2001 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Discus

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 2001 World Championships
2001 World Championships in Athletics
The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America...

in Edmonton, Canada. There were a total number of 22 participating athletes, with the final held on Saturday 11 August 2001. The qualification mark was set at 63.00 metres.

Medalists

Gold	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)
Silver	Nicoleta Grasu Nicoleta Grasu Lenuţa Nicoleta Grasu is a Romanian discus thrower. She was born on 11 September 1971 in Secuieni as Nicoleta Grădinaru, but took a new surname when she married fellow discus thrower Costel Grasu.... Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... (ROU)
Bronze	Anastasia Kelesidou Anastasia Kelesidou Anastasia Kelesidou is a retired Greek discus thrower best known for winning silver medals at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. During her career she set seven Greek records in discus throw, the best being 67.70 metres.... Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... (GRE)

Schedule

All times are Mountain Standard Time (UTC-7
UTC-7
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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
09.08.2001 – 18:20h 09.08.2001 – 20:15h
Final Round
11.08.2001 – 16:00h

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
09.08.2001 – 18:20h	09.08.2001 – 20:15h
Final Round
11.08.2001 – 16:00h

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

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

Records

Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships
World Record World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking....	76.80 m	July 9, 1988	Neubrandenburg Neubrandenburg Neubrandenburg is a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located in the southeastern part of the state, on the shore of a lake called the Tollensesee .... , East Germany
Event Record	71.62 m	August 31, 1987	Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Season Best	68.31 m	June 11, 2001	Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

Startlist

Order	№	Season Best	Personal Best
GROUP A
1	850	65.64	65.90
2	122	59.76	59.76
3	25	63.25	63.73
4	189	63.20	63.20
5	74	—	68.94
6	324	64.21	69.51
7	615	63.75	63.97
8	840	64.50	65.30
9	706	67.18	70.02
10	366	63.50	67.70
11	137	60.99	67.50
GROUP B
1	624	63.01	65.40
3	642	68.31	68.80
3	372	61.09	65.13
4	281	63.87	63.87
5	790	64.20	66.67
6	404	59.14	63.02
7	190	65.50	65.50
8	374	63.47	64.82
9	347	63.42	64.63
10	832	65.27	65.34
11	75	—	71.58

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance	Note
1	2		61.85	64.43	—	64.43 m
2	4		59.75	58.71	63.15	63.15 m
3	5		62.54	56.16	55.23	62.54 m
4	8		62.27	58.43	X	62.27 m
5	9		62.12	62.26	61.47	62.26 m
6	10		61.90	60.24	X	61.90 m	SB
7	12		60.67	58.31	56.39	60.67 m
8	17		58.53	58.05	X	58.53 m
9	18		57.81	57.49	58.19	58.19 m
10	21		54.31	53.54	X	54.31 m
11	22		46.98	X	X	46.98 m

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance	Note
1	1		65.78	—	—	65.78 m
2	3		59.05	63.37	—	63.37 m
3	6		59.82	60.90	62.63	62.63 m
4	7		61.29	62.32	59.33	62.32 m
5	11		60.86	57.32	57.71	60.86 m
6	13		58.53	60.32	56.13	60.32 m
7	14		59.98	X	59.58	59.98 m
8	15		59.74	57.62	X	59.74 m
9	16		58.55	X	X	58.55 m
10	19		56.33	56.52	55.46	56.52 m
11	20		55.25	56.22	X	56.22 m

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Result	Note
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Note
		X	67.10	X	64.70	65.37	X	67.10 m
		55.70	65.34	63.74	X	66.24	65.73	66.24 m
		61.02	65.50	62.70	63.47	62.37	65.14	65.50 m	SB
4		63.62	X	63.12	X	64.60	65.38	65.38 m	SB
5		63.74	X	X	X	X	X	63.74 m
6		60.72	59.46	X	60.60	61.47	X	61.47 m
7		56.91	61.04	X	59.81	X	59.79	61.04 m

8		60.49	X	X				60.49 m
9		57.64	57.12	59.45				59.45 m
10		57.81	X	57.02				57.81 m
11		X	56.43	X				56.43 m

—		65.24	66.87	66.36	68.57	67.80	67.18	DSQ

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