2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw

Women's hammer throw
at the European Athletics Championships
Women's hammer throw ; at the European Athletics Championships
Venue	Olympic Stadium
Location	Amsterdam
Dates	6 July (qualification); 8 July (final)
Competitors	30 from 16 nations
Winning mark	78.14 m
Medalists
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The women's hammer throw at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 6 and 8 July.^[1]

Records

Standing records prior to the 2016 European Athletics Championships
World record	Anita Włodarczyk (POL)	81.08 m^[2]^[3]	Władysławowo, Poland	1 August 2015
European record		81.08 m^[2]^[3]	Władysławowo, Poland	1 August 2015
Championship record		78.76 m	Zürich, Switzerland	15 August 2014
World Leading		79.61 m^[4]^[5]	Szczecin, Poland	18 June 2016
European Leading		79.61 m^[4]^[5]	Szczecin, Poland	18 June 2016

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
6 July 2016	10:45	Qualification
8 July 2016	18:10	Final

All times are local times (UTC+2)

Results

Qualification

Qualification: 70.00 m (Q) or best 12 (q)^[6]

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	Result	Note
1	B	Anita Włodarczyk	Poland	65.79	73.94		73.94	Q
2	A	Betty Heidler	Germany	71.46			71.46	Q
3	B	Hanna Skydan	Azerbaijan	70.41			70.41	Q
4	A	Kateřina Šafránková	Czech Republic	63.61	70.04		70.04	Q
5	A	Zalina Marghieva	Moldova	x	70.04		70.04	Q
6	A	Sophie Hitchon	Great Britain	67.46	68.73	69.48	69.48	q
7	B	Iryna Novozhylova	Ukraine	65.33	69.42	66.80	69.42	q
8	B	Joanna Fiodorow	Poland	69.35	x	68.99	69.35	q
9	A	Malwina Kopron	Poland	68.21	68.64	69.23	69.23	q
10	B	Martina Hrašnová	Slovakia	68.37	x	65.00	68.37	q
11	B	Tracey Andersson	Sweden	62.76	65.89	68.08	68.08	q
12	B	Berta Castells	Spain	68.07	66.96	63.53	68.07	q
13	B	Merja Korpela	Finland	67.78	67.33	64.72	67.78
14	B	Marina Nichișenco	Moldova	66.89	67.76	x	67.76
15	A	Alena Sobaleva	Belarus	66.78	65.37	x	66.78
16	A	Inga Linna	Finland	64.91	66.01	66.53	66.53
17	B	Kıvılcım Salman	Turkey	x	65.97	62.23	65.97
18	A	Éva Orbán	Hungary	x	65.86	65.40	65.86
19	A	Alyona Shamotina	Ukraine	x	65.69	65.29	65.69
20	B	Barbara Špiler	Slovenia	65.56	x	61.82	65.56
21	A	Laura Redondo	Spain	65.23	63.82	x	65.23
22	B	Charlene Woitha	Germany	62.72	63.82	64.90	64.90
23	A	Marinda Petersson	Sweden	64.65	x	62.33	64.65
24	A	Alena Krechyk	Belarus	64.42	61.30	x	64.42
25	B	Kathrin Klaas	Germany	60.61	64.39	x	64.39
26	B	Hanna Malyshchyk	Belarus	63.16	x	x	63.16
27	A	Veronika Kaňuchová	Slovakia	62.86	x	x	62.86
28	A	Tuğçe Şahutoğlu	Turkey	62.37	61.91	61.30	62.37
	A	Alexandra Tavernier	France	x	x	x	NM
	B	Fruzsina Fertig	Hungary	x	x	x	NM

Final

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Anita Włodarczyk	Poland	72.82	75.73	77.11	77.65	78.12	78.14	78.14
	Betty Heidler	Germany	71.27	73.19	75.77	71.31	73.64	74.35	75.77	SB
	Hanna Skydan	Azerbaijan	x	71.07	73.83	72.20	73.69	69.89	73.83
4	Sophie Hitchon	Great Britain	70.91	71.74	71.33	70.03	71.59	71.41	71.74
5	Zalina Marghieva	Moldova	70.26	68.25	71.04	70.49	68.77	71.73	71.73
6	Malwina Kopron	Poland	70.91	68.32	67.66	x	x	69.41	70.91
7	Martina Hrašnová	Slovakia	70.62	67.95	70.02	69.75	x	69.82	70.62
8	Iryna Novozhylova	Ukraine	70.18	68.34	64.69	66.85	68.74	x	70.18
9	Kateřina Šafránková	Czech Republic	69.55	68.37	x				69.55
10	Joanna Fiodorow	Poland	68.80	69.35	69.48				69.48
11	Tracey Andersson	Sweden	67.08	65.03	x				67.08
12	Berta Castells	Spain	x	x	63.27				63.27