2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw explained

Event:	Women's discus throw
Competition:	European Athletics Championships

The women's discus throw at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 27 and 28 July.

Medalists

Gold	Sandra Perković Croatia (CRO)
Silver	Nicoleta Grasu Romania (ROU)
Bronze	Joanna Wiśniewska Poland (POL)

Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships
World record		76.80	Neubrandenburg, East Germany	9 July 1988
European record		76.80	Neubrandenburg, East Germany	9 July 1988
Championship record		71.36	Stuttgart, West Germany	28 August 1986
World Leading		67.78		8 May 2010
European Leading		67.78	Wiesbaden, Germany	8 May 2010

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
27 July 2010	12:45	Qualification
28 July 2010	18:30	Final

Results

Qualification

Qualification: Qualification Performance 60.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	Result	Notes
1	B				55.60	62.10	62.10	Q
2	B			60.54			60.54	Q
3	B				56.91	60.45	60.45	Q
4	A			58.60	59.24	57.89	59.24	q
5	A			57.51	58.98		58.98	q, SB
6	A			58.96	57.97		58.96	q
7	A			58.93	57.82	58.67	58.93	q
8	A			57.87		58.41	58.41	q
9	A			55.09	55.83	57.75	57.75	q
10	A			49.25	57.70		57.70	q
11	A			54.96	57.19		57.19	q
12	B			55.42	10.55	56.32	56.32	q
13	B					55.50	55.50
14	A			52.63	55.47		55.47
15	B				55.41		55.41
16	B			54.66		55.04	55.04
17	B				50.69	54.50	54.50
18	A			40.63	52.17	54.01	54.01
19	B			53.82	52.59		53.82
20	B			53.07	52.94		53.07
21	A			48.40	50.81		50.81
	A
	B

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Notes
			62.98	60.94	55.04	60.95	62.43	64.67	64.67
			63.48	61.02	63.07	60.22		58.34	63.48
			59.45		56.32	62.37			62.37	SB
			60.43				61.10	61.20	61.20
			60.48	57.20	59.47	57.89	57.01	60.70	60.70	PB
			59.38		60.10	56.71		59.22	60.10
			56.80	55.81	58.56	58.83	58.89	57.77	58.89
			57.78		55.58	56.39	56.59		57.78
			55.05		56.29				56.29
10				56.09						56.09
11			55.60		53.62				55.60
12				55.48	55.13				55.48

References

• Qualification Results
• Final Results