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

Women's javelin throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Carrara Stadium
Dates	11 April
Competitors	8 from 7 nations
Winning distance	68.92 m GR
Medalists
Kathryn Mitchell    Australia   Kelsey-Lee Roberts    Australia   Sunette Viljoen    South Africa

The women's javelin throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 11 April 2018.^[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:^[2]

World record	Barbora Špotáková (CZE)	72.28 m	Stuttgart, Germany	13 September 2008
Games record	Kim Mickle (AUS)	65.96 m	Glasgow, Scotland	30 July 2014

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[1]

Date	Time	Round
Wednesday 11 April 2018	19:15	Final

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

Results

With eight entrants, the event was held as a straight final.^[2]

Final

Rank	Name	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Kathryn Mitchell (AUS)	68.92	x	x	62.40	68.14	x	68.92	GR, AR
	Kelsey-Lee Roberts (AUS)	60.81	59.09	59.06	55.79	59.71	63.89	63.89
	Sunette Viljoen (RSA)	62.08	56.61	58.69	56.57	x	57.38	62.08
4	Elizabeth Gleadle (CAN)	57.53	55.79	x	59.85	x	56.96	59.85
5	Dilhani Lekamge (SRI)	51.13	53.58	56.02	53.73	49.55	53.82	56.02
6	Kelechi Nwanaga (NGR)	53.17	x	51.59	53.16	x	49.31	53.17
7	Selma Rosun (MRI)	48.85	x	48.93	49.09	47.75	47.79	49.09
8	Josephine Lalam (UGA)	x	x	x	46.97	x	48.92	48.92

References

1. "Result - Women's Javelin Throw Final". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
2. 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.