The final of the Women's Hammer Throw event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary was held on Saturday August 22, 1998. There were a total number of 35 participating athletes. The qualifying rounds were staged a day earlier, on Friday August 21, with the mark set at 61.50 metres. It was the first time in history that women competed in the hammer throw at the European Championships.
Medalists
Gold | ![]() Romania (ROM) |
Silver | ![]() Russia (RUS) |
Bronze | ![]() Germany (GER) |
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
Q | automatic qualification |
q | qualification by rank |
DNS | did not start |
NM | no mark |
WR | world record |
AR | area record |
CR | championship record |
NR | national record |
PB | personal best |
SB | season best |
Records
Standing records prior to the 1998 European Athletics Championships | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
World Record | ![]() | 73.14 m | July 16, 1998 | ![]() |
Event Record | New Event | |||
Season Best | ![]() | 73.80 m [1] | May 15, 1998 | ![]() |
Broken records during the 1998 European Athletics Championships | ||||
Event Record | ![]() | 71.17 m | August 22, 1998 | ![]() |
Qualification
Final ranking
Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
1 | ![]() | 68.65 m | ||||
2 | ![]() | 66.81 m | ||||
3 | ![]() | 64.12 m | ||||
4 | ![]() | 64.10 m | ||||
5 | ![]() | 62.72 m | SB | |||
6 | ![]() | 62.69 m | ||||
7 | ![]() | 62.46 m | ||||
8 | ![]() | 62.25 m | ||||
9 | ![]() | 61.62 m | ||||
10 | ![]() | 61.11 m | ||||
11 | ![]() | 60.64 m | SB | |||
12 | ![]() | 59.15 m | ||||
13 | ![]() | 58.88 m | ||||
14 | ![]() | 58.72 m | ||||
15 | ![]() | 58.61 m | ||||
16 | ![]() | 58.35 m | ||||
17 | ![]() | 57.79 m | ||||
18 | ![]() | 57.40 m | ||||
19 | ![]() | 56.42 m | ||||
20 | ![]() | 55.90 m | ||||
21 | ![]() | 55.37 m | ||||
22 | ![]() | 54.68 m | ||||
23 | ![]() | 52.10 | 54.34 | 51.01 | 54.34 m | |
24 | ![]() | 54.29 m | ||||
25 | ![]() | 54.13 m | ||||
26 | ![]() | 53.87 m | ||||
27 | ![]() | 53.63 m | ||||
28 | ![]() | 53.01 m | ||||
29 | ![]() | 52.63 m | ||||
30 | ![]() | 51.70 m | ||||
31 | ![]() | 50.70 m | ||||
32 | ![]() | 50.62 m | ||||
— | ![]() | X | X | X | NM | |
— | ![]() | X | X | X | NM |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
![]() | ![]() | 68.41 | 66.19 | 69.02 | X | 70.63 | 71.17 | 71.17 m | CR |
![]() | ![]() | 69.23 | 69.28 | 63.72 | X | X | X | 69.28 m | |
![]() | ![]() | X | 61.28 | X | 61.03 | X | 65.61 | 65.61 m | |
4 | ![]() | 56.29 | 63.60 | X | X | 62.96 | 64.05 | 64.05 m | |
5 | ![]() | 63.74 | 58.90 | X | 60.04 | 61.93 | X | 63.74 m | NR |
6 | ![]() | 62.15 | X | X | X | X | 63.03 | 63.03 m | |
7 | ![]() | X | 61.50 | 62.68 | X | 59.63 | X | 62.68 m | |
8 | ![]() | 60.47 | 60.88 | 60.91 | 62.36 | 61.92 | 61.62 | 62.36 m | |
9 | ![]() | 60.14 | X | 60.12 | 60.14 m | ||||
10 | ![]() | 58.07 | 59.47 | X | 59.47 m | ||||
11 | ![]() | X | 54.55 | 58.19 | 58.19 m | ||||
12 | ![]() | X | 57.68 | X | 57.68 m |
See also
Notes
References
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