1991 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Discus
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These are the official results of the Women's Discus Throw
event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships
in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total of 31 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Saturday August 31, 1991.
Discus throw
The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...
event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships
1991 World Championships in Athletics
The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1 and athletes from 167 countries participated in the event.The event is best-remembered for the...
in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total of 31 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Saturday August 31, 1991.
Medalists
| Gold |  Tsvetanka KhristovaTsvetanka Khristova Tsvetanka Mincheva Khristova was a Bulgarian discus thrower who competed from the early 1980s to the mid 2000s, with a career break for a drugs ban.... Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... (BUL) |
| Silver |  Ilke WyluddaIlke Wyludda Ilke Wyludda is a former discus thrower from Germany.She set eleven junior records at discus throw and even two at shot put, and became junior world champion. Between 1989 and 1991 she recorded 41 successive wins, only to be beaten by Tsvetanka Khristova at the 1991 World Championships... Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... (GER) |
| Bronze |  Larisa MikhalchenkoLarisa Mikhalchenko Larisa Mikhalchenko is a retired Ukrainian discus thrower. Her personal best throw is 70.80 metres, achieved in June 1988 in Kharkov.-Achievements:-References:*... Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... (URS) |
Schedule
- All times are Japan Standard TimeJapan Standard TimeJapan Standard Time or JST is the standard timezone of Japan, and is 9 hours ahead of UTC. For example, when it is midnight in UTC, it is 09:00 in Japan Standard Time. There is no daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated several times. Japan Standard Time is the same as...
(UTC+9UTC+9UTC+09:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +09. This time is used in:-As standard time :*East Timor*Indonesia **Moluccas**Papua and West Papua *Japan - Japan Standard Time*North Korea...
)Qualification Round Group A Group B 29.08.1991 – 19:00h 29.08.1991 – 19:00h Final Round 31.08.1991 – 18:10h
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 round
- Held on Thursday 1991-08-29
RANK GROUP A DISTANCE 1. 67.72 m 2. 62.74 m 3. 60.88 m 4. 60.38 m 5. 59.80 m 6. 59.16 m 7. 58.10 m 8. 56.84 m 9. 56.36 m 10. 55.78 m 11. 53.64 m 12. 53.22 m 13. 48.52 m 14. 41.78 m — DNS
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 67.10 m | |
| 2. | 65.26 m | |
| 3. | 64.68 m | |
| 4. | 61.86 m | |
| 5. | 61.68 m | |
| 6. | 60.86 m | |
| 7. | 59.42 m | |
| 8. | 58.38 m | |
| 9. | 57.26 m | |
| 10. | 56.62 m | |
| 11. | 55.64 m | |
| 12. | 55.62 m | |
| 13. | 54.26 m | |
| 14. | 51.24 m | |
| 15. | 43.60 m | |
| 16. | 34.52 m |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| 71.02 m | |||||||||
| 69.12 m | |||||||||
| 68.26 m | |||||||||
| 4 | 67.14 m | ||||||||
| 5 | 66.06 m | ||||||||
| 6 | 65.56 m | ||||||||
| 7 | 64.92 m | ||||||||
| 8 | 63.62 m | ||||||||
| 9 | 63.22 m | ||||||||
| 10 | 62.40 m | ||||||||
| 11 | 61.20 m | ||||||||
| 12 | 60.62 m | ||||||||
See also
- 1988 Women's Olympic Discus Throw (Seoul)Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's discus throwThe Women's Discus Throw event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 22 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final took place on Thursday September 29, 1988.-Medalists:-Records:...
- 1990 Women's European Championships Discus Throw (Split)1990 European Championships in Athletics - Women's DiscusThese are the official results of the Women's discus throw event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia. There were a total number of sixteen participating athletes...
- 1992 Women's Olympic Discus Throw (Barcelona)Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's discus throwThese are the official results of the women's discus throw event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-Medalists:-Records:These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics....
- 1994 Women's European Championships Discus Throw (Helsinki)1994 European Championships in Athletics - Women's DiscusThese are the official results of the Women's discus throw event at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 24 participating athletes.-Final:*Held in 10 August 1994-Qualification:*Held in 9 August 1994...