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

Women's discus throw
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Women's discus throw; at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Venues	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Dates	August 1, 1992 (qualifications); August 3, 1992 (finals)
Competitors	28 from 16 nations
Winning distance	70.06
Medalists
	← 1988 1996 →

These are the official results of the women's discus throw event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.^[1]

Medalists[]

Gold	Maritza Martén Cuba
Silver	Tsvetanka Khristova Bulgaria
Bronze	Daniela Costian Australia

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

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Distance	Note
	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

^ "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2018.

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Summary
Men	1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Women	1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
See also: 1912 Men's two handed 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
Wheelchair races
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