 With a throw of 65.39 m Mariya Abakumova moved into the bronze medal position, and she would remain there for the rest of the event.Obergföll and Stahl moved into the top six in round three, but the positions remained static thereafter.Neither Špotáková nor Abakumova (whose qualifying throw would have won the final) could find the form to dislodge Nerius from the gold medal spot.