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Javelin Throw, Women

Date	31 July – 1 August 1992
Status	Olympic
Location	Estadio Olímpico de Montjuïc, Barcelona
Participants	25 from 17 countries

Petra Felke (GER) was the defending champion but was not the dominant thrower she had been in 1988. She had finished second at the 1991 World Championships behind Xu Demei (CHN), while the 1990 European Champion was Finland’s Päivi Alafrantti. But the best throwers in 1992 had been Belarussian Nataliya Shikolenko and Norway’s Trine Hattestad, and they led the qualifiers. Shikolenko took the lead in the final with 68.26 (223-11½) in the first round. Round one produced all the medalists as Silke Renk (GER) threw 67.24 (220-7¼) and Karen Forkel, eventual bronze medalist, threw 65.02 (213-4), and nobody would surpass those marks except the leaders. The standings held up through five rounds with Shikolenko leading Renk, who then won the gold medal with 68.34 (224-2½) on her final toss.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	841	Silke Renk	GER	65.38 (4)	68.34 (1)	Gold
2	495	Natallia Shykalenka	EUN	67.36 (1)	68.26 (2)	Silver
3	798	Karen Forkel	GER	65.44 (3)	66.86 (3)	Bronze
4	757	Tessa Sanderson	GBR	60.70 (8)	63.58 (4)
5	1316	Trine Solberg-Hattestad	NOR	67.20 (2)	63.54 (5)
6	606	Heli Rantanen	FIN	63.98 (5)	62.34 (6)
7	827	Petra Meier-Felke	GER	60.58 (9)	59.02 (7)
8	345	Dulce García	CUB	60.44 (12)	58.26 (8)
9	565	Yelena Svezhentseva	EUN	60.44 (11)	57.32 (9)
10	934	Kinga Zsigmond	HUN	60.74 (7)	56.54 (10)
11	56	Louise McPaul	AUS	60.56 (10)	56.00 (11)
12	1736	Donna Mayhew	USA	61.24 (6)	55.68 (12)
13 r1/2	353	Isel López	CUB	60.42 (13)	–
14 r1/2	290	Xu Demei	CHN	59.98 (14)	–
15 r1/2	276	Ha Xiaoyan	CHN	59.70 (15)	–
16 r1/2	189	Antoaneta Selenska	BUL	59.40 (16)	–
17 r1/2	1333	Kirsten Smith	NZL	59.34 (17)	–
18 r1/2	1189	Teresė Nekrošaitė	LTU	58.28 (18)	–
19 r1/2	1378	Genowefa Patla	POL	58.18 (19)	–
20 r1/2	522	Irina Kostyuchenkova	EUN	57.96 (20)	–
21 r1/2	887	Anna Verouli	GRE	56.96 (21)	–
22 r1/2	1156	Lee Yeong-Seon	KOR	55.10 (22)	–
23 r1/2	1669	Paula Berry	USA	49.00 (23)	–
24 r1/2	1533	Vijitha Amerasekera	SRI	48.00 (24)	–
AC r1/2	587	Päivi Alafrantti	FIN	– (DQ)	–

Qualifying Round (31 July 1992)

Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 62.50 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance	2nd Best
1	Natallia Shykalenka	EUN	67.36	–	Q
2	Trine Solberg-Hattestad	NOR	67.20	–	Q
3	Karen Forkel	GER	65.44	–	Q
4	Silke Renk	GER	65.38	–	Q
5	Heli Rantanen	FIN	63.98	–	Q
6	Donna Mayhew	USA	61.24	–	q
7	Kinga Zsigmond	HUN	60.74	–	q
8	Tessa Sanderson	GBR	60.70	–	q
9	Petra Meier-Felke	GER	60.58	–	q
10	Louise McPaul	AUS	60.56	–	q
11	Yelena Svezhentseva	EUN	60.44	57.76	q
12	Dulce García	CUB	60.44	57.02	q
13	Isel López	CUB	60.42	–
14	Xu Demei	CHN	59.98	–
15	Ha Xiaoyan	CHN	59.70	–
16	Antoaneta Selenska	BUL	59.40	–
17	Kirsten Smith	NZL	59.34	–
18	Teresė Nekrošaitė	LTU	58.28	–
19	Genowefa Patla	POL	58.18	–
20	Irina Kostyuchenkova	EUN	57.96	–
21	Anna Verouli	GRE	56.96	–
22	Lee Yeong-Seon	KOR	55.10	–
23	Paula Berry	USA	49.00	–
24	Vijitha Amerasekera	SRI	48.00	–
DQ	Päivi Alafrantti	FIN	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group A (31 July 1992 — 18:00)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	Group A Round One	Group A Round Two	Group A Round Three
1	3	Trine Solberg-Hattestad	NOR	67.20	67.20	-	-
2	2	Donna Mayhew	USA	61.24	58.76	58.02	61.24
3	11	Kinga Zsigmond	HUN	60.74	58.18	55.60	60.74
4	8	Tessa Sanderson	GBR	60.70	60.70	×	53.20
5	12	Petra Meier-Felke	GER	60.58	60.58	59.42	57.40
6	9	Louise McPaul	AUS	60.56	58.00	59.24	60.56
7	6	Dulce García	CUB	60.44	60.44	×	57.02
8	10	Xu Demei	CHN	59.98	×	×	59.98
9	5	Kirsten Smith	NZL	59.34	×	53.82	59.34
10	7	Irina Kostyuchenkova	EUN	57.96	×	57.96	×
11	4	Anna Verouli	GRE	56.96	55.82	56.96	56.60
12	13	Vijitha Amerasekera	SRI	48.00	×	48.00	44.70
NM	1	Päivi Alafrantti	FIN	–	×	×	×

Qualifying Round, Group B (31 July 1992 — 19:30)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	Group B Round One	Group B Round Two	Group B Round Three
1	12	Natallia Shykalenka	EUN	67.36	67.36	-	-
2	4	Karen Forkel	GER	65.44	62.28	61.48	65.44
3	8	Silke Renk	GER	65.38	65.38	-	-
4	9	Heli Rantanen	FIN	63.98	63.98	-	-
5	5	Yelena Svezhentseva	EUN	60.44	54.66	60.44	57.76
6	11	Isel López	CUB	60.42	×	×	60.42
7	6	Ha Xiaoyan	CHN	59.70	59.70	56.58	58.38
8	3	Antoaneta Selenska	BUL	59.40	59.40	57.86	57.78
9	7	Teresė Nekrošaitė	LTU	58.28	58.28	×	×
10	2	Genowefa Patla	POL	58.18	58.18	×	55.14
11	10	Lee Yeong-Seon	KOR	55.10	55.10	×	54.54
12	1	Paula Berry	USA	49.00	48.70	×	49.00

Final Round (1 August 1992 — 19:20)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6
1	11	Silke Renk	GER	68.34	67.24	62.06	65.34	65.62	65.62	68.34
2	10	Natallia Shykalenka	EUN	68.26	68.26	67.42	×	×	×	×
3	12	Karen Forkel	GER	66.86	65.02	×	62.76	65.84	66.86	66.80
4	5	Tessa Sanderson	GBR	63.58	63.58	×	62.60	×	×	59.80
5	7	Trine Solberg-Hattestad	NOR	63.54	59.52	58.52	63.54	×	59.70	×
6	9	Heli Rantanen	FIN	62.34	62.34	59.62	×	58.02	61.36	58.76
7	6	Petra Meier-Felke	GER	59.02	×	58.36	58.34	×	57.54	59.02
8	3	Dulce García	CUB	58.26	54.56	58.00	58.26	×	×	×
9	1	Yelena Svezhentseva	EUN	57.32	56.50	57.32	53.82	–	–	–
10	2	Kinga Zsigmond	HUN	56.54	56.54	54.78	55.16	–	–	–
11	4	Louise McPaul	AUS	56.00	54.92	56.00	×	–	–	–
12	8	Donna Mayhew	USA	55.68	×	55.68	54.36	–	–	–