1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw

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 Mihaela Melinte
Romania (ROM)
Silver Olga Kuzenkova
Russia (RUS)
Bronze Kirsten Münchow
Germany (GER)

Abbreviations

  • All results shown are in metres
Qautomatic qualification
qqualification by rank
DNSdid not start
NMno mark
WRworld record
ARarea record
CRchampionship record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1998 European Athletics Championships
World Record Mihaela Melinte (ROM)73.14 m July 16, 1998 Poiana Brasov, Romania
Event RecordNew Event
Season Best Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)73.80 m [1]May 15, 1998 Togliattigrad, Russia
Broken records during the 1998 European Athletics Championships
Event Record Mihaela Melinte (ROM)71.17 m August 22, 1998 Budapest, Hungary

Qualification

Final Ranking

Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
1 Mihaela Melinte (ROM)68.65 m
2 Kirsten Münchow (GER)66.81 m
3 Svetlana Sudak (BLR)64.12 m
4 Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)64.10 m
5 Kamila Skolimowska (POL)62.72 m SB
6 Alla Davydova (RUS)62.69 m
7 Lyudmila Gubkina (BLR)62.46 m
8 Simone Mathes (GER)62.25 m
9 Katalin Divós (HUN)61.62 m
10 Lorraine Shaw (GBR)61.11 m
11 Lyn Sprules (GBR)60.64 m SB
12 Manuela Priemer (GER)59.15 m
13 Agnieszka Pogroszewska (POL)58.88 m
14 Florence Ezeh (FRA)58.72 m
15 Sini Pöyry (FIN)58.61 m
16 Tatyana Konstantinova (RUS)58.35 m
17 Jolanta Borawska (POL)57.79 m
18 Mia Strömmer (FIN)57.40 m
19 Ester Balassini (ITA)56.42 m
20 Julianna Tudja (HUN)55.90 m
21 Iryna Sekachova (UKR)55.37 m
22 Cécile Lignot-Maubert (FRA)54.68 m
23 Dolores Pedrares (ESP)52.1054.3451.0154.34 m
24 Barbara Sugar (HUN)54.29 m
25 Manuela Montebrun (FRA)54.13 m
26 Maria Tranchina (ITA)53.87 m
27 Jennifer Petit (BEL)53.63 m
28 Unn Merete Lie (NOR)53.01 m
29 Nicola Coffey (IRL)52.63 m
30 Nesrin Kaya (TUR)51.70 m
31 Sonia Martins (POR)50.70 m
32 Charlotte Wahlin (DEN)50.62 m
 Ivana Brkljačić (CRO)XXXNM
 Olivia Kelleher (IRL)XXXNM

Final

Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
 Mihaela Melinte (ROM)68.4166.1969.02X70.6371.1771.17 m CR
 Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)69.2369.2863.72XXX69.28 m
 Kirsten Münchow (GER)X61.28X61.03X65.6165.61 m
4 Simone Mathes (GER)56.2963.60XX62.9664.0564.05 m
5 Katalin Divós (HUN)63.7458.90X60.0461.93X63.74 m NR
6 Lyudmila Gubkina (BLR)62.15XXXX63.0363.03 m
7 Kamila Skolimowska (POL)X61.5062.68X59.63X62.68 m
8 Alla Davydova (RUS)60.4760.8860.9162.3661.9261.6262.36 m
9 Svetlana Sudak (BLR)60.14X60.1260.14 m
10 Manuela Priemer (GER)58.0759.47X59.47 m
11 Lorraine Shaw (GBR)X54.5558.1958.19 m
12 Lyn Sprules (GBR)X52.98X57.68 m

See also

Notes

  1. Not ratified as a world record by the IAAF

References



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