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2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 11 and 13 August.[1]

Women's discus throw
at the 2017 World Championships
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates11 August (qualification)
13 August (final)
Competitors30 from 19 nations
Winning distance70.31
Medalists
gold medal Sandra Perković   Croatia
silver medal Dani Stevens   Australia
bronze medal Mélina Robert-Michon   France
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Records edit

Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date Location
World 76.80 Gabriele Reinsch   GDR 7 Jul 1988 Neubrandenburg, East Germany
Championship 71.62 Martina Hellmann   GDR 31 Aug 1987 Rome, Italy
World leading 71.41 Sandra Perković   CRO 18 Jul 2017 Bellinzona, Switzerland
African 64.87 Elizna Naudé   RSA 2 Mar 2003 Stellenbosch, South Africa
Asian 71.68 Xiao Yanling   CHN 14 Mar 1992 Beijing, China
NACAC 70.88 Hilda Ramos   CUB 8 May 1992 Havana, Cuba
South American 64.21 Andressa de Morais   BRA 10 Jun 2012 Barquisimeto, Venezuela
European 76.80 Gabriele Reinsch   GDR 7 Jul 1988 Neubrandenburg, East Germany
Oceanian 68.72 Daniela Costian   AUS 22 Jan 1994 Auckland, New Zealand

The following records were set at the competition:[3]

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date
Oceanian 69.64 Dani Stevens   AUS 13 Aug 2017
Australian

Qualification standard edit

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 61.20 metres.[4]

Schedule edit

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows:[5]

Date Time Round
11 August 10:10 Qualification
13 August 19:10 Final

Results edit

Qualification edit

The qualification round took place on 11 August, in two groups, with Group A starting at 10:11 and Group B at 11:36. Athletes attaining a mark of at least 62.50 metres ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualified for the final.[6] The overall results were as follows:[7]

Rank Group Name Nationality Round Mark Notes
1 2 3
1 A Sandra Perković   Croatia (CRO) x 69.67 69.67 Q
2 B Yaime Pérez   Cuba (CUB) 65.58 65.58 Q
3 B Dani Stevens   Australia (AUS) 65.56 65.56 Q
4 B Mélina Robert-Michon   France (FRA) 63.97 63.97 Q, SB
5 A Denia Caballero   Cuba (CUB) 58.77 x 63.79 63.79 Q
6 B Nadine Müller   Germany (GER) 60.31 62.47 63.35 63.35 Q
7 B Su Xinyue   China (CHN) 60.83 61.35 63.00 63.00 Q
8 A Andressa de Morais   Brazil (BRA) 60.61 62.80 62.80 Q
9 B Chen Yang   China (CHN) x 62.71 62.71 Q
10 A Feng Bin   China (CHN) 62.48 x 61.95 62.48 q
11 A Julia Harting   Germany (GER) 61.34 61.70 59.41 61.70 q
12 B Zinaida Sendriūtė   Lithuania (LTU) 61.48 x 57.57 61.48 q, SB
13 B Whitney Ashley   United States (USA) x 60.94 59.22 60.94
14 A Anna Rüh   Germany (GER) 60.78 60.66 x 60.78
15 B Shadae Lawrence   Jamaica (JAM) x 59.25 x 59.25
16 B Fernanda Martins   Brazil (BRA) 58.51 x x 58.51
17 A Gia Lewis-Smallwood   United States (USA) x 58.15 58.13 58.15
18 A Jade Lally   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) x x 57.71 57.71
19 B Dragana Tomašević   Serbia (SRB) 56.14 57.78 57.28 57.78
20 A Sabina Asenjo   Spain (ESP) 57.00 x x 57.00
21 B Irina Rodrigues   Portugal (POR) 54.94 55.87 56.98 56.98
22 A Hrisoula Anagnostopoulou   Greece (GRE) 56.91 56.08 55.26 56.91
23 A Kellion Knibb   Jamaica (JAM) x x 56.73 56.73
24 A Anita Márton   Hungary (HUN) 55.96 54.91 x 55.96
25 A Natalia Semenova   Ukraine (UKR) x x 55.83 55.83
26 B Subenrat Insaeng   Thailand (THA) 53.74 x 55.16 55.16
27 A Taryn Gollshewsky   Australia (AUS) 54.29 x 53.69 54.29
28 B Valarie Allman   United States (USA) 53.85 x x 53.85
29 B Karen Gallardo   Chile (CHI) 52.36 x 52.81 52.81
A Tara-Sue Barnett   Jamaica (JAM) x x x NM

Final edit

The final took place on 13 August at 20:25. The overall results were as follows:[8]

Rank Name Nationality Round Mark Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
  Sandra Perković   Croatia (CRO) 69.30 70.31 70.28 69.81 x x 70.31
  Dani Stevens   Australia (AUS) 64.23 65.46 x 66.82 66.59 69.64 69.64 AR
  Mélina Robert-Michon   France (FRA) 65.49 62.54 x 61.88 65.39 66.21 66.21 SB
4 Yaime Pérez   Cuba (CUB) 62.54 x x 64.82 63.43 64.60 64.82
5 Denia Caballero   Cuba (CUB) 63.22 62.88 x 62.18 64.37 x 64.37
6 Nadine Müller   Germany (GER) 64.13 x 62.49 x 63.71 x 64.13
7 Su Xinyue   China (CHN) x 60.59 63.37 x 61.12 62.05 63.37
8 Feng Bin   China (CHN) 61.56 60.81 x x 51.95 x 61.56
9 Julia Harting   Germany (GER) 61.34 x x 61.34
10 Chen Yang   China (CHN) 58.19 x 61.28 61.28
11 Andressa de Morais   Brazil (BRA) 60.00 x x 60.00
12 Zinaida Sendriūtė   Lithuania (LTU) x x x NM

References edit

  1. ^ Start list
  2. ^ "Discus Throw Women – Records". IAAF. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Records Set - Final" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Discus Throw Women − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Discus Throw Women − Qualification − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Discus Throw Women − Qualification − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Discus Throw Women − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
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