These are the official results of the
Women’s javelin throw event at the
1994 European Championships in
Helsinki, Finland
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, held at
Helsinki Olympic Stadium
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on 11 and 12 August 1994.
[
] There were a total number of 22 participating athletes. All results were made with a rough surfaced javelin (old design). The qualification mark was set at .
Trine Hattestad
Elsa Katrine Hattestad (née Solberg; born 18 April 1966) is a retired Norwegian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. During her career, she was a European, World, and Olympic Champion, and broke the world record twice. Her ...
of
Norway
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won the gold medal with a throw of .
Medalists
Abbreviations
*''All results shown are in metres''
Records
Qualification
Group A
Group B
Final
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
* (1)
* (1)
* (1)
* (1)
* (3)
* (3)
* (3)
* (1)
* (1)
* (1)
* (1)
* (2)
* (1)
* (2)
See also
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1991 Women's World Championships Javelin Throw (Tokyo)
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1992 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Barcelona)
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1993 Women's World Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart)
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1995 Women's World Championships Javelin Throw (Gothenburg)
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1996 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Atlanta)
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1997 Women's World Championships Javelin Throw (Athens)
References
Results
{{DEFAULTSORT:1994 European Athletics Championships - Women's javelin throw
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...
Javelin throw at the European Athletics Championships
1994 in women's athletics