Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's hammer throw

The Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Olympic Stadium on Wednesday, 27 September and Friday, 29 September.[1]

Women's hammer throw
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueStadium Australia
Dates27 September 2000 (qualification)
29 September 2000 (final)
Competitors28 from 20 nations
Winning distance71.16 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kamila Skolimowska
 Poland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Olga Kuzenkova
 Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kirsten Münchow
 Germany
2004 →

The qualifying athletes progressed through to the final where the qualifying distances are scrapped and they start afresh with up to six throws. The qualifying distance was 65.50 metres. For all qualifiers who did not achieve the standard, the remaining spaces in the final were filled by the longest throws until a total of 12 qualifiers.

Medalists

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Gold Kamila Skolimowska
  Poland
Silver Olga Kuzenkova
  Russia
Bronze Kirsten Münchow
  Germany

Schedule

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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
27.09.2000 – 09:00h 27.09.2000 – 11:00h
Final Round
29.09.2000 – 19:00h

Abbreviations

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Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
OR olympic record
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Records

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Standing records prior to the 2000 Summer Olympics
World Record   Mihaela Melinte (ROM) 76.06 m 29 August 1999   Rüdlingen, Switzerland
Olympic Record New Event
Seasons Best   Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) 75.68 m 4 June 2000   Tula, Russia
Broken records during the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic Record   Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) 70.60 m 27 September 2000   Sydney, Australia
Olympic Record   Kamila Skolimowska (POL) 71.16 m 29 September 2000   Sydney, Australia

Qualifying

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Group A

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Rank Athlete Country Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
1 Olga Kuzenkova   Russia 70.60 70.60 m OR
2 Kamila Skolimowska   Poland 66.30 66.30 m
3 Yipsi Moreno   Cuba 65.74 65.74 m
4 Dawn Ellerbe   United States 64.91 63.27 57.99 64.91 m
5 Svetlana Sudak   Belarus X X 63.83 63.83 m
6 Lorraine Shaw   Great Britain 63.21 62.60 57.09 63.21 m
7 Amy Palmer   United States 61.96 62.49 62.78 62.78 m
8 Iryna Sekachova   Ukraine 61.44 60.62 X 61.44 m
9 Tasha Williams   New Zealand 50.96 54.14 61.18 61.18 m
10 Alla Davydova   Russia 60.86 X X 60.86 m
11 Karyne Perkins   Australia 55.18 59.49 55.22 59.49 m
12 Mia Strömmer   Finland 57.33 X 59.43 59.43 m
13 Michelle Fournier   Canada X 55.72 59.15 59.15 m
14 Caroline Fournier   Mauritius X 53.60 56.18 56.18 m
Ester Balassini   Italy X X X NM

Group B

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Rank Athlete Country Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
1 Kirsten Münchow   Germany 59.09 67.64 67.64 m
2 Ivana Brkljačić   Croatia 65.01 62.59 X 65.01 m
3 Deborah Sosimenko   Australia 64.01 61.18 59.53 64.01 m
4 Sini Pöyry   Finland 63.80 60.12 61.81 63.80 m
5 Lyudmila Gubkina   Belarus 62.40 63.13 63.29 63.29 m
6 Katalin Divós   Hungary 61.88 X 62.74 62.74 m
7 Lisa Misipeka   American Samoa 61.74 58.74 X 61.74 m
8 Tatyana Konstantinova   Russia 57.24 61.14 61.48 61.48 m
9 Jesseca Cross   United States 56.98 60.85 60.51 60.85 m
10 Zhao Wei   China 59.54 57.44 55.98 59.54 m
11 Manuela Montebrun   France 57.60 X 57.77 57.77 m
12 Aneliya Yordanova   Bulgaria X 54.92 54.69 54.92 m
Olga Tsander   Belarus X X X NM

Overall Qualifying results

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Place Athlete Country Group Mark Qual Extra
1 Olga Kuzenkova   Russia A 70.60 Q OR
2 Kirsten Münchow   Germany B 67.64 Q
3 Kamila Skolimowska   Poland A 66.30 Q
4 Yipsi Moreno   Cuba A 65.74 Q
5 Ivana Brkljačić   Croatia B 65.01 Q
6 Dawn Ellerbe   United States A 64.91 Q
7 Deborah Sosimenko   Australia B 64.01 Q
8 Svetlana Sudak   Belarus A 63.83 Q
9 Sini Pöyry   Finland B 63.80 Q
10 Lyudmila Gubkina   Belarus B 63.29 Q
11 Lorraine Shaw   Great Britain A 63.21 Q
12 Amy Palmer   United States A 62.78 Q
13 Katalin Divós   Hungary B 62.74
14 Lisa Misipeka   American Samoa B 61.74
15 Tatyana Konstantinova   Russia B 61.48
16 Iryna Sekachova   Ukraine A 61.44
17 Tasha Williams   New Zealand A 61.18
18 Alla Davydova   Russia A 60.68
19 Jesseca Cross   United States B 60.85
20 Zhao Wei   China B 59.54
21 Karyne Perkins   Australia A 59.49
22 Mia Strömmer   Finland A 59.43
23 Michelle Fournier   Canada B 59.15
24 Manuela Montebrun   France B 57.77
25 Caroline Fournier   Mauritius A 56.18
26 Aneliya Yordanova   Bulgaria B 54.92
Ester Balassini   Italy A NM
Olga Tsander   Belarus B NM

Final

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Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Extra
1 2 3 4 5 6
    Kamila Skolimowska (POL) X 66.33 71.16 66.06 69.91 71.16 m OR
    Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) X 67.18 69.64 69.77 X X 69.77 m
    Kirsten Münchow (GER) 66.42 X 67.81 66.03 69.28 67.96 69.28 m NR
4   Yipsi Moreno (CUB) 65.79 67.16 67.04 64.88 68.33 67.43 68.33 m
5   Deborah Sosimenko (AUS) 67.95 64.24 65.49 66.39 X X 67.95 m AR
6   Lyudmila Gubkina (BLR) 66.04 66.16 X 67.08 66.77 66.95 67.08 m
7   Dawn Ellerbe (USA) 62.50 64.51 66.80 64.40 66.16 64.71 66.80 m
8   Amy Palmer (USA) X 60.21 66.15 59.42 X X 66.15 m
9   Lorraine Shaw (GBR) 64.27 56.96 63.65 64.27 m
10   Svetlana Sudak (BLR) X 64.21 X 64.21 m
11   Ivana Brkljačić (CRO) 61.25 63.20 X 63.20 m
12   Sini Pöyry (FIN) 62.49 X 62.21 62.49 m

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's Hammer Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
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