The final of the Women's hammer throw event at the 2002 European Championships in Munich, Germany was held on August 9, 2002.
There were a total number of 44 participating athletes.
The qualifying rounds were staged two days earlier, on August 7, with the mark set at 66.00 metres.
On 8 March 2013, the IAAF announced that following retesting of samples taken at the championships, it had been found that Olga Kuzenkova of Russia had taken a banned substance.
It was not announced whether this would mean an alteration in the medal result.