The women's hammer throw event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–20 August at the Beijing National Stadium.

[2] In 2016, it was announced that reanalysis of samples from 2008 resulted in doping violations by Aksana Miankova and Darya Pchelnik being detected, and they were disqualified.

Medals have been reallocated by IAAF.

[3] 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.