# 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw

The women's hammer throw event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 28 and 29 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Bianca Achilles Germany |
| Silver | Sini Pöyry Finland |
| Bronze | Maureen Griffin United States |

## Results
### Final

29 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Bianca Achilles | Germany | 60.07 | 56.73 | 61.42 | 61.79 | 61.47 | x | 61.79 | |
| | Sini Pöyry | Finland | 61.76 | 57.37 | 60.66 | 60.64 | 61.15 | x | 61.76 | |
| | Maureen Griffin | United States | x | 60.14 | x | 57.38 | x | 54.84 | 60.14 | |
| 4 | Yipsi Moreno | Cuba | 59.05 | x | 59.85 | x | x | 59.81 | 59.85 | |
| 5 | Manuela Montebrun | France | 53.20 | 56.17 | 54.30 | 58.28 | 58.15 | 54.97 | 58.28 | |
| 6 | Júlia Tudja | Hungary | 56.67 | 56.11 | 56.27 | 56.81 | 57.73 | x | 57.73 | |
| 7 | Céline Vandeville | France | 54.24 | 57.36 | x | 56.02 | 55.44 | 56.19 | 57.36 | |
| 8 | Bronwyn Eagles | Australia | 54.38 | 56.77 | 53.92 | 53.47 | 55.99 | x | 56.77 | |
| 9 | Yunaika Crawford | Cuba | 55.93 | 50.13 | 56.01 | | | | 56.01 | |
| 10 | Natalya Samusenkova | Russia | 53.55 | 53.08 | x | | | | 53.55 | |
| 11 | Janna Wren | United States | 49.06 | x | 52.17 | | | | 52.17 | |
| | Cecilia Nilsson | Sweden | x | x | x | | | | NM | |

### Qualifications

28 Jul

#### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Bianca Achilles | Germany | 60.13 | - | - | 60.13 | Q |
| 2 | Yipsi Moreno | Cuba | x | 56.87 | 58.41 | 58.41 | Q |
| 3 | Céline Vandeville | France | 54.29 | 55.33 | 57.95 | 57.95 | Q |
| 4 | Júlia Tudja | Hungary | 56.45 | 57.41 | - | 57.41 | Q |
| 5 | Maureen Griffin | United States | x | 57.37 | - | 57.37 | Q |
| 6 | Natalya Samusenkova | Russia | 54.94 | 54.44 | 55.51 | 55.51 | q |
| 7 | Bronwyn Eagles | Australia | 54.77 | 52.31 | x | 54.77 | q |
| 8 | Ivana Brkljačić | Croatia | 51.64 | x | 53.81 | 53.81 | |
| 9 | Ainhoa Cabré | Spain | 53.44 | x | 53.80 | 53.80 | |
| 10 | Sónia Alves | Portugal | 48.27 | x | 50.37 | 50.37 | |
| 11 | Jennifer Joyce | Canada | x | 50.07 | x | 50.07 | |
| 12 | Evaggelía Dervéni | Greece | 46.35 | x | 49.78 | 49.78 | |
| 13 | Jessica Ponce | Mexico | 49.67 | 47.12 | 47.28 | 49.67 | |
| 14 | Merja Korpela | Finland | x | x | 49.34 | 49.34 | |
| 15 | Anabelle Gómez | Venezuela | 46.73 | x | 48.38 | 48.38 | |
| 16 | Albana Panga | Albania | x | 43.40 | 43.38 | 43.40 | |

#### Group B

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Sini Pöyry | Finland | 59.35 | - | - | 59.35 | Q |
| 2 | Yunaika Crawford | Cuba | 57.03 | - | - | 57.03 | Q |
| 3 | Manuela Montebrun | France | 55.35 | 54.58 | 56.38 | 56.38 | q |
| 4 | Janna Wren | United States | 50.89 | 53.02 | 55.39 | 55.39 | q |
| 5 | Cecilia Nilsson | Sweden | 53.77 | x | 55.29 | 55.29 | q |
| 6 | Rachael Beverley | United Kingdom | 54.64 | 53.97 | x | 54.64 | |
| 7 | Nesrin Kaya | Turkey | 53.77 | 53.86 | 54.29 | 54.29 | |
| 8 | Olga Markevich | Belarus | 51.24 | 52.98 | 53.70 | 53.70 | |
| 9 | Madlen Döhring | Germany | 49.73 | 52.59 | 52.15 | 52.59 | |
| 10 | Brooke Krueger | Australia | x | 52.15 | x | 52.15 | |
| 11 | Vânia Silva | Portugal | x | 51.83 | x | 51.83 | |
| 12 | Barbara Németh | Hungary | 51.33 | 51.16 | x | 51.33 | |
| 13 | Lucie Krouzová | Czech Republic | x | 43.30 | 46.17 | 46.17 | |
| 14 | Dubraska Rodríguez | Venezuela | x | 44.85 | x | 44.85 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.
* Albania (1)
* Australia (2)
* Belarus (1)
* Canada (1)
* Croatia (1)
* Cuba (2)
* Czech Republic (1)
* Finland (2)
* France (2)
* Germany (2)
* Greece (1)
* Hungary (2)
* Mexico (1)
* Portugal (2)
* Russia (1)
* Spain (1)
* Sweden (1)
* Turkey (1)
* United Kingdom (1)
* United States (2)
* Venezuela (2)