Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's discus throw

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Women's discus throw
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue Carrara Stadium
Dates12 April
Competitors13 from 9 nations
Winning distance68.26 m GR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Dani Stevens  Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svg   Seema Punia  Flag of India.svg  India
Bronze medal icon.svg   Navjeet Dhillon  Flag of India.svg  India
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The women's discus throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games , as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 12 April 2018. [1]

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Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows: [2]

World record Flag of East Germany.svg  Gabriele Reinsch  (GDR)76.80 m Neubrandenburg, East Germany 9 July 1988
Games record Flag of Australia.svg  Dani Stevens  (AUS)68.26 m gold Coast, Australia 12 April 2018

Schedule

The schedule was as follows: [1]

DateTimeRound
Thursday 12 April 201820:40Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

With thirteen entrants, the event was held as a straight final. [2]

Final

RankName#1#2#3#4#5#6ResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Australia.svg  Dani Stevens  (AUS)61.3964.5165.4368.2665.10x68.26 GR
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of India.svg  Seema Punia  (IND)60.4159.57x58.54x58.9060.41
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of India.svg  Navjeet Dhillon  (IND)55.61xx56.2254.0957.4357.43
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  Siositina Hakeai  (NZL)56.0055.1957.1656.9453.8656.9657.16
5Flag of Australia.svg  Taryn Gollshewsky  (AUS)54.59x54.4553.23x55.4755.47
6Flag of Australia.svg  Kimberley Mulhall  (AUS)53.7254.9354.6451.7254.3254.8454.93
7Flag of England.svg  Jade Lally  (ENG)51.8053.9752.9753.4452.16x53.97
8Flag of Cyprus.svg  Androniki Lada  (CYP)53.12x52.07xxx53.12 SB
9Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  Tynelle Gumbs  (IVB)47.04xx—47.04
10Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Tereapii Tapoki  (COK)46.01x44.9346.01
11Flag of Mozambique.svg  Salomé Mugabe  (MOZ)45.7244.3543.8045.72 PB
–Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  Trevia Gumbs  (IVB)xrNM
–Flag of Nauru.svg  Chanana Jeremiah  (NRU)xxxNM

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References

  1. 1 2 "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Women's discus throw". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 Athletics | Women's Discus Throw - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 208. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.


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