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2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw
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The Women's javelin throw event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 1 and 2.
Barbora Špotáková, the reigning Olympic champion, topped the season's rankings with a throw of 69.45 m. Second-ranked Christina Obergföll had shown greater consistency, having won four of the Diamond League meetings before the championships. Mariya Abakumova, a 2009 World and 2008 Olympic medallist, was ranked third in both the Diamond League and world rankings. Others in good form were Sunette Viljoen (who set an African record two weeks earlier), Martina Ratej, Kathrina Molitor and Goldie Sayers.[1][2][3] The 2009 world champion, Steffi Nerius, had retired.
Favorite Špotáková took the early lead, but Abakumova's second throw would lead into the 5th round. Viljoen improved on her African record in the 5th round, but that was only enough to put her in third place. Špotáková then threw a new World Championship record, only to be passed on the following throw by Abakumova improving on the record and setting a new Russian National Record.
However, in 2018, the Athletics Integrity Unit decided to disqualify Abakumova because of doping, stripping her of the gold medal,[4] which gets inherited by Špotáková.
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Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Barbora Špotáková Czech Republic (CZE) |
Sunette Viljoen South Africa (RSA) |
Christina Obergföll Germany (GER) |
Records
Prior to the competition, the established records were as follows.
| World record | Barbora Špotáková (CZE) |
72.28 | Stuttgart, Germany | 13 September 2008 |
| Championship record |  Olisdeilys Menéndez (CUB) |
71.70 | Helsinki, Finland | 14 August 2005 |
| World leading | Barbora Špotáková (CZE) |
69.45 | Monaco | 22 July 2011 |
| African record | Sunette Viljoen (RSA) |
66.47 | Shenzhen, China | 18 August 2011 |
| Asian record |  Jianhua Wei (CHN) |
63.92 | Beijing, China | 18 August 2000 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | Olisdeilys Menéndez (CUB) |
71.70 | Helsinki, Finland | 14 August 2005 |
| South American record |  Sabina Moya (COL) |
62.62 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 12 May 2002 |
| European record | Barbora Špotáková (CZE) |
72.28 | Stuttgart, Germany | 13 September 2008 |
| Oceanian record |  Louise Currey (AUS) |
66.80 | Runaway Bay, Australia | 5 August 2000 |
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Qualification standards
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Qualification
Qualification: Qualifying distance 61.00m (Q) or at 12 best athletes and ties (q) advance to the final
Final
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