# 1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw

The final of the Women's Hammer Throw event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary was held on Saturday August 22, 1998. There were a total number of 35 participating athletes. The qualifying rounds were staged a day earlier, on Friday August 21, with the mark set at 61.50 metres. It was the first time in history that women competed in the hammer throw at the European Championships.

## Medalists

| Gold | Mihaela Melinte Romania (ROM) |
| Silver | Olga Kuzenkova Russia (RUS) |
| Bronze | Kirsten Münchow Germany (GER) |

## 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 |
| CR | championship record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 1998 European Athletics Championships :
| World Record | Mihaela Melinte (ROM) | 73.14 m | July 16, 1998 | Poiana Brasov, Romania |
| Event Record | New Event | New Event | New Event | New Event |
| Season Best | Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) | 73.80 m | May 15, 1998 | Togliattigrad, Russia |
| Broken records during the 1998 European Athletics Championships |||||
| Event Record | Mihaela Melinte (ROM) | 71.17 m | August 22, 1998 | Budapest, Hungary |

## Qualification
### Final ranking

| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Distance | Note |
| Rank | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | Distance | Note |
| 1 | Mihaela Melinte (ROM) | | | | 68.65 m | |
| 2 | Kirsten Münchow (GER) | | | | 66.81 m | |
| 3 | Svetlana Sudak (BLR) | | | | 64.12 m | |
| 4 | Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) | | | | 64.10 m | |
| 5 | Kamila Skolimowska (POL) | | | | 62.72 m | SB |
| 6 | Alla Davydova (RUS) | | | | 62.69 m | |
| 7 | Lyudmila Gubkina (BLR) | | | | 62.46 m | |
| 8 | Simone Mathes (GER) | | | | 62.25 m | |
| 9 | Katalin Divós (HUN) | | | | 61.62 m | |
| 10 | Lorraine Shaw (GBR) | | | | 61.11 m | |
| 11 | Lyn Sprules (GBR) | | | | 60.64 m | SB |
| 12 | Manuela Priemer (GER) | | | | 59.15 m | |
| 13 | Agnieszka Pogroszewska (POL) | | | | 58.88 m | |
| 14 | Florence Ezeh (FRA) | | | | 58.72 m | |
| 15 | Sini Pöyry (FIN) | | | | 58.61 m | |
| 16 | Tatyana Konstantinova (RUS) | | | | 58.35 m | |
| 17 | Jolanta Borawska (POL) | | | | 57.79 m | |
| 18 | Mia Strömmer (FIN) | | | | 57.40 m | |
| 19 | Ester Balassini (ITA) | | | | 56.42 m | |
| 20 | Julianna Tudja (HUN) | | | | 55.90 m | |
| 21 | Iryna Sekachova (UKR) | | | | 55.37 m | |
| 22 | Cécile Lignot-Maubert (FRA) | | | | 54.68 m | |
| 23 | Dolores Pedrares (ESP) | 52.10 | 54.34 | 51.01 | 54.34 m | |
| 24 | Barbara Sugar (HUN) | | | | 54.29 m | |
| 25 | Manuela Montebrun (FRA) | | | | 54.13 m | |
| 26 | Maria Tranchina (ITA) | | | | 53.87 m | |
| 27 | Jennifer Petit (BEL) | | | | 53.63 m | |
| 28 | Unn Merete Lie (NOR) | | | | 53.01 m | |
| 29 | Nicola Coffey (IRL) | | | | 52.63 m | |
| 30 | Nesrin Kaya (TUR) | | | | 51.70 m | |
| 31 | Sonia Martins (POR) | | | | 50.70 m | |
| 32 | Charlotte Wahlin (DEN) | | | | 50.62 m | |
| — | Ivana Brkljačić (CRO) | X | X | X | NM | |
| — | Olivia Kelleher (IRL) | X | X | X | NM | |

## Final

| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Distance | Note |
| Rank | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Distance | Note |
| | Mihaela Melinte (ROM) | 68.41 | 66.19 | 69.02 | X | 70.63 | 71.17 | 71.17 m | CR |
| | Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) | 69.23 | 69.28 | 63.72 | X | X | X | 69.28 m | |
| | Kirsten Münchow (GER) | X | 61.28 | X | 61.03 | X | 65.61 | 65.61 m | |
| 4 | Simone Mathes (GER) | 56.29 | 63.60 | X | X | 62.96 | 64.05 | 64.05 m | |
| 5 | Katalin Divós (HUN) | 63.74 | 58.90 | X | 60.04 | 61.93 | X | 63.74 m | NR |
| 6 | Lyudmila Gubkina (BLR) | 62.15 | X | X | X | X | 63.03 | 63.03 m | |
| 7 | Kamila Skolimowska (POL) | X | 61.50 | 62.68 | X | 59.63 | X | 62.68 m | |
| 8 | Alla Davydova (RUS) | 60.47 | 60.88 | 60.91 | 62.36 | 61.92 | 61.62 | 62.36 m | |
| 9 | Svetlana Sudak (BLR) | 60.14 | X | 60.12 | | | | 60.14 m | |
| 10 | Manuela Priemer (GER) | 58.07 | 59.47 | X | | | | 59.47 m | |
| 11 | Lorraine Shaw (GBR) | X | 54.55 | 58.19 | | | | 58.19 m | |
| 12 | Lyn Sprules (GBR) | X | 57.68 | X | | | | 57.68 m | |