2012 European Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw explained

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

The women's discus throw at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 30 June and 1 July.

Medalists

Standing records prior to the 2012 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	68.89		18 March 2012
European Leading	68.89	Bar, Montenegro	18 March 2012

Date	Time	Round
30 June 2012	11:00	Qualification
1 July 2012	18:05	Final

Qualification: Qualification Performance 61.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final

Rank	Group	1	2	3	Result	Notes
1	A	64.49			64.49	Q
2	B		62.01		62.01	Q
3	B	57.84	60.69	61.86	61.86	Q
4	B	56.48	59.04	61.65	61.65	Q
5	B	55.90	58.42	60.73	60.73	q
6	B	59.05	59.95	59.72	59.95	q
7	A		59.59	57.42	59.59	q
8	A	56.39	57.54		57.54	q
9	B	49.48	57.42		57.42	q
10	B	57.12		56.43	57.12	q
11	A	57.52	57.18	56.21	57.52	q
12	A	55.64	56.95	53.29	56.95	q
13	B	55.22			55.22
14	A	53.94	55.11	55.00	55.11
15	B	49.56	52.07	55.11	55.11
16	B		54.32		54.32
17	A	53.97			53.97
18	A	53.92			53.92
19	B		50.04	53.52	53.52
20	A		52.35	53.01	53.01
21	A	50.70	51.97	52.21	52.21
22	A	49.46	50.38	51.75	51.75
23	B	47.28	50.49	51.71	51.71
24	A	45.71		49.65	49.65
25	A	48.55			48.55