Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw

Women's discus throw
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Women's discus throw victory ceremony
VenueOlympic Stadium
Date3–4 August
Competitors36 from 23 nations
Winning distance69.11
Medalists
 Sandra Perković  Croatia
 Li Yanfeng  China
 Yarelys Barrios  Cuba
Athletics at the
2012 Summer Olympics
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steeplechase		 men women
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The women's discus throw competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at the Olympic Stadium on 3–4 August.[1] Each athlete received three throws in the qualifying round. All who achieved the qualifying distance progressed to the final. If less than twelve athletes were to achieve this mark, then the twelve furthest throwing athletes would reach the final. Each finalist is allowed three throws in last round, with the top eight athletes after that point being given three further attempts.[2]

Eight automatic qualifiers were achieved in the qualifying round, all but one exceeding the minimum by half a meter. Darya Pishchalnikova, Nadine Müller and Sandra Perković made it in their first attempt, while Yarelys Barrios hit the top qualifier 65.94 in her second throw after fouling the first. It took 62.47 to make the final.

In the final, Nadine Müller took the lead in the first round, while defending champion Stephanie Brown Trafton, who surprised everyone with her first round throw four years earlier, only managed the fifth best throw of the first round this time, and that turned out to be her best effort. In the second round, Li Yanfeng took the lead with 67.22. Previous silver medalist Yarelys Barrios followed with the second best throw of the competition 66.38. These positions lasted only until Sandra Perković threw 68.11 to assume the lead she would not relinquish. Her third round throw was a Croatian national record 69.11, solidifying her hold on the gold medal. Taking no follow through, she stood in the ring talking to the discus throughout its flight. In the fourth round, Darya Pishchalnikova edged into the bronze medal position with 66.42, then in the fifth round secured the silver medal with 67.56.

It was later announced that Pishchalnikova tested positive for the anabolic steroid oxandrolone in the samples taken in May 2012. On April, 2013 she was banned by the Russian Athletics Federation for ten years, and her results from May 2012 were annulled, meaning she was set on track to lose her Olympic medal.[3]

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Friday, 3 August 2012 19:10Qualifications
Saturday, 4 August 2012 19:30Finals

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
2012 World leading  Darya Pishchalnikova (RUS) 70.69 m Cheboksary, Russia 7 July 2012

Qualifying round

Qual. rule: qualification standard 63.00 m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).

Rank Group Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes
1 A Yarelys Barrios Cuba x 65.94 - 65.94 Q
2 B Nadine Müller Germany 65.89 - - 65.89 Q
3 B Sandra Perković Croatia 65.74 - - 65.74 Q
4 A Darya Pishchalnikova Russia 65.02 - - 65.02 Q
5 B Stephanie Brown Trafton United States x 61.09 64.89 64.89 Q
6 A Li Yanfeng China 59.69 64.48 - 64.48 Q
7 A Dani Samuels Australia 60.02 x 63.97 63.97 Q, SB
8 A Krishna Poonia India x 63.54 - 63.54 Q
9 B Anna Rüh Germany 62.98 x 59.71 62.98 q
10 B Zinaida Sendriūtė Lithuania 61.71 x 62.79 62.79 q
11 A Ma Xuejun China 62.66 60.49 62.18 62.66 q
12 A Mélina Robert-Michon France x 62.47 59.72 62.47 q
13 B Seema Antil India x 61.10 61.99 61.99
14 B Nicoleta Grasu Romania 61.86 59.59 x 61.86 SB
15 B Gia Lewis-Smallwood United States x 61.44 61.25 61.44
16 B Andressa de Morais Brazil x x 60.94 60.94 SB
17 B Svetlana Saykina Russia 59.76 60.67 x 60.67
18 A Natalya Fokina-Semenova Ukraine 58.37 60.61 60.36 60.61
19 B Dragana Tomašević Serbia 59.32 60.53 57.68 60.53
20 A Julia Fischer Germany x 58.82 60.23 60.23
21 B Karen Gallardo Chile 58.82 60.09 x 60.09
22 A Li Wen-Hua Chinese Taipei 58.22 59.91 58.99 59.91
23 A Vera Karmishina-Ganeeva Russia 59.90 49.53 x 59.90
24 A Żaneta Glanc Poland 56.40 59.88 56.77 59.88
25 A Aretha Thurmond United States 58.38 59.39 57.81 59.39
26 A Rocío Comba Argentina 55.22 55.81 58.98 58.98
27 B Denia Caballero Cuba 57.47 x 58.78 58.78
28 B Kateryna Karsak Ukraine x x 58.64 58.64
29 A Allison Randall Jamaica 57.16 58.06 x 58.06
30 A Yaime Perez Cuba 57.46 x 57.87 57.87
31 B Monique Jansen Netherlands 55.65 57.50 56.04 57.50
32 B Irina Rodrigues Portugal 57.23 x 55.58 57.23
33 B Sviatlana Siarova Belarus 56.70 55.99 x 56.70
34 A Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová Czech Republic 55.00 x x 55.00
- B Tan Jian China x x x NM

Final

Medal ceremony
Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Sandra Perković Croatia 64.58 68.11 69.11 x 66.96 64.03 69.11 NR
2nd, silver medalist(s) Li Yanfeng China x 67.22 x x 63.64 x 67.22
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Yarelys Barrios Cuba 63.97 66.38 64.84 64.06 x 65.21 66.38
4 Nadine Müller Germany 65.71 65.06 x 64.16 64.35 65.94 65.94
5 Mélina Robert-Michon France 62.23 61.70 62.41 62.66 63.62 63.98 63.98 SB
6 Krishna Poonia India 62.42 x 61.61 x 63.62 61.31 63.62
7 Stephanie Brown Trafton United States 63.01 x 59.30 x x 61.89 63.01
8 Zinaida Sendriūtė Lithuania 61.68 x x 61.68
9 Anna Rüh Germany 59.95 x 61.36 61.36
10 Ma Xuejun China 61.02 x 60.72 61.02
11 Dani Samuels Australia 60.40 59.86 57.87 60.40
N/A Darya Pishchalnikova Russia 65.19 62.07 65.06 66.42 67.56 59.13 67.56 DQ

References

  1. ↑ Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics
  2. ↑ "Women's Discus throw competition format". London 2012 Organising Committee. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  3. ↑ Fyodorov, Gennady (30 April 2013). "Pishchalnikova given 10-year doping ban". Reuters. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  4. ↑ Entry List by Event. IAAF (2012-07-27). Retrieved on 2012-07-29.
  5. ↑ http://www.london2012.com/athletics/event/women-discus-throw/phase=atw052100/index.html
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