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

Women's discus throw
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Date15–16 August 2016
Competitors34 from 23 nations
Winning distance69.21 m
Medalists
 Sandra Perković  Croatia
 Mélina Robert-Michon  France
 Denia Caballero  Cuba
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The women's discus throw competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was held 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

Mélina Robert-Michon took the lead with a 65.52 m on the first throw of the final competition. On the second throw, Nadine Müller threw 63.13 m. On the third throw, Su Xinyue threw 63.88 m to move into silver position. Those three throws held up until Dani Samuels displaced Müller near the end of the round. Müller couldn't land another legal throw. Nobody could improve their position through the second round. In the third round, world champion Denia Caballero moved into silver position with her best 65.34 m. Two throws later, 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 Claudia Bokel, IOC member, Germany and Geoffrey Gardner, Council Member of the IAAF.

Schedule

All times are Brasília Time (UTC−3).

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

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
33 A Whitney Ashley United States x x x NM
33 B Kellion Knibb Jamaica x x x NM

Final

Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Sandra Perković Croatia x x 69.21 x x x 69.21
2nd, silver medalist(s) Mélina Robert-Michon France 65.52 64.83 65.08 x 66.73 x 66.73 NR
3rd, 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 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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