2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw explained

Event:Women's discus throw
Competition:2015 World Championships
Venue:Beijing National Stadium
Dates:24 August (qualification)
25 August (final)
Competitors:31
Nations:20
Win Label:Winning distance
Win Value:69.28
Gold:Denia Caballero
Goldnoc:CUB
Silver:Sandra Perković
Silvernoc:CRO
Bronze:Nadine Müller
Bronzenoc:GER
Prev:2013
Next:2017

The women's discus throw at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 24 and 25 August.[1] [2]

In 2015, Denia Caballero found five extra metres in her throws to become the number one ranked thrower. She had no intention of making a dramatic competition. On her first throw, the sixth throw of qualifying she launched the best throw of the preliminary round. Then in the finals, on her first effort only four throws into the competition she threw 69.28. Only one other girl in Beijing had ever thrown a discus that far, she was the defending champion Sandra Perković. So it was up to the rest of the field to do something spectacular or settle for other medals. Three throws later Nadine Müller threw 65.53 to take over second place. After fouling her first attempt, Perković threw 65.35 to move into third place. Gia Lewis-Smallwood was the only other athlete to reach the low 69's was not having a 69 kind of day, instead muddled at the back of the field. On her final throw Perković threw 67.39 to finally move into silver medal position. Yaime Pérez tried to make it interesting but her 65.46 final attempt missed a medal.[3]

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[4]

World record76.80Neubrandenburg, East Germany7 July 1988
Championship record71.62Rome, Italy31 August 1987
World leading70.65Bilbao, Spain20 June 2015
African record64.87Stellenbosch, South Africa2 March 2003
Asian record71.68Beijing, China14 March 1992
North, Central American and Caribbean record70.88Havana, Cuba8 May 1992
South American record64.21Barquisimeto, Venezuela10 June 2012
European record76.80Neubrandenburg, East Germany7 July 1988
Oceanian record68.72Auckland, New Zealand22 January 1994

Schedule

DateTimeRound
24 August 2015 09:35 Qualification
25 August 2015 19:00 Final

Results

KEY:bgcolor=ccffcc align=centerQQualifiedbgcolor=ddffdd align=centerq12 best performersNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

Qualification

Qualification: 63.00 m (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q).[5]

Rank Group Name Nationality
  1. 1
  1. 2
  1. 3
Mark Notes7
1 A 65.15 65.15
2 B 58.95 64.51 64.51
3 B 64.3964.39
4 A 63.38 63.38
5 B 61.7962.9362.93
6 A 62.73 62.73
7 B 62.04 60.28 62.04
8 A 61.87 62.01 62.01
9 B 60.23 57.93 61.78 61.78
10 A 61.04 60.70 61.68 61.68
11 A 60.88 60.18 60.88
12 B 59.96 60.72 57.74 60.72
13 A 60.33 55.22 60.33
14 B 60.24 57.3860.24
15 A 60.21 57.52 55.69 60.21
16 B 59.84 59.84
17 B 59.3259.32
18 A 57.11 59.20 58.79 59.20
19 A 55.85 59.08 59.08
20 B 56.70 57.48 58.98 58.98
21 A 58.12 58.55 58.55
22 B 55.96 58.32 55.50 58.32
23 B 55.23 58.20 58.20
24 A 57.56 58.04 58.04
25 A 57.08 57.03 57.08
26 B 56.74 56.26 56.74
27 A 56.68 53.19 56.68
28 A 56.11 56.11
29 B 50.20 55.14 55.14
30 B 54.89 54.89
31 B 48.1052.8252.82

Final

The final was started at 19:00.[6]

Rank Name Nationality
  1. 1
  1. 2
  1. 3
  1. 4
  1. 5
  1. 6
Mark Notes
69.28 63.83 65.97 66.55 66.58 69.28
65.35 65.37 67.39 67.39
65.53 60.85 62.67 65.53
62.63 59.63 64.60 64.31 65.46 65.46
63.88 59.22 63.19 63.88
53.65 62.90 63.08 63.14 61.48 62.31 63.14
61.80 61.72 61.46 59.23 63.10 62.86 63.10
62.90 62.58 58.47 61.56 62.33 62.61 62.90
56.91 61.05 61.05
10 59.25 60.92 59.89 60.92
11 60.55 59.02 60.55
12 57.94 59.54 54.97 59.54

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beijing 2015: Timetable . https://web.archive.org/web/20141201205133/http://www.iaafbeijing2015.com/special/iaaf_sch_en/ . dead . 1 December 2014 . 11 August 2015 . 10 August 2015 . Beijing 2015 .
  2. http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/4875/AT-DT-W-q----.SL2.pdf Start list
  3. Web site: REPORT: WOMEN'S DISCUS FINAL – IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BEIJING 2015. 25 August 2015. iaaf.org. 27 August 2015.
  4. Web site: Records & Lists – discus throw. IAAF. 14 August 2015.
  5. http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/4875/AT-DT-W-q----.RS4.pdf Qualification results
  6. http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/4875/AT-DT-W-f----.RS6.pdf Final results

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