1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw

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1998 European
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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 Mihaela Melinte
Romania (ROM)
Silver Russia Olga Kuzenkova
Russia (RUS)
Bronze Germany Kirsten Münchow
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  Mihaela Melinte (ROM) 73.14 m July 16, 1998 Romania Poiana Brasov, Romania
Event Record New Event
Season Best  Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) 73.80 m [1] May 15, 1998 Russia Togliattigrad, Russia
Broken records during the 1998 European Athletics Championships
Event Record  Mihaela Melinte (ROM) 71.17 m August 22, 1998 Hungary 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   (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) 52.10 54.34 51.01 54.34 m
24   (HUN) 54.29 m
25  Manuela Montebrun (FRA) 54.13 m
26  Maria Tranchina (ITA) 53.87 m
27   (BEL) 53.63 m
28   (NOR) 53.01 m
29  Nicola Coffey (IRL) 52.63 m
30   (TUR) 51.70 m
31   (POR) 50.70 m
32   (DEN) 50.62 m
—  Ivana Brkljačić (CRO) X X X NM
—   (IRL) X X X NM

Final[]

Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Mihaela Melinte (ROM) 68.41 66.19 69.02 X 70.63 71.17 71.17 m CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) 69.23 69.28 63.72 X X X 69.28 m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Kirsten Münchow (GER) X 61.28 X 61.03 X 65.61 65.61 m
4  Simone Mathes (GER) 56.29 63.60 X X 62.96 64.05 64.05 m
5  Katalin Divós (HUN) 63.74 58.90 X 60.04 61.93 X 63.74 m NR
6  Lyudmila Gubkina (BLR) 62.15 X X X X 63.03 63.03 m
7  Kamila Skolimowska (POL) X 61.50 62.68 X 59.63 X 62.68 m
8  Alla Davydova (RUS) 60.47 60.88 60.91 62.36 61.92 61.62 62.36 m
9  Svetlana Sudak (BLR) 60.14 X 60.12 60.14 m
10  Manuela Priemer (GER) 58.07 59.47 X 59.47 m
11  Lorraine Shaw (GBR) X 54.55 58.19 58.19 m
12  Lyn Sprules (GBR) X 52.98 X 57.68 m

See also[]

  • 1998 Hammer Throw Year Ranking

Notes[]

  1. ^ Not ratified as a world record by the IAAF

References[]



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