title: 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw
text: # 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw
  
  The women's javelin throw event at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Eugene, Oregon, USA, at Hayward Field on 22 and 24 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Ekaterina Starygina Russia |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Sofi Flinck Sweden |
  | Bronze | Sara Kolak Croatia |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  24 July Start time: 19:30 Temperature: 22 °C Humidity: 46 % End time: 20:28 Temperature: 21 °C Humidity: 53 %
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
  | | Ekaterina Starygina | Russia | 54.62 | 55.98 | x | x | 55.00 | 56.85 | 56.85 | SB |
  | | Sofi Flinck | Sweden | 55.29 | 52.10 | 54.88 | 47.45 | 54.38 | 56.70 | 56.70 | |
  | | Sara Kolak | Croatia | 52.65 | 53.03 | 55.66 | x | x | 55.74 | 55.74 | |
  | 4 | Marcelina Witek | Poland | 49.14 | 54.14 | 53.39 | 49.76 | 53.39 | 52.22 | 54.14 | |
  | 5 | Maria Andrejczyk | Poland | 53.66 | 53.63 | 53.00 | 52.23 | 48.29 | 50.13 | 53.66 | |
  | 6 | Christine Winkler | Germany | x | 53.53 | 49.54 | x | x | 51.81 | 53.53 | |
  | 7 | Marie-Therese Obst | Norway | x | 53.19 | x | 52.09 | x | x | 53.19 | |
  | 8 | Arantza Moreno | Spain | 49.82 | 52.08 | 49.61 | 46.20 | 51.76 | 50.67 | 52.08 | |
  | 9 | Shiori Toma | Japan | 50.07 | 49.42 | 50.72 | | | | 50.72 | |
  | 10 | Edivania Araújo | Brazil | 49.84 | 46.78 | 47.53 | | | | 49.84 | |
  | 11 | Tereza Vytlačilová | Czech Republic | 49.75 | 48.13 | x | | | | 49.75 | |
  | 12 | Simona Dobilaitė | Lithuania | 44.62 | 43.72 | x | | | | 44.62 | |
  
  ### Qualifications
  
  22 July With qualifying standard of 53.00 (Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final
  
  **Summary**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Maria Andrejczyk | Poland | 56.23 | Q |
  | 2 | Sofi Flinck | Sweden | 56.04 | Q |
  | 3 | Marcelina Witek | Poland | 55.78 | Q |
  | 4 | Ekaterina Starygina | Russia | 54.80 | Q |
  | 5 | Tereza Vytlačilová | Czech Republic | 53.06 | Q |
  | 6 | Christine Winkler | Germany | 53.06 | Q |
  | 7 | Marie-Therese Obst | Norway | 52.59 | q |
  | 8 | Simona Dobilaitė | Lithuania | 52.43 | q |
  | 9 | Sara Kolak | Croatia | 51.88 | q |
  | 10 | Arantza Moreno | Spain | 51.67 | q |
  | 11 | Edivania Araújo | Brazil | 51.64 | q |
  | 12 | Shiori Toma | Japan | 51.64 | q |
  | 13 | Kiho Kuze | Japan | 51.55 | |
  | 14 | Viktoriya Ermakova | Belarus | 50.36 | |
  | 15 | Merly Cabrera | Colombia | 50.19 | |
  | 16 | Megan Glasmann | United States | 49.68 | |
  | 17 | Sigrid Borge | Norway | 49.42 | |
  | 18 | Réka Szilágyi | Hungary | 49.29 | |
  | 19 | Zhang Hongmei | China | 49.29 | |
  | 20 | Angéla Moravcsik | Hungary | 48.29 | |
  | 21 | Eda Tuğsuz | Turkey | 48.19 | |
  | 22 | Anete Kociņa | Latvia | 47.86 | |
  | 23 | Laura Melissa Paredes | Paraguay | 47.50 | |
  | 24 | Rebekah Wales | United States | 46.99 | |
  | 25 | Esra Gaz | Turkey | 46.32 | |
  | 25 | Lee Geumhee | South Korea | 46.32 | |
  | 27 | Katja Mihelič | Slovenia | 46.26 | |
  | 28 | Mihaela Tacu | Moldova | 45.12 | |
  | 29 | Megan Wilke | South Africa | 43.57 | |
  | 30 | Margaux Nicollin | France | 43.17 | |
  | 31 | Chang Chu | Chinese Taipei | 42.82 | |
  | 32 | Chang Yiting | China | 40.40 | |
  
  **Details**
  
  With qualifying standard of 53.00 (Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final
  
  **Details**
  
  **Group A**
  
  24 July Start time; 10:04 Temperature: 17 °C Humidity: 72 % End time: 10:43 Temperature: 18 °C Humidity: 73 %
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
  | 1 | Maria Andrejczyk | Poland | 56.23 | | | 56.23 | Q |
  | 2 | Sofi Flinck | Sweden | 56.04 | | | 56.04 | Q |
  | 3 | Tereza Vytlačilová | Czech Republic | 41.93 | 49.81 | 53.06 | 53.06 | Q |
  | 4 | Marie-Therese Obst | Norway | 51.52 | 50.14 | 52.59 | 52.59 | q |
  | 5 | Kiho Kuze | Japan | 49.00 | 51.55 | 46.00 | 51.55 | |
  | 6 | Viktoriya Ermakova | Belarus | 49.72 | 48.72 | 50.36 | 50.36 | |
  | 7 | Merly Cabrera | Colombia | 43.76 | x | 50.19 | 50.19 | |
  | 8 | Réka Szilágyi | Hungary | 46.46 | 48.48 | 49.29 | 49.29 | |
  | 9 | Eda Tuğsuz | Turkey | 46.23 | 48.19 | 45.15 | 48.19 | |
  | 10 | Laura Melissa Paredes | Paraguay | 39.94 | 47.50 | 46.08 | 47.50 | |
  | 11 | Rebekah Wales | United States | 46.99 | 45.66 | 46.74 | 46.99 | |
  | 12 | Katja Mihelič | Slovenia | 40.43 | 46.25 | 46.26 | 46.26 | |
  | 13 | Mihaela Tacu | Moldova | 45.12 | x | 42.70 | 45.12 | |
  | 14 | Megan Wilke | South Africa | 43.57 | x | 37.29 | 43.57 | |
  | 15 | Margaux Nicollin | France | x | x | 43.17 | 43.17 | |
  | 16 | Chang Yiting | China | 35.29 | 40.40 | 39.36 | 40.40 | |
  
  **Details**
  
  **Group B**
  
  24 July Start time; 11:22 Temperature: 20 °C Humidity: 60 % End time: 11:58 Temperature: 20 °C Humidity: 60 %
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
  | 1 | Marcelina Witek | Poland | 55.78 | | | 55.78 | Q |
  | 2 | Ekaterina Starygina | Russia | 54.80 | | | 54.80 | Q |
  | 3 | Christine Winkler | Germany | 48.18 | 53.06 | | 53.06 | Q |
  | 4 | Simona Dobilaitė | Lithuania | 44.79 | 52.43 | x | 52.43 | q |
  | 5 | Sara Kolak | Croatia | 51.06 | 51.88 | 50.47 | 51.88 | q |
  | 6 | Arantza Moreno | Spain | 51.67 | 50.18 | 48.20 | 51.67 | q |
  | 7 | Edivania Araújo | Brazil | 51.64 | 51.11 | 49.63 | 51.64 | q |
  | 8 | Shiori Toma | Japan | 48.94 | 51.64 | 48.20 | 51.64 | q |
  | 9 | Megan Glasmann | United States | 49.68 | 47.82 | 45.20 | 49.68 | |
  | 10 | Sigrid Borge | Norway | 44.37 | 45.66 | 49.42 | 49.42 | |
  | 11 | Zhang Hongmei | China | 48.32 | 48.06 | 49.29 | 49.29 | |
  | 12 | Angéla Moravcsik | Hungary | 48.29 | 46.95 | 46.11 | 48.29 | |
  | 13 | Anete Kociņa | Latvia | 46.04 | 47.17 | 47.86 | 47.86 | |
  | 14 | Lee Geumhee | South Korea | 46.32 | x | x | 46.32 | |
  | 14 | Esra Gaz | Turkey | 46.32 | x | x | 46.32 | |
  | 16 | Chang Chu | Chinese Taipei | x | 42.02 | 42.82 | 42.82 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 32 athletes from 25 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Belarus (1)
  * Brazil (1)
  * China (2)
  * Chinese Taipei (1)
  * Colombia (1)
  * Croatia (1)
  * Czech Republic (1)
  * France (1)
  * Germany (1)
  * Hungary (2)
  * Japan (2)
  * Latvia (1)
  * Lithuania (1)
  * Moldova (1)
  * Norway (2)
  * Paraguay (1)
  * Poland (2)
  * Russia (1)
  * Slovenia (1)
  * South Africa (1)
  * South Korea (1)
  * Spain (1)
  * Sweden (1)
  * Turkey (2)
  * United States (2)
  