Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw

Athletics at the
1992 Summer Olympics
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
10 km walk 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

These are the official results of the women's discus throw event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Contents

Medalists

Gold  Maritza Martén
Cuba (CUB)
Silver  Tsvetanka Khristova
Bulgaria (BUL)
Bronze  Daniela Costian
Australia (AUS)

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.

World Record 76.80 Gabriele Reinsch Neubrandenburg (GDR) July 9, 1988
Olympic Record 72.30 Martina Hellmann Seoul (KOR) September 29, 1988

Qualifying heats

RANK GROUP A DISTANCE
1.  Larisa Korotkevich (EUN) 67.92 m
2.  Maritza Martén (CUB) 65.02 m
3.  Daniela Costian (AUS) 64.10 m
4.  Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL) 64.06 m
5.  Nicoleta Grădinaru (ROU) 60.62 m
6.  Martina Hellmann (GER) 60.52 m
7.  Bárbara Hechavarría (CUB) 60.22 m
8.  Qiu Qiaoping (CHN) 59.32 m
9.  Vladimíra Malátová (TCH) 59.04 m
10.  Ilga Bērtulsone (LAT) 58.92 m
11.  Connie Price-Smith (USA) 58.66 m
12.  Mette Bergmann (NOR) 58.32 m
13.  Carla Garrett (USA) 58.06 m
11.  Jackie McKernan (GBR) 51.94 m
RANK GROUP B DISTANCE
1.  Stefania Simova (BUL) 65.60 m
2.  Olga Burova (EUN) 64.78 m
3.  Ilke Wyludda (GER) 64.26 m
4.  Franka Dietzsch (GER) 63.60 m
5.  Hilda Ramos (CUB) 62.82 m
6.  Min Chunfeng (CHN) 62.48 m
7.  Irina Yatchenko (EUN) 61.60 m
8.  Agnese Maffeis (ITA) 60.88 m
9.  Manuela Tîrneci (ROU) 59.44 m
10.  Cristina Boiţ (ROU) 56.68 m
11.  Penny Neer (USA) 55.44 m
12.  Ángeles Barreiro (ESP) 53.14 m
13.  Ursula Weber (AUT) 51.62 m
14.  Teresa Machado (POR) 59.44 m

Final

Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
 Maritza Martén (CUB) 65.66 X X 66.90 70.06 66.36 70.06 m
 Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL) 65.14 67.78 65.32 X X X 67.78 m
 Daniela Costian (AUS) 64.40 64.08 64.24 64.92 66.24 65.94 66.24 m
4  Larisa Korotkevich (EUN) 60.94 X 65.52 X 64.30 X 65.52 m
5  Olga Burova (EUN) 64.02 X 62.80 61.84 X 63.32 64.02 m
6  Hilda Ramos (CUB) 62.16 X 62.72 59.28 X 63.80 63.80 m
7  Irina Yatchenko (EUN) 60.76 62.40 63.74 X X X 63.74 m
8  Stefania Simova (BUL) X 63.42 63.08 60.20 62.38 60.98 62.42 m
9  Ilke Wyludda (GER) 62.16 61.04 X 62.16 m
10  Agnese Maffeis (ITA) 61.22 60.80 X 61.22 m
11  Min Chunfeng (CHN) 59.06 60.82 X 60.82 m
12  Franka Dietzsch (GER) 60.24 X X 60.24 m

See also

References