2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw

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Events at the
2007 World Championships
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Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		menwomen
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmenwomen
50 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen
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The women's discus throw event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 27, 2007 (qualification) and August 29, 2007 (final) at the Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan.

Medallists[]

Gold Franka Dietzsch
  (GER)
Silver Yarelis Barrios
  (CUB)
Bronze Nicoleta Grasu
  (ROM)

Abbreviations[]

  • All results shown are in metres
Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Records[]

World Record  Gabriele Reinsch (GDR) 76.80 Neubrandenburg, East Germany 8 July 1986
Championship Record  Martina Hellmann (GDR) 71.62 Rome, Italy 31 August 1987

Qualification[]

Group A[]

Place Athlete Nation 1 2 3 Mark Notes pie
1 Franka Dietzsch   (GER) 65.17 65.17 Q
2 Nicoleta Grasu   (ROM) X 64.26 64.26 Q
3 Yarelis Barrios   (CUB) 63.44 63.44 Q PB
4 Iryna Yatchenko   (BLR) 63.44 63.44 Q
5 Ma Xuejun  China (CHN) 51.67 59.62 60.89 60.89 q
6 Dani Samuels   (AUS) 54.47 60.44 57.97 60.44
7 Song Aimin  China (CHN) 60.10 X 57.98 60.10
8 Kateryna Karsak   (UKR) 59.46 X X 59.46
9 Wioletta Potepa  Poland (POL) X 59.20 X 59.20
10 Anna Söderberg   (SWE) 56.56 57.96 58.65 58.65
11 Becky Breisch  United States (USA) X 54.55 58.42 58.42
12 Dragana Tomašević   (SRB) 57.85 56.96 57.96 57.96
13  United States (USA) 53.02 X X 53.02
14 Tereapii Tapoki   (COK) 50.35 48.37 48.32 50.35

Group B[]

Place Athlete Nation 1 2 3 Mark Notes
1 Joanna Wisniewska  Poland (POL) 63.13 63.13 Q SB
2 Sun Taifeng  China (CHN) 61.99 61.99 Q
3 Darya Pishchalnikova   (RUS) 58.76 61.88 61.88 Q
4 Mélina Robert-Michon  France (FRA) 59.79 57.95 61.66 61.66 Q
5 Yania Ferrales   (CUB) 59.96 X 61.48 61.48 q
6 Natalya Fokina-Semenova   (UKR) 61.33 X 59.15 61.33 q
7 Olena Antonova   (UKR) 59.04 60.90 X 60.90 q
8 Suzy Powell-Roos  United States (USA) 59.57 59.08 58.23 59.57
9 Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová   (CZE) 57.56 56.97 X 57.56
10 Elisângela Adriano   (BRA) 56.50 55.15 57.21 57.21
11 Krishna Poonia   (IND) 50.52 54.38 57.17 57.17
12 Nadine Müller   (GER) 55.98 55.09 X 55.98
13 Beatrice Faumuina  New Zealand (NZL) X 55.75 X 55.75
14 Yuka Murofushi   (JPN) 50.76 51.79 52.76 52.76

Final[]

The finalists
Place Athlete Nation Mark Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Franka Dietzsch   (GER) 66.61
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yarelis Barrios   (CUB) 63.90 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nicoleta Grasu   (ROM) 63.40
4 Sun Taifeng  China (CHN) 63.22
5 Olena Antonova   (UKR) 62.41 SB
6 Joanna Wisniewska  Poland (POL) 61.35
7 Natalya Fokina-Semenova   (UKR) 61.17
8 Ma Xuejun  China (CHN) 59.37
9 Iryna Yatchenko   (BLR) 58.67
10 Yania Ferrales   (CUB) 58.20
11 Mélina Robert-Michon  France (FRA) 57.81

References[]

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