2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw explained

The women's discus throw at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 13 and 15 July.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Anna Rüh Germany
Silver	Shanice Craft Germany
Bronze	Shelbi Vaughan United States

Records

, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.

World Junior Record		74.40 m	East Berlin, East Germany	13 September 1988
Championship Record		68.24 m	Sudbury, Canada	31 July 1988
World Junior Leading		63.14 m	Bochum, Germany	16 June 2012

Qualification

Qual. rule: qualification standard 53.00 m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q)

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	1	2	3	Result	Note
1	B			55.75			55.75	Q
2	A			51.62	55.25		55.25	Q
3	A			54.78			54.78	Q
4	A			X	51.93	54.46	54.46	Q
5	A			53.38			53.38	Q, PB
6	B			52.55	52.28	51.39	52.55	q
7	B			51.66	X	X	51.66	q
8	B			50.26	51.13	50.53	51.13	q
9	B			50.74	X	49.51	50.74	q
10	B			X	43.38	49.77	49.77	q
11	B			46.17	49.59	46.93	49.59	q
12	A			X	X	49.46	49.46	q
13	A			40.92	49.17	43.85	49.17	PB
14	B			45.45	43.84	49.06	49.06
15	B			48.07	48.77	X	48.77
16	A			48.50	48.49	48.34	48.50
17	B			X	47.48	46.64	47.48
18	A			43.26	X	46.59	46.59
19	B			X	43.96	45.87	45.87
20	A			45.84	X	X	45.84
21	A			X	42.32	45.83	45.83
22	A			45.51	X	X	45.51
23	A			39.26	45.36	44.40	45.36
24	B			41.56	45.33	43.93	45.33
25	B			44.50	X	45.24	45.24
26	B			X	X	44.97	44.97
27	A			44.91	X	X	44.91
28	B			44.87	X	X	44.87
29	A			X	42.86	44.19	44.19
30	B			38.73	X	43.33	43.33
31	B			43.30	X	X	43.30
32	B			X	42.50	X	42.50
33	A			42.06	40.92	X	42.06
34	A			35.36	40.63	X	40.63
35	A			40.12	X	X	40.12

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Note
			55.25	57.87	X	X	58.48	62.38	62.38
			58.44	X	58.51	54.67	51.86	60.42	60.42
			X	58.46	X	60.07	X	58.72	60.07
4			X	47.50	53.82	54.89	X	56.17	56.17	NJ
5			54.81	54.86	X	54.46	54.77	55.78	55.78
6			54.47	52.60	53.01	53.17	X	X	54.47
7			51.44	X	49.23	50.47	49.48	X	51.44	SB
8			48.74	X	47.42	49.28	X	X	49.28
9			46.73	48.73	47.60				48.73
10			48.48	47.92	X				48.48
11			X	47.96	10.14				47.96
12			45.54	X	X				45.54

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 35 athletes from 25 countries participated in the event.

External links

• WJC12 Discus throw schedule

Notes and References

1. Web site: iaaf.org - International Association of Athletics Federations. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120727064832/http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WJC12/Results/ResultsByEvent.aspx?/disctype=4/sex=W/discCode=DT/combCode=hash/timetable.html. 2012-07-27.