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

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
Silver	Sini Pöyry
Bronze	Maureen Griffin

Results

Final

29 July

Rank	Name	Nationality	Attempts						Result	Notes
			1	2	3	4	5	6
	align=left		align=left		60.07	56.73	61.42	61.79	61.47	x	61.79
	align=left		align=left		61.76	57.37	60.66	60.64	61.15	x	61.76
	align=left		align=left		x	60.14	x	57.38	x	54.84	60.14
4	align=left		align=left		59.05	x	59.85	x	x	59.81	59.85
5	align=left		align=left		53.20	56.17	54.30	58.28	58.15	54.97	58.28
6	align=left		align=left		56.67	56.11	56.27	56.81	57.73	x	57.73
7	align=left		align=left		54.24	57.36	x	56.02	55.44	56.19	57.36
8	align=left		align=left		54.38	56.77	53.92	53.47	55.99	x	56.77
9	align=left		align=left		55.93	50.13	56.01				56.01
10	align=left		align=left		53.55	53.08	x				53.55
11	align=left		align=left		49.06	x	52.17				52.17
	align=left		align=left		x	x	x				NM

Qualifications

28 Jul

Group A

Rank	Name	Nationality	Attempts			Result	Notes
			1	2	3
1	align=left		align=left		60.13	-	-	60.13	Q
2	align=left		align=left		x	56.87	58.41	58.41	Q
3	align=left		align=left		54.29	55.33	57.95	57.95	Q
4	align=left		align=left		56.45	57.41	-	57.41	Q
5	align=left		align=left		x	57.37	-	57.37	Q
6	align=left		align=left		54.94	54.44	55.51	55.51	q
7	align=left		align=left		54.77	52.31	x	54.77	q
8	align=left		align=left		51.64	x	53.81	53.81
9	align=left		align=left		53.44	x	53.80	53.80
10	align=left		align=left		48.27	x	50.37	50.37
11	align=left		align=left		x	50.07	x	50.07
12	align=left		align=left		46.35	x	49.78	49.78
13	align=left		align=left		49.67	47.12	47.28	49.67
14	align=left		align=left		x	x	49.34	49.34
15	align=left		align=left		46.73	x	48.38	48.38
16	align=left		align=left		x	43.40	43.38	43.40

Group B

Rank	Name	Nationality	Attempts			Result	Notes
			1	2	3
1	align=left		align=left		59.35	-	-	59.35	Q
2	align=left		align=left		57.03	-	-	57.03	Q
3	align=left		align=left		55.35	54.58	56.38	56.38	q
4	align=left		align=left		50.89	53.02	55.39	55.39	q
5	align=left		align=left		53.77	x	55.29	55.29	q
6	align=left		align=left		54.64	53.97	x	54.64
7	align=left		align=left		53.77	53.86	54.29	54.29
8	align=left		align=left		51.24	52.98	53.70	53.70
9	align=left		align=left		49.73	52.59	52.15	52.59
10	align=left		align=left		x	52.15	x	52.15
11	align=left		align=left		x	51.83	x	51.83
12	align=left		align=left		51.33	51.16	x	51.33
13	align=left		align=left		x	43.30	46.17	46.17
14	align=left		align=left		x	44.85	x	44.85

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.