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

All results shown are in metres

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

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Distance	Note
								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
								DQ	Doping^†

^†: Felicia Ţilea ranked initially 9th (58.80m), but was disqualified for infringement of IAAF doping rules.

Qualification

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance	Note
1	1					64.18 m
2	2					63.36 m
3	3					63.22 m
4	5					61.60 m
5	8					59.92 m
6	9					59.36 m
7	11					58.72 m
8	16					55.44 m
9	17					54.02 m
						bgcolor=pink	DQ	bgcolor=pink	Q Doping^†

^†: Felicia Ţilea initially reached the final (60.96m), but was disqualified later for infringement of IAAF doping rules.

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance	Note
1	4					62.62 m
2	6					60.66 m
3	7					60.02 m
4	10					59.28 m
5	12					58.48 m
6	13					57.46 m
7	14					56.88 m
8	15					55.98 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.