Summer Olympics 2020 / Athletics - Javelin Throw (Women)

sport	athletics
discipline	Javelin throw
gender	Women
Attendees	?? Athletes from ?? Countries
Competition location	Olympic Stadium
Competition phase	4th to 7th August 2020

The women's javelin throwing competition at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo will take place from August 4th to 7th in the newly built Olympic Stadium.

Current titleholders

Olympic Champion	Sara Kolak ( Croatia )	66.18 m	Rio de Janeiro 2016
world champion	Kelsey-Lee Barber ( Australia )	66.56 m	Doha 2019
European champion	Christin Hussong ( Germany )	67.90 m	Berlin 2018
North / Central America / Caribbean Champion	Ariana Ince ( United States )	59.59 m	Toronto 2018
South America Champion	Laila Ferrer de Silva ( Brazil )	57.79 m	Lima 2019
Asian champion	Lü Huihui ( China )	65.83 m	Doha 2019
African champion
Oceania champion	Kelsey-Lee Barber ( Australia )	65.61 m	Townsville 2019

Existing records

World record	Barbora Špotáková ( Czech Republic )	72.28 m	Stuttgart , Germany	September 13, 2008
Olympic record	Osleidys Menéndez ( Cuba )	71.53 m	Athens Final , Greece	August 27, 2004

Web links

• Athletics on the Tokyo 2020 official homepage