2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw explained

The women's discus throw event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 27, 2007 (qualification) and August 29, 2007 (final) at the Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan.

Medallists

Gold
Silver
Bronze

Abbreviations

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

Records

World Record76.80Neubrandenburg, East Germany8 July 1986
Championship Record71.62Rome, Italy31 August 1987

Qualification

Group A

Place Athlete Nation 1 2 3 Mark Notes pie
1 65.17 65.17 Q
2 X 64.26 64.26 Q
3 63.44 63.44 Q
4 63.44 63.44 Q
5 51.67 59.62 60.89 60.89 q
6 54.47 60.44 57.97 60.44
7 60.10 X 57.98 60.10
8 59.46 X X 59.46
9 X 59.20 X 59.20
10 56.56 57.96 58.65 58.65
11 X 54.55 58.42 58.42
12 57.85 56.96 57.96 57.96
13 53.02 X X 53.02
14 50.35 48.37 48.32 50.35

Group B

Place Athlete Nation 1 2 3 Mark Notes
1 63.13 63.13 Q
2 61.99 61.99 Q
3 58.76 61.88 61.88 Q
4 59.79 57.95 61.66 61.66 Q
5 59.96 X 61.48 61.48 q
6 61.33 X 59.15 61.33 q
7 59.04 60.90 X 60.90 q
8 59.57 59.08 58.23 59.57
9 57.56 56.97 X 57.56
10 56.50 55.15 57.21 57.21
11 50.52 54.38 57.17 57.17
12 55.98 55.09 X 55.98
13 X 55.75 X 55.75
14 50.76 51.79 52.76 52.76

Final

Place Athlete Nation Mark Notes
66.61
63.90
63.40
4 63.22
5 62.41
6 61.35
7 61.17
8 59.37
9 58.67
10 58.20
11 57.81

References