The women's discus throw at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 11 and 13 August.[1]
Records
Before the competition records were as follows:[2]
| Record | Perf. | Athlete | Nat. | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 76.80 | Gabriele Reinsch |  GDR
|
7 Jul 1988 | Neubrandenburg, East Germany |
| Championship | 71.62 | Martina Hellmann | GDR
|
31 Aug 1987 | Rome, Italy |
| World leading | 71.41 | Sandra Perković |  CRO
|
18 Jul 2017 | Bellinzona, Switzerland |
| African | 64.87 | Elizna Naudé |  RSA
|
2 Mar 2003 | Stellenbosch, South Africa |
| Asian | 71.68 | Xiao Yanling |  CHN
|
14 Mar 1992 | Beijing, China |
| NACAC | 70.88 | Hilda Ramos |  CUB
|
8 May 1992 | Havana, Cuba |
| South American | 64.21 | Andressa de Morais |  BRA
|
10 Jun 2012 | Barquisimeto, Venezuela |
| European | 76.80 | Gabriele Reinsch | GDR
|
7 Jul 1988 | Neubrandenburg, East Germany |
| Oceanian | 68.72 | Daniela Costian |  AUS
|
22 Jan 1994 | Auckland, New Zealand |
The following records were set at the competition:[3]
| Record | Perf. | Athlete | Nat. | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oceanian | 69.64 | Dani Stevens | AUS
|
13 Aug 2017 |
| Australian |
Qualification standard
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 61.20 metres.[4]
Schedule
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows:[5]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 11 August | 10:10 | Qualification |
| 13 August | 19:10 | Final |
Results
Qualification
The qualification round took place on 11 August, in two groups, with Group A starting at 10:11 and Group B at 11:36. Athletes attaining a mark of at least 62.50 metres ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualified for the final.[6] The overall results were as follows:[7]
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | Round | Mark | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 1 | A | Sandra Perković |  Croatia (CRO) |
x | 69.67 | 69.67 | Q | |
| 2 | B | Yaime Pérez |  Cuba (CUB) |
65.58 | 65.58 | Q | ||
| 3 | B | Dani Stevens |  Australia (AUS) |
65.56 | 65.56 | Q | ||
| 4 | B | Mélina Robert-Michon |  France (FRA) |
63.97 | 63.97 | Q, SB | ||
| 5 | A | Denia Caballero | Cuba (CUB) |
58.77 | x | 63.79 | 63.79 | Q |
| 6 | B | Nadine Müller |  Germany (GER) |
60.31 | 62.47 | 63.35 | 63.35 | Q |
| 7 | B | Su Xinyue |  China (CHN) |
60.83 | 61.35 | 63.00 | 63.00 | Q |
| 8 | A | Andressa de Morais | Brazil (BRA) |
60.61 | 62.80 | 62.80 | Q | |
| 9 | B | Chen Yang | China (CHN) |
x | 62.71 | 62.71 | Q | |
| 10 | A | Feng Bin | China (CHN) |
62.48 | x | 61.95 | 62.48 | q |
| 11 | A | Julia Harting | Germany (GER) |
61.34 | 61.70 | 59.41 | 61.70 | q |
| 12 | B | Zinaida Sendriūtė |  Lithuania (LTU) |
61.48 | x | 57.57 | 61.48 | q, SB |
| 13 | B | Whitney Ashley |  United States (USA) |
x | 60.94 | 59.22 | 60.94 | |
| 14 | A | Anna Rüh | Germany (GER) |
60.78 | 60.66 | x | 60.78 | |
| 15 | B | Shadae Lawrence |  Jamaica (JAM) |
x | 59.25 | x | 59.25 | |
| 16 | B | Fernanda Martins | Brazil (BRA) |
58.51 | x | x | 58.51 | |
| 17 | A | Gia Lewis-Smallwood | United States (USA) |
x | 58.15 | 58.13 | 58.15 | |
| 18 | A | Jade Lally |  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
x | x | 57.71 | 57.71 | |
| 19 | B | Dragana Tomašević |  Serbia (SRB) |
56.14 | 57.78 | 57.28 | 57.78 | |
| 20 | A | Sabina Asenjo |  Spain (ESP) |
57.00 | x | x | 57.00 | |
| 21 | B | Irina Rodrigues |  Portugal (POR) |
54.94 | 55.87 | 56.98 | 56.98 | |
| 22 | A | Hrisoula Anagnostopoulou |  Greece (GRE) |
56.91 | 56.08 | 55.26 | 56.91 | |
| 23 | A | Kellion Knibb | Jamaica (JAM) |
x | x | 56.73 | 56.73 | |
| 24 | A | Anita Márton |  Hungary (HUN) |
55.96 | 54.91 | x | 55.96 | |
| 25 | A | Natalia Semenova |  Ukraine (UKR) |
x | x | 55.83 | 55.83 | |
| 26 | B | Subenrat Insaeng |  Thailand (THA) |
53.74 | x | 55.16 | 55.16 | |
| 27 | A | Taryn Gollshewsky | Australia (AUS) |
54.29 | x | 53.69 | 54.29 | |
| 28 | B | Valarie Allman | United States (USA) |
53.85 | x | x | 53.85 | |
| 29 | B | Karen Gallardo |  Chile (CHI) |
52.36 | x | 52.81 | 52.81 | |
| A | Tara-Sue Barnett | Jamaica (JAM) |
x | x | x | NM | ||
Final
The final took place on 13 August at 20:25. The overall results were as follows:[8]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Round | Mark | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
 |
Sandra Perković | Croatia (CRO) |
69.30 | 70.31 | 70.28 | 69.81 | x | x | 70.31 | |
 |
Dani Stevens | Australia (AUS) |
64.23 | 65.46 | x | 66.82 | 66.59 | 69.64 | 69.64 | AR |
 |
Mélina Robert-Michon | France (FRA) |
65.49 | 62.54 | x | 61.88 | 65.39 | 66.21 | 66.21 | SB |
| 4 | Yaime Pérez | Cuba (CUB) |
62.54 | x | x | 64.82 | 63.43 | 64.60 | 64.82 | |
| 5 | Denia Caballero | Cuba (CUB) |
63.22 | 62.88 | x | 62.18 | 64.37 | x | 64.37 | |
| 6 | Nadine Müller | Germany (GER) |
64.13 | x | 62.49 | x | 63.71 | x | 64.13 | |
| 7 | Su Xinyue | China (CHN) |
x | 60.59 | 63.37 | x | 61.12 | 62.05 | 63.37 | |
| 8 | Feng Bin | China (CHN) |
61.56 | 60.81 | x | x | 51.95 | x | 61.56 | |
| 9 | Julia Harting | Germany (GER) |
61.34 | x | x | 61.34 | ||||
| 10 | Chen Yang | China (CHN) |
58.19 | x | 61.28 | 61.28 | ||||
| 11 | Andressa de Morais | Brazil (BRA) |
60.00 | x | x | 60.00 | ||||
| 12 | Zinaida Sendriūtė | Lithuania (LTU) |
x | x | x | NM | ||||
References
- ^ Start list
- ^ "Discus Throw Women – Records". IAAF. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ "Records Set - Final" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Discus Throw Women − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Discus Throw Women − Qualification − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ "Discus Throw Women − Qualification − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ "Discus Throw Women − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 15 August 2017.