Distance !rowspan="2"\|Note
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1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6
\| {{gold1}}	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Osleidys Menéndez\|CUB}}	71.70	X	—	65.53	63.80	—	71.70 m	WR
\| {{silver2}}	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Christina Obergföll\|GER}}	61.55	70.03	—	—	—	59.67	70.03 m	AR
\| {{bronze3}}	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Steffi Nerius\|GER}}	65.96	X	X	64.26	64.35	X	65.96 m
\| 4	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Christina Scherwin\|DEN}}	59.36	62.32	60.04	63.43	X	X	63.43 m	NR
\| 5	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Zahra Bani\|ITA}}	55.28	60.71	54.06	X	56.16	62.75	62.75 m	PB
\| 6	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Paula Tarvainen\|FIN}}	62.64	X	X	X	56.89	X	62.64 m	SB
\| 7	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Sonia Bisset\|CUB}}	X	59.55	59.71	58.62	61.75	60.57	61.75 m
\| 8	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi\|GRE}}	57.30	57.99	56.78	X	X	56.63	57.99 m
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\| 9	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Mikaela Ingberg\|FIN}}	56.77	55.70	57.54	colspan=3\|	57.54 m
\| 10	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Laverne Eve\|BAH}}	X	51.96	57.10	colspan=3\|	57.10 m
\| 11	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Rumyana Karapetrova\|BUL}}	57.06	53.54	55.73	colspan=3\|	57.06 m
\| 12	align=left\| {{flagathlete\|Goldie Sayers\|GBR}}	54.44	54.16	52.94	colspan=3\|	54.44 m

[http://www.iaaf.org/WCH05/results/gender=W/discipline=JT/combCode=hash/roundCode=q/index.html IAAF results, qualifying]
[http://www.iaaf.org/WCH05/results/gender=W/discipline=JT/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/index.html IAAF results, final]
[http://todor66.com/athletics/world/2005/Women_Javelin_Throw.html todor66]

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bgcolor="gold"\|Gold	{{flagicon\|CUB}} Osleidys Menéndez Cuba (CUB)
bgcolor="silver"\|Silver	{{flagicon\|GER}} Christina Obergföll Germany (GER)
bgcolor="CC9966"\|Bronze	{{flagicon\|GER}} Steffi Nerius Germany (GER)