2023 World javelin champion, Haruka Kitauchi (66.73m), throwing in the women's
final in Paris, where her opening throw of 65.80 metres won her the Olympic Gold
medal. She is the only Japanese woman to have won a throwing medal at either
the Olympic or World Championships.
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