1995 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw

These are the official results of the Women's Discus Throw event at the 1995 IAAF World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 33 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Saturday, August 12, 1995.

Medalists

Gold	Ellina Zvereva Belarus (BLR)
Silver	Ilke Wyludda Germany (GER)
Bronze	Olga Chernyavskaya Russia (RUS)

Schedule

• All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
10.08.1995 – 09:30h	10.08.1995 – 11:30h
Final Round
12.08.1995 – 17:00h

Abbreviations

• All results shown are in metres

Q	automatic qualification
q	qualification by rank
DNS	did not start
NM	no mark
WR	world record
AR	area record
NR	national record
PB	personal best
SB	season best

Qualifying round

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
			1	2	3
1		Natalya Sadova  (RUS)	63.64	—	—	63.64 m
2		Ellina Zvereva  (BLR)	62.44	—	—	62.44 m
3		Daniela Costian  (AUS)	61.42	X	60.50	61.42 m
4		Lyudmila Filimonova  (BLR)	X	61.18	X	61.18 m
5		Bárbara Hechavarría  (CUB)	57.54	57.24	60.48	60.48 m
6		Franka Dietzsch  (GER)	59.78	58.96	58.18	59.78 m
7		Teresa Machado  (POR)	X	54.60	58.68	58.68 m
8		Nicoleta Grasu  (ROM)	58.62	X	58.28	58.62 m
9		Corrie de Bruin  (NED)	57.64	X	58.14	58.14 m
10		Zdeňka Šilhavá  (CZE)	53.20	X	56.38	56.38 m
11		Edie Boyer  (USA)	52.08	55.14	X	55.14 m
12		Danyel Mitchell  (USA)	50.42	54.48	54.62	54.62 m
13		Beatrice Faumuina  (NZL)	50.50	53.40	54.32	54.32 m
14		Styliani Tsikouna  (GRE)	X	X	49.92	49.92 m
15		Caroline Fournier  (MRI)	44.52	41.96	45.18	45.18 m
16		Eva Dimas  (ESA)	39.96	41.78	41.78	41.78 m

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
			1	2	3
1		Ilke Wyludda  (GER)	60.30	65.24	—	65.24 m
2		Mette Bergmann  (NOR)	61.28	64.50	—	64.50 m
3		Maritza Martén  (CUB)	64.42	—	—	64.42 m
4		Olga Chernyavskaya  (RUS)	62.96	—	—	62.96 m
5		Irina Yatchenko  (BLR)	60.92	62.54	—	62.54 m
6		Anastasia Kelesidou  (GRE)	59.88	53.58	X	59.88 m
7		Jana Lauren  (GER)	59.56	57.88	58.90	59.56 m
8		Lisa-Marie Vizaniari  (AUS)	58.54	59.24	X	59.24 m
9		Atanaska Angelova  (BUL)	X	58.94	X	58.94 m
10		Li Qiumei  (CHN)	55.16	58.88	57.78	58.88 m
11		Cristina Boit  (ROM)	55.20	58.54	X	58.54 m
12		Jacqueline Goormachtigh  (NED)	55.54	X	57.82	57.82 m
13		Melissa Weis  (USA)	57.34	55.82	56.00	57.34 m
14		Danijela Čurović  (FR Yugoslavia)	56.26	53.76	56.88	56.88 m
15		Jackie McKernan  (GBR)	54.78	53.48	54.64	54.78 m
16		Oumou Traoré  (MLI)	36.46	35.54	28.64	36.46 m
17		Rangi Ngaata  (COK)	31.94	32.84	31.50	32.84 m

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Notes
		1	2	3	4	5	6
	Ellina Zvereva  (BLR)	68.64	63.04	65.42	63.82	65.86	66.92	68.64 m
	Ilke Wyludda  (GER)	64.00	66.02	66.60	65.48	67.20	67.00	67.20 m
	Olga Chernyavskaya  (RUS)	66.86	65.20	X	59.58	X	62.86	66.86 m	SB
4	Maritza Martén  (CUB)	X	63.22	63.12	60.44	64.36	X	64.36 m	SB
5	Natalya Sadova  (RUS)	59.64	62.60	59.42	60.62	59.58	X	62.60 m
6	Mette Bergmann  (NOR)	X	X	62.48	X	X	59.48	62.48 m
7	Franka Dietzsch  (GER)	61.28	60.72	58.60	X	X	X	61.28 m
8	Lyudmila Filimonova  (BLR)	54.32	59.26	61.16	58.94	X	X	61.16 m
9	Irina Yatchenko  (BLR)	X	58.72	60.48				60.48 m
10	Bárbara Hechavarría  (CUB)	58.98	56.18	56.24				58.98 m
11	Anastasia Kelesidou  (GRE)	58.96	58.14	55.06				58.96 m
12	Daniela Costian  (AUS)	X	X	56.46				56.46 m

See also

• 1994 Women's European Championships Discus Throw (Helsinki)
• 1996 Women's Olympic Discus Throw (Atlanta)

References

• Results
• IAAF