| 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).
| Gold | Tanja Damaske Germany (GER) | |
| Silver |  Tatyana ShikolenkoRussia (RUS) | |
| Bronze |  Mikaela IngbergFinland (FIN) |
| Qualification Round | ||
|---|---|---|
| Group A | Group B | |
| 18.08.1998 - 10:00h | 18.08.1998 - 11:40h | |
| Final Round | ||
| 19.08.1998 - 18:00h | ||
| 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 |
| Standing records prior to the 1998 European Athletics Championships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80.00 m | September 9, 1988 | ||||
| 77.44 m | August 28, 1986 | ||||
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 3 | 64.49 | 64.49 m | ||||
| 2 | 4 | 62.55 | 62.55 m | ||||
| 3 | 5 | 62.01 | 62.01 m | ||||
| 4 | 8 | 60.64 m | |||||
| 5 | 10 | 60.34 m | |||||
| 6 | 11 | 60.26 m | |||||
| 7 | 14 | 58.01 m | |||||
| 8 | 16 | 57.12 m | |||||
| 9 | 19 | 52.21 m | |||||
| - | - | NM | |||||
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 60.66 | 66.04 | 66.04 m | |||
| 2 | 2 | 60.53 | 65.14 | 65.14 m | |||
| 3 | 6 | 61.96 | 61.96 m | ||||
| 4 | 7 | 60.90 m | |||||
| 5 | 9 | 60.63 | 60.63 m | ||||
| 6 | 12 | x | 57.31 | 59.85 | 59.85 m | ||
| 7 | 13 | 59.65 m | |||||
| 8 | 15 | 57.70 m | |||||
| 9 | 17 | 55.92 m | |||||
| 10 | 18 | 53.73 m | |||||
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| 69.10 | X | 62.24 | - | X | 64.51 | 69.10 m | ||||
| 65.66 | 58.33 | 64.04 | 61.10 | 63.93 | 66.92 | 66.92 m | ||||
| 58.77 | 62.32 | 64.92 | X | 63.10 | X | 64.92 m | ||||
| 4 | 63.16 | X | X | X | 61.06 | 62.77 | 63.16 m | |||
| 5 | 57.38 | 62.34 | 61.90 | 61.55 | - | X | 62.34 m | |||
| 6 | 60.53 | X | 62.08 | 60.01 | X | X | 62.08 m | |||
| 7 | 60.73 | 58.33 | X | 55.77 | X | X | 60.73 m | |||
| 8 | 58.95 | X | 59.05 | X | 59.76 | 60.56 | 60.56 m | |||
| 9 | 58.65 | 56.53 | 56.13 | 58.65 m | ||||||
| 10 | 58.30 | X | X | 58.30 m | ||||||
| 11 | 55.53 | 55.32 | 57.11 | 57.11 m | ||||||
| 12 | 56.65 | 53.08 | X | 56.65 m | ||||||