| Gold MedallistMihaela MELINTE (ROM) |
| "I felt very confident coming here. The only thing I was a little worried about was Kuzenkova's form. It was a good day for me. During the three first throws I felt quite good, they were technically the best, too. Then the heat was getting to me, there were by far too many competitors out there. If the conditions were better the last throw could have been one to two meters longer. I owe much of this victory to my coach Teodoru Agache." |
| Silver Medallist - Olga KUZENKOVA (RUS) |
| "Obviously Melinte's first attempt showed the way the competition would go. Of course you know that normally the first big throw dominates and usually wins the championship. That is life. I think we must change our view on how hammer girls should look. Yes my secret is not the power but the speed." |
| Bronze Medallist - Lisa MISIPEKA (AMS) |
| "Oh my gosh! I didn't realize I had third place. I thought it was fourth. I tried to indicate to my coach but he was so far away in the spectator seats, i could not see the signs he was making to me. I didn't think a medal is possible. My last competition was in June! There just isn't the money for my event. So with my coach I just tried to imitate competition situations during my training. It was a challenge to compete against Melinte. However, I am not satisfied with my technique. I take four turns in the circle and only three of them in each throw were right. So there is a lot more to come in terms of distance." |
| Medalla de oro - Mihaela MELINTE (ROM) |
| "Tenia mucha confianza al venir aqui. La unica cosa que me preocupaba un poco era la actuacion de Kuzenkova. Ha sido un buen dia. Me senti bastante bien con los tres primeros tiros que tambien fueron tecnicamente los mejores. Entonces el calor empezo a afectarme. Habia demasiados competidores en la pista. Si las condiciones hubieran sido mejores el ultimo lanzamiento habria alcanzado uno o dos metros mas. Debo la mayoria de este exito a mi entrenador Teodoru Agache." |
| Medalla de plata - Olga KUZENKOVA (RUS) |
| "Obviamente el primer lanzamiento de Melinte mostro como iria la competicion. Por supuesto sabes que normalmente el primer gran lanzamiento domina y suele ganar el campeonato. Asi es la vida. Creo que deberiamos cambiar nuestra opinion sobre el aspecto fisico de las lanzadoras de martillo. Mi secreto no es la fuerza sino la velocidad." |
| Medalla de bronce - Lisa MISIPEKA (AMS) |
"Cielo santo! No sabia que iba tercera, pense que iba
cuarta. Intente hablar con mi entrenador pero estaba demasiado lejos en el publico y no
pude ver las senas que me estaba haciendo. No pensaba que fuera posible conseguir una
medalla: mi ultima competicion fue en junio. Simplemente no hay dinero en mi prueba, asi
que intente con mi entrenador simular las situaciones de la competicion durante mis
entrenamientos. Fue un reto competir contra Melinte. Sin embargo no estoy satisfecha con
mi tecnica. Suelo dar cuatro giros en el circulo y solo tres de ellos en cada lanzamiento
fueron correctos por lo que aun puedo mejorar mucho mi marca."   |