2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw
The women's javelin throw at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 10 and 11 July.[1][2][3]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Sofi Flinck Sweden |
| Silver | Liu Shiying China |
| Bronze | Marija Vucenovic Serbia |
Records[edit]
Prior to the competition[update], the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
| World Junior Record |  Vira Rebryk (UKR) | 63.01 m | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 10 July 2008 |
| Championship Record | Vira Rebryk (UKR) | 63.01 m | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 10 July 2008 |
| World Junior Leading | Liu Shiying (CHN) | 57.52 m | Changzhou, China | 20 April 2012 |
| Broken records during the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior Leading | Sofi Flinck (SWE) | 61.40 | Barcelona, Spain | 11 July 2012 |
Results[edit]
Qualification[edit]
Qualification: Standard 54.00 m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q)
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Liu Shiying | China | 58.47 | 58.47 | Q, WJL | ||
| 2 | B | Sofi Flinck | Sweden | 58.16 | 58.16 | Q, NJ, NR | ||
| 3 | A | Ingeborg Svendrup Rønningen |  Norway | 44.46 | 52.71 | x | 52.71 | q |
| 4 | B | Lismania Muñoz |  Cuba | x | 50.39 | 52.70 | 52.70 | q |
| 5 | B | Liveta Jasiunaite |  Lithuania | 52.67 | 49.21 | 47.49 | 52.67 | q |
| 6 | A | Christin Hussong |  Germany | 49.95 | 52.54 | 49.97 | 52.54 | q |
| 7 | A | Marija Vučenović | Serbia | 50.59 | 48.02 | 52.49 | 52.49 | q |
| 8 | B | Karolina Bołdysz |  Poland | 52.35 | 45.90 | x | 52.35 | q |
| 9 | A | Ismaray Armentero | Cuba | x | 51.52 | x | 51.52 | q |
| 10 | A | Wasie Toolis |  Australia | 50.23 | 47.78 | 51.38 | 51.38 | q, PB |
| 11 | B | Haley Crouser |  United States | 51.04 | 50.45 | 47.06 | 51.04 | q |
| 12 | B | Eva Vivod |  Slovenia | 46.89 | 50.79 | 48.18 | 50.79 | q, PB |
| 13 | A | Alexie Alaïs |  France | 46.80 | 49.86 | 50.52 | 50.52 | |
| 14 | A | Daliadiz Ortiz |  Puerto Rico | x | 48.34 | 50.44 | 50.44 | |
| 15 | A | Lidia Parada |  Spain | 50.33 | 48.64 | 47.12 | 50.33 | |
| 16 | B | Charlotte Müller | Germany | 47.66 | 47.90 | 50.30 | 50.30 | |
| 17 | B | Salina Fässler |  Switzerland | 49.95 | x | x | 49.95 | PB |
| 18 | B | Tetyana Fetiskina | Ukraine | 47.31 | 45.66 | 49.78 | 49.78 | |
| 19 | A | Daniella Mieko Nisimura |  Brazil | 36.17 | 49.47 | 49.72 | 49.72 | PB |
| 20 | A | Valeria Lungu |  Moldova | 44.46 | 48.94 | 46.32 | 48.94 | |
| 21 | A | Kateryna Derun | Ukraine | 47.07 | x | 48.69 | 48.69 | |
| 22 | B | Monique Cilione | Australia | 44.88 | 45.31 | 48.30 | 48.30 | |
| 23 | B | Sara Kolak |  Croatia | 44.40 | 48.15 | x | 48.15 | |
| 24 | A | Noémie Pleimling |  Luxembourg | x | x | 47.90 | 47.90 | |
| 25 | A | Nathalie Meier | Switzerland | 46.36 | 45.62 | 47.82 | 47.82 | |
| 26 | A | Brianna Bain | United States | 47.64 | x | 47.17 | 47.64 | |
| 27 | B | Niki Oudenaarden |  Canada | 39.64 | 47.35 | 43.51 | 47.35 | |
| 28 | B | Margaux Nicollin | France | 43.49 | 46.80 | x | 46.80 | |
| 29 | B | Katrina Sirma |  Latvia | 46.73 | 42.74 | 36.89 | 46.73 | |
| 30 | B | Hiroko Takigawa |  Japan | 46.13 | x | x | 46.13 | |
| 31 | A | Kiho Kuze | Japan | 45.29 | 43.93 | 44.99 | 45.29 | |
| 32 | A | Hyojeong Heo |  South Korea | 42.40 | x | 44.63 | 44.63 | |
| 33 | B | Maria Børstad Jenssen | Norway | 43.73 | 44.62 | 44.50 | 44.62 | |
| 34 | A | Katja Zof | Slovenia | 44.53 | 42.11 | 44.29 | 44.53 |
Final[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sofi Flinck | Sweden | 56.09 | 55.22 | 55.59 | 53.91 | 56.71 | 61.40 | 61.40 | WJL |
 | Liu Shiying | China | 54.77 | 59.20 | X | X | – | – | 59.20 | PB |
 | Marija Vučenović | Serbia | X | 49.49 | 57.12 | X | X | X | 57.12 | PB |
| 4 | Lismania Muñoz | Cuba | 52.55 | 52.91 | 54.97 | 51.95 | 52.82 | 52.74 | 54.97 | |
| 5 | Karolina Bołdysz | Poland | 53.51 | 53.55 | 50.43 | 52.97 | 51.43 | 54.95 | 54.95 | |
| 6 | Ismaray Armentero | Cuba | 52.51 | 54.54 | 53.22 | 52.39 | 50.00 | 52.54 | 54.54 | |
| 7 | Christin Hussong | Germany | 50.56 | 50.66 | 50.24 | 52.06 | 49.26 | 53.20 | 53.20 | |
| 8 | Liveta Jasiunaite | Lithuania | 53.00 | 51.09 | 51.85 | 50.22 | 49.74 | 52.65 | 53.00 | |
| 9 | Wasie Toolis | Australia | 48.55 | 50.16 | 49.07 | 50.16 | ||||
| 10 | Eva Vivod | Slovenia | 49.17 | 49.55 | X | 49.55 | ||||
| 11 | Haley Crouser | United States | X | X | 49.22 | 49.22 | ||||
| 12 | Ingeborg Svendrup Rønningen | Norway | 47.44 | 47.51 | X | 47.51 |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 24 countries participated in the event.
Australia (2)
Brazil (1)
Canada (1)
China (1)
Croatia (1)
Cuba (2)
France (2)
Germany (2)
Japan (2)
Latvia (1)
Lithuania (1)
Luxembourg (1)
Moldova (1)
Norway (2)
Poland (1)
Puerto Rico (1)
Serbia (1)
Slovenia (2)
South Korea (1)
Spain (1)
Sweden (1)
Switzerland (2)
Ukraine (2)
United States (2)
References[edit]
- ^ "iaaf.org – International Association of Athletics Federations". Archived from the original on 27 July 2012.
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC – 2012 Barcelona ESP Jul 10-15, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 22 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Eugene 2014 – FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015