1993 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 1993 IAAF World Championships
in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total number of 34 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Thursday August 19, 1993. The qualification mark was set at 62.50 metres.
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 1993 IAAF World Championships
1993 World Championships in Athletics
The 4th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium, Stuttgart, Germany between August 13 and August 22 with the participation of 187 nations....
in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total number of 34 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Thursday August 19, 1993. The qualification mark was set at 62.50 metres.
Medalists
| Gold |  Olga ChernyavskayaOlga Chernyavskaya Olga Chernyavskaya, née Davydova, then Burova is a Russian discus thrower best known for winning the gold medal at the 1993 World Championships. Her best Olympic performance is 5th place in 1992, and she even competed in 2004 at the age of 41. Her personal best is 68.38m, achieved in... Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... (RUS) |
| Silver |  Daniela CostianDaniela Costian Daniela Costian is a former Olympic discus throw bronze medallist. She was born in Brăila, Romania, but became an Australian citizen in 1990. She competed in the discus contest at the 1992 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. She won a silver medal at the 1993 World Championships in... Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... (AUS) |
| Bronze |  Min ChunfengMin Chunfeng Min Chunfeng is a retired female discus thrower from the People's Republic of China.-Achievements:-References:... PR China (CHN) |
Schedule
- All times are Central European TimeCentral European TimeCentral European Time , used in most parts of the European Union, is a standard time that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time . The time offset from UTC can be written as +01:00...
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)Qualification Round Group A Group B 17.08.1993 – 10:00h 17.08.1993 – 11:30h Final Round 19.08.1993 – 19:20h
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 Tuesday 1993-08-17
RANK GROUP A DISTANCE 1. 64.06 m 2. 63.56 m 3. 63.44 m 4. 62.52 m 5. 62.28 m 6. 61.60 m 7. 61.18 m 8. 59.84 m 9. 58.74 m 10. 58.12 m 11. 57.16 m 12. 56.14 m 13. 56.02 m 14. 55.48 m 15. 53.52 m 16. 51.26 m 17. 47.40 m
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 63.66 m | |
| 2. | 62.82 m | |
| 3. | 62.32 m | |
| 4. | 61.66 m | |
| 5. | 61.56 m | |
| 6. | 61.22 m | |
| 7. | 61.12 m | |
| 8. | 60.66 m | |
| 9. | 59.82 m | |
| 10. | 59.50 m | |
| 11. | 59.16 m | |
| 12. | 57.06 m | |
| 13. | 56.66 m | |
| 14. | 53.86 m | |
| 15. | 53.72 m | |
| 16. | 50.38 m | |
| 17. | 26.30 m |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| 67.40 m | |||||||||
| 65.36 m | |||||||||
| 65.26 m | |||||||||
| 4 | 64.62 m | ||||||||
| 5 | 62.92 m | ||||||||
| 6 | 62.52 m | ||||||||
| 7 | 62.10 m | ||||||||
| 8 | 62.06 m | ||||||||
| 9 | 61.10 m | ||||||||
| 10 | 60.76 m | ||||||||
| 11 | 60.42 m | ||||||||
| — | X | X | X | NM | |||||
See also
- 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...