1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw explained

Event:Men's hammer throw
Competition:European Athletics Championships

These are the official results of the Men's hammer throw event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Thirty-six athletes took part. The qualification mark was set at 77.00 metres.

Medalists

Gold Tibor Gécsek
Hungary (HUN)
Silver Balázs Kiss
Hungary (HUN)
Bronze Karsten Kobs
Germany (GER)

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group AGroup B
18.08.1998  - ??:??h18.08.1998  - ??:??h
Final Round
19.08.1998  - ??:??h

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 1998 European Athletics Championships
86.74 m August 30, 1986
86.74 m August 30, 1986

Qualification

Group A

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance
123
1 1 76.29 79.52 79.52 m
2 5 77.99 77.99 m
3 6 77.46 77.46 m
4 7 77.43 77.43 m
5 8 76.66 76.66 m
6 10 76.24 m
7 13 75.07 75.60 75.56 75.56 m
8 14 75.56 m
9 15 75.00 m
10 16 74.91 m
11 18 74.50 m
12 21 73.92 73.21 73.92 m
13 22 71.18 x 73.41 73.41 m
14 25 72.68 m
15 28 72.28 m
16 30 71.50 m
17 33 66.25 m
- - x x x

Group B

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance
123
1 2 79.44 79.44 m
2 3 78.09 m
3 4 x 78.06 78.06 m
4 9 76.67 m
5 11 75.90 m
6 12 75.75 m
7 17 74.65 m
8 19 74.12 m
9 20 74.05 m
10 23 73.30 m
11 24 73.13 m
12 26 72.48 m
13 27 72.47 m
14 29 72.03 m
15 31 69.11 m
16 32 67.20 m
17 34 64.88 m
18 35 63.75 m

Final

RankAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote
123456
80.94 X 81.66 X 82.8782.25 82.87 m
80.96 80.71 X 78.87 80.38 81.2681.26 m
X 77.83 75.22 X 80.13X 80.13 m
4 76.89 80.0478.79 X 77.28 77.15 80.04 m
5 X X 77.37 X X 78.1678.16 m
6 X 77.97X 74.95 77.43 X 77.97 m
7 X X 77.81X X 76.93 77.81 m
8 75.77 76.19 X 77.2976.43 76.09 77.29 m
9 76.1175.66 75.32 76.11 m
10 X 74.30 75.1075.10 m
11 74.3473.41 X 74.34 m
12 70.33 74.0073.8274.00 m

See also

References