# 1999 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw

These are the official results of the Women's Hammer Throw event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 21 participating athletes, with the final held on Tuesday 24 August 1999 at 18:00h.

## Medalists

| Gold | Mihaela Melinte Romania (ROM) |
| Silver | Olga Kuzenkova Russia (RUS) |
| Bronze | Lisa Misipeka American Samoa (ASA) |

## Schedule

* All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
Final Round :
* 24.08.1999 – 18:00h |

## Startlist

| Order | № | Athlete | Season Best | Personal Best |
| 1 | 42 | Deborah Sosimenko (AUS) | 66.78 | 67.16 |
| 2 | 431 | Kirsten Münchow (GER) | 66.08 | 66.82 |
| 3 | 217 | Yipsi Moreno (CUB) | 66.34 | 66.34 |
| 4 | 338 | Florence Ezeh (FRA) | 66.12 | 66.12 |
| 5 | 1000 | Amy Palmer (USA) | 67.24 | 67.24 |
| 6 | 793 | Mihaela Melinte (ROM) | 75.97 | 75.97 |
| 7 | 433 | Manuela Priemer (GER) | 66.30 | 66.30 |
| 8 | 348 | Cécile Lignot-Maubert (FRA) | 65.39 | 65.39 |
| 9 | 838 | Tatyana Konstantinova (RUS) | 72.09 | 72.09 |
| 10 | 96 | Svetlana Sudak (BLR) | 68.21 | 68.21 |
| 11 | 8 | Lisa Misipeka (ASA) | 67.00 | 67.00 |
| 12 | 844 | Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) | 74.30 | 74.30 |
| 13 | 85 | Lyudmila Gubkina (BLR) | 68.27 | 68.27 |
| 14 | 352 | Manuela Montebrun (FRA) | 68.11 | 68.11 |
| 15 | 1012 | Dawn Ellerbe (USA) | 70.16 | 70.16 |
| 16 | 120 | Anelia Yordanova (BUL) | 65.10 | 65.10 |
| 17 | 426 | Simone Mathes (GER) | 67.13 | 67.13 |
| 18 | 490 | Katalin Divós (HUN) | 67.20 | 67.20 |
| 19 | 275 | Dolores Pedrares (ESP) | 61.28 | 61.28 |
| 20 | 754 | Kamila Skolimowska (POL) | 66.62 | 66.62 |
| 21 | 385 | Lorraine Shaw (GBR) | 67.21 | 66.75 |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 1999 World Athletics Championships :
| World Record | Mihaela Melinte (ROM) | 75.97 m | May 13, 1999 | Clermont-Ferrand, France |
| Event Record | New Event | New Event | New Event | New Event |
| Season Best | Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) | 74.30 m | June 4, 1999 | Moscow, Russia |
| Broken records during the 1999 World Athletics Championships |||||
| Event Record | Mihaela Melinte (ROM) | 75.20 m | August 24, 1999 | Seville, Spain |

## Final

| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Distance |
| Rank | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Distance |
| | Mihaela Melinte (ROM) | 71.57 | 73.23 | 74.21 | 70.58 | X | 75.20 | 75.20 m |
| | Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) | X | 68.18 | 71.79 | 69.23 | X | 72.56 | 72.56 m |
| | Lisa Misipeka (ASA) | 65.02 | 65.02 | X | 64.44 | 66.06 | 65.85 | 66.06 m |
| 4 | Katalin Divós (HUN) | 64.63 | X | 65.86 | X | X | X | 65.86 m |
| 5 | Deborah Sosimenko (AUS) | 65.52 | X | 61.56 | 62.92 | 63.79 | 63.85 | 65.52 m |
| 6 | Lyudmila Gubkina (BLR) | 64.12 | X | 62.99 | 65.33 | 65.44 | 65.44 | 65.44 m |
| 7 | Simone Mathes (GER) | 64.93 | X | 63.08 | 64.66 | 63.08 | 62.36 | 64.93 m |
| 8 | Kirsten Münchow (GER) | X | X | 64.03 | 59.91 | 63.58 | 63.05 | 64.03 m |
| 9 | Svetlana Sudak (BLR) | 62.81 | 62.88 | 63.99 | | | | 63.99 m |
| 10 | Dawn Ellerbe (USA) | X | 59.73 | 63.55 | | | | 63.55 m |
| 11 | Tatyana Konstantinova (RUS) | 59.39 | 62.52 | 62.16 | | | | 62.52 m |
| 12 | Manuela Montebrun (FRA) | 62.44 | X | X | | | | 62.44 m |
| 13 | Cécile Lignot-Maubert (FRA) | X | X | 62.14 | | | | 62.14 m |
| 14 | Lorraine Shaw (GBR) | 62.09 | 61.54 | X | | | | 62.09 m |
| 15 | Manuela Priemer (GER) | 61.99 | 60.44 | 59.16 | | | | 61.99 m |
| 16 | Florence Ezeh (FRA) | 57.58 | 58.82 | 60.74 | | | | 60.74 m |
| 17 | Amy Palmer (USA) | 59.24 | 58.76 | 59.80 | | | | 59.80 m |
| 18 | Yipsi Moreno (CUB) | X | X | 58.68 | | | | 58.68 m |
| 19 | Dolores Pedrares (ESP) | X | 57.66 | 54.84 | | | | 57.66 m |
| 20 | Anelia Yordanova (BUL) | X | 53.20 | X | | | | 53.20 m |
| 21 | Kamila Skolimowska (POL) | 50.38 | X | X | | | | 50.38 m |