1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw explained

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

The Women's javelin throw event at the 1998 European Championships was held on Wednesday August 19, 1998, in Budapest, Hungary. There were a total number of 20 participating athletes. The qualification round was staged on Tuesday August 18, with the mark set at 61.00 metres. All results were made with a rough surfaced javelin (old design).

Medalists

Gold Tanja Damaske
Germany (GER)
Silver Tatyana Shikolenko
Russia (RUS)
Bronze Mikaela Ingberg
Finland (FIN)

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group AGroup B
18.08.1998  - 10:00h18.08.1998  - 11:40h
Final Round
19.08.1998  - 18:00h

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
80.00 m September 9, 1988
77.44 m August 28, 1986

Qualification

Group A

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance
123
1 364.49 64.49 m
2 462.55 62.55 m
3 562.01 62.01 m
4 860.64 m
5 1060.34 m
6 1160.26 m
7 1458.01 m
8 1657.12 m
9 1952.21 m
- - NM

Group B

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance
123
1 160.66 66.04 66.04 m
2 260.53 65.14 65.14 m
3 661.96 61.96 m
4 760.90 m
5 960.63 60.63 m
6 12x 57.31 59.85 59.85 m
7 1359.65 m
8 1557.70 m
9 1755.92 m
10 1853.73 m

Final

RankAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote
123456
69.10X62.24 - X64.5169.10 m
65.6658.3364.0461.1063.9366.9266.92 m
58.7762.3264.92X63.10X 64.92 m
4 63.16XXX61.0662.77 63.16 m
5 57.3862.3461.9061.55 - X62.34 m
6 60.53X62.0860.01XX62.08 m
7 60.7358.33X55.77XX 60.73 m
8 58.95X59.05X59.7660.5660.56 m
9 58.6556.5356.1358.65 m
10 58.30XX58.30 m
11 55.5355.3257.1157.11 m
12 56.6553.08X 56.65 m

See also

References