Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw

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Women's discus throw
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue
Olympic Stadium
Date15–16 August 2016
Competitors34 from 23 nations
Winning distance69.21 m
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Sandra Perković
  Croatia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mélina Robert-Michon  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Denia Caballero  Cuba
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    • The women's discus throw competition at the

    Olympic Stadium on 16–17 August.[1]
    Each athlete received three throws in the qualifying round. All who achieved the qualifying distance progressed to the final. Each finalist was allowed three throws in last round, with the top eight athletes after that point being given three further attempts.

    Summary

    Sandra Perković lander her only legal throw of the competition 69.21 m (227 ft 0 in) to leapfrog from the brink of elimination to gold. The medal positions were set, but on her fifth round throw Robert-Michon, improved her mark to 66.73 m, a new French record.[2]

    The following evening the medals were presented by

    IAAF
    .

    Schedule

    All times are Brasília Time (UTC−3).

    Date Time Round
    Monday, 15 August 2016 20:30 Qualifications
    Tuesday, 16 August 2016 11:20 Finals

    Records

    Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

    World record  Gabriele Reinsch (GDR) 76.80 m Neubrandenburg, East Germany 9 July 1988
    Olympic record  Martina Hellmann (GDR) 72.30 m Seoul, South Korea 29 September 1988
    2016 World leading  
    Sandra Perković
     (CRO)     		70.88 m Shanghai, China 14 May 2016

    The following national record was established during the competition:

    Country Athlete Round Distance Notes
    France  Mélina Robert-Michon (FRA) Final 66.73 m

    Results

    Qualifying round

    Qual. rule: qualification standard 62.00 m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).

    Rank Group Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes
    1 B Yaime Pérez  Cuba 65.38 65.38 Q
    2 B Su Xinyue  China 65.14 65.14 Q
    3 A
    Sandra Perković
    		  Croatia x x 64.81 64.81 Q
    4 A
    Dani Samuels
    		  Australia x 59.42 64.46 64.46 Q
    5 B Nadine Müller  Germany 63.67 63.67 Q
    6 A Denia Caballero  Cuba x x 62.94 62.94 Q
    7 B Mélina Robert-Michon  France 62.59 62.59 Q
    8 A Feng Bin  China 55.97 62.01 62.01 Q
    9 B
    Julia Fisher
    		  Germany 61.83 x 60.69 61.83 q
    10 A Chen Yang  China x x 61.44 61.44 q
    11 A
    Zinaida Sendriute
    		  Lithuania x x 60.79 60.79 q, SB
    12 A Shanice Craft  Germany 60.23 x x 60.23 q
    13 A Pauline Pousse  France x x 58.98 58.98
    14 A Chinwe Okoro  Nigeria 57.34 58.85 58.53 58.85
    15 B Natalia Semenova  Ukraine x 58.41 x 58.41
    16 B
    Tarasue Barnett
    		  Jamaica x 54.36 58.09 58.09
    17 A Żaneta Glanc  Poland 55.27 56.09 57.88 57.88
    18 B Karen Gallardo  Chile 57.81 55.98 55.20 57.81
    19 A Dragana Tomašević  Serbia 55.87 57.67 x 57.67
    20 B
    Seema Antil
    		  India 57.58 x 56.78 57.58
    21 B Andressa de Morais  Brazil 57.38 x x 57.38
    22 A Shadae Lawrence  Jamaica 57.09 x x 57.09
    23 B Sabina Asenjo  Spain 56.94 56.22 x 56.94
    24 B Subenrat Insaeng  Thailand 56.64 x 54.74 56.64
    25 B Kelsey Card  United States x 51.16 56.41 56.41
    26 A
    Hrisoula Anagnostopoulou
    		  Greece x 54.84 53.19 54.84
    27 B Rocío Comba  Argentina x 54.44 x 54.44
    28 B Jade Lally  Great Britain 51.60 53.99 54.06 54.06
    29 B Shelbi Vaughan  United States x 53.33 46.71 53.33
    30 A Natalia Stratulat  Moldova x 53.27 48.80 53.27
    31 A Fernanda Martins  Brazil 50.19 51.85 x 51.85
    32 A Mariya Telushkina  Kazakhstan x 43.70 45.33 45.33
    A Whitney Ashley  United States x x x NM
    B Kellion Knibb  Jamaica x x x NM

    Final

    Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
    1st place, gold medalist(s)
    Sandra Perković
    		  Croatia x x 69.21 x x x 69.21
    2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mélina Robert-Michon  France 65.52 64.83 65.08 x 66.73 x 66.73 NR
    3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Denia Caballero  Cuba 61.80 x 65.34 63.82 x 64.64 65.34
    4
    Dani Samuels
    		  Australia 63.57 x 61.21 61.95 62.87 64.90 64.90
    5 Su Xinyue  China 63.88 61.02 64.37 62.20 63.87 x 64.37
    6 Nadine Müller  Germany 63.13 x x x x x 63.13
    7 Chen Yang  China 63.11 x 60.47 59.19 x x 63.11
    8 Feng Bin  China 62.26 60.27 63.06 61.14 x 61.85 63.06
    9
    Julia Fischer
    		  Germany 60.69 x 62.67 did not advance 62.67
    10
    Zinaida Sendriute
    		  Lithuania 58.25 59.95 61.89 did not advance 61.89 SB
    11 Shanice Craft  Germany x 58.39 59.85 did not advance 59.85
    – Yaime Pérez  Cuba x x x did not advance NM

    References

    1. ^ Women's Discus Throw - Standings Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine rio2016.com Retrieved on 2016-08-17
    2. ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Sandra Perkovic wins women's discus gold". BBC Sport. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
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