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2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw

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Events at the
2005 World Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		menwomen
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmenwomen
50 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

The Women's Discus Throw event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 7 and August 11.

Medalists

Gold Germany Franka Dietzsch
Germany (GER)
Silver Russia Natalya Sadova
Russia (RUS)
Bronze Czech Republic Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová
Czech Republic (CZE)

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group A Group B
07.08.2005 – 11:30h 07.08.2005 – 12:40h
Final Round
11.08.2005 – 20:00h

Abbreviations

  • All results shown are in metres
Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Qualifying

Group A

  1. Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová, Czech Republic 64.26 m Q
  2. Aimin Song, China 64.15 m Q
  3. Dragana Tomašević, Serbia and Montenegro 62.02 m Q
  4. Olena Antonova, Ukraine 61.05 m Q
  5. Joanna Wiśniewska, Poland 59.66 m q
  6. Elizna Naude, South Africa 58.93 m
  7. Oksana Yesipchuk, Russia 58.32 m
  8. Marzena Wysocka, Poland 57.44 m
  9. Neelam Jaswant Singh, India 56.70 m – disqualified after failing a doping test
  10. Tereapii Tapoki, Cook Islands 50.92 m
  11. Aretha Thurmond, United States 47.15 m

Group B

  1. Natalya Sadova, Russia 63.65 m Q
  2. Franka Dietzsch, Germany 63.53 m Q
  3. Nicoleta Grasu, Romania 62.06 m Q
  4. Anna Söderberg, Sweden 59.94 m q
  5. Beatrice Faumuina, New Zealand 59.81 m q
  6. Shuli Ma, China 59.43 m q
  7. Natalya Fokina, Ukraine 59.30 m q
  8. Yania Ferrales, Cuba 58.38 m
  9. Seilala Sua, United States 57.68 m
  10. Becky Breisch, United States 57.16 m
  11. Wioletta Potępa, Poland 56.31 m

Final

Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Franka Dietzsch (GER) 64.89 64.08 64.36 66.56 65.29 X 66.56 m SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Natalya Sadova (RUS) 64.33 60.63 61.28 62.31 62.68 61.59 64.33 m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Vera Pospíšilová-Cechlová (CZE) 60.76 63.00 X X 63.19 X 63.19 m
4  Beatrice Faumuina (NZL) 62.73 X 57.70 61.01 60.94 57.42 62.73 m
5  Nicoleta Grasu (ROM) 55.75 X 62.05 X X 61.49 62.05 m
6  Ma Shuli (CHN) 59.21 58.38 61.33 58.15 58.22 59.36 61.33 m
7  Dragana Tomašević (SCG) 60.56 X X X 56.26 56.30 60.56 m
8  Olena Antonova (UKR) 59.37 59.08 57.71 56.35 X 56.19 59.37 m
9  Natalya Fokina-Semenova (UKR) 58.44 57.20 55.09 58.44 m
10  Song Aimin (CHN) 55.98 57.90 X 57.90 m
11  Anna Söderberg (SWE) X 57.41 X 57.41 m
12  Joanna Wisniewska (POL) 57.06 55.64 X 57.06 m

External links

Discus throw at the World Athletics Championships
Summary
Men
Women
World champions in women's discus throw
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