Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's hammer throw

The women's hammer throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 10 April 2018.

Julia Ratcliffe won New Zealand's first ever gold medal in the event with a throw of . The pre-event Commonwealth leader, Sophie Hitchon of England, exited the competition early with three foul throws.Kelner, Martha (2018-04-10). Commonwealth Games: ‘Tiny island nation of England is not doing so good’ . The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-04-15.

Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows: World record82.98 mWarsaw, Poland28 August 2016Games record71.97 mGlasgow, Scotland28 July 2014

Schedule The schedule was as follows: Date Time Round Tuesday 10 April 2018 20:40 Final All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results With eleven entrants, the event was held as a straight final.

Final Rank Name #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes 66.19 68.60 68.14 68.56 69.94 67.81 69.94 68.20 67.34 66.77 63.86 68.20 63.80 65.03 58.52 63.19 63.60 65.03 60.32 61.89 62.50 63.94 63.11 63.94 63.84 62.95 62.01 62.40 61.77 63.84 60.69 61.58 61.58 60.97 60.80 59.88 60.97 54.56 59.55 59.60 59.60 42.51 44.17 45.59 rowspan=3 colspan=3 45.59

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