Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw explained
The Women's Discus Throw event at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Olympic Stadium on Monday, 25 September and Wednesday, 27 September.[1]
The qualifying athletes progressed through to the final where the qualifying distances are scrapped and they start afresh with up to six throws. The qualifying distance was set at 63.00 metres. For all qualifiers who did not achieve the standard, the remaining spaces in the final were filled by the longest throws until a total of 12 qualifiers.
Schedule
Qualification Round |
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Group A | Group B |
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25.09.2000 - 10:00h | 25.09.2000 - 11:40h |
Final Round |
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27.09.2000 - 20:30h | |
Abbreviations
Q | automatic qualification |
q | qualification by rank |
DNS | did not start |
NM | no mark |
OR | olympic record |
WR | world record |
AR | area record |
NR | national record |
PB | personal best |
SB | season best | |
Records
Standing records prior to the 2000 Summer Olympics |
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| | 76.80 m | 9 July 1988 | |
| | 72.30 m | 29 September 1988 | Seoul, South Korea | |
Qualification
Group A
Rank | Overall | Athlete | Country | Attempts | Distance | Note |
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1 | 2 | 3 |
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1 | 1 | | | 61.26 | 64.81 | — | 64.81 m | |
2 | 4 | | | 62.97 | X | 60.83 | 62.97 m | |
3 | 7 | | | 56.19 | 61.88 | 59.06 | 61.88 m | |
4 | 8 | | | 59.58 | 61.59 | 56.33 | 61.59 m | |
5 | 11 | | | 59.79 | 61.00 | 60.12 | 61.00 m | |
6 | 13 | | | 60.73 | 60.28 | 59.85 | 60.73 m | |
7 | 14 | | | X | 60.24 | 55.32 | 60.24 m | |
8 | 17 | | | 59.51 | 57.14 | 58.64 | 59.51 m | |
9 | 19 | | | X | X | 58.87 | 58.87 m | |
10 | 20 | | | 58.81 | 56.90 | X | 58.81 m | |
11 | 21 | | | 57.88 | 57.01 | 58.03 | 58.03 m | |
12 | 23 | | | 56.32 | 52.61 | 54.01 | 56.32 m | |
13 | 29 | | | X | 54.11 | X | 54.11 m | |
14 | 30 | | | X | 53.64 | X | 53.64 m | |
15 | 31 | | | X | 51.96 | X | 51.96 m | |
16 | 32 | | | X | 32.31 | X | 32.31 m | | |
Group B
Rank | Overall | Athlete | Country | Attempts | Distance | Note |
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1 | 2 | 3 |
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1 | 2 | | | 64.62 | — | — | 64.62 m | |
2 | 3 | | | 63.64 | — | — | 63.64 m | |
3 | 5 | | | 62.72 | 58.94 | 60.89 | 62.72 m | |
4 | 6 | | | 60.39 | 59.39 | 62.47 | 62.47 m | |
5 | 9 | | | 61.33 | 57.88 | 58.55 | 61.33 m | |
6 | 10 | | | 61.29 | X | X | 61.29 m | |
7 | 12 | | | 59.78 | 60.74 | 59.29 | 60.74 m | |
8 | 15 | | | X | X | 59.68 | 59.68 m | |
9 | 16 | | | X | 54.45 | 59.58 | 59.58 m | |
10 | 18 | | | 59.45 | 54.02 | 57.54 | 59.45 m | |
11 | 22 | | | 56.28 | 56.59 | 55.01 | 56.59 m | |
12 | 24 | | | 54.94 | 55.89 | 56.11 | 56.11 m | |
13 | 25 | | | X | X | 55.86 | 55.86 m | |
14 | 26 | | | 55.22 | 55.26 | X | 55.26 m | |
15 | 27 | | | 54.18 | 54.74 | 55.02 | 55.02 m | |
16 | 28 | | | 54.19 | 53.12 | X | 54.19 m | | |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Extra |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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| | 67.00 | 66.12 | 68.40 | 65.80 | X | X | 68.40 m | SB |
| | 65.71 | 63.20 | 62.59 | 64.58 | 63.07 | 61.85 | 65.71 m | |
| | X | 62.93 | 61.09 | 63.15 | 65.20 | X | 65.20 m | |
4 | | 65.00 | 61.64 | 61.92 | 62.86 | X | 60.47 | 65.00 m | |
5 | | 61.85 | 60.66 | X | X | 59.91 | 64.08 | 64.08 m | |
6 | | X | 61.65 | 58.17 | 60.36 | 63.18 | X | 63.18 m | |
7 | | 63.16 | 61.91 | 62.22 | 59.86 | 61.72 | 62.33 | 63.16 m | |
8 | | 60.78 | 62.43 | 62.57 | X | 62.24 | X | 62.57 m | |
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9 | | 60.72 | 61.57 | 60.45 | | 61.57 m | |
10 | | 58.03 | 56.24 | 59.85 | | 59.85 m | |
11 | | 54.48 | 59.50 | 56.84 | | 59.50 m | |
12 | | 56.86 | X | 58.69 | | 58.69 m | |
13 | | 57.95 | 58.34 | 57.89 | | 58.34 m | | |
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's Discus Throw . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174241/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/ATH/womens-discus-throw.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 15 January 2018 . sports-reference.com.