Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's hammer throw
The women's hammer throw event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–20 August at the Beijing National Stadium.
The qualifying standards were 69.50 m and 67.00 m.
In 2016, it was announced that reanalysis of samples from 2008 resulted in doping violations by Aksana Miankova and Darya Pchelnik being detected, and they were disqualified. Medals have been reallocated by IAAF.
Schedule
All times are China standard time| Date | Time | Round |
| Monday, 18 August 2008 | 09:10 | Qualifications |
| Wednesday, 20 August 2008 | 19:20 | Finals |
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
| Date | Event | Athlete | Time | Notes |
Results
Qualifying round
Qualification: 71.50 or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | A | Yipsi Moreno | 71.31 | x | 73.92 | 73.92 | Q | |
| 2 | B | Zhang Wenxiu | 73.36 | 73.36 | Q | |||
| 3 | A | Martina Danišová-Hrašnová | 70.03 | x | 72.87 | 72.87 | Q | |
| 4 | B | Manuela Montebrun | 69.80 | 69.86 | 72.81 | 72.81 | Q | |
| 5 | B | Clarissa Claretti | 67.15 | 71.82 | 71.82 | Q | ||
| 6 | A | Anita Włodarczyk | 71.76 | 71.76 | Q | |||
| 7 | A | Betty Heidler | 66.28 | 71.51 | 71.51 | Q | ||
| 8 | A | Darya Pchelnik | 69.43 | 71.30 | 69.24 | 71.30 | DSQ | |
| 9 | B | Yelena Priyma | 70.69 | 69.79 | 65.64 | 70.69 | q | |
| 10 | B | Kamila Skolimowska | 65.97 | 69.79 | 67.01 | 69.79 | q | |
| DSQ | B | Aksana Miankova | 62.95 | 65.55 | 69.77 | 69.77 | q | |
| 12 | A | Stiliani Papadopoulou | 66.68 | 69.36 | 69.29 | 69.36 | q | |
| 13 | A | Maryia Smaliachkova | x | 69.22 | x | 69.22 | ||
| 14 | A | Stéphanie Falzon | x | 68.93 | x | 68.93 | ||
| 15 | B | Arasay Thondike | x | 66.68 | 68.74 | 68.74 | ||
| 16 | A | Ivana Brkljacić | 66.54 | x | 68.38 | 68.38 | ||
| 17 | B | Sviatlana Sudak-Torun | 68.22 | 67.36 | 67.18 | 68.22 | ||
| 18 | A | Bianca Perie | 68.21 | 66.29 | x | 68.21 | ||
| 19 | A | Iryna Novozhylova | 67.36 | x | 68.11 | 68.11 | ||
| 20 | A | Anna Bulgakova | x | 68.04 | x | 68.04 | ||
| 21 | B | Amber Campbell | 67.86 | x | x | 67.86 | ||
| 22 | A | Yelena Konevtseva | 66.81 | 67.83 | x | 67.83 | ||
| 23 | B | Eileen O'Keeffe | 62.53 | 62.05 | 67.66 | 67.66 | ||
| 24 | B | Kathrin Klaas | 66.39 | 67.54 | 66.95 | 67.54 | ||
| 25 | B | Iryna Sekachova | 62.83 | x | 67.47 | 67.47 | ||
| 26 | B | Lenka Ledvinová | 65.98 | 65.23 | 67.17 | 67.17 | ||
| 27 | A | Inna Sayenko | x | 66.92 | x | 66.92 | ||
| 28 | B | Alexandra Papageorgiou | 66.72 | 65.73 | x | 66.72 | ||
| 29 | B | Jennifer Dahlgren | 58.60 | x | 66.35 | 66.35 | ||
| 30 | A | Merja Korpela | 62.70 | 65.76 | 66.29 | 66.29 | ||
| 31 | B | Yunaika Crawford | 66.16 | 65.00 | 64.08 | 66.16 | ||
| 32 | A | Wang Zheng | 65.64 | 61.36 | x | 65.64 | ||
| 33 | A | Sultana Frizell | x | 60.43 | 65.44 | 65.44 | ||
| 34 | A | Éva Orbán | 65.12 | x | 65.41 | 65.41 | ||
| 35 | A | Zoe Derham | 64.74 | 64.61 | 64.57 | 64.74 | ||
| 36 | B | Johana Moreno | x | 64.31 | 64.66 | 64.66 | ||
| 37 | A | Zalina Marghieva | x | 64.20 | x | 64.20 | ||
| 38 | B | Małgorzata Zadura | 63.35 | 64.13 | x | 64.13 | ||
| 39 | A | Loree Smith | 62.25 | 62.33 | 63.60 | 63.60 | ||
| 40 | B | Candice Scott | 63.03 | 62.53 | x | 63.03 | ||
| 41 | B | Berta Castells | 62.44 | 61.76 | x | 62.44 | ||
| 42 | A | Silvia Salis | x | x | 62.28 | 62.28 | ||
| 43 | B | Marina Marghieva | 61.03 | x | 62.12 | 62.12 | ||
| 44 | B | Paraskevi Theodorou | x | 61.00 | x | 61.00 | ||
| 45 | B | Sanja Gavrilovic | 60.55 | 60.37 | 60.36 | 60.55 | ||
| 46 | A | Vânia Silva | x | 58.10 | 59.42 | 59.42 | ||
| 47 | A | Galina Mityaeva | x | 48.59 | 51.38 | 51.38 | ||
| A | Jessica Cosby | x | x | x | ' | |||
| B | Amélie Perrin | x | x | x | ' | |||
| B | Georgina Toth | x | x | x |