The 2002 European Winter Throwing Challenge was held on 9 and 10 March at

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, Croatia. It was the second edition of the

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competition for throwing events organised by the European Athletics Association. A total of 175 athletes from 26 countries entered the competition, an increase on the inaugural edition the previous year.European Cup Winter Throwing
RFEA. Retrieved on 2013-11-16. The competition featured men's and women's contests in

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

, discus 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 ...

and

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 ...

. Athletes were seeded into "A" and "B" groups in several events due to the number of entries.

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of the Netherlands defied his seeding in both the shot put and discus, managing to reach the overall podium in the events despite being in the weaker "B" group.

Medal summary

Men

Women

Medal and points table

Participation

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and the Republic of Macedonia entered several athletes, but none attended the competition.

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entered one athlete ( Gabriele Mazza), but he did not compete. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

References

;Results
2nd European Winter Throwing Challenge Results
RFEA. Retrieved on 2013-11-16.
Euro Chall Pula CRO 9 - 10 March
Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2013-11-16. {{European Athletics cups European Throwing Cup

European Cup Winter Throwing The European Throwing Cup (until 2016 European Cup Winter Throwing) is an annual continental athletics competition for athletes specialising in the events of discus, javelin and hammer throwing and the shot put. The winter event, organised every ...

International athletics competitions hosted by Croatia 2002 in European sport

Sport in Pula