2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships was held at the QEII Stadium on 22-23, 25 and 29 January.

Medalists

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Class Gold Silver Bronze
F12 Marija Ivekovic
  Croatia
Liangmin Zhang
  China
Orysia Ilchyna
  Ukraine
F35/36 Mariia Pomazan
  Ukraine
Renata Chilewska
  Poland
Kath Proudfoot
  Australia
F37 Mi Na
  China
Beverley Jones
  Great Britain
Xu Qiuping
  China
F40 Najat El Garaa
  Morocco
Raoua Tlili
  Tunisia
Menggenjimisu
  China
F51/52/53 Catherine Wayland
  Ireland
Zena Cole
  United States
Estela Salas
  Mexico
F54/55/56 Marianne Buggenhagen
  Germany
Feixia Dong
  China
Tatjana Majcen
  Slovenia
F57/58 Nassima Saifi
  Algeria
Stela Eneva
  Bulgaria
Nadia Medjmedj
  Algeria

The Women's discus throw, F12 was held on January 22

  • The event included both F11 and F12 classified athletes:
    • F11 = visual impairment: may range from no light perception in either eye, to light perception with the inability to recognise the shape of a hand.
    • F12 = visual impairment: may recognise the shape of a hand, have a visual acuity of 2/60 and/or visual field of less than 5 degrees.

China's Liangmin Zhang set a world record for athletes with an F11 classification, with a throw of 40.42.

Results

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Final

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Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
  Marija Iveković   Croatia x 37.33 40.62 x 37.95 38.20 40.62
  Liangmin Zhang   China 36.71 37.46 x x 40.42 x 40.42 WR
  Orysia Ilchyna   Ukraine 34.14 36.99 x 35.99 33.97 38.86 38.86
4 Siena Christen   Germany 34.11 35.38 32.85 38.17 36.74 33.86 38.17
5 Claire Williams   Great Britain 37.19 35.46 x 36.94 36.65 x 37.19
6 Tamara Sivakova   Belarus 34.88 x 33.84 36.90 x 34.82 36.90
7 Mariela Almada   Argentina 35.89 34.78 33.40 x 35.86 35.02 35.89
8 Jessica Castellano   Spain 29.90 32.88 x x 33.53 31.25 33.53

Key: WR = World Record

F35/36

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The Women's discus throw, F35/36 was held on January 29

  • F35/36
    • F35 = good static balance, problems in dynamic balance, may need assistive devices for walking but not when standing or throwing, may have sufficient lower extremity function to do a run up when throwing.
    • F36 = walk without assistance or assistive devices, more control problems with upper than lower limbs. All four limbs are involved. Hand control, grasp and release affected when throwing.

Results

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Final

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Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Points Notes
  Mariia Pomazan   Ukraine 25.83 27.18 26.59 28.73 x x 28.73 1073 WR
  Renata Chilewska   Poland 24.08 24.92 25.22 23.80 24.08 x 25.22 994 SB
  Kath Proudfoot   Australia 23.21 23.19 24.52 x 23.35 20.57 24.52 958 CR
4 Wu Qing   China 18.66 18.49 20.38 18.54 21.79 20.29 21.79 850
5 Chanelle van Zyl   South Africa 20.57 x x x x 17.55 20.57 810
6 Alla Malchyk   Ukraine 18.98 20.65 20.92 x 20.33 18.70 20.92 808 SB
7 Noni Thompson   Australia 17.09 17.97 15.14 17.03 18.76 x 18.76 687

Key: WR = World Record, CR = Championship Record, SB = Season Best

The Women's discus throw, F37 was held on January 23

  • F37 = spasticity in an arm and leg on the same side, good functional ability on the non impaired side, good arm and hand control and follow through.

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Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
  Mi Na   China 29.80 29.69 30.73 30.66 31.46 - 31.46 CR
  Beverley Jones   Great Britain 24.12 28.81 30.62 26.41 30.19 29.86 30.62 AR
  Xu Qiuping   China 27.16 26.35 24.85 26.95 26.02 28.74 28.74
4 Viktorya Yasevych   Ukraine 26.54 x 23.99 23.03 x 28.14 28.14 SB
5 Qianqian Jia   China 25.00 26.01 x 25.93 26.66 25.96 26.66 SB
6 Eva Berna   Czech Republic 22.84 23.01 26.00 23.27 25.08 23.86 26.00 SB
7 Shirlene Coelho   Brazil x 25.01 24.42 25.24 25.06 x 25.24 AR
8 Taiga Kantane   Latvia 23.02 22.59 21.64 21.78 17.17 22.34 23.02

Key: CR = Championship Record, AR = Asian Record, SB = Season Best

The Women's discus throw, F40 was held on January 29

F40 = dwarfism.[11]

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Final

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Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
  Najat El Garaa   Morocco x 28.13 26.57 28.36 28.99 x 28.99 CR
  Raoua Tlili   Tunisia 24.50 26.00 x 28.55 27.71 27.91 28.55
  Menggenjimisu   China 26.34 26.30 26.41 25.08 x 25.26 26.41
4 Laila El Garaa   Morocco 23.20 22.04 24.40 24.11 26.37 24.98 26.37
5 Daria Kabiesz   Poland 12.69 21.27 x 20.32 23.31 x 23.31 AR

Key: CR = Championship Record, AR = Area Record

F51/52/53

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The Women's discus throw, F51/52/53 was held on January 29

  • F51/52/53
    • F51 = a weakness in shoulder function, the ability to bend but not straighten the elbow joint, no trunk or leg function, no movement in the fingers, can bend the wrists backwards but not forwards.
    • F52 = good shoulder, elbow and wrist function, poor to normal finger flexion and extension, no trunk or leg function.
    • F53 = normal upper limb function, no abdominal, leg or lower spinal function.

Results

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Final

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Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Points Notes
  Catherine Wayland   Ireland x 5.53 5.68 5.70 5.89 5.82 5.89 941 SB
  Zena Cole   United States 4.16 4.79 4.58 4.35 4.76 4.54 4.79 651
  Estela Salas   Mexico x 11.68 11.95 12.08 11.71 11.86 12.08 568
4 Martha Gustafson   Canada 9.13 x 8.35 9.56 9.40 8.64 9.56 415
5 Rosemary Tallon   Ireland x 7.43 x 7.22 7.04 x 7.43 211
6 Deepa Malik   India x 5.63 5.53 5.91 5.69 5.92 5.92 135

Key: SB = Season Best

F54/55/56

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The Women's discus throw, F54/55/56 was held on January 25

  • F54/55/56
    • F54 = normal upper limb function, no abdominal or lower spinal function.
    • F55 = normal upper limb function, may have partial to almost completely normal trunk function, no leg function.
    • F56 = normal upper limb and trunk function, some leg function, may have high bilateral above knee amputation.

Results

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Final

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Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Points Notes
  Marianne Buggenhagen   Germany 26.28 26.75 26.41 26.44 26.69 x 26.75 973 SB
  Feixia Dong   China 23.72 23.46 25.57 24.91 25.06 24.56 25.57 941 AR
  Tatjana Majcen   Slovenia x 15.97 x 14.68 15.70 16.13 16.13 833 SB
4 Martina Willing   Germany 20.98 21.38 20.84 20.12 20.75 20.09 21.38 750
5 Veronica Azucena Saucedo Miranda   Mexico 17.08 17.65 16.88 14.74 16.70 14.20 17.65 560 SB

Key: AR = Area Record, SB = Season Best

F57/58

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The Women's discus throw, F57/58 was held on January 29

  • F57/58
    • F57 = normal upper limb and trunk function, may have bilateral above knee amputations.
    • F58 = normal upper limb and trunk function, a bilateral below knee amputation or single above knee amputation.

Results

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Final

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Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Points Notes
  Nassima Saifi   Algeria 40.99 x 37.06 x 35.03 36.94 40.99 1040 WR
  Stela Eneva   Bulgaria 32.96 39.84 36.89 34.80 37.80 38.42 39.84 1022 AR
  Nadia Medjmedj   Algeria 25.32 29.60 27.69 27.12 27.28 28.96 29.60 965 CR
4 Orla Barry   Ireland 28.95 28.87 27.14 28.92 27.99 27.25 28.95 947
5 Catherine Callahan   United States 26.15 23.05 x 22.68 20.38 24.04 26.15 852 AR
6 Li Ling   China 21.96 21.68 25.99 24.38 22.22 25.60 25.99 846 SB
7 Angeles Ortiz Hernandez   Mexico 29.04 28.41 29.53 27.88 21.01 26.78 29.53 748 SB
8 Leilei Gao   China 27.57 28.94 x 26.18 22.57 28.41 28.94 725
9 Ivanka Koleva   Bulgaria 21.44 20.76 21.98 21.98 659
10 Mary Nakhumica   Kenya 19.46 21.94 20.51 21.94 657
11 Siham Alrasheedy   United Arab Emirates x 21.68 x 21.68 643

Key: WR = World Record, AR = Area Record, CR = Championship Record, SB = Season Best

See also

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References

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General
Specific
  1. ^ Medallists - WOMEN'S DISCUS THROW - F12[permanent dead link], Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
  2. ^ Medallists - WOMEN'S DISCUS THROW - F35/36[permanent dead link], Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
  3. ^ Medallists - WOMEN'S DISCUS THROW - F37[permanent dead link], Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
  4. ^ Medallists - WOMEN'S DISCUS THROW - F40[permanent dead link], Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
  5. ^ Medallists - WOMEN'S DISCUS THROW - F51/52/53[permanent dead link], Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
  6. ^ Medallists - WOMEN'S DISCUS THROW - F54/55/56[permanent dead link], Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
  7. ^ Medallists - WOMEN'S DISCUS THROW - F57/58[permanent dead link], Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
  8. ^ Final - WOMEN'S DISCUS THROW - F12 Archived 2011-02-06 at the Wayback Machine, Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
  9. ^ Final - WOMEN'S DISCUS THROW - F35/36[permanent dead link], Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
  10. ^ Final - WOMEN'S DISCUS THROW - F37 Archived 2011-02-06 at the Wayback Machine, Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
  11. ^ Paralympic WCPP athletes briefing, uka.org.uk, March 10, 2010
  12. ^ Final - WOMEN'S DISCUS THROW - F40[permanent dead link], Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
  13. ^ Final - WOMEN'S DISCUS THROW - F51/52/53[permanent dead link], Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
  14. ^ Final - WOMEN'S DISCUS THROW - F54/55/56 Archived 2011-02-06 at the Wayback Machine, Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
  15. ^ Final - WOMEN'S DISCUS THROW - F57/58[permanent dead link], Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships