Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's hammer throw

Women's hammer throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Carrara Stadium
Dates	10 April
Competitors	11 from 8 nations
Winning distance	69.94 m
Medalists
Julia Ratcliffe    New Zealand   Alexandra Hulley    Australia   Lara Nielsen    Australia

The women's hammer throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 10 April 2018.^[1]

Julia Ratcliffe won New Zealand's first ever gold medal in the event with a throw of 69.94 m (229 ft 5+1⁄2 in). The pre-event Commonwealth leader, Sophie Hitchon of England, exited the competition early with three foul throws.^[2]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:^[3]

World record	Anita Włodarczyk (POL)	82.98 m	Warsaw, Poland	28 August 2016
Games record	Sultana Frizell (CAN)	71.97 m	Glasgow, Scotland	28 July 2014

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[1]

Date	Time	Round
Tuesday 10 April 2018	20:40	Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

With eleven entrants, the event was held as a straight final.^[3]

Final

Rank	Name	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Julia Ratcliffe (NZL)	66.19	68.60	68.14	68.56	69.94	67.81	69.94
	Alexandra Hulley (AUS)	x	68.20	67.34	x	66.77	63.86	68.20
	Lara Nielsen (AUS)	63.80	65.03	58.52	x	63.19	63.60	65.03
4	Sultana Frizell (CAN)	60.32	61.89	62.50	63.94	63.11	x	63.94
5	Queen Obisesan (NGR)	63.84	62.95	62.01	62.40	61.77	x	63.84
6	Carys Parry (WAL)	60.69	61.58	x	x	x	x	61.58
7	Tynelle Gumbs (IVB)	60.97	60.80	x	59.88	x	x	60.97	NR
8	Danielle McConnell (AUS)	x	54.56	59.55	x	x	59.60	59.60
9	Lucy Omondi (KEN)	42.51	44.17	45.59	—			45.59
–	Sophie Hitchon (ENG)	x	x	x				NM
–	Jillian Weir (CAN)	x	x	x				NM

References

1. "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Women's hammer throw". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
2. Kelner, Martha (2018-04-10). Commonwealth Games: ‘Tiny island nation of England is not doing so good’ . The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
3. Athletics | Women's Hammer Throw - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 209. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.