Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's hammer throw

{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Women's hammer throw

|games = 2008 Summer

|venue = Beijing National Stadium

|date = 18 August 2008 (qualification)
20 August 2008 (final)

|competitors = 50

|nations = 34

|gold = Yipsi Moreno

|goldNOC = CUB

|silver = Zhang Wenxiu

|silverNOC = CHN

|bronze = Manuela Montebrun

|bronzeNOC = FRA

|win_label = Winning distance

|win_value = 76.34 {{OlyR|athletics}}

|prev = 2004

|next = 2012

}}

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The women's hammer throw event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–20 August at the Beijing National Stadium.{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/OLY08/results/eventCode=3659/bydiscipline/index.html |title=Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule |access-date=2008-08-04 |publisher=IAAF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913131714/http://www.iaaf.org/OLY08/results/eventCode%3D3659/bydiscipline/index.html |archive-date=13 September 2008 |url-status=dead }}

The qualifying standards were 69.50 m (A standard) and 67.00 m (B standard).{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/OLY08/standards/index.html |title=Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008 |access-date=2008-08-04|publisher=IAAF| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080913131730/http://www.iaaf.org/OLY08/standards/index.html| archive-date= 13 September 2008 | url-status= live}}

In 2016, it was announced that reanalysis of samples from 2008 resulted in doping violations by Aksana Miankova and Darya Pchelnik being detected, and they were disqualified. Medals have been reallocated by IAAF.[https://www.iaaf.org/results/olympic-games/2008/the-xxix-olympic-games-3659/women/hammer-throw/final/series IAAF.org. The XXIX Olympic Games. Hammer Throw women.]