2012 European Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw

Events at the
2012 European
Athletics Championships

Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase
men women
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Field events
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men
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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
Minsk, Belarus 12 June 2012
European Leading  Aksana Miankova (BLR) 78.19 Brest, Belarus 28 April 2012
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 71.38Q
2 A Zalina Marghieva  Moldova 68.47 67.34 69.86 69.86q
3 B Martina Hrašnová  Slovakia 67.76 69.67 x 69.67 q
4 B Kathrin Klaas  Germany 66.12 68.95 68.56 68.95 q
5 A Berta Castells  Spain 68.11 67.26 68.52 68.52 q, SB
6 B Anna Bulgakova  Russia 68.44 x 68.44q
7 A Stéphanie Falzon  France x 68.42 x 68.42q
8 A Éva Orbán  Hungary 67.72 x 67.89 67.89q
9 A Tuğçe Şahutoğlu  Turkey x 66.24 67.47 67.47q
10 B Bianca Perie  Romania 67.14 63.98 67.46 67.46q
11 B Sophie Hitchon  Great Britain x 61.65 67.08 67.08q
12 B Tereza Králová  Czech Republic 66.89 66.09 x 66.89q
13 A Tracey Andersson  Sweden 63.40 x66.65 66.65
14 A Kateřina Šafránková  Czech Republic 66.51 64.15 x 66.51
15 B Marina Marghiev  Moldova 65.44 x 65.11 65.44
16 A Barbara Špiler  Slovenia 63.71 x 65.37 65.37
17 A Betty Heidler  Germany x x 65.06 65.06
18 A Mona Holm Solberg  Norway 60.37 64.03 62.84 64.03
19 B Merja Korpela  Finland 64.03 63.83 61.14 64.03
20 A Vânia Silva  Portugal 61.53 62.81 61.04 62.81
21 B Alina Kastrova  Belarus 62.51 x x 62.51
22 A Sarah Holt  Great Britain 61.06 59.12 61.18 61.18
23 B Silvia Salis  Italy x x x NM
23 B Laura Redondo  Spain x x x NM

Final

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st Anita Włodarczyk  Poland 74.02 73.17 73.29 74.29 73.93 x 74.29
2nd Martina Hrašnová  Slovakia 70.57 73.34 x 68.38 x x 73.34 SB
3rd 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
8 Zalina Marghieva  Moldova 67.92 x x x x 65.53 67.92
9 Berta Castells  Spain 66.03 67.42 x 67.42
10 Bianca Perie  Romania 66.92 x 67.24 67.24
11 Sophie Hitchon  Great Britain 66.73 67.17 x 67.17
12 Tereza Králová  Czech Republic x 65.29 65.87 65.87

References