1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw

These are the official results of the Women's Discus Throw event at the 1997 IAAF World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 29 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Thursday August 7, 1997. The qualifying round was held on Tuesday August 5, 1997, with the mark set at 62.00 metres.

Medalists

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Gold   Beatrice Faumuina
New Zealand (NZL)
Silver   Ellina Zvereva
Belarus (BLR)
Bronze   Natalya Sadova
Russia (RUS)

Schedule

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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
05.08.1997 – 08:10h 05.08.1997 – 09:50h
Final Round
07.08.1997 – 18:10h

Abbreviations

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  • 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

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Group A

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Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Result Note
1 2 3
1 3   Irina Yatchenko (BLR) 65.00 65.00 m
2 4   Beatrice Faumuina (NZL) X X 64.58 64.58 m
3 5   Stella Tsikouna (GRE) 58.62 58.90 61.52 61.52 m
4 8   Nicoleta Grasu (ROM) 60.16 X 60.44 60.44 m
5 9   Larisa Korotkevich (RUS) 60.30 X 59.68 60.30 m
6 10   Lisa-Marie Vizaniari (AUS) 60.28 59.20 57.86 60.28 m
7 11   Agnese Maffeis (ITA) 59.94 58.96 55.44 59.94 m
8 14   Liu Fengying (CHN) X 56.12 59.50 59.50 m
9 17   Alice Matejková (CZE) X 58.96 55.70 58.96 m
10 21   Suzy Powell-Roos (USA) 54.22 52.70 52.62 54.22 m
11 22   Shelley Drew (GBR) 53.96 52.14 X 53.96 m
12 23   Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL) X 53.64 49.56 53.64 m
13 24   Areti Abatzi (GRE) X 49.72 X 49.72 m
14 25   Hüsniye Keskin (TUR) 46.80 48.80 X 48.80 m

Group B

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Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Result Note
1 2 3
1 1   Ellina Zvereva (BLR) X 61.76 65.94 65.94 m SB
2 2   Natalya Sadova (RUS) 65.14 65.14 m
3 6   Teresa Machado (POR) 57.40 X 61.36 61.36 m
4 7   Luan Zhili (CHN) 57.74 61.18 X 61.18 m
5 12   Anna Söderberg (SWE) 59.64 X 59.88 59.88 m
6 13   Olena Antonova (UKR) 59.62 59.10 56.70 59.62 m
7 15   Anastasia Kelesidou (GRE) 56.48 59.22 58.30 59.22 m
8 16   Edie Boyer (USA) 59.18 X X 59.18 m
9 18   Elisângela Adriano (BRA) 47.00 57.88 54.66 57.88 m
10 19   Xiao Yanling (CHN) X 56.32 X 56.32 m
11 20   Lacy Barnes-Mileham (USA) 53.22 55.52 X 55.52 m
12 26   Siniva Marsters (COK) X X 35.22 35.22 m
  Franka Dietzsch (GER) X X X NM
  Isabelle Devaluez (FRA) X X X NM
  Mette Bergmann (NOR) X X X NM

Final

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Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
    Beatrice Faumuina (NZL) X X 66.82 62.60 X X 66.82 m
    Ellina Zvereva (BLR) 63.40 65.90 61.86 64.98 64.64 65.72 65.90 m
    Natalya Sadova (RUS) 63.70 65.14 X 63.08 X X 65.14 m
4   Larisa Korotkevich (RUS) 62.76 62.44 60.96 X 63.02 62.04 63.02 m
5   Irina Yatchenko (BLR) X 62.02 61.40 62.58 60.70 57.94 62.58 m
6   Teresa Machado (POR) 62.00 60.78 X X 59.92 X 62.00 m
7   Stiliani Tsikouna (GRE) 61.92 57.70 X 58.00 59.66 58.12 61.92 m
8   Agnese Maffeis (ITA) 61.40 54.98 57.48 54.36 54.28 X 61.40 m
9   Luan Zhili (CHN) 60.62 57.42 57.76 60.62 m
10   Nicoleta Grasu (ROM) 58.06 58.88 60.14 60.14 m
11   Anna Söderberg (SWE) 58.22 X X 58.22 m
12   Lisa-Marie Vizaniari (AUS) 55.20 57.56 X 57.56 m

See also

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References

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