1999 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 1999 World Championships
1999 World Championships in Athletics
The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29....

in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 31 participating athletes, with the final held on Monday 23 August 1999.

Medalists

Gold	Franka Dietzsch Franka Dietzsch Franka Dietzsch is a German discus thrower best known for winning gold medals at three World Championships in Athletics... 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)
Silver	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)
Bronze	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)

Schedule

All times are Central European Time
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Central 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...

(UTC+1
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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
21.08.1999 – 19:00h 21.08.1999 – 19:00h
Final Round
23.08.1999 – 19:15h

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
21.08.1999 – 19:00h	21.08.1999 – 19:00h
Final Round
23.08.1999 – 19:15h

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

Qualification

Held on Saturday 21 August 1999 with the mark set at 63.50 metres

RANK	GROUP A	DISTANCE
1.		66.59 m
2.		64.18 m
3.		63.37 m
4.		63.13 m
5.		62.39 m
6.		62.20 m
7.		61.49 m
8.		60.06 m
9.		59.65 m
10.		58.34 m
11.		57.84 m
12.		57.43 m
13.		57.43 m
14.		57.05 m
15.		56.64 m
16.		55.77 m

RANK	GROUP B	DISTANCE
1.		64.58 m
2.		64.16 m
3.		64.12 m
4.		63.63 m
5.		62.87 m
6.		62.48 m
7.		62.35 m
8.		60.05 m
9.		59.83 m
10.		59.47 m
11.		58.02 m
12.		57.50 m
13.		57.31 m
14.		56.57 m
—		DNS

Final

RANK	FINAL	DISTANCE
		68.14 m
		66.05 m
		65.35 m
4.		64.98 m
5.		64.62 m
6.		63.73 m
7.		63.61 m
8.		63.43 m
9.		62.99 m
10.		62.75 m
11.		61.00 m
12.		59.48 m

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