2019 World Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, from 2 to 4 October 2019.[1]

Women's discus throw
at the 2019 World Championships
VenueKhalifa International Stadium
Dates2 October (qualification)
4 October (final)
Competitors30 from 20 nations
Winning distance69.17
Medalists
gold medal    Cuba
silver medal    Cuba
bronze medal    Croatia
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Video on YouTube
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Summary

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In the finals, Feng Bin threw 62.48m as the first thrower in the ring. The next thrower was world leader Yaime Pérez, who promptly took the lead with a 68.10m. Three throwers later, defending champion and double Olympic champion Sandra Perković threw 66.72m to take over second place. Those three held their positions until the end of the second round, when 2015 champion Denia Caballero dropped in a 66.80m to move into silver position. In fact, the three over 66 and a half metres would be the only ones over 63.50m all day. Caballero improved her position with a 67.32m in the third then took the lead with a 68.44m in the fourth round. Her teammate Pérez answered in the fifth round with the winner 69.17 m (226 ft 11 in).

Records

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Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date Location
World 76.80 Gabriele Reinsch   GDR 9 Jul 1988 Neubrandenburg, Germany
Championship 71.62 Martina Hellmann   GER 31 Aug 1987 Rome, Italy
World leading 69.39 Yaime Pérez   CUB 16 Jul 2019 Sotteville, France
African 64.87 Elizna Naudé   RSA 2 Mar 2007 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 65.98 Andressa de Morais   BRA 6 Aug 2019 Lima, Peru
European 76.80 Gabriele Reinsch   GDR 9 Jul 1988 Neubrandenburg, Germany
Oceanian 69.64 Dani Stevens   AUS 13 Aug 2017 London, Great Britain

Schedule

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The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), is as follows:[3]

Date Time Round
2 October 18:00 Qualification
4 October 21:00 Final

Results

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Qualification

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Qualification: Qualifying Performance 63.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.[4][5]

Rank Group Name Nationality Round Mark Notes
1 2 3
1 A Yaime Pérez   Cuba (CUB) 67.78 67.78 Q
2 B Denia Caballero   Cuba (CUB) x 65.86 65.86 Q
3 B Sandra Perković   Croatia (CRO) 65.20 65.20 Q
4 A Mélina Robert-Michon   France (FRA) 64.02 64.02 Q, SB
5 B Laulauga Tausaga   United States (USA) 61.33 63.94 63.94 Q, PB
6 A Kristin Pudenz   Germany (GER) 63.35 63.35 Q
7 A Chen Yang   China (CHN) 62.09 62.83 63.10 63.10 Q
8 B Nadine Müller   Germany (GER) 61.06 62.33 62.93 62.93 q
9 B Feng Bin   China (CHN) 60.22 62.51 62.09 62.51 q
10 B Fernanda Martins   Brazil (BRA) x 62.33 60.53 62.33 q
11 A Claudine Vita   Germany (GER) 61.24 62.31 62.09 62.31 q
12 A Valarie Allman   United States (USA) 57.99 x 62.25 62.25 q
13 B Chioma Onyekwere   Nigeria (NGR) 61.38 x x 61.38 PB
14 A Kelsey Card   United States (USA) 60.15 61.32 59.39 61.32
15 A Chrysoula Anagnostopoulou   Greece (GRE) 56.43 58.33 59.91 59.91 SB
16 A Shanice Love   Jamaica (JAM) x 56.65 59.50 59.50
17 B Eliška Staňková   Czech Republic (CZE) 58.64 57.41 58.98 58.98 SB
18 B Jorinde van Klinken   Netherlands (NED) x 58.58 x 58.58
19 B Shadae Lawrence   Jamaica (JAM) 57.55 58.51 x 58.51
20 B Daisy Osakue   Italy (ITA) 57.55 x x 57.55
21 A Dragana Tomašević   Serbia (SRB) x 57.13 56.93 57.13
22 B Daria Zabawska   Poland (POL) x 57.05 x 57.05
23 B Irina Rodrigues   Portugal (POR) x 56.21 x 56.21
24 B Vanessa Kamga   Sweden (SWE) 53.58 55.87 x 55.87
25 A Nataliya Semenova   Ukraine (UKR) x 54.68 54.57 54.68
26 A Liliana Cá   Portugal (POR) 52.89 51.36 54.31 54.31
27 A Melany Matheus   Cuba (CUB) 52.52 x 51.64 52.52
28 A Alexandra Emilianov   Moldova (MDA) x 52.05 50.86 52.05
29 B Nanaka Kori   Japan (JPN) 46.03 48.82 48.01 48.82
A Marija Tolj   Croatia (CRO) x x x NM

Final

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The final was started on 4 October at 21:00.[6]

Rank Name Nationality Round Mark Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
  Yaime Pérez   Cuba (CUB) 68.10 65.01 65.76 68.01 69.17 64.61 69.17
  Denia Caballero   Cuba (CUB) x 66.80 67.32 68.44 x 65.64 68.44
  Sandra Perković   Croatia (CRO) 66.72 62.30 66.19 x x x 66.72
4 Chen Yang   China (CHN) 59.54 61.50 63.38 x 61.31 x 63.38
5 Feng Bin   China (CHN) 62.48 x x 61.31 x 61.00 62.48
6 Fernanda Martins   Brazil (BRA) 60.47 62.44 61.11 x x 62.24 62.44
7 Valarie Allman   United States (USA) x 61.82 59.40 x x x 61.82
8 Nadine Müller   Germany (GER) x 59.88 60.98 61.55 x 60.35 61.55
9 Claudine Vita   Germany (GER) 60.77 59.14 x 60.77
10 Mélina Robert-Michon   France (FRA) x 59.99 57.64 59.99
11 Kristin Pudenz   Germany (GER) 55.94 57.69 x 57.69
Laulauga Tausaga   United States (USA) x x x NM

References

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  1. ^ "Discus Throw Women − Qualification − Start List" (PDF). IAAF. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Discus throw Women − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Women's discus throw − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Qualification summary" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Qualification results" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Final results" (PDF).