Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Women's hammer throw
# Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Women's hammer throw

The women's hammer throw event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held on 16 September in Kuala Lumpur.

This was the first time that this event was contested at the Commonwealth Games.

## Results

| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Deborah Sosimenko | Australia | x | 64.85 | 66.56 | 64.49 | 61.89 | x | 66.56 | |
| | Lorraine Shaw | England | x | x | 61.81 | x | 62.66 | x | 62.66 | |
| | Caroline Wittrin | Canada | 58.16 | 61.67 | 60.61 | 58.10 | 59.03 | 58.37 | 61.67 | PB |
| 4 | Karyne Perkins | Australia | 60.65 | x | 59.96 | 59.42 | 58.39 | x | 60.65 | |
| 5 | Denise Passmore | Australia | 57.33 | x | 59.10 | x | 57.76 | 55.88 | 59.10 | |
| 6 | Caroline Fournier | Mauritius | 56.01 | x | 58.42 | 59.02 | x | 57.39 | 59.02 | |
| 7 | Lyn Sprules | England | 58.32 | x | x | 57.83 | 59.01 | 57.75 | 59.01 | |
| 8 | Michelle Fournier | Canada | 57.78 | x | 56.59 | 56.88 | 56.43 | x | 57.78 | |
| 9 | Patti Pilsner-Steinke | Canada | 52.59 | 56.14 | 56.23 | | | | 56.23 | |
| 10 | Tasha Williams | New Zealand | 56.21 | x | 56.05 | | | | 56.21 | |
| 11 | Rachael Beverley | England | 55.34 | 54.58 | 54.64 | | | | 55.34 | |
| 12 | Sarah Louise Moore | Wales | x | 47.79 | x | | | | 47.79 | |
