2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw

Women's discus throw
at the 2017 World Championships
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates 11 August (qualification)
13 August (final)
Competitors 30 from 19 nations
Events at the
2017 World Championships
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase
men women
4 × 100 m relay men women
4 × 400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men women
20 km walk men women
50 km walk men women
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The women's discus throw at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics is being held at the Olympic Stadium on 11 and 13 August.

Records

Before the competition, the records were as follows:[1]

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

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 61.20 metres.[2]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows:[3]

Date Time Round
11 August 10:10 Qualification
13 August 19:10 Final

Results

Qualification

The qualification round will take place on 11 August, in two groups, with Group A starting at 10:10 and Group B starting at 11:35.[3] Athletes attaining a mark of at least 62.50 metres ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualified for the final.

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 (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
30 A Tara-Sue Barnett  Jamaica (JAM) x x x NM

Final

The final will take place on 12 August at 19:10.[3]

References

  1. "Discus Throw Women – Records". IAAF. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  2. "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Discus Throw Women − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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