2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw
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 showed 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, Martina Ratej, Kathrina Molitor and Goldie Sayers. 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, which gets inherited by Špotáková.
Medalists
Records
Prior to the competition, the established records were as follows.| World record | 72.28 | Stuttgart, Germany | 13 September 2008 | |
| Championship record | 71.70 | Helsinki, Finland | 14 August 2005 | |
| World leading | 69.45 | Monaco | 22 July 2011 | |
| African record | 66.47 | Shenzhen, China | 18 August 2011 | |
| Asian record | 63.92 | Beijing, China | 18 August 2000 | |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | 71.70 | Helsinki, Finland | 14 August 2005 | |
| South American record | 62.62 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 12 May 2002 | |
| European record | 72.28 | Stuttgart, Germany | 13 September 2008 | |
| Oceanian record | 66.80 | Runaway Bay, Australia | 5 August 2000 |
Qualification standards
Schedule
Results
Qualification
Qualification: Qualifying distance 61.00m or at 12 best athletes and ties advance to the [|final]| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | A | Christina Obergföll | 68.76 | 68.76 | Q | |||
| 2 | B | Sunette Viljoen | 65.34 | 65.34 | Q | |||
| 3 | A | Katharina Molitor | 63.52 | 63.52 | Q | |||
| 4 | B | Barbora Špotáková | 63.40 | 63.40 | Q | |||
| 5 | A | Goldie Sayers | 56.61 | 62.19 | 62.19 | Q | ||
| 6 | B | Martina Ratej | 61.58 | 61.58 | Q | |||
| 7 | B | Kimberley Mickle | 60.50 | 57.80 | 60.12 | 60.50 | q | |
| 8 | B | Linda Stahl | 60.21 | 59.85 | 58.25 | 60.21 | q | |
| 9 | A | Yuki Ebihara | 57.36 | 59.66 | 59.88 | 59.88 | q | |
| 10 | A | Madara Palameika | 59.78 | 59.33 | 59.78 | q | ||
| 11 | A | Jarmila Klimešová | 55.90 | 59.65 | 56.01 | 59.65 | q | |
| 12 | A | Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir | 59.15 | 57.62 | 59.15 | SB | ||
| 13 | B | Zahra Bani | 58.92 | 58.92 | ||||
| 14 | A | Rachel Yurkovich | 58.84 | 58.01 | 57.92 | 58.84 | ||
| 15 | B | Vira Rebryk | 55.69 | 58.50 | 58.50 | |||
| 16 | B | Mercedes Chilla | 58.34 | 52.01 | 58.34 | |||
| 17 | B | Sinta Ozoliņa-Kovala | 56.18 | 58.15 | 54.02 | 58.15 | ||
| 18 | A | Justine Robbeson | 57.87 | 55.27 | 58.08 | 58.08 | ||
| 19 | B | Liu Chunhua | 56.73 | 56.37 | 57.52 | 57.52 | ||
| 20 | B | Kara Patterson | 56.41 | 55.25 | 57.14 | 57.14 | ||
| 21 | A | Indrė Jakubaitytė | 56.01 | 56.92 | 56.92 | |||
| 22 | A | Yanet Cruz | 55.91 | 56.73 | 55.48 | 56.73 | ||
| 23 | B | Tatjana Jelača | 56.68 | 54.58 | 56.68 | |||
| 24 | A | Elisabeth Eberl | 56.48 | 54.39 | 56.48 | |||
| 25 | B | Risa Miyashita | 55.62 | 55.52 | 55.40 | 55.62 | ||
| 26 | A | Kim Kyung-ae | 51.64 | 53.75 | 54.96 | 54.96 | ||
| 27 | B | María Lucelly Murillo | 52.83 | 52.83 | ||||
| DSQ | A | Mariya Abakumova | Q |