2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw
Record Dist Athlete Nat Date Location
World 72.28 Barbora Špotáková CZE 13 Sep 2008 Stuttgart , Germany
Championship 71.99 Maria Abakumova RUS 2 Sep 2011 Daegu , South Korea
World leading 68.43 Sara Kolak CRO 6 Jul 2017 Lausanne , Switzerland
African 69.35 Sunette Viljoen RSA 9 Jun 2012 New York City , United States
Asian 66.13 Lü Huihui CHN 30 Aug 2015 Beijing , China
NACAC 71.70 Olisdeilys Menéndez CUB 14 Aug 2005 Helsinki , Finland
South American 63.84 Flor Ruiz COL 25 Jun 2016 Cali , Colombia
European 72.28 Barbora Špotáková CZE 13 Sep 2008 Stuttgart , Germany
Oceanian 66.83 Kimberley Mickle AUS 22 Mar 2014 Melbourne , Australia
Records
Before the competition records were as follows : [ 2 ]
The women's javelin throw at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 6 and 8 August.