Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw

The Women's Discus Throw event at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Olympic Stadium on Monday, 25 September and Wednesday, 27 September.[1]

Women's discus throw
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueStadium Australia
Dates25 September 2000 (qualification)
27 September 2000 (final)
Competitors32 from 20 nations
Winning distance68.40
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ellina Zvereva
 Belarus
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anastasia Kelesidou
 Greece
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Iryna Yatchenko
 Belarus
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The qualifying athletes progressed through to the final where the qualifying distances are scrapped and they start afresh with up to six throws. The qualifying distance was set at 63.00 metres. For all qualifiers who did not achieve the standard, the remaining spaces in the final were filled by the longest throws until a total of 12 qualifiers.

Medalists edit

Gold Ellina Zvereva
  Belarus
Silver Anastasia Kelesidou
  Greece
Bronze Irina Yatchenko
  Belarus

Schedule edit

Qualification Round
Group A Group B
25.09.2000 – 10:00h 25.09.2000 – 11:40h
Final Round
27.09.2000 – 20:30h

Abbreviations edit

Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
OR olympic record
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Records edit

Standing records prior to the 2000 Summer Olympics
World Record   Gabriele Reinsch (GDR) 76.80 m 9 July 1988   Neubrandenburg, East Germany
Olympic Record   Martina Hellmann (GDR) 72.30 m 29 September 1988   Seoul, South Korea

Qualification edit

Group A edit

Rank Overall Athlete Country Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
1 1 Ellina Zvereva   Belarus 61.26 64.81 64.81 m
2 4 Ilke Wyludda   Germany 62.97 X 60.83 62.97 m
3 7 Seilala Sua   United States 56.19 61.88 59.06 61.88 m
4 8 Stiliani Tsikouna   Greece 59.58 61.59 56.33 61.59 m
5 11 Yu Xin   China 59.79 61.00 60.12 61.00 m
6 13 Olena Antonova   Ukraine 60.73 60.28 59.85 60.73 m
7 14 Vladimíra Racková   Czech Republic X 60.24 55.32 60.24 m
8 17 Oksana Yesipchuk   Russia 59.51 57.14 58.64 59.51 m
9 19 Nicoleta Grasu   Romania X X 58.87 58.87 m
10 20 Larisa Korotkevich   Russia 58.81 56.90 X 58.81 m
11 21 Qi Cao   China 57.88 57.01 58.03 58.03 m
12 23 Monia Kari   Tunisia 56.32 52.61 54.01 56.32 m
13 29 Mélina Robert-Michon   France X 54.11 X 54.11 m
14 30 Renata Gustaitytė   Lithuania X 53.64 X 53.64 m
15 31 Daniela Costian   Australia X 51.96 X 51.96 m
16 32 Mariana Canillas   Paraguay X 32.31 X 32.31 m

Group B edit

Rank Overall Athlete Country Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
1 2 Natalya Sadova   Russia 64.62 64.62 m
2 3 Anastasia Kelesidou   Greece 63.64 63.64 m
3 5 Irina Yatchenko   Belarus 62.72 58.94 60.89 62.72 m
4 6 Lisa-Marie Vizaniari   Australia 60.39 59.39 62.47 62.47 m
5 9 Beatrice Faumuina   New Zealand 61.33 57.88 58.55 61.33 m
6 10 Aikaterini Vongoli   Greece 61.29 X X 61.29 m
7 12 Franka Dietzsch   Germany 59.78 60.74 59.29 60.74 m
8 15 Suzy Powell-Roos   United States X X 59.68 59.68 m
9 16 Alison Lever   Australia X 54.45 59.58 59.58 m
10 18 Kris Kuehl   United States 59.45 54.02 57.54 59.45 m
11 22 Li Qiumei   China 56.28 56.59 55.01 56.59 m
12 24 Anna Söderberg   Sweden 54.94 55.89 56.11 56.11 m
13 25 Teresa Machado   Portugal X X 55.86 55.86 m
14 26 Neelam Jaswant Singh   India 55.22 55.26 X 55.26 m
15 27 Oksana Mert   Turkey 54.18 54.74 55.02 55.02 m
16 28 Alice Matejková   Spain 54.19 53.12 X 54.19 m

Final edit

Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Extra
1 2 3 4 5 6
    Ellina Zvereva (BLR) 67.00 66.12 68.40 65.80 X X 68.40 m SB
    Anastasia Kelesidou (GRE) 65.71 63.20 62.59 64.58 63.07 61.85 65.71 m
    Irina Yatchenko (BLR) X 62.93 61.09 63.15 65.20 X 65.20 m
4   Natalya Sadova (RUS) 65.00 61.64 61.92 62.86 X 60.47 65.00 m
5   Styliani Tsikouna (GRE) 61.85 60.66 X X 59.91 64.08 64.08 m
6   Franka Dietzsch (GER) X 61.65 58.17 60.36 63.18 X 63.18 m
7   Ilke Wyludda (GER) 63.16 61.91 62.22 59.86 61.72 62.33 63.16 m
8   Lisa-Marie Vizaniari (AUS) 60.78 62.43 62.57 X 62.24 X 62.57 m
9   Ekaterini Voggoli (GRE) 60.72 61.57 60.45 61.57 m
10   Seilala Sua (USA) 58.03 56.24 59.85 59.85 m
11   Teresa Machado (POR) 54.48 59.50 56.84 59.50 m
12   Beatrice Faumuina (NZL) 56.86 X 58.69 58.69 m
13   Yu Xin (CHN) 57.95 58.34 57.89 58.34 m

References edit

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links edit