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

1998 World Junior
Championships in Athletics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
5000 m walkwomen
10,000 m walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

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.[1][2]

Medalists[edit]

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

Results[edit]

Final[edit]

29 July

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bianca Achilles  Germany 60.07 56.73 61.42 61.79 61.47 x 61.79
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sini Pöyry  Finland 61.76 57.37 60.66 60.64 61.15 x 61.76
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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[edit]

28 Jul

Group A[edit]

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3
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[edit]

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3
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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 December 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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