| Athletics at the 2016 European Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| High jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Club throw | men | women |
The women's javelin at the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships was held at the Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini in Grosseto from 11 to 16 June.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F11-F13 [1] | Anna Kulinich-Sorokina (F12) Russia | 40.33 904 pts | Natalija Eder (F12) Russia | 36.22 788 pts | — | |
| F34 [2] | Marjaana Heikkinen  Finland | 17.87 | Frances Herrmann  Germany | 17.39 | Lucyna Kornobys  Poland | 16.81 |
| F37 [3] | Irina Vertinskaya Russia | 26.28 | Svetlana Sergeeva Russia | 25.96 | — | |
| F54 [4] | Mariia Bogacheva Russia | 15.16 CR | Yuliya Nezhura  Belarus | 10.65 | — | |
| F56 [5] | Martina Willing Germany | 22.05 SB | Diana Dadzite (F55) Latvia | 20.29 CR | Daniela Todorova (F55) Bulgaria | 18.80 |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
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