# 1990 European Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw

These are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia, held at Stadion Poljud on 29 and 30 August 1990. All results were made with a rough surfaced javelin (old design).

## Medalists

| Gold | Päivi Alafrantti Finland (FIN) |
| Silver | Karen Forkel East Germany (GDR) |
| Bronze | Petra Felke East Germany (GDR) |

## 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 1990 European Athletics Championships :
| World Record | Petra Felke (GDR) | 80.00 m | September 9, 1988 | Potsdam, East Germany |
| Event Record | Fatima Whitbread (GBR) | 77.44 m | August 28, 1986 | Stuttgart, West Germany |

## Final

| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Distance | Note |
| Rank | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Distance | Note |
| | Päivi Alafrantti (FIN) | | | | | | | 67.68 m | |
| | Karen Forkel (GDR) | | | | | | | 67.56 m | |
| | Petra Felke (GDR) | | | | | | | 66.56 m | |
| 4 | Silke Renk (GDR) | | | | | | | 64.76 m | |
| 5 | Katalin Hartai (HUN) | | | | | | | 63.52 m | |
| 6 | Ingrid Thyssen (FRG) | | | | | | | 61.84 m | |
| 7 | Antoaneta Selenska (BUL) | | | | | | | 61.24 m | |
| 8 | Anna Verouli (GRE) | | | | | | | 59.32 m | |
| 9 | Tiina Lillak (FIN) | | | | | | | 58.80 m | |
| 10 | Brigitte Graune (FRG) | | | | | | | 58.54 m | |
| 11 | Tessa Sanderson (GBR) | | | | | | | 57.56 m | |
| 12 | Natalya Shikolenko (URS) | | | | | | | 53.98 m | |
| | Felicia Ţilea (ROM) | | | | | | | DQ | Doping$^†$ |
$^†$: Felicia Ţilea ranked initially 9th (58.80m), but was disqualified for infringement of IAAF doping rules.

## Qualification
### Group A

| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Distance | Note |
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | Distance | Note |
| 1 | 1 | Brigitte Graune (FRG) | | | | 64.18 m | |
| 2 | 2 | Silke Renk (GDR) | | | | 63.36 m | |
| 3 | 3 | Petra Felke (GDR) | | | | 63.22 m | |
| 4 | 5 | Katalin Hartai (HUN) | | | | 61.60 m | |
| 5 | 8 | Natalya Shikolenko (URS) | | | | 59.92 m | |
| 6 | 9 | Anna Verouli (GRE) | | | | 59.36 m | |
| 7 | 11 | Antoaneta Selenska (BUL) | | | | 58.72 m | |
| 8 | 16 | Amanda Liverton (GBR) | | | | 55.44 m | |
| 9 | 17 | Heli Rantanen (FIN) | | | | 54.02 m | |
| | | Felicia Ţilea (ROM) | | | | DQ | Q Doping$^†$ |
$^†$: Felicia Ţilea initially reached the final (60.96m), but was disqualified later for infringement of IAAF doping rules.

### Group B

| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Distance | Note |
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | Distance | Note |
| 1 | 4 | Tiina Lillak (FIN) | | | | 62.62 m | |
| 2 | 6 | Tessa Sanderson (GBR) | | | | 60.66 m | |
| 3 | 7 | Ingrid Thyssen (FRG) | | | | 60.02 m | |
| 4 | 10 | Karen Forkel (GDR) | | | | 59.28 m | |
| 5 | 12 | Zsuzsa Malovecz (HUN) | | | | 58.48 m | |
| 6 | 13 | Natalya Chernyenko (URS) | | | | 57.46 m | |
| 7 | 14 | Nadine Auzeil (FRA) | | | | 56.88 m | |
| 8 | 15 | Sharon Gibson (GBR) | | | | 55.98 m | |
| | | Päivi Alafrantti (FIN) | | | | NM | Q$^‡$ |
$^‡$: All three attempts from Päivi Alafrantti were initially voided. In the only measurable throw, the javelin landed flat. After a protest of the Finnish team officials and video inspection, the decision was reverted because it could be shown that the tip of the javelin struck the ground first, and Alafrantti was admitted to compete in the final.

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
* Bulgaria (1)
* East Germany (3)
* Finland (3)
* France (1)
* Greece (1)
* Hungary (2)
* Romania (1)
* Soviet Union (2)
* United Kingdom (3)
* West Germany (2)