2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw
# 2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw

The women's hammer throw at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 6 and 8 July.

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2016 European Athletics Championships :

| World record | Anita Włodarczyk (POL) | 81.08 m | Władysławowo, Poland | 1 August 2015 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| European record | Anita Włodarczyk (POL) | 81.08 m | Władysławowo, Poland | 1 August 2015 |
| Championship record | Anita Włodarczyk (POL) | 78.76 m | Zürich, Switzerland | 15 August 2014 |
| World Leading | Anita Włodarczyk (POL) | 79.61 m | Szczecin, Poland | 18 June 2016 |
| European Leading | Anita Włodarczyk (POL) | 79.61 m | 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)

| 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

| 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 | |
