1995 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw

These are the official results of the Women's Discus Throw event at the 1995 IAAF World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 33 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Saturday, August 12, 1995.

Medalists edit

Gold   Ellina Zvereva
Belarus (BLR)
Silver   Ilke Wyludda
Germany (GER)
Bronze   Olga Chernyavskaya
Russia (RUS)

Schedule edit

Qualification Round
Group A Group B
10.08.1995 – 09:30h 10.08.1995 – 11:30h
Final Round
12.08.1995 – 17:00h

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

Qualifying round edit

Group A edit

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
1   Natalya Sadova (RUS) 63.64 63.64 m
2   Ellina Zvereva (BLR) 62.44 62.44 m
3   Daniela Costian (AUS) 61.42 X 60.50 61.42 m
4   Lyudmila Filimonova (BLR) X 61.18 X 61.18 m
5   Bárbara Hechavarría (CUB) 57.54 57.24 60.48 60.48 m
6   Franka Dietzsch (GER) 59.78 58.96 58.18 59.78 m
7   Teresa Machado (POR) X 54.60 58.68 58.68 m
8   Nicoleta Grasu (ROM) 58.62 X 58.28 58.62 m
9   Corrie de Bruin (NED) 57.64 X 58.14 58.14 m
10   Zdeňka Šilhavá (CZE) 53.20 X 56.38 56.38 m
11   Edie Boyer (USA) 52.08 55.14 X 55.14 m
12   Danyel Mitchell (USA) 50.42 54.48 54.62 54.62 m
13   Beatrice Faumuina (NZL) 50.50 53.40 54.32 54.32 m
14   Styliani Tsikouna (GRE) X X 49.92 49.92 m
15   Caroline Fournier (MRI) 44.52 41.96 45.18 45.18 m
16   Eva Dimas (ESA) 39.96 41.78 41.78 41.78 m

Group B edit

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
1   Ilke Wyludda (GER) 60.30 65.24 65.24 m
2   Mette Bergmann (NOR) 61.28 64.50 64.50 m
3   Maritza Martén (CUB) 64.42 64.42 m
4   Olga Chernyavskaya (RUS) 62.96 62.96 m
5   Irina Yatchenko (BLR) 60.92 62.54 62.54 m
6   Anastasia Kelesidou (GRE) 59.88 53.58 X 59.88 m
7   Jana Lauren (GER) 59.56 57.88 58.90 59.56 m
8   Lisa-Marie Vizaniari (AUS) 58.54 59.24 X 59.24 m
9   Atanaska Angelova (BUL) X 58.94 X 58.94 m
10   Li Qiumei (CHN) 55.16 58.88 57.78 58.88 m
11   Cristina Boit (ROM) 55.20 58.54 X 58.54 m
12   Jacqueline Goormachtigh (NED) 55.54 X 57.82 57.82 m
13   Melissa Weis (USA) 57.34 55.82 56.00 57.34 m
14   Danijela Čurović (FR Yugoslavia) 56.26 53.76 56.88 56.88 m
15   Jackie McKernan (GBR) 54.78 53.48 54.64 54.78 m
16   Oumou Traoré (MLI) 36.46 35.54 28.64 36.46 m
17   Rangi Ngaata (COK) 31.94 32.84 31.50 32.84 m

Final edit

Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
    Ellina Zvereva (BLR) 68.64 63.04 65.42 63.82 65.86 66.92 68.64 m
    Ilke Wyludda (GER) 64.00 66.02 66.60 65.48 67.20 67.00 67.20 m
    Olga Chernyavskaya (RUS) 66.86 65.20 X 59.58 X 62.86 66.86 m SB
4   Maritza Martén (CUB) X 63.22 63.12 60.44 64.36 X 64.36 m SB
5   Natalya Sadova (RUS) 59.64 62.60 59.42 60.62 59.58 X 62.60 m
6   Mette Bergmann (NOR) X X 62.48 X X 59.48 62.48 m
7   Franka Dietzsch (GER) 61.28 60.72 58.60 X X X 61.28 m
8   Lyudmila Filimonova (BLR) 54.32 59.26 61.16 58.94 X X 61.16 m
9   Irina Yatchenko (BLR) X 58.72 60.48 60.48 m
10   Bárbara Hechavarría (CUB) 58.98 56.18 56.24 58.98 m
11   Anastasia Kelesidou (GRE) 58.96 58.14 55.06 58.96 m
12   Daniela Costian (AUS) X X 56.46 56.46 m

See also edit

References edit