Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw

{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Women's javelin throw

|games = 2000 Summer

|image = Athletics pictogram.svg

|image_size = 50px

|caption = Pictogram for athletics

|venue = Stadium Australia

|date = 29 September 2000 (qualifications)
30 September 2000 (finals)

|competitors = 35

|nations = 28

|win_label = Winning distance

|win_value = 68.91 {{OlyR|athletics}}

|longnames = yes

|gold = Trine Hattestad

|goldNOC = NOR

|silver = Mirela Manjani-Tzelili

|silverNOC = GRE

|bronze = Osleidys Menéndez

|bronzeNOC = CUB

|prev = 1996

|next = 2004

}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}

{{AthleticsAt2000SummerOlympics}}

The Women's Javelin Throw event at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program went held at the Olympic Stadium on Friday, 29 September and Saturday, 30 September.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/ATH/womens-javelin-throw.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174921/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/ATH/womens-javelin-throw.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's Javelin Throw |access-date=20 January 2018 |work=sports-reference.com}}

The qualifying athletes progressed through to the final where the qualifying distances are scrapped and they start afresh with up to six throws. The qualifying distance was 61.50 metres. For all qualifiers who did not achieve the standard, the remaining spaces in the final were filled by the longest throws until a total of 12 qualifiers.