Athletics at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's hammer throw

Women's hammer throw
at the 2014 Asian Games
VenueIncheon Asiad Main Stadium
Dates28 September
Competitors8 from 7 nations
Medalists
gold medal    China
silver medal    China
bronze medal    India
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The women's hammer throw event at the 2014 Asian Games was held at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium, Incheon, South Korea on 28 September. The competition was won by Zhang Wenxiu of China. Zhang was disqualified after testing positive for the prohibited substance zeranol, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport reinstated her on appeal after ruling that the zeranol came from contaminated food.[1]

Schedule

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All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)

Date Time Event
Sunday, 28 September 2014 18:40 Final

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.

World Record  Anita Włodarczyk (POL) 79.58 Berlin, Germany 31 August 2014
Asian Record  Wang Zheng (CHN) 77.68 Chengdu, China 29 March 2014
Games Record  Zhang Wenxiu (CHN) 74.15 Doha, Qatar 8 December 2006

Results

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Rank Athlete Attempt Result Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Zhang Wenxiu (CHN) 74.14 72.56 74.27 75.96 76.20 77.33 77.33 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Wang Zheng (CHN) 56.35 72.58 74.16 74.00 71.31 X 74.16
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Manju Bala (IND) 60.47 X 60.28 57.80 57.19 60.34 60.47
4  Masumi Aya (JPN) 57.14 X 58.48 59.72 X 59.84 59.84
5  Kang Na-ru (KOR) 56.59 X 56.97 58.70 58.80 58.35 58.80
6  Anastasiya Aslanidu (UZB) 55.21 X 54.29 50.01 53.87 53.86 55.21
7  Panwat Gimsrang (THA) 51.31 52.69 49.60 50.33 X 51.92 52.69
8  Bashayer Al-Quraishi (QAT) X X X 38.36 X 37.25 38.36

References

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  1. ^ AFP (May 6, 2015). "China hammer thrower's gold medal reinstated". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved August 14, 2015.