The women's hammer throw competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.

In the first round of the final, reigning world champion Tatyana Lysenko was out to continue that success, tossing a new Olympic record 77.56.

Confused officials couldn't find a proper solution, ultimately giving the struggling Heidler another throw.

On 11 October 2016, IOC announced the disqualification of the gold medalist, Tatyana Lysenko, due to an anti-doping rule violation.

[3] Anita Włodarczyk is next in line to the gold medal, promoting Betty Heidler to second place and Zhang Wenxiu to third.