The women's hammer throw event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 1 and 3 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium.

The other two American qualifiers had moved up to the top six women in history, Brooke Andersen to #5 just in April.

During the 2021 season, Włodarczyk was not showing the same form, throwing in the low 70's and losing multiple competitions.

Włodarczyk made short work of qualifying, reaching her second best throw of the year, 76.99m, one and done.

The third round eliminated two Americans, Andersen and Gwen Berry, with Price barely qualifying in eighth.

But Wang used her final effort to muscle out 77.03m to take the silver for good, leaving Kopron with the bronze.

Włodarczyk's gold was her third consecutive, making her the first woman to achieve the feat in an athletics field event.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the period was suspended from 6 April 2020 to 30 November 2020, with the end date extended to 29 June 2021.

The qualifying time standards could be obtained in various meets during the given period that have the approval of the IAAF.