Women · Throws · All-Time
Javelin Throw
72.28
Best mark
World record
65.08
Top 50 cutoff
50 rows
67.31
Median
Of the 50 best-by-athlete marks
26
Countries
GER 7 · CHN 5 · 24 others
Performance distribution
50 athletes from 72.28 to 65.08 · median 67.31
Top 50 cutoff
The mark an athlete needed to make the list
World all-time top 50
Best by athlete · data refreshed 17 Sep 2026 · methodology
50 rows
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbora Špotáková WR | CZE | 72.28 | 13 Sep 2008 | Stuttgart | 27 |
| 2 | Yan Ziyi | CHN | 71.74 | 23 May 2026 | Xiamen | 18 |
| 3 | Osleidys Menéndez | CUB | 71.70 | 14 Aug 2005 | Helsinki | 25 |
| 4 | Maria Andrejczyk | POL | 71.40 | 9 May 2021 | Split | 25 |
| 5 | Mariya Abakumova | RUS | 70.53 | 1 Sep 2013 | Berlin | 27 |
| 6 | Christina Obergföll | GER | 70.20 | 23 Jun 2007 | München | 25 |
| 7 | Trine Hattestad | NOR | 69.48 | 28 Jul 2000 | Oslo | 34 |
| 8 | Sunette Viljoen | RSA | 69.35 | 9 Jun 2012 | New York City | 28 |
| 9 | Christina Hussong | GER | 69.19 | 30 May 2021 | Chorzów | |
| 10 | Kathryn Mitchell | AUS | 68.92 | 11 Apr 2018 | Gold Coast | 35 |
| 11 | Haruka Kitaguchi | JPN | 68.92 | 12 Sep 2026 | Budapest | 28 |
| 12 | Sara Kolak | CRO | 68.43 | 6 Jul 2017 | Lausanne | 22 |
| 13 | Steffi Nerius | GER | 68.34 | 31 Aug 2008 | Berlin | 36 |
| 14 | Kara Winger | USA | 68.11 | 2 Sep 2022 | Bruxelles | 36 |
| 15 | Lü Huihui | CHN | 67.98 | 2 Aug 2019 | Shenyang | 30 |
| 16 | Victoria Hudson | AUT | 67.76 | 28 Jun 2025 | Maribor | 29 |
| 17 | Kelsey-Lee Barber | AUS | 67.70 | 9 Jul 2019 | Luzern | 27 |
| 18 | Katharina Molitor | GER | 67.69 | 30 Aug 2015 | Beijing | 31 |
| 19 | Sonia Bisset | CUB | 67.67 | 6 Jul 2005 | Salamanca | 34 |
| 20 | Mirela Manjani | GRE | 67.51 | 30 Sep 2000 | Sydney | 23 |
| 21 | Tatsiana Khaladovich | BLR | 67.47 | 7 Jun 2018 | Oslo | 26 |
| 22 | Nikola Ogrodníková | CZE | 67.40 | 26 May 2019 | Offenburg | 28 |
| 23 | Maggie Malone Hardin | USA | 67.40 | 17 Jul 2021 | East Stroudsburg | |
| 24 | Flor Denis Ruiz Hurtado | COL | 67.34 | 4 Aug 2026 | Santo Domingo | |
| 25 | Linda Stahl | GER | 67.32 | 14 Jun 2014 | New York City | 28 |
| 26 | Vera Markaryan | RUS | 67.30 | 19 Feb 2016 | Adler | |
| 27 | Hanna Hatsko-Fedusova | UKR | 67.29 | 26 Jul 2014 | Kirovohrad | |
| 28 | Liu Shiying | CHN | 67.29 | 15 Sep 2020 | Shaoxing | |
| 29 | Eda Tugsuz | TUR | 67.21 | 18 May 2017 | Baku | |
| 30 | Tatyana Shikolenko | RUS | 67.20 | 18 Aug 2000 | Monaco | |
| 31 | Martina Ratej | SLO | 67.16 | 14 May 2010 | Ad-Dawhah | |
| 32 | Tanja Damaske | GER | 66.91 | 4 Jul 1999 | Erfurt | |
| 33 | Adriana Vilagos | SRB | 66.88 | 15 Mar 2025 | Nicosia | |
| 34 | Kimberley Mickle | AUS | 66.83 | 22 Mar 2014 | Melbourne | |
| 35 | Louise Currey | AUS | 66.80 | 4 Aug 2000 | Gold Coast | |
| 36 | Marcelina Witek | POL | 66.53 | 5 May 2018 | Bialogard | |
| 37 | Sigrid Borge | NOR | 66.50 | 20 May 2023 | Halle | |
| 38 | Mackenzie Little | AUS | 66.27 | 20 Jul 2024 | London | |
| 39 | Li Lingwei | CHN | 66.25 | 8 Aug 2017 | London | |
| 40 | Madara Palameika | LAT | 66.18 | 9 Sep 2016 | Bruxelles | |
| 41 | Goldie Sayers | GBR | 66.17 | 14 Jul 2012 | London | |
| 42 | Nikola Brejchová | CZE | 65.91 | 2 Aug 2004 | Linz | |
| 43 | Elína Tzénggo | GRE | 65.81 | 20 Aug 2022 | München | |
| 44 | Zhang Li | CHN | 65.47 | 1 Oct 2014 | Incheon | |
| 45 | Yulenmis Aguilar | ESP | 65.39 | 1 Sep 2026 | Taranto | |
| 46 | Claudia Coslovich | ITA | 65.30 | 10 Jun 2000 | Ljubljana | |
| 47 | Xiomara Rivero | CUB | 65.29 | 17 Mar 2001 | Santiago de Cuba | |
| 48 | Karen Forkel | GER | 65.17 | 4 Jul 1999 | Erfurt | |
| 49 | Juleisy Angulo | ECU | 65.12 | 20 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | |
| 50 | Ana Mirela Termure | ROU | 65.08 | 10 Jun 2001 | Bucuresti |