Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw

Women's discus throw at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
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
Ria Stalman   Netherlands Leslie Deniz   United States Florenţa Crăciunescu   Romania
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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]

Medalists

Gold	Ria Stalman  Netherlands
Silver	Leslie Deniz  United States
Bronze	Florența Crăciunescu  Romania

Abbreviations

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

Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics
World Record	Galina Savinkova  (URS)	73.26 m	May 22, 1983	Leselidze, Soviet Union
Olympic Record	Evelin Schlaak  (GDR)	69.96 m	August 1, 1980	Moscow, Soviet Union

Qualifying round

• 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

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
		1	2	3	4	5	6
	Ria Stalman  (NED)	64.50	61.16	63.70	64.28	63.64	65.36	65.36 m
	Leslie Deniz  (USA)	62.46	X	63.36	62.60	64.86	X	64.86 m
	Florența Crăciunescu  (ROU)	60.68	61.42	62.96	62.08	63.64	X	63.64 m
4	Ulla Lundholm  (FIN)	62.84	X	54.92	55.94	59.72	54.04	62.84 m
5	Meg Ritchie  (GBR)	X	55.36	57.66	61.76	62.58	60.40	62.58 m
6	Ingra Manecke  (FRG)	51.66	56.22	X	53.20	X	58.56	58.56 m
7	Venissa Head  (GBR)	X	55.56	58.18	X	55.84	55.88	58.18 m
8	Gael Martin  (AUS)	55.88	55.38	54.34	54.94	55.70	53.08	55.88 m
9	Patricia Walsh  (IRL)	55.38	51.70	53.32				55.38 m
10	Laura De Snoo  (USA)	53.74	54.84	53.88				54.84 m
11	Jiao Yunxiang  (CHN)	X	53.32	X				53.32 m
12	Lorna Griffin  (USA)	X	50.16	X				50.16 m

See also

• 1982 Women's European Championships Discus Throw (Athens)
• 1983 Women's World Championships Discus Throw (Helsinki)
• 1984 Women's Friendship Games Discus Throw (Prague)
• 1986 Women's European Championships Discus Throw (Stuttgart)
• 1987 Women's World Championships Discus Throw (Rome)

References

1. "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

• (in English) Official Report ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
• Results