2006 European Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw explained

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

The Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden had a total number of 40 participating athletes. The final was held on Tuesday August 8, 2006, and the qualifying round on Monday August 7, 2006 with the mark set at 70.00 metres.

Medalists

Gold	Tatyana Lysenko Russia (RUS)
Silver	Gulfiya Khanafeyeva Russia (RUS)
Bronze	Kamila Skolimowska Poland (POL)

Schedule

All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
07.08.2006 - 10:15h	07.08.2006 - 12:30h
Final Round
08.08.2006 - 19:30h

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 2006 European Athletics Championships
	77.41 m	June 24, 2006	Zhukovsky, Russia
	72.94 m	August 9, 2002	Munich, Germany
Broken records during the 2006 European Athletics Championships
	73.23 m	August 7, 2006	Gothenburg, Sweden
	74.85 m	August 8, 2006	Gothenburg, Sweden
	76.67 m	August 8, 2006	Gothenburg, Sweden

Qualification

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance	Note
1	5		X	66.75	68.92	68.92 m
2	6		68.81	X	68.31	68.81 m
3	9		67.54	65.72	X	67.54 m
4	10		X	67.53	X	67.53 m
5	11		66.10	59.83	67.28	67.28 m
6	12		65.37	X	66.81	66.81 m
7	13		65.90	66.45	X	66.45 m
8	14		64.12	62.24	65.72	65.72 m
9	16		64.64	X	65.23	65.23 m
10	17		62.36	65.07	X	65.07 m
11	19		64.20	63.48	X	64.20 m
12	23		X	62.85	X	62.85 m
13	24		X	62.65	X	62.65 m
14	25		60.64	62.55	60.27	62.55 m
15	27		X	61.69	60.68	61.69 m
16	32		60.85	60.47	X	60.85 m
17	33		59.29	59.96	60.51	60.51 m
18	34		59.84	X	60.30	60.30 m
19	35		X	56.09	60.10	60.10 m
20	40		55.33	55.68	X	55.68 m

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance	Note
1	1		73.23	-	-	73.23 m	CR
2	2		71.40	-	-	71.40 m
3	3		67.58	69.19	X	69.19 m
4	4		68.43	67.33	69.02	69.02 m
5	7		65.78	64.56	68.65	68.65 m	SB
6	8		66.78	67.59	X	67.59 m
7	15		X	65.53	65.71	65.71 m
8	18		64.77	X	X	64.77 m
9	20		63.96	X	63.48	63.96 m
10	21		63.31	56.66	X	63.31 m
11	22		X	X	62.97	62.97 m
12	26		62.39	X	X	62.39 m
13	28		57.60	X	61.69	61.69 m
14	29		61.64	57.70	56.88	61.64 m
15	30		57.86	60.91	X	60.91 m
16	31		55.76	60.86	60.64	60.86 m
17	36		55.83	59.94	X	59.94 m
18	37		X	X	58.93	58.93 m
19	38		X	58.77	X	58.77 m
20	39		56.94	X	X	56.94 m

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Distance	Note
		74.85	73.00	76.67	72.35	73.37	X	76.67 m	CR
		70.40	X	71.04	68.47	74.50	73.94	74.50 m
		72.58	67.35	67.73	X	X	X	72.58 m
4		69.27	71.54	69.10	69.40	71.87	71.80	71.87 m
5		X	70.89	69.61	70.12	70.11	65.55	70.89 m
6		68.81	70.59	64.29	X	X	66.06	70.59 m
7		64.27	68.47	66.76	69.00	X	69.78	69.78 m
8		67.51	X	68.50	69.08	65.36	68.97	69.08 m

9		X	X	67.95				67.95 m
10		65.30	63.56	X				65.30 m
11		62.36	X	X				62.36 m
-		X	X	X