1994 European Athletics Championships – Women's Javelin Throw
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These are the official results of the Women’s javelin throw event at the 1994 European Championships in
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, held at
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on 11 and 12 August 1994. There were a total number of 22 participating athletes. All results were made with a rough surfaced javelin (old design). The qualification mark was set at .
Trine Hattestad Elsa Katrine Hattestad (née Solberg; born 18 April 1966) is a retired Norwegian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. During her career, she was a European, World, and Olympic Champion, and broke the world record twice. Her ...
of
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won the gold medal with a throw of .


Medalists


Abbreviations

*''All results shown are in metres''


Records


Qualification


Group A


Group B


Final


Participation

According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event. * (1) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (3) * (3) * (3) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (2)


See also

* 1991 Women's World Championships Javelin Throw (Tokyo) * 1992 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Barcelona) * 1993 Women's World Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart) * 1995 Women's World Championships Javelin Throw (Gothenburg) * 1996 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Atlanta) * 1997 Women's World Championships Javelin Throw (Athens)


References


Results


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Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's de ...
Javelin throw at the European Athletics Championships 1994 in women's athletics