Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw explained

Games:2000 Summer
Event:Women's discus throw
Venue:Stadium Australia
Dates:25 September 2000 (qualification)
27 September 2000 (final)
Competitors:32
Nations:20
Longnames:yes
Gold:Ellina Zvereva
Goldnoc:BLR
Silver:Anastasia Kelesidou
Silvernoc:GRE
Bronze:Iryna Yatchenko
Bronzenoc:BLR
Win Label:Winning distance
Win Value:68.40
Prev:1996
Next:2004

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
Group AGroup B
25.09.2000  - 10:00h25.09.2000  - 11:40h
Final Round
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
76.80 m 9 July 1988
72.30 m 29 September 1988 Seoul, South Korea

Qualification

Group A

RankOverallAthleteCountryAttemptsDistanceNote
123
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

RankOverallAthleteCountryAttemptsDistanceNote
123
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

RankAthleteAttemptsDistanceExtra
123456
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
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

  1. 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.