The final of the Women's hammer throw event at the 2002 European Championships in

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was held on August 9, 2002. There were a total number of 44 participating athletes. The qualifying rounds were staged two days earlier, on August 7, with the mark set at 66.00 metres. On 8 March 2013, the

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announced that following retesting of samples taken at the championships, it had been found that Olga Kuzenkova of

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had taken a banned substance. It was not announced whether this would mean an alteration in the medal result.

Medalists

Abbreviations

*''All results shown are in metres''

Records

Qualification

Group A

Group B

Final

References

Results

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Hammer throw The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, javelin. The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools a ...

Hammer throw at the European Athletics Championships 2002 in women's athletics