The 2002 European Winter Throwing Challenge was held on 9 and 10 March at Stadion Veruda in Pula, Croatia. It was the second edition of the athletics competition for throwing events organised by the European Athletics Association. A total of 175 athletes from 26 countries entered the competition, an increase on the inaugural edition the previous year.[1]
The competition featured men's and women's contests in shot put, discus throw, javelin throw and hammer throw. Athletes were seeded into "A" and "B" groups in several events due to the number of entries. Rutger Smith of the Netherlands defied his seeding in both the shot put and discus, managing to reach the overall podium in the events despite being in the weaker "B" group.
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shot put |  Manuel Martínez Gutiérrez (ESP) | 20.92 m |  Rutger Smith (NED) | 19.85 m |  Leszek Śliwa (POL) | 19.78 m |
| Discus throw | David Martínez (ESP) | 63.09 m |  Aleksandr Borichevskiy (RUS) | 61.72 m | Rutger Smith (NED) | 61.68 m |
| Javelin throw | Alexandr Ivanov (RUS) | 81.71 m |  Stefan Wenk (GER) | 78.46 m |  Marián Bokor (SVK) | 76.91 m |
| Hammer throw | Aleksey Zagornyi (RUS) | 82.27 m |  Alexandros Papadimitriou (GRE) | 79.67 m | Miloslav Konopka (SVK) | 78.58 m |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shot put |  Vita Pavlysh (UKR) | 20.03 m |  Assunta Legnante (ITA) | 18.15 m | Irina Khudoroshkina (RUS) | 17.88 m |
| Discus throw | Valentina Ivanova (RUS) | 60.28 m | Viktoriya Boyko (UKR) | 60.07 m | Natalya Ampleyeva (RUS) | 59.29 m |
| Javelin throw | Claudia Coslovich (ITA) | 63.27 m | Valeriya Zabruskova (RUS) | 62.69 m | Dörthe Friedrich (GER) | 59.02 m |
| Hammer throw | Susanne Keil (GER) | 66.54 m |  Vânia Silva (POR) | 65.46 m |  Lorraine Shaw (GBR) | 64.81 m |
Medal and points table
* Host nation (Croatia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Spain (ESP) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Portugal (POR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Croatia (CRO)* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Participation
- Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Macedonia entered several athletes, but none attended the competition. San Marino entered one athlete (Gabriele Mazza), but he did not compete.
References
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