These are the official results of the Women's Discus Throw

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 1997 IAAF World Championships

1997 World Championships in Athletics

The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations...

 in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 29 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Thursday August 7, 1997. The qualifying round was held on Tuesday August 5, 1997 with the mark set at 62.00 metres.

Medalists

Gold	Beatrice Faumuina Beatrice Faumuina Beatrice Roini Liua Faumuina, ONZM is a New Zealand discus thrower, a gold medallist at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics. She has represented New Zealand in three Summer Olympics... New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...  (NZL)
Silver	Ellina Zvereva Ellina Zvereva Ellina Zvereva is a Belarusian discus thrower best known for winning the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She became world champion in 1995, and again in 2001 after the disqualification of Natalya Sadova.... Belarus Belarus Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...  (BLR)
Bronze	Natalya Sadova Natalya Sadova Natalya Ivanovna Sadova , née Koptyukh is a Russian discus thrower who has competed in many Olympiads.She won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece in 2004, as well as a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, and placed fourth in 2000 Summer... 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)

Schedule

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  Qualification Round
  Group A	Group B
  05.08.1997 – 08:10h	05.08.1997 – 09:50h
  Final Round
  07.08.1997 – 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

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Result	Note
			1	2	3
1			65.00	—	—	65.00 m
2			X	X	64.58	64.58 m
3			58.62	58.90	61.52	61.52 m
4			60.16	X	60.44	60.44 m
5			60.30	X	59.68	60.30 m
6			60.28	59.20	57.86	60.28 m
7			59.94	58.96	55.44	59.94 m
8			X	56.12	59.50	59.50 m
9			X	58.96	55.70	58.96 m
10			54.22	52.70	52.62	54.22 m
11			53.96	52.14	X	53.96 m
12			X	53.64	49.56	53.64 m
13			X	49.72	X	49.72 m
14			46.80	48.80	X	48.80 m

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Result	Note
			1	2	3
1			X	61.76	65.94	65.94 m
2			65.14	X	X	65.14 m
3			57.40	X	61.36	61.36 m
4			57.74	61.18	X	61.18 m
5			59.64	X	59.88	59.88 m
6			59.62	59.10	56.70	59.62 m
7			56.48	59.22	58.30	59.22 m
8			59.18	X	X	59.18 m
9			47.00	57.88	54.66	57.88 m
10			X	56.32	X	56.32 m
11			53.22	55.52	X	55.52 m
12			X	X	35.22	35.22 m
—	—		X	X	X	NM
—	—		X	X	X	NM
—	—		X	X	X	NM

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
		1	2	3	4	5	6
		X	X	66.82	62.60	X	X	66.82 m
		63.40	65.90	61.86	64.98	64.64	65.72	65.90 m
		63.70	65.14	X	63.08	X	X	65.14 m
4		62.76	62.44	60.96	X	63.02	62.04	63.02 m
5		X	62.02	61.40	62.58	60.70	57.94	62.58 m
6		62.00	60.78	X	X	59.92	X	62.00 m
7		61.92	57.70	X	58.00	59.66	58.12	61.92 m
8		61.40	54.98	57.48	54.36	54.28	X	61.40 m
9		60.62	57.42	57.76				60.62 m
10		58.06	58.88	60.14				60.14 m
11		58.22	X	X				58.22 m
12		55.20	57.56	X				57.56 m

See also

• 1996 Women's Olympic Discus Throw
  Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's discus throw
  These are the official results of the Women's Discus Throw event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total number of 39 competitors, with the qualification round mark set at 62.00 metres.-Medalists:-Final classification:...