The Women's Discus Throw at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entry list of 17 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final (12) took place on August 11, 1984.[1]
| Women's discus throw at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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 Pictogram for athletics | ||||||||||
| Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |||||||||
| Date | 10 August 1984 (qualifications) 11 August 1984 (finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 14 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 65.36 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Medalists edit
| Gold | Ria Stalman Netherlands
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| Silver | Leslie Deniz United States
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| Bronze | Florența Crăciunescu Romania
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Abbreviations edit
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| OR | olympic record |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records edit
| Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Galina Savinkova (URS) |
73.26 m | May 22, 1983 | Leselidze, Soviet Union
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| Olympic Record |  Evelin Schlaak (GDR) |
69.96 m | August 1, 1980 | Moscow, Soviet Union
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Qualifying round edit
- Held on 1984-08-10
| RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Ria Stalman (NED)
|
58.28m |
| 2. |  Florenţa Crăciunescu (ROU)
|
57.84m |
| 3. |  Ulla Lundholm (FIN)
|
56.44m |
| 4. |  Leslie Deniz (USA)
|
56.24m |
| 5. |  Gael Martin (AUS)
|
55.38m |
| 6. |  Venissa Head (GBR)
|
55.24m |
| 7. |  Jiao Yunxiang (CHN)
|
54.70m |
| 8. |  Mariette Van Heerden (ZIM)
|
50.54m |
| 9. |  Marlene Lewis (JAM)
|
49.00m |
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Ingra Manecke (FRG)
|
56.20m |
| 2. | Meg Ritchie (GBR)
|
56.00m |
| 3. |  Patricia Walsh (IRL)
|
54.42m |
| 4. | Laura De Snoo (USA)
|
53.76m |
| 5. | Lorna Griffin (USA)
|
53.34m |
| 6. |  Carmen Ionesco (CAN)
|
52.28m |
| 7. |  Agathe Ngo Nack (CMR)
|
38.32m |
| 8. |  Christine Bechard (MRI)
|
37.94m |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
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Ria Stalman (NED)
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64.50 | 61.16 | 63.70 | 64.28 | 63.64 | 65.36 | 65.36 m | |
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Leslie Deniz (USA)
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62.46 | X | 63.36 | 62.60 | 64.86 | X | 64.86 m | |
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Florența Crăciunescu (ROU)
|
60.68 | 61.42 | 62.96 | 62.08 | 63.64 | X | 63.64 m | |
| 4 | Ulla Lundholm (FIN)
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62.84 | X | 54.92 | 55.94 | 59.72 | 54.04 | 62.84 m | |
| 5 | Meg Ritchie (GBR)
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X | 55.36 | 57.66 | 61.76 | 62.58 | 60.40 | 62.58 m | |
| 6 | Ingra Manecke (FRG)
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51.66 | 56.22 | X | 53.20 | X | 58.56 | 58.56 m | |
| 7 | Venissa Head (GBR)
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X | 55.56 | 58.18 | X | 55.84 | 55.88 | 58.18 m | |
| 8 | Gael Martin (AUS)
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55.88 | 55.38 | 54.34 | 54.94 | 55.70 | 53.08 | 55.88 m | |
| 9 | Patricia Walsh (IRL)
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55.38 | 51.70 | 53.32 | 55.38 m | ||||
| 10 | Laura De Snoo (USA)
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53.74 | 54.84 | 53.88 | 54.84 m | ||||
| 11 | Jiao Yunxiang (CHN)
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X | 53.32 | X | 53.32 m | ||||
| 12 | Lorna Griffin (USA)
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X | 50.16 | X | 50.16 m | ||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
External links edit
- (in English) Official Report[permanent dead link]
- Results