2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw
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These are the official results of the Women's Discus Throw
event at the 2003 World Championships
in Paris, France. There were a total number of 20 participating athletes, with the final held on Monday 25 August 2003.
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 2003 World Championships
2003 World Championships in Athletics
The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...
in Paris, France. There were a total number of 20 participating athletes, with the final held on Monday 25 August 2003.
Medalists
| Gold |  Iryna YatchenkoBelarus 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 |  Anastasia KelesidouAnastasia 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) |
| Bronze | Ekaterini Voggoli Ekaterini Voggoli Ekaterini Voggoli is a retired Greek discus thrower.She is the 2002 European champion and 2003 World Championship bronze medallist. In June 2004 she beat Anastasia Kelesidou's Greek record by 2 centimetres, throwing 67.72 metres in Athens.... 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 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 23.08.2003 – 16:10h 23.08.2003 – 17:55h Final Round 25.08.2003 – 20:35h
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
Qualification
| RANK | FINAL | GROUP A |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 62.20 m | |
| 2. | 62.14 m | |
| 3. | 60.64 m | |
| 4. | 60.47 m | |
| 5. | 59.77 m | |
| 6. | 59.39 m | |
| 7. | 58.07 m | |
| 8. | 57.80 m | |
| 9. | 57.69 m | |
| 10. | 50.79 m |
| RANK | FINAL | GROUP B |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 63.47 m | |
| 2. | 63.13 m | |
| 3. | 63.12 m | |
| 4. | 61.83 m | |
| 5. | 61.79 m | |
| 6. | 61.23 m | |
| 7. | 60.33 m | |
| 8. | 59.87 m | |
| 9. | 59.66 m | |
| 10. | 57.65 m |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Result | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| 67.32 | 62.57 | 66.12 | X | X | X | 67.32 m | SB | ||
| 65.76 | 63.93 | 67.13 | 65.18 | X | 67.14 | 67.14 m | SB | ||
| X | 63.39 | 66.04 | 66.73 | 64.75 | 65.64 | 66.73 m | PB | ||
| 4 | 64.51 | 60.56 | X | 60.70 | 65.90 | 61.72 | 65.90 m | SB | |
| 5 | 62.04 | 61.12 | 63.23 | 64.01 | 65.55 | 61.96 | 65.55 m | ||
| 6 | 65.22 | X | X | 63.94 | 65.07 | X | 65.22 m | ||
| 7 | 59.71 | 62.08 | 63.84 | 63.20 | X | 57.53 | 63.84 m | ||
| 8 | 59.81 | 56.73 | 61.61 | 59.32 | X | X | 61.61 m | SB | |
| 9 | 58.38 | 59.86 | X | 59.86 m | |||||
| 10 | X | 57.86 | 59.46 | 59.46 m | |||||
| 11 | 58.52 | 52.99 | 54.84 | 58.52 m | |||||
| 12 | X | 54.42 | 57.92 | 57.92 m | |||||
| 13 | 54.68 | X | 56.86 | 56.86 m | |||||