1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw

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 DamaskeGermany (GER)Silver Tatyana ShikolenkoRussia (RUS)Bronze Mikaela IngbergFinland (FIN)

Schedule All times are Central European Time (UTC+1) Qualification RoundGroup AGroup B18.08.1998 – 10:00h18.08.1998 – 11:40hFinal Round19.08.1998 – 18:00h

Abbreviations All results shown are in metres Q automatic qualification q qualification by rankDNS did not startNM no markWR world recordAR area recordNR national recordPB personal bestSB season best

Records Standing records prior to the 1998 European Athletics Championships World Record 80.00 m September 9, 1988 Potsdam, East Germany Event Record 77.44 m August 28, 1986 Stuttgart, West Germany

Qualification

Group A RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance123 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

Group B RankOverallAthleteAttemptsDistance123 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

Final RankAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote123456 69.10 X 62.24 — X 64.5169.10 m 65.66 58.33 64.04 61.10 63.93 66.9266.92 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 — X62.34 m 6 60.53 X 62.08 60.01 X X62.08 m 7 60.73 58.33 X 55.77 X X 60.73 m 8 58.95 X 59.05 X 59.76 60.5660.56 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

See also 1996 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Atlanta) 1997 Women's World Championships Javelin Throw (Athens) 1999 Women's World Championships Javelin Throw (Seville) 2000 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Sydney)

References Results todor66 koti.welho