Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's javelin throw

{{Infobox Commonwealth Games event

|event = Women's javelin throw

|games = 2018

|image =

|image_size = 150

|caption =

|venue = Carrara Stadium

|dates = 11 April

|competitors = 8

|nations = 7

|win_label = Winning distance

|win_value = 68.92 m GR

|gold = Kathryn Mitchell

|goldCGA = AUS

|silver = Kelsey-Lee Roberts

|silverCGA = AUS

|bronze = Sunette Viljoen

|bronzeCGA = RSA

|prev = 2014

|next = 2022

}}

The women's javelin throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 11 April 2018.{{cite web |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/result-women-s-javelin-throw-fnl-000100-.htm |title=Result - Women's Javelin Throw Final |access-date=15 April 2018 |work=Gold Coast 2018}}

Records

Before this competition, the world and games records were as follows:{{cite book|title=Athletics {{!}} Women's Hammer Throw - Final|publisher=Gold Coast 2018|page=209|url=https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_ATH_ResultsBook_v1.0.pdf|access-date=23 April 2018|archive-date=18 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418004822/https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_ATH_ResultsBook_v1.0.pdf|url-status=dead}}

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World record

|{{flagathlete|Barbora Špotáková|CZE}}

|72.28 m

|Stuttgart, Germany

|13 September 2008

Games record

|{{flagCGFathlete|Kim Mickle|AUS|2014}}

|65.96 m

|Glasgow, Scotland

|30 July 2014

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:

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! Date

! Time

! Round

style=background:lemonchiffon| Wednesday 11 April 2018

style=background:lemonchiffon| 19:15

style=background:lemonchiffon| Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10).

Results

With eight entrants, the event was held as a straight final.

=Final=

Rank	Name	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
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{{gold01}}	align="left" \| {{flagCGFathlete\|Kathryn Mitchell\|AUS\|2018}}	68.92	{{sort\|53.57\|x}}	{{sort\|48.92\|x}}	62.40	68.14	{{sort\|47.78\|x}}	68.92	{{AthAbbr\|GR\|Commonwealth Games}}, {{AthAbbr\|AR\|Oceanian}}
{{silver02}}	align="left" \| {{flagCGFathlete\|Kelsey-Lee Roberts\|AUS\|2018}}	60.81	59.09	59.06	55.79	59.71	63.89	63.89
{{bronze03}}	align="left" \| {{flagCGFathlete\|Sunette Viljoen\|RSA\|2018}}	62.08	56.61	58.69	56.57	{{sort\|47.74\|x}}	57.38	62.08
{{sort\|04\|4}}	align="left" \| {{flagCGFathlete\|Elizabeth Gleadle\|CAN\|2018}}	57.53	55.79	{{sort\|48.91\|x}}	59.85	{{sort\|47.73\|x}}	56.96	59.85
{{sort\|05\|5}}	align="left" \| {{flagCGFathlete\|Dilhani Lekamge\|SRI\|2018}}	51.13	53.58	56.02	53.73	49.55	53.82	56.02
{{sort\|06\|6}}	align="left" \| {{flagCGFathlete\|Kelechi Nwanaga\|NGR\|2018}}	53.17	{{sort\|53.56\|x}}	51.59	53.16	{{sort\|47.72\|x}}	49.31	53.17
{{sort\|07\|7}}	align="left" \| {{flagCGFathlete\|Selma Rosun\|MRI\|2018}}	48.85	{{sort\|53.55\|x}}	48.93	49.09	47.75	47.79	49.09
{{sort\|08\|8}}	align="left" \| {{flagCGFathlete\|Josephine Lalam\|UGA\|2018}}	{{sort\|48.84\|x}}	{{sort\|53.54\|x}}	{{sort\|48.90\|x}}	46.97	{{sort\|47.71\|x}}	48.92	48.92

References

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Women's javelin throw

2018

Category:2018 in women's athletics