# 2012 European Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw

The women's hammer throw at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 29 June and 1 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Anita Włodarczyk Poland |
| Silver | Martina Hrašnová Slovakia |
| Bronze | Anna Bulgakova Russia |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships :
| World record | Betty Heidler (GER) | 79.42 | Halle, Germany | 21 May 2011 |
| European record | Betty Heidler (GER) | 79.42 | Halle, Germany | 21 May 2011 |
| Championship record | Tatyana Lysenko (RUS) | 76.67 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 8 August 2006 |
| World Leading | Aksana Miankova (BLR) | 78.19 | Brest, Belarus | 28 April 2012 |
| World Leading | Aksana Miankova (BLR) | 78.19 | Minsk, Belarus | 12 June 2012 |
| European Leading | Aksana Miankova (BLR) | 78.19 | Brest, Belarus | 28 April 2012 |
| European Leading | Aksana Miankova (BLR) | 78.19 | Minsk, Belarus | 12 June 2012 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 29 June 2012 | 11:35 | Qualification |
| 1 July 2012 | 16:00 | Final |

## Results
### Qualification

Qualification: Qualification Performance 71.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | B | Anita Włodarczyk | Poland | 66.30 | 69.50 | 71.38 | 71.38 | Q |
| DQ | A | Zalina Marghieva | Moldova | 68.47 | 67.34 | 69.86 | 69.86 | q, Doping |
| 2 | B | Martina Hrašnová | Slovakia | 67.76 | 69.67 | x | 69.67 | q |
| 3 | B | Kathrin Klaas | Germany | 66.12 | 68.95 | 68.56 | 68.95 | q |
| 4 | A | Berta Castells | Spain | 68.11 | 67.26 | 68.52 | 68.52 | q, SB |
| 5 | B | Anna Bulgakova | Russia | 68.44 | x | – | 68.44 | q |
| 6 | A | Stéphanie Falzon | France | x | 68.42 | x | 68.42 | q |
| 7 | A | Éva Orbán | Hungary | 67.72 | x | 67.89 | 67.89 | q |
| 8 | A | Tuğçe Şahutoğlu | Turkey | x | 66.24 | 67.47 | 67.47 | q |
| 9 | B | Bianca Perie | Romania | 67.14 | 63.98 | 67.46 | 67.46 | q |
| 10 | B | Sophie Hitchon | Great Britain | x | 61.65 | 67.08 | 67.08 | q |
| 11 | B | Tereza Králová | Czech Republic | 66.89 | 66.09 | x | 66.89 | q |
| 12 | A | Tracey Andersson | Sweden | 63.40 | x | 66.65 | 66.65 | |
| 13 | A | Kateřina Šafránková | Czech Republic | 66.51 | 64.15 | x | 66.51 | |
| 14 | B | Marina Marghiev | Moldova | 65.44 | x | 65.11 | 65.44 | |
| 15 | A | Barbara Špiler | Slovenia | 63.71 | x | 65.37 | 65.37 | |
| 16 | A | Betty Heidler | Germany | x | x | 65.06 | 65.06 | |
| 17 | A | Mona Holm Solberg | Norway | 60.37 | 64.03 | 62.84 | 64.03 | |
| 18 | B | Merja Korpela | Finland | 64.03 | 63.83 | 61.14 | 64.03 | |
| 19 | A | Vânia Silva | Portugal | 61.53 | 62.81 | 61.04 | 62.81 | |
| 20 | B | Alina Kastrova | Belarus | 62.51 | x | x | 62.51 | |
| 21 | A | Sarah Holt | Great Britain | 61.06 | 59.12 | 61.18 | 61.18 | |
| | B | Silvia Salis | Italy | x | x | x | NM | |
| | B | Laura Redondo | Spain | x | x | x | NM | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
| | Anita Włodarczyk | Poland | 74.02 | 73.17 | 73.29 | 74.29 | 73.93 | x | 74.29 | |
| | Martina Hrašnová | Slovakia | 70.57 | 73.34 | x | 68.38 | x | x | 73.34 | SB |
| | Anna Bulgakova | Russia | 70.84 | x | 71.47 | 70.80 | 67.70 | x | 71.47 | |
| 4 | Kathrin Klaas | Germany | 66.53 | 70.44 | 67.03 | 66.82 | 70.34 | 69.75 | 70.44 | |
| 5 | Tuğçe Şahutoğlu | Turkey | 68.12 | 70.21 | 68.23 | 67.63 | x | 66.05 | 70.21 | |
| 6 | Stéphanie Falzon | France | 63.05 | 67.80 | 68.03 | 66.59 | 67.02 | x | 68.03 | |
| 7 | Éva Orbán | Hungary | 66.81 | x | 67.92 | x | x | 66.83 | 67.92 | |
| DQ | Zalina Marghieva | Moldova | 67.92 | x | x | x | x | 65.53 | 67.92 | Doping |
| 8 | Berta Castells | Spain | 66.03 | 67.42 | x | | | | 67.42 | |
| 9 | Bianca Perie | Romania | 66.92 | x | 67.24 | | | | 67.24 | |
| 10 | Sophie Hitchon | Great Britain | 66.73 | 67.17 | x | | | | 67.17 | |
| 11 | Tereza Králová | Czech Republic | x | 65.29 | 65.87 | | | | 65.87 | |