2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw

The other two athletes came from the German team, which was headed by world-leader and two-time World medallist Christina Obergföll, as well as the veteran Steffi Nerius who won silver in 2003, 2005 and 2007.

[2] On the final day, Nerius opened the competition in style with a season's best 67.30 m on her first throw, while Špotáková and Monica Stoian completed the top three with 64.94 and 64.51 m respectively.

With a throw of 65.39 m Mariya Abakumova moved into the bronze medal position, and she would remain there for the rest of the event.

Neither Špotáková nor Abakumova (whose qualifying throw would have won the final) could find the form to dislodge Nerius from the gold medal spot.

The 37-year-old German won her first ever World Championship gold medal in Berlin, in what was her final year in competitive athletics.