2019 World Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw

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Women's discus throw
at the 2019 World Championships
Venue Khalifa International Stadium
Dates2 October (qualification)
4 October (final)
Competitors30 from 20 nations
Winning distance69.17
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
  2017
2022  
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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]

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Summary

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

Before the competition records were as follows: [2]

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.DateLocation
World 76.80 Gabriele Reinsch Flag of East Germany.svg GDR 9 Jul 1988 Neubrandenburg, Germany
Championship 71.62 Martina Hellmann Flag of Germany.svg GER 31 Aug 1987Rome, Italy
World leading69.39 Yaime Pérez Flag of Cuba.svg CUB 16 Jul 2019 Sotteville, France
African 64.87 Elizna Naudé Flag of South Africa.svg RSA 2 Mar 2007 Stellenbosch, South Africa
Asian 71.68 Xiao Yanling Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CHN 14 Mar 1992 Beijing, China
NACAC 70.88 Hilda Ramos Flag of Cuba.svg CUB 8 May 1992 Havana, Cuba
South American 65.98 Andressa de Morais Flag of Brazil.svg BRA 6 Aug 2019 Lima, Peru
European 76.80Gabriele ReinschFlag of East Germany.svg GDR 9 Jul 1988Neubrandenburg, Germany
Oceanian 69.64 Dani Stevens Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS 13 Aug 2017London, Great Britain

Schedule

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

DateTimeRound
2 October18:00 Qualification
4 October21:00 Final

Results

Qualification

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

RankGroupNameNationalityRoundMarkNotes
123
1A Yaime Pérez Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)67.7867.78 Q
2B Denia Caballero Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)x65.8665.86 Q
3B Sandra Perković Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)65.2065.20 Q
4A Mélina Robert-Michon Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)64.0264.02 Q, SB
5B Laulauga Tausaga Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)61.3363.9463.94 Q, PB
6A Kristin Pudenz Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)63.3563.35 Q
7A Chen Yang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)62.0962.8363.1063.10 Q
8B Nadine Müller Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)61.0662.3362.9362.93 q
9B Feng Bin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)60.2262.5162.0962.51 q
10B Fernanda Martins Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)x62.3360.5362.33 q
11A Claudine Vita Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)61.2462.3162.0962.31 q
12A Valarie Allman Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)57.99x62.2562.25 q
13B Chioma Onyekwere Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)61.38xx61.38 PB
14A Kelsey Card Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)60.1561.3259.3961.32
15A Chrysoula Anagnostopoulou Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)56.4358.3359.9159.91 SB
16A Shanice Love Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)x56.6559.5059.50
17B Eliška Staňková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)58.6457.4158.9858.98 SB
18B Jorinde van Klinken Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)x58.58x58.58
19B Shadae Lawrence Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)57.5558.51x58.51
20B Daisy Osakue Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)57.55xx57.55
21A Dragana Tomašević Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia  (SRB)x57.1356.9357.13
22B Daria Zabawska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)x57.05x57.05
23B Irina Rodrigues Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)x56.21x56.21
24B Vanessa Kamga Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)53.5855.87x55.87
25A Nataliya Semenova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)x54.6854.5754.68
26A Liliana Cá Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)52.8951.3654.3154.31
27A Melany Matheus Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)52.52x51.6452.52
28A Alexandra Emilianov Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova  (MDA)x52.0550.8652.05
29B Nanaka Kori Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)46.0348.8248.0148.82
A Marija Tolj Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)xxx NM

Final

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

RankNameNationalityRoundMarkNotes
123456
Gold medal icon.svg Yaime Pérez Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)68.1065.0165.7668.0169.1764.6169.17
Silver medal icon.svg Denia Caballero Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)x66.8067.3268.44x65.6468.44
Bronze medal icon.svg Sandra Perković Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)66.7262.3066.19xxx66.72
4 Chen Yang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)59.5461.5063.38x61.31x63.38
5 Feng Bin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)62.48xx61.31x61.0062.48
6 Fernanda Martins Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)60.4762.4461.11xx62.2462.44
7 Valarie Allman Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)x61.8259.40xxx61.82
8 Nadine Müller Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)x59.8860.9861.55x60.3561.55
9 Claudine Vita Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)60.7759.14x60.77
10 Mélina Robert-Michon Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)x59.9957.6459.99
11 Kristin Pudenz Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)55.9457.69x57.69
Laulauga Tausaga Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)xxx NM

References

  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).