Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw
The women's javelin throw competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was held at the Olympic Stadium on 25–27 August.
Competition format
Each athlete receives three throws in the qualifying round. All who achieve the qualifying distance progress to the final. If less than twelve athletes achieve this mark, then the twelve furthest throwing athletes reach the final. Each finalist is allowed three throws in last round, with the top eight athletes after that point being given three further attempts.Schedule
All times are Greece Standard Time| Date | Time | Round |
| Wednesday, 25 August 2004 | 19:00 | Qualification |
| Friday, 27 August 2004 | 20:55 | Final |
Records
, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Result | Record |
| 27 August | Final | Osleidys Menéndez | 71.53 m |
Results
Qualifying round
Rule: Qualifying standard 61.00 or at least best 12 qualified.| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | A | Osleidys Menéndez | 64.91 | 64.91 | Q | |||
| 2 | B | Nikola Brejchová | 64.39 | 64.39 | Q | |||
| 3 | A | Tetyana Lyakhovych | 59.43 | 57.35 | 63.07 | 63.07 | Q, NR | |
| 4 | A | Savva Lika | 58.29 | 62.22 | 62.22 | Q | ||
| 5 | A | Steffi Nerius | 57.67 | 60.30 | 62.14 | 62.14 | Q | |
| 6 | B | Laverne Eve | 62.11 | 62.11 | Q, SB | |||
| 7 | A | Felicia Țilea-Moldovan | 52.10 | 59.06 | 62.05 | 62.05 | Q | |
| 8 | B | Sonia Bisset | 61.45 | 61.45 | Q | |||
| 9 | A | Barbara Madejczyk | 59.20 | 61.18 | 61.18 | Q | ||
| 10 | A | Taina Kolkkala | 61.16 | 61.16 | Q | |||
| 11 | A | Miréla Manjani | 56.92 | 61.04 | 61.04 | Q, SB | ||
| 12 | B | Noraida Bicet | 59.45 | 60.61 | 60.97 | 60.97 | q | |
| 13 | B | Mikaela Ingberg | 60.70 | 59.08 | 60.80 | 60.80 | ||
| 14 | A | Claudia Coslovich | 60.58 | 60.58 | ||||
| 15 | A | Christina Obergföll | 60.41 | 58.47 | 56.67 | 60.41 | ||
| 16 | B | Nikolett Szabó | 60.20 | 59.06 | 54.60 | 60.20 | ||
| 17 | B | Zuleima Araméndiz | 58.77 | 58.99 | 59.94 | 59.94 | PB | |
| 18 | A | Ma Ning | 59.80 | 55.30 | 57.03 | 59.80 | SB | |
| 19 | B | Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi | 56.21 | 57.88 | 59.64 | 59.64 | ||
| 20 | B | Katherine Sayers | 59.11 | 53.64 | 59.11 | |||
| 21 | B | Annika Suthe | 58.70 | 56.81 | 55.62 | 58.70 | ||
| 22 | A | Mercedes Chilla | 54.12 | 58.45 | 58.45 | |||
| 23 | A | Barbora Špotáková | 55.39 | 58.20 | 58.20 | |||
| 24 | B | Aïda Sellam | 57.76 | 52.77 | 53.22 | 57.76 | ||
| 25 | A | Jarmila Klimešová | 55.89 | 55.62 | 57.70 | 57.70 | ||
| 26 | B | Oksana Yarygina | 57.57 | 54.20 | 50.28 | 57.57 | ||
| 27 | A | Valeriya Zabruskova | 57.51 | 57.53 | 55.47 | 57.53 | ||
| 28 | A | Paula Tarvainen | 56.88 | 56.88 | ||||
| 29 | B | Christina Scherwin | 56.79 | 55.26 | 56.86 | 56.86 | ||
| 30 | B | Elisabetta Marin | 54.43 | 56.34 | 56.34 | |||
| 31 | B | Rita Ramanauskaitė | 55.17 | 55.17 | ||||
| 32 | B | Hristina Georgieva | 49.69 | 54.65 | 55.13 | 55.13 | ||
| 33 | B | Moonika Aava | 53.41 | 54.96 | 54.96 | |||
| 34 | A | Ilze Gribule | 54.82 | 54.92 | 51.95 | 54.92 | ||
| 35 | B | Sunette Viljoen | 52.71 | 54.45 | 53.28 | 54.45 | ||
| 36 | A | Chang Jung-yeon | 50.54 | 53.93 | 53.93 | |||
| 37 | B | Xue Juan | 52.97 | 52.97 | ||||
| 38 | B | Liliya Dusmetova | 49.86 | 50.92 | 52.46 | 52.46 | ||
| 39 | B | Kim Kreiner | 52.18 | 51.46 | 52.18 | |||
| 40 | A | Dalila Rugama | 47.81 | 51.42 | 46.18 | 51.42 | ||
| 41 | A | Natallia Shymchuk | 51.23 | 48.11 | 51.23 | |||
| 42 | A | Leryn Franco | 49.17 | 48.20 | 50.37 | 50.37 | ||
| 43 | A | Romina Maggi | 46.00 | 48.57 | 48.58 | 48.58 | ||
| 44 | B | Serafina Akeli | 45.93 | 45.64 | 43.84 | 45.93 | ||
| A | Yekaterina Ivakina |