2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw

These are the official results of the Women's Discus Throw event at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 20 participating athletes, with the final held on Monday 25 August 2003.

Medalists edit

Gold   Iryna Yatchenko
Belarus (BLR)
Silver   Anastasia Kelesidou
Greece (GRE)
Bronze   Ekaterini Voggoli
Greece (GRE)

Schedule edit

Qualification Round
Group A Group B
23.08.2003 – 16:10h 23.08.2003 – 17:55h
Final Round
25.08.2003 – 20:35h

Abbreviations edit

  • 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

Qualification edit

RANK FINAL GROUP A
1.   Song Aimin (CHN) 62.20 m
2.   Olena Antonova (UKR) 62.14 m
3.   Vera Pospíšilová (CZE) 60.64 m
4.   Mélina Robert-Michon (FRA) 60.47 m
5.   Franka Dietzsch (GER) 59.77 m
6.   Stiliani Tsikouna (GRE) 59.39 m
7.   Kristin Kuehl (USA) 58.07 m
8.   Marzena Wysocka (POL) 57.80 m
9.   Elisângela Adriano (BRA) 57.69 m
10.   Aretha Thurmond (USA) 50.79 m


RANK FINAL GROUP B
1.   Natalya Sadova (RUS) 63.47 m
2.   Ekaterini Voggoli (GRE) 63.13 m
3.   Beatrice Faumuina (NZL) 63.12 m
4.   Suzanne Powell (USA) 61.83 m
5.   Iryna Yatchenko (BLR) 61.79 m
6.   Anastasia Kelesidou (GRE) 61.23 m
7.   Neelam Jaswant Singh (IND) 60.33 m
8.   Teresa Machado (POR) 59.87 m
9.   Anna Söderberg (SWE) 59.66 m
10.   Shelley Newman (GBR) 57.65 m

Final edit

Rank Athlete Attempts Result Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
    Iryna Yatchenko (BLR) 67.32 62.57 66.12 X X X 67.32 m SB
    Anastasia Kelesidou (GRE) 65.76 63.93 67.13 65.18 X 67.14 67.14 m SB
    Ekaterini Voggoli (GRE) X 63.39 66.04 66.73 64.75 65.64 66.73 m PB
4   Olena Antonova (UKR) 64.51 60.56 X 60.70 65.90 61.72 65.90 m SB
5   Vera Pospíšilová (CZE) 62.04 61.12 63.23 64.01 65.55 61.96 65.55 m
6   Natalya Sadova (RUS) 65.22 X X 63.94 65.07 X 65.22 m
7   Song Aimin (CHN) 59.71 62.08 63.84 63.20 X 57.53 63.84 m
8   Anna Söderberg (SWE) 59.81 56.73 61.61 59.32 X X 61.61 m SB
9   Suzanne Powell (USA) 58.38 59.86 X 59.86 m
10   Teresa Machado (POR) X 57.86 59.46 59.46 m
11   Mélina Robert-Michon (FRA) 58.52 52.99 54.84 58.52 m
12   Neelam Jaswant Singh (IND) X 54.42 57.92 57.92 m
13   Beatrice Faumuina (NZL) 54.68 X 56.86 56.86 m

References edit