The women's javelin throw at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 19–21 August at the Beijing National Stadium.

Christina Obergföll took third place, and Goldie Sayers took fourth (with a British national record); both of these positions were gained from their first round throws with no improvement thereafter.

Eight years after the competition, the IOC retested samples from the event in connection with the Russian doping scandal.

Mariya Abakumova tested positive for chlorodehydromethyltestosterone (turinabol), so she was disqualified and stripped of her silver medal,[4] which was reallocated to Christina Obergföll.

On 26 July 2018, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) confirmed the award of the bronze medal to Goldie Sayers.