1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw

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These are the official results of the Women's Discus Throw event at the 1997 IAAF World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 29 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Thursday August 7, 1997. The qualifying round was held on Tuesday August 5, 1997, with the mark set at 62.00 metres.

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Medalists

Gold Flag of New Zealand.svg Beatrice Faumuina
New Zealand (NZL)
Silver Flag of Belarus.svg Ellina Zvereva
Belarus (BLR)
Bronze Flag of Russia.svg Natalya Sadova
Russia (RUS)

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group AGroup B
05.08.1997 08:10h05.08.1997 09:50h
Final Round
07.08.1997 18:10h

Abbreviations

Qautomatic qualification
qqualification by rank
DNSdid not start
NMno mark
WRworld record
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Qualification

Group A

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsResultNote
123
13Flag of Belarus.svg  Irina Yatchenko  (BLR)65.0065.00 m
24Flag of New Zealand.svg  Beatrice Faumuina  (NZL)XX64.5864.58 m
35Flag of Greece.svg  Stella Tsikouna  (GRE)58.6258.9061.5261.52 m
48Flag of Romania.svg  Nicoleta Grasu  (ROM)60.16X60.4460.44 m
59Flag of Russia.svg  Larisa Korotkevich  (RUS)60.30X59.6860.30 m
610Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Lisa-Marie Vizaniari  (AUS)60.2859.2057.8660.28 m
711Flag of Italy.svg  Agnese Maffeis  (ITA)59.9458.9655.4459.94 m
814Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Fengying  (CHN)X56.1259.5059.50 m
917Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Alice Matejková  (CZE)X58.9655.7058.96 m
1021Flag of the United States.svg  Suzy Powell-Roos  (USA)54.2252.7052.6254.22 m
1122Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Shelley Drew  (GBR)53.9652.14X53.96 m
1223Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Tsvetanka Khristova  (BUL)X53.6449.5653.64 m
1324Flag of Greece.svg  Areti Abatzi  (GRE)X49.72X49.72 m
1425Flag of Turkey.svg  Hüsniye Keskin  (TUR)46.8048.80X48.80 m

Group B

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsResultNote
123
11Flag of Belarus.svg  Ellina Zvereva  (BLR)X61.7665.9465.94 m
22Flag of Russia.svg  Natalya Sadova  (RUS)65.14XX65.14 m
36Flag of Portugal.svg  Teresa Machado  (POR)57.40X61.3661.36 m
47Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Luan Zhili  (CHN)57.7461.18X61.18 m
512Flag of Sweden.svg  Anna Söderberg  (SWE)59.64X59.8859.88 m
613Flag of Ukraine.svg  Olena Antonova  (UKR)59.6259.1056.7059.62 m
715Flag of Greece.svg  Anastasia Kelesidou  (GRE)56.4859.2258.3059.22 m
816Flag of the United States.svg  Edie Boyer  (USA)59.18XX59.18 m
918Flag of Brazil.svg  Elisângela Adriano  (BRA)47.0057.8854.6657.88 m
1019Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xiao Yanling  (CHN)X56.32X56.32 m
1120Flag of the United States.svg  Lacy Barnes-Mileham  (USA)53.2255.52X55.52 m
1226Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Siniva Marsters  (COK)XX35.2235.22 m
Flag of Germany.svg  Franka Dietzsch  (GER)XXXNM
Flag of France.svg  Isabelle Devaluez  (FRA)XXXNM
Flag of Norway.svg  Mette Bergmann  (NOR)XXXNM

Final

RankAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote
123456
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of New Zealand.svg  Beatrice Faumuina  (NZL)XX66.8262.60XX66.82 m
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Belarus.svg  Ellina Zvereva  (BLR)63.4065.9061.8664.9864.6465.7265.90 m
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Russia.svg  Natalya Sadova  (RUS)63.7065.14X63.08XX65.14 m
4Flag of Russia.svg  Larisa Korotkevich  (RUS)62.7662.4460.96X63.0262.0463.02 m
5Flag of Belarus.svg  Irina Yatchenko  (BLR)X62.0261.4062.5860.7057.9462.58 m
6Flag of Portugal.svg  Teresa Machado  (POR)62.0060.78XX59.92X62.00 m
7Flag of Greece.svg  Stiliani Tsikouna  (GRE)61.9257.70X58.0059.6658.1261.92 m
8Flag of Italy.svg  Agnese Maffeis  (ITA)61.4054.9857.4854.3654.28X61.40 m
9Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Luan Zhili  (CHN)60.6257.4257.7660.62 m
10Flag of Romania.svg  Nicoleta Grasu  (ROM)58.0658.8860.1460.14 m
11Flag of Sweden.svg  Anna Söderberg  (SWE)58.22XX58.22 m
12Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Lisa-Marie Vizaniari  (AUS)55.2057.56X57.56 m

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