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

These are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

Women's javelin throw at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Pictogram for athletics
Venue	Centennial Olympic Stadium
Date	26 July 1996 (qualifications) 27 July 1996 (finals)
Competitors	32 from 24 nations
Winning distance	67.94
Medalists
Heli Rantanen  Finland Louise McPaul  Australia Trine Hattestad  Norway

Medalists

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

Abbreviations

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

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

Qualification

Group A

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

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

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
		1	2	3	4	5	6
	Heli Rantanen (FIN)	67.94	64.72	63.84	62.60	63.82	59.18	67.94 m
	Louise McPaul (AUS)	61.72	62.74	64.18	59.76	63.34	65.54	65.54 m
	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	60.20	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

• 1995 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw
• 1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw

External links

• Official Report
• Results