2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw

The women's javelin throw event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 12 and August 14. It was a high-quality contest where Olympic champion Osleidys Menéndez set a new world record whereas Christina Obergföll set a new European record.

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Gold	Osleidys Menéndez Cuba (CUB)
Silver	Christina Obergföll Germany (GER)
Bronze	Steffi Nerius Germany (GER)

Standing records prior to the 2005 World Athletics Championships
World Record	Osleidys Menéndez (CUB)	71.54 m	July 1, 2001	Rethymno, Greece
Event Record	Osleidys Menéndez (CUB)	69.53 m	August 6, 2001	Edmonton, Canada
Season Best	Sonia Bisset (CUB)	67.67 m	July 6, 2005	Salamanca, Spain
Broken records during the 2005 World Athletics Championships
World Record	Osleidys Menéndez (CUB)	71.70 m	August 14, 2005	Helsinki, Finland
Event Record	Osleidys Menéndez (CUB)	71.70 m	August 14, 2005	Helsinki, Finland

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Result	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Result	Note
1	2	Osleidys Menéndez (CUB)	65.77	—	—	65.77 m
2	4	Christina Obergföll (GER)	X	59.60	61.59	61.59 m
3	6	Mikaela Ingberg (FIN)	56.52	55.58	61.06	61.06 m	SB
4	8	Goldie Sayers (GBR)	60.67	—	—	60.67 m
5	9	Christina Scherwin (DEN)	X	60.11	X	60.11 m
6	12	Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi (GRE)	54.35	57.15	59.06	59.06 m
7	15	Mercedes Chilla (ESP)	X	57.82	58.38	58.38 m
8	18	Olha Ivankova (UKR)	56.56	55.56	56.53	56.56 m
9	19	Claudia Coslovich (ITA)	54.29	55.78	X	55.78 m
10	21	Kim Kreiner (USA)	55.05	50.55	52.88	55.05 m
11	23	Felicia Ţilea-Moldovan (ROM)	X	50.66	54.68	54.68 m
12	24	Noraida Bicet (CUB)	X	54.52	X	54.52 m
13	25	Inga Stasiulionyté (LTU)	54.38	51.22	51.53	54.38 m
14	26	Moonika Aava (EST)	50.57	54.24	52.60	54.24 m
15	28	Mariya Yakovenko (RUS)	50.37	49.85	49.93	50.37 m

Medalists

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Result	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Result	Note
1	2	Steffi Nerius (GER)	66.52	—	—	66.52 m	PB
2	3	Sonia Bisset (CUB)	64.50	—	—	64.50 m
3	5	Laverne Eve (BAH)	54.27	57.68	61.12	61.12 m	SB
4	7	Paula Tarvainen (FIN)	58.53	X	60.83	60.83 m	SB
5	10	Zahra Bani (ITA)	60.09	X	55.76	60.09 m
6	11	Rumyana Karapetrova (BUL)	57.45	59.22	58.07	59.22 m
7	13	Barbora Špotáková (CZE)	57.21	56.51	58.74	58.74 m
8	14	Olivia McKoy (JAM)	58.49	X	54.63	58.49 m
9	16	Barbara Madejczyk (POL)	48.11	57.14	56.66	57.14 m
10	17	Inga Kožarenoka (LAT)	53.78	56.71	50.46	56.71 m
11	20	Nikolett Szabó (HUN)	53.01	52.26	55.17	55.17 m
12	22	Savva Lika (GRE)	48.33	50.24	55.03	55.03 m
13	27	Xue Juan (CHN)	50.53	53.81	X	53.81 m
14	29	Serafina Akeli (SAM)	43.52	47.37	46.59	47.37 m
—	—	Mirela Manjani (GRE)	X	X	X	NM

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Distance	Note
	Osleidys Menéndez (CUB)	71.70	X	—	65.53	63.80	—	71.70 m	WR
	Christina Obergföll (GER)	61.55	70.03	—	—	—	59.67	70.03 m	AR
	Steffi Nerius (GER)	65.96	X	X	64.26	64.35	X	65.96 m
4	Christina Scherwin (DEN)	59.36	62.32	60.04	63.43	X	X	63.43 m	NR
5	Zahra Bani (ITA)	55.28	60.71	54.06	X	56.16	62.75	62.75 m	PB
6	Paula Tarvainen (FIN)	62.64	X	X	X	56.89	X	62.64 m	SB
7	Sonia Bisset (CUB)	X	59.55	59.71	58.62	61.75	60.57	61.75 m
8	Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi (GRE)	57.30	57.99	56.78	X	X	56.63	57.99 m

9	Mikaela Ingberg (FIN)	56.77	55.70	57.54				57.54 m
10	Laverne Eve (BAH)	X	51.96	57.10				57.10 m
11	Rumyana Karapetrova (BUL)	57.06	53.54	55.73				57.06 m
12	Goldie Sayers (GBR)	54.44	54.16	52.94				54.44 m