2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw explained

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

The women's hammer throw at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 28 and 30 July.

Medalists

Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships
World record	78.30	Bydgoszcz, Poland	6 June 2010
European record	78.30	Bydgoszcz, Poland	6 June 2010
Championship record	76.67	Gothenburg, Sweden	8 August 2006
World Leading	78.30	Bydgoszcz, Poland	6 June 2010
European Leading	78.30	Bydgoszcz, Poland	6 June 2010

Date	Time	Round
28 July 2010	10:10	Qualification
30 July 2010	20:20	Final

Qualification: Qualification Performance 69.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final

Rank	Group	1	2	3	Result	Notes
1	B		72.36		72.36	Q
2	B	71.85			71.85	Q
3	A	71.17			71.17	Q
4	A	70.33			70.33	Q
5	A	63.76	65.79	69.31	69.31	Q
	B	~~69.22~~			~~69.22~~	Q, Doping
6	B	68.61	68.67		68.67	q
7	B	64.55	68.59		68.59	q
8	A		67.47	67.84	67.84	q
9	B	66.06	67.58	66.45	67.58	q
10	B	66.61	65.95	65.26	66.61	q
11	A		62.07	66.48	66.48	q
12	A	62.72	66.10	66.18	66.18
13	A	65.12	65.70	65.88	65.88
14	A	65.82	65.49		65.82
15	B	62.26	65.45	64.78	65.45
16	B	64.30		64.34	64.34
17	A		62.69		62.69
18	B		62.63		62.63
19	A			60.74	60.74
20	B	57.50	59.68	60.16	60.16
	A					Doping