Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's javelin throw

Women's javelin throw at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Alexander Stadium
Dates	7 August
Competitors	8 from 6 nations
Winning distance	64.43
Medalists
Kelsey-Lee Barber    Australia   Mackenzie Little    Australia   Annu Rani    India

The women's javelin throw at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Alexander Stadium on 7 August 2022. The winning margin was 7 cm which as of 2024 remains the only time the women's javelin throw was won by less than 10 cm at these games.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:

World record	Barbora Špotáková (CZE)	72.28 m	Stuttgart, Germany	13 September 2008
Commonwealth record	Sunette Viljoen (RSA)	69.35 m	New York City, United States	9 June 2012
Games record	Kathryn Mitchell (AUS)	68.92 m	Gold Coast, Australia	11 April 2018

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:

Date	Time	Round
Sunday 7 August 2022	11:35	Final

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Results

Final

The medals were determined in the final.

Rank	Name	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Kelsey-Lee Barber (AUS)	63.52	51.94	61.57	58.46	60.24	64.43	64.43
	Mackenzie Little (AUS)	64.03	62.85	56.12	61.37	64.27	61.17	64.27	PB
	Annu Rani (IND)	55.61	x	x	60.00	58.15	x	60.00
4	Elizabeth Gleadle (CAN)	56.34	x	59.79	x	58.58	x	59.79
5	Tori Peeters (NZL)	57.86	52.86	x	54.18	x	x	57.86
6	Jo-Ane van Dyk (RSA)	54.87	57.12	x	53.47	53.59	x	57.12
7	Shilpa Rani (IND)	54.22	54.62	50.98	54.13	53.94	x	54.62
8	Sharon Toako (PNG)	38.33	x	36.42	39.34	37.92	36.43	39.34