2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 18 and 19 July.[1][2]

Medalists edit

Gold Ma Xuejun
  China
Silver Xu Shaoyang
  China
Bronze Seema Antil
  India

Results edit

Final edit

19 July

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
  Ma Xuejun   China 56.83 57.69 56.91 58.85 53.27 57.49 58.85
  Xu Shaoyang   China 55.70 x 53.90 55.87 57.14 57.87 57.87
  Seema Antil   India 54.99 54.26 x 55.83 53.75 53.20 55.83
4 Sabine Rumpf   Germany x 54.82 x 52.55 49.14 54.45 54.82
5 Billie Jo Grant   United States 52.66 49.97 x 48.09 x 49.05 52.66
6 Claudia Villeneuve   France 45.09 51.01 x 49.43 52.13 x 52.13
7 Ulrike Giesa   Germany 47.53 51.99 49.89 49.80 50.08 47.71 51.99
8 Darya Pishchalnikova   Russia x 43.70 51.03 49.87 50.71 51.98 51.98
9 Claire Smithson   United Kingdom 50.85 x 48.03 50.85
10 Katalin Máté   Hungary 46.67 x 48.38 48.38
11 Alina Roman   Romania 46.94 48.12 47.63 48.12
12 Yeh Nai-Ching   Chinese Taipei 35.57 44.30 x 44.30

Qualifications edit

18 Jul

Group A edit

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3
1 Sabine Rumpf   Germany 54.15 - - 54.15 Q
2 Seema Antil   India 53.61 - - 53.61 Q
3 Ma Xuejun   China 53.21 - - 53.21 Q
4 Xu Shaoyang   China x 52.52 - 52.52 Q
5 Darya Pishchalnikova   Russia 50.95 - - 50.95 Q
6 Ulrike Giesa   Germany 48.69 - - 48.69 Q
7 Claudia Villeneuve   France x 47.73 47.68 47.73 q
8 Billie Jo Grant   United States x 47.60 x 47.60 q
9 Katalin Máté   Hungary 46.99 44.92 43.46 46.99 q
10 Claire Smithson   United Kingdom 40.35 40.59 44.98 44.98 q
11 Alina Roman   Romania 41.42 x 44.77 44.77 q
12 Yeh Nai-Ching   Chinese Taipei x 43.73 39.81 43.73 q
13 Dorothéa Kalpakídou   Greece x x 43.66 43.66
14 Natalee Pessoa   Jamaica x 37.44 39.68 39.68
15 Tereapii Tapoki   Cook Islands 35.77 x 36.75 36.75
Nicole Kendrick   United States x x x NM

Participation edit

According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.

References edit

  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2002 Kingston JAM Jul 16-21, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015