Kathryn Mitchell throwing in the final of the women's javelin, aged 42.
She won a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games with a throw
of 68.92m, a Commonwealth Games, Australian and Oceanian record.
In 2024 it still ranked ninth on the world all-time list. In 2006 she
made her Commonwealth Games debut in Melbourne (6th).
2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Final women's javelin throw.
1. Haruka Kitaguchi (Japan). 65.80 62.39 X 61.68 64.73 X. 65.80 SB
2. Jo-Ane van Dyk (South Africa). 59.72 61.72 63.93 X 62.07 57.07. 63.93
3. Nikola Ogrodníková (Czech Republic). 58.13 X 63.68 58.34 61.45 58.04. 63.68 SB
4. Sara Kolak (Croatia). 57.86 58.85 63.40 58.43 62.31 63.03. 63.40
5. Flor Ruiz (Colombia). 60.49 63.00 62.41 61.68 60.14 61.35. 63.00
6. Yulenmis Aguilar (Spain). 62.78 X 60.17 — 61.58 X. 62.78
7. Kathryn Mitchell (Australia). 62.63 59.57 60.31 62.16 X X. 62.63 SB
8. Maria Andrejczyk (Poland). 62.44 60.52 X X X 57.74. 62.44