Women's discus throw at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Date | 28 September 1988 (qualifications) 29 September 1988 (finals) | |||||||||
Competitors | 22 from 13 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 72.30 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
3000 m | women | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
Wheelchair races | ||
The Women's Discus Throw event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 22 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final (12) took place on Thursday September 29, 1988. [1]
Gold | Martina Hellmann ![]() |
Silver | Diana Gansky ![]() |
Bronze | Tsvetanka Khristova ![]() |
These were the standing World and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 76.80 | ![]() | Neubrandenburg (GDR) | July 9, 1988 |
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Olympic Record | 69.96 | ![]() | Moscow (URS) | August 1, 1980 |
The following Olympic record was set during this competition.
Date | Event | Athlete | Distance | OR | WR |
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September 29, 1988 | Final | ![]() | 72.30m | OR |
RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE |
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1. | ![]() | 66.52 m |
2. | ![]() | 65.40 m |
3. | ![]() | 64.68 m |
4. | ![]() | 64.32 m |
5. | ![]() | 62.86 m |
6. | ![]() | 62.54 m |
7. | ![]() | 57.50 m |
8. | ![]() | 57.04 m |
9. | ![]() | 50.92 m |
10. | ![]() | 45.88 m |
— | ![]() | NM |
RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE |
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1. | ![]() | 67.12 m |
2. | ![]() | 66.88 m |
3. | ![]() | 65.92 m |
4. | ![]() | 63.26 m |
5. | ![]() | 62.72 m |
6. | ![]() | 62.64 m |
7. | ![]() | 60.34 m |
8. | ![]() | 59.26 m |
9. | ![]() | 53.82 m |
10. | ![]() | 49.84 m |
11. | ![]() | 44.94 m |
RANK | ATHLETE | DISTANCE | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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![]() | ![]() | 72.30 m | 71.84 | 64.80 | 68.70 | 72.30 | 69.66 | 67.50 |
![]() | ![]() | 71.88 m | 65.58 | 66.14 | X | 65.82 | 71.88 | 68.08 |
![]() | ![]() | 69.74 m | 66.48 | 66.44 | 64.06 | 66.84 | 69.74 | 69.00 |
4. | ![]() | 69.14 m | 63.62 | 65.74 | 65.56 | 67.24 | X | 69.14 |
5. | ![]() | 68.94 m | X | 65.74 | 66.86 | X | X | 68.94 |
6. | ![]() | 67.84 m | 67.40 | X | 65.70 | 66.30 | 67.84 | 66.50 |
7. | ![]() | 67.26 m | 67.26 | 66.50 | 63.30 | 65.88 | 66.40 | X |
8. | ![]() | 65.94 m | 63.44 | 63.88 | 65.18 | 65.94 | 65.50 | 65.06 |
9. | ![]() | 64.08 m | 62.94 | X | 64.08 | |||
10. | ![]() | 64.08 m | 64.08 | X | 45.88 | |||
11. | ![]() | 63.42 m | 60.82 | 61.06 | 63.42 | |||
12. | ![]() | NM | X | X | X |