2002 European Winter Throwing Challenge Explained

2002 European Throwing Cup
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The 2002 European Winter Throwing Challenge was held on 9 and 10 March at Stadion Veruda in Pula, Croatia. It was the second edition of the athletics competition for throwing events organised by the European Athletics Association. A total of 175 athletes from 26 countries entered the competition, an increase on the inaugural edition the previous year.[1]

The competition featured men's and women's contests in shot put, discus throw, javelin throw and hammer throw. Athletes were seeded into "A" and "B" groups in several events due to the number of entries. Rutger Smith of the Netherlands defied his seeding in both the shot put and discus, managing to reach the overall podium in the events despite being in the weaker "B" group.

Medal summary

Men

Shot put20.92 m19.85 m19.78 m
Discus throw63.09 m61.72 m61.68 m
Javelin throw81.71 m78.46 m76.91 m
Hammer throw82.27 m79.67 m78.58 m

Women

Shot put20.03 m18.15 m17.88 m
Discus throw60.28 m60.07 m59.29 m
Javelin throw63.27 m62.69 m59.02 m
Hammer throw66.54 m65.46 m64.81 m

Participation

References

Results

Notes and References

  1. http://www.rfea.es/competi/2013_ECPWT_Castellon/eng_history.htm European Cup Winter Throwing