The final of the
Women's Hammer Throw event at the
1998 European Championships in
Budapest, Hungary
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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
Abbreviations
*''All results shown are in metres''
Records
Qualification
Final ranking
Final
See also
*
1998 Hammer Throw Year Ranking This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1998 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. One of the main events during this season were the 1998 European Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, where the final of the m ...
Notes
References
Resultshammerthrow.wz
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Hammer throw
The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin.
The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consis ...
Hammer throw at the European Athletics Championships
1998 in women's athletics