1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw

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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[edit]

Gold Germany Tanja Damaske
Germany (GER)
Silver Russia Tatyana Shikolenko
Russia (RUS)
Bronze Finland Mikaela Ingberg
Finland (FIN)

Schedule[edit]

Qualification Round
Group A Group B
18.08.1998 – 10:00h 18.08.1998 – 11:40h
Final Round
19.08.1998 – 18:00h

Abbreviations[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Standing records prior to the 1998 European Athletics Championships
World Record  Petra Felke (GDR) 80.00 m September 9, 1988 East Germany Potsdam, East Germany
Event Record  Fatima Whitbread (GBR) 77.44 m August 28, 1986 West Germany Stuttgart, West Germany

Qualification[edit]

Group A[edit]

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3
1 3  Mikaela Ingberg (FIN) 64.49 64.49 m
2 4  Trine Hattestad (NOR) 62.55 62.55 m
3 5  Tatyana Shikolenko (RUS) 62.01 62.01 m
4 8  Nikolett Szabó (HUN) 60.64 m
5 10  Ewa Rybak (POL) 60.34 m
6 11  Rita Ramanauskaitė (LTU) 60.26 m
7 14  Taina Uppa (FIN) 58.01 m
8 16  Dorte Barby (GER) 57.12 m
9 19  Nadine Auzeil (FRA) 52.21 m
 Aysel Taş (TUR) NM

Group B[edit]

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3
1 1  Steffi Nerius (GER) 60.66 66.04 66.04 m
2 2  Mirela Manjani-Tzelili (GRE) 60.53 65.14 65.14 m
3 6  Felicia Ţilea-Moldovan (ROM) 61.96 61.96 m
4 7  Heli Rantanen (FIN) 60.90 m
5 9  Tanja Damaske (GER) 60.63 60.63 m
6 12  Claudia Coslovich (ITA) x 57.31 59.85 59.85 m
7 13  Nikola Tomečková (CZE) 59.65 m
8 15  Nadiya Kobrin (UKR) 57.70 m
9 17  Agnes Preisinger (HUN) 55.92 m
10 18  Evfemija Štorga (SLO) 53.73 m

Final[edit]

Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Tanja Damaske (GER) 69.10 X 62.24 X 64.51 69.10 m
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Tatyana Shikolenko (RUS) 65.66 58.33 64.04 61.10 63.93 66.92 66.92 m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Mikaela Ingberg (FIN) 58.77 62.32 64.92 X 63.10 X 64.92 m
4  Trine Hattestad (NOR) 63.16 X X X 61.06 62.77 63.16 m
5  Heli Rantanen (FIN) 57.38 62.34 61.90 61.55 X 62.34 m
6  Steffi Nerius (GER) 60.53 X 62.08 60.01 X X 62.08 m
7  Claudia Coslovich (ITA) 60.73 58.33 X 55.77 X X 60.73 m
8  Nikolett Szabó (HUN) 58.95 X 59.05 X 59.76 60.56 60.56 m
9  Mirela Manjani-Tzelili (GRE) 58.65 56.53 56.13 58.65 m
10  Felicia Ţilea-Moldovan (ROM) 58.30 X X 58.30 m
11  Rita Ramanauskaitė (LTU) 55.53 55.32 57.11 57.11 m
12  Ewa Rybak (POL) 56.65 53.08 X 56.65 m

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