1990 European Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw explained

Event:Women's javelin throw
Competition:European Athletics Championships

These are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia, held at Stadion Poljud on 29 and 30 August 1990. All results were made with a rough surfaced javelin (old design).

Medalists

Gold Päivi Alafrantti
Finland (FIN)
Silver Karen Forkel
East Germany (GDR)
Bronze Petra Felke
East Germany (GDR)

Abbreviations

Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1990 European Athletics Championships
80.00 m September 9, 1988
77.44 m August 28, 1986

Final

RankAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote
123456
67.68 m
67.56 m
66.56 m
4 64.76 m
5 63.52 m
6 61.84 m
7 61.24 m
8 59.32 m
9 58.80 m
10 58.54 m
11 57.56 m
12 53.98 m
DQDoping
: Felicia Ţilea ranked initially 9th (58.80m), but was disqualified for infringement of IAAF doping rules.

Qualification

Group A

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote
123
1 164.18 m
2 263.36 m
3 363.22 m
4 561.60 m
5 859.92 m
6 959.36 m
7 1158.72 m
8 1655.44 m
9 1754.02 m
bgcolor=pinkDQ bgcolor=pinkQ Doping
: Felicia Ţilea initially reached the final (60.96m), but was disqualified later for infringement of IAAF doping rules.

Group B

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote
123
1 462.62 m
2 660.66 m
3 760.02 m
4 1059.28 m
5 1258.48 m
6 1357.46 m
7 1456.88 m
8 1555.98 m
NM Q
: All three attempts from Päivi Alafrantti were initially voided. In the only measurable throw, the javelin landed flat. After a protest of the Finnish team officials and video inspection, the decision was reverted because it could be shown that the tip of the javelin struck the ground first, and Alafrantti was admitted to compete in the final.

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.

See also

References