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.
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.