2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw event at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Santiago, Chile, at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos on 18 and 19 October.[1][2]

Medalists edit

Gold Xu Shaoyang
  China
Silver Jana Tucholke
  Germany
Bronze Olga Goncharenko
  Belarus

Results edit

Final edit

19 October

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
  Xu Shaoyang   China 52.98 48.73 50.48 52.67 51.98 54.41 54.41
  Jana Tucholke   Germany x 44.79 50.18 49.72 53.97 53.10 53.97
  Olga Goncharenko   Belarus x x 49.32 53.04 x 53.64 53.64
4 Julia Bremser   Germany 51.69 52.09 48.42 51.11 x 53.06 53.06
5 Vera Begić   Croatia 50.32 50.57 x 50.75 52.28 52.10 52.28
6 Natalya Fokina   Ukraine 51.44 50.06 50.28 50.52 50.98 50.26 51.44
7 Claire Smithson   United Kingdom 43.82 50.18 46.86 x x 46.35 50.18
8 Briona Reynolds   United States 46.05 47.88 41.32 47.88
9 Deborah Lovely   Australia x 47.34 x 47.34
10 Ildikó Varga   Hungary 43.77 47.30 x 47.30
11 Gheorghita Bosneaga   Romania 46.12 x 46.42 46.42
Seema Antil   India 52.52 51.15 53.28 x 54.14 55.27 DQ IAAF rule 32.2

Qualifications edit

18 October

Group A edit

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3
1 Jana Tucholke   Germany 50.46 x 50.32 50.46 q
2 Briona Reynolds   United States 49.99 44.36 50.13 50.13 q
3 Xu Shaoyang   China 43.05 x 50.05 50.05 q
4 Deborah Lovely   Australia 49.04 47.76 45.72 49.04 q
5 Dace Ruskule   Latvia 47.98 45.13 47.60 47.98
6 Emma Carpenter   United Kingdom 47.30 x 43.74 47.30
7 Marija Kurtović   Croatia 43.33 47.27 44.37 47.27
8 Laura Bordignon   Italy 46.88 46.26 44.88 46.88
9 Agnete Johansen   Norway 45.89 46.09 45.97 46.09
10 Claudia Villeneuve   France 45.12 45.96 45.74 45.96
11 Fernanda Resende   Brazil 43.42 43.88 x 43.88
Seema Antil   India 50.65 54.83 - DQ IAAF rule 32.2 Q

Group B edit

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3
1 Olga Goncharenko   Belarus x 53.26 - 53.26 Q
2 Vera Begić   Croatia 50.62 52.90 - 52.90 Q
3 Julia Bremser   Germany 51.64 - - 51.64 Q
4 Natalya Fokina   Ukraine 50.08 50.55 51.10 51.10 Q
5 Gheorghita Bosneaga   Romania x 44.90 48.95 48.95 q
6 Ildikó Varga   Hungary 45.46 48.55 45.99 48.55 q
7 Claire Smithson   United Kingdom 48.18 47.41 48.21 48.21 q
8 Ahu Sulak   Turkey x 44.96 43.68 44.96
9 Chafree Bain   Bahamas 41.53 x x 41.53
10 Renata de Figueiredo   Brazil x 41.12 x 41.12
11 Stacy Martin   United States 40.04 x x 40.04
12 Suzanne Kragbé   Côte d'Ivoire x 39.29 x 39.29

Participation edit

According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.

References edit

  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2000 Santiago CHI Oct 17-22, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 December 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015