Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's hammer throw
| Women's hammer throw at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
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| Venue | Beijing National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 18 August 2008 (qualification) 20 August 2008 (final) |
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| Competitors | 50 from 34 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning distance | 76.34 OR | ||||||||||||
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Yipsi Moreno |
 Cuba
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Zhang Wenxiu |
 China
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The women's hammer throw event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–20 August at the Beijing National Stadium.
The qualifying standards were 69.50 m (A standard) and 67.00 m (B standard).
All times are China standard time (UTC+8)
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
Qualification: 71.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
DNF = did not finish | DNS = did not start | DQ = disqualification | NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result) | Q = qualification by place in heat | q = qualification by overall place
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