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Javelin Throw, Women

Date	26 – 27 July 1996
Status	Olympic
Location	Centennial Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Participants	32 from 23 countries

As in 1992 the favorites were Belarussian Nataliya Shikolenko and Norway’s Trine Hattestad. Hattestad was World Champion in 1993 while Shikolenko won that title in 1995, with Hattestad winning the 1994 European Championship. Shikolenko was decidedly off form in Atlanta. Her second throw hit an overhead camera cable, and although she was allowed to throw again, she would finish only 12th. Finland’s Heli Rantanen was the first thrower in the final, and recorded 67.94 (222-10¾) with that throw, which would win her the gold medal. Hattestad was able to win bronze, but the surprise silver medalist was Australian Louise McPaul, 1994 Commonwealth Games champion, who moved up from fourth place in the final round.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	3275	Heli Rantanen	FIN	66.54 (2)	67.94 (1)	Gold
2	3039	Louise McPaul	AUS	62.32 (5)	65.54 (2)	Silver
3	3608	Trine Hattestad	NOR	64.52 (3)	64.98 (3)	Bronze
4	3193	Isel López	CUB	61.40 (8)	64.68 (4)
5	3202	Xiomara Rivero	CUB	61.32 (9)	64.48 (5)
6	3349	Karen Forkel	GER	60.84 (11)	64.18 (6)
7	3270	Mikaela Ingberg	FIN	60.46 (12)	61.52 (7)
8	3148	Li Lei	CHN	61.48 (7)	60.74 (8)
9	3367	Steffi Nerius	GER	60.98 (10)	60.20 (9)
10	3665	Felicia Ţilea	ROU	66.94 (1)	59.94 (10)
11	3198	Odelmys Palma	CUB	62.30 (6)	59.70 (11)
12	3089	Natallia Shykalenka	BLR	62.32 (4)	58.56 (12)
13 r1/2	3372	Silke Renk	GER	59.70 (13)	–
14 r1/2	3332	Tessa Sanderson	GBR	58.86 (14)	–
15 r1/2	3524	Lee Yeong-Seon	KOR	58.66 (15)	–
16 r1/2	3047	Jo Stone	AUS	58.54 (16)	–
17 r1/2	3058	Laverne Eve	BAH	58.48 (17)	–
18 r1/2	3786	Aysel Taş	TUR	57.86 (18)	–
19 r1/2	3279	Taina Uppa	FIN	57.74 (19)	–
20 r1/2	3704	Oksana Ovchinnikova	RUS	57.28 (20)	–
21 r1/2	3742	Renata Strašek	SLO	57.04 (21)	–
22 r1/2	3547	Rita Ramanauskaitė	LTU	56.94 (22)	–
23 r1/2	3215	Jette Jeppesen	DEN	56.16 (23)	–
24 r1/2	3002	Mirela Manjani	ALB	55.64 (24)	–
25 r1/2	3213	Nikola Tomečková	CZE	55.02 (25)	–
26 r1/2	3823	Nicole Carroll	USA	54.74 (26)	–
27 r1/2	3314	Shelley Holroyd	GBR	54.72 (27)	–
28 r1/2	3169	Zuleima Araméndiz	COL	54.24 (28)	–
29 r1/2	3496	Akiko Miyajima	JPN	53.98 (29)	–
30 r1/2	3882	Erica Wheeler	USA	53.34 (30)	–
31 r1/2	3280	Nadine Auzeil-Schoellkopf	FRA	52.76 (31)	–
32 r1/2	3723	Iloai Suaniu	SAM	38.08 (32)	–
DNS	3114	Sonya Radicheva	BUL	– (DNS)	–

Qualifying Round (26 July 1996)

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

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance	2nd Best
1	Felicia Ţilea	ROU	66.94	–	Q
2	Heli Rantanen	FIN	66.54	–	Q
3	Trine Hattestad	NOR	64.52	–	Q
4	Natallia Shykalenka	BLR	62.32	50.10	q
5	Louise McPaul	AUS	62.32	–	q
6	Odelmys Palma	CUB	62.30	–	q
7	Li Lei	CHN	61.48	–	q
8	Isel López	CUB	61.40	–	q
9	Xiomara Rivero	CUB	61.32	–	q
10	Steffi Nerius	GER	60.98	–	q
11	Karen Forkel	GER	60.84	–	q
12	Mikaela Ingberg	FIN	60.46	–	q
13	Silke Renk	GER	59.70	–
14	Tessa Sanderson	GBR	58.86	–
15	Lee Yeong-Seon	KOR	58.66	–
16	Jo Stone	AUS	58.54	–
17	Laverne Eve	BAH	58.48	–
18	Aysel Taş	TUR	57.86	–
19	Taina Uppa	FIN	57.74	–
20	Oksana Ovchinnikova	RUS	57.28	–
21	Renata Strašek	SLO	57.04	–
22	Rita Ramanauskaitė	LTU	56.94	–
23	Jette Jeppesen	DEN	56.16	–
24	Mirela Manjani	ALB	55.64	–
25	Nikola Tomečková	CZE	55.02	–
26	Nicole Carroll	USA	54.74	–
27	Shelley Holroyd	GBR	54.72	–
28	Zuleima Araméndiz	COL	54.24	–
29	Akiko Miyajima	JPN	53.98	–
30	Erica Wheeler	USA	53.34	–
31	Nadine Auzeil-Schoellkopf	FRA	52.76	–
32	Iloai Suaniu	SAM	38.08	–
DNS	Sonya Radicheva	BUL	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group A (26 July 1996 — 16:30)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	Group A Round One	Group A Round Two	Group A Round Three
1	7	Trine Hattestad	NOR	64.52	64.52	-	-
2	9	Natallia Shykalenka	BLR	62.32	×	50.10	62.32
3	12	Li Lei	CHN	61.48	59.54	61.48	×
4	14	Isel López	CUB	61.40	60.12	61.40	×
5	8	Steffi Nerius	GER	60.98	×	56.82	60.98
6	6	Mikaela Ingberg	FIN	60.46	53.52	×	60.46
7	13	Tessa Sanderson	GBR	58.86	58.86	56.80	56.64
8	17	Lee Yeong-Seon	KOR	58.66	54.62	57.94	58.66
9	11	Jo Stone	AUS	58.54	52.30	49.16	58.54
10	10	Aysel Taş	TUR	57.86	55.32	56.20	57.86
11	4	Taina Uppa	FIN	57.74	57.74	56.80	×
12	3	Renata Strašek	SLO	57.04	54.72	51.46	57.04
13	2	Jette Jeppesen	DEN	56.16	55.24	54.52	56.16
14	15	Mirela Manjani	ALB	55.64	×	×	55.64
15	5	Erica Wheeler	USA	53.34	53.34	49.54	52.72
16	16	Iloai Suaniu	SAM	38.08	×	38.08	×
DNS	1	Sonya Radicheva	BUL	–	–	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group B (26 July 1996 — 18:00)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	Group B Round One	Group B Round Two	Group B Round Three
1	2	Felicia Ţilea	ROU	66.94	58.84	×	66.94
2	16	Heli Rantanen	FIN	66.54	66.54	-	-
3	12	Louise McPaul	AUS	62.32	62.32	-	-
4	11	Odelmys Palma	CUB	62.30	62.30	54.76	×
5	8	Xiomara Rivero	CUB	61.32	×	52.84	61.32
6	13	Karen Forkel	GER	60.84	60.84	59.48	×
7	10	Silke Renk	GER	59.70	58.88	59.10	59.70
8	15	Laverne Eve	BAH	58.48	52.92	×	58.48
9	6	Oksana Ovchinnikova	RUS	57.28	×	57.28	×
10	5	Rita Ramanauskaitė	LTU	56.94	×	56.38	56.94
11	3	Nikola Tomečková	CZE	55.02	55.02	52.48	×
12	1	Nicole Carroll	USA	54.74	53.46	54.74	52.18
13	9	Shelley Holroyd	GBR	54.72	53.46	52.72	54.72
14	14	Zuleima Araméndiz	COL	54.24	53.86	×	54.24
15	4	Akiko Miyajima	JPN	53.98	49.58	53.18	53.98
16	7	Nadine Auzeil-Schoellkopf	FRA	52.76	52.76	52.66	50.84

Final Round (27 July 1996 — 20:20)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6
1	1	Heli Rantanen	FIN	67.94	67.94	64.72	63.84	62.60	63.82	59.18
2	7	Louise McPaul	AUS	65.54	61.72	62.74	64.18	59.76	63.34	65.54
3	9	Trine Hattestad	NOR	64.98	61.42	60.78	×	58.66	62.74	64.98
4	2	Isel López	CUB	64.68	×	63.50	57.98	×	64.68	×
5	5	Xiomara Rivero	CUB	64.48	×	61.94	62.76	×	64.48	61.60
6	10	Karen Forkel	GER	64.18	56.50	59.20	64.18	58.70	62.04	62.42
7	11	Mikaela Ingberg	FIN	61.52	×	61.52	×	60.30	×	×
8	8	Li Lei	CHN	60.74	×	56.96	60.74	59.56	58.52	60.12
9	12	Steffi Nerius	GER	60.20	57.88	60.20	59.78	–	–	–
10	6	Felicia Ţilea	ROU	59.94	56.02	57.28	59.94	–	–	–
11	3	Odelmys Palma	CUB	59.70	×	59.70	57.50	–	–	–
12	4	Natallia Shykalenka	BLR	58.56	58.56	×	×	–	–	–