2022 World Athletics U20 Championships – Women's discus throw explained

Event:	Women's discus throw
Competition:	2022 World Athletics U20 Championships
Venue:	Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Dates:	1 August (qualification) 3 August (final)
Competitors:	29
Nations:	21
Win Label:	Winning distance
Win Value:	56.15 m
Gold:	Emma Sralla
Goldnoc:	SWE
Silver:	Despoina Areti Filippidou
Silvernoc:	GRE
Bronze:	Miné de Klerk
Bronzenoc:	RSA
Prev:	2021
Next:	2024

The women's discus throw at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero on 1 and 3 August.^[1]

Records

Standing records prior to the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships
World U20 Record		74.40	East Berlin, East Germany	13 September 1988
Championship Record		68.24	Sudbury, Canada	31 July 1988
World U20 Leading		56.38	McKinney, United States	21 April 2022

Results

Qualification

The qualification round took place on 1 August, in two groups, with Group A starting at 15:00 and Group B starting at 16:27. Athletes attaining a mark of at least 52.50 metres (

Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) qualified for the final.^{[2] [3]}

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	Round			Mark	Notes
				1	2	3
1	A	Emma Sralla			54.51		54.51
2	B	Despoina Areti Filippidou		52.48	50.86		52.48	,
3	A	Zara Obamakinwa		51.99		44.89	51.99	,
4	B	Tapenisa Havea		40.60	49.36	51.57	51.57
5	A	Marley Raikiwasa		49.81	50.51	49.08	50.51
6	B	Siniru Iheoma		47.87	48.72	50.41	50.41
7	B	Benedetta Benedetti				50.22	50.22
8	A	Miné de Klerk		50.12		49.55	50.12
9	A	Katja Seng			49.99	48.88	49.99
10	A	Marie-Josée Bovele-Linaka			48.82	48.70	48.82
11	A	Danara Dewi Stoppels		48.76	47.52	44.85	48.76
12	B	Lucija Leko		48.01			48.01
13	B	Paulina Stuglytė		47.99			47.99
14	A	Milica Poznanović		46.70	47.43		47.43
15	B	Vilma Räsänen		46.35		47.08	47.08
16	A	Ames Burton				46.64	46.64
17	B	Lesedi Khunou		42.77		46.29	46.29
18	B	Cedricka Williams		46.20		27.13	46.20
19	B	Lalenii Grant			46.09	43.58	46.09
20	B	Princesse Hyman		46.03			46.03
21	A	Martyna Dobrowolska		46.01			46.01
22	A	Natalia Rankin-Chitar		40.48	45.85	42.74	45.85
23	B	Laylani Va'ai		42.00	43.79	40.85	43.79
24	A	Jule Insinna		46.01			46.01
25	B	Lea Bork		35.42	43.60	41.79	43.60
26	B	Ebba Lind		42.39	40.79	42.29	42.39
27	A	Nicole Valencia		41.02			41.02
28	A	Abigail Martin				38.89	38.89
29	A	Vineta Krūmiņa			38.25		38.25

Final

The final was held on 3 August at 18:12.^[4]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Round						Mark	Notes
			1	2	3	4	5	6
	Emma Sralla			54.94	52.78	56.15	53.47		56.15
	Despoina Areti Filippidou			51.69	54.48	50.97	54.35		54.48
	Miné de Klerk		48.98	49.73	51.75	51.55	53.54	49.21	53.54
4	Siniru Iheoma		53.15			46.96			53.15
5	Danara Dewi Stoppels			49.24		51.74	46.97	51.86	51.86
6	Marie-Josée Bovele-Linaka		51.07			51.63	46.60	50.37	51.63
7	Tapenisa Havea		45.69	49.45	48.79	49.28	50.39	50.97	50.97
8	Katja Seng			49.70	48.43	49.37			49.70
9	Marley Raikiwasa		48.41	48.27	48.74				48.74
10	Lucija Leko			47.68					47.68
11	Zara Obamakinwa			37.09	47.23				47.23
12	Benedetta Benedetti		47.01	46.11	46.63				47.01

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships Cali Timetable. World Athletics. 29 September 2022.
2. Web site: Discus Throw Women – Qualification – Results. IAAF. 29 September 2022.
3. Web site: Discus Throw Women – Qualification – Summary. IAAF. 29 September 2022.
4. Web site: Discus Throw Women – Final – Results. IAAF. 6 August 2022. 29 September 2022.