2007 World Championships in Athletics - Women's discus throw
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The women's Discus Throw
event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics
took place on August 27, 2007 (qualification) and August 29, 2007 (final) at the Nagai Stadium
in Osaka, Japan.
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 2007 World Championships in Athletics
2007 World Championships in Athletics
The 11th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007...
took place on August 27, 2007 (qualification) and August 29, 2007 (final) at the Nagai Stadium
Nagai Stadium
is an athletic stadium in Osaka, Japan. It is the home ground of J. League club Cerezo Osaka. The stadium has a seating capacity of 50,000.-History:...
in Osaka, Japan.
Medallists
| Gold | |
| Silver | |
| Bronze |
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
Records
| World Record | 76.80 | 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 |
8 July 1986 | |
| Championship Record | 71.62 | Rome, Italy | 31 August 1987 |
Group A
| Place | Athlete | Mark | Notes pie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65.17 | Q | |
| 2 | 64.26 | Q PB | |
| 3 | 63.44 | Q PB | |
| 4 | 62.63 | Q | |
| 5 | 60.89 | q | |
| 6 | 60.44 | ||
| 7 | 60.10 | ||
| 8 | 59.46 | ||
| 9 | 59.20 | ||
| 10 | 58.65 | ||
| 11 | 58.42 | ||
| 12 | 57.96 | ||
| 13 | 53.02 | ||
| 14 | 50.35 |
Group B
| Place | Athlete | Mark | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63.13 | Q SB | |
| 2 | 61.99 | Q | |
| 3 | 61.88 | Q | |
| 4 | 61.66 | Q | |
| 5 | 61.48 | q | |
| 6 | 61.33 | q | |
| 7 | 60.90 | q | |
| 8 | 59.57 | ||
| 9 | 57.56 | ||
| 10 | 57.21 | ||
| 11 | 57.17 | ||
| 12 | 55.98 | ||
| 13 | 55.75 | ||
| 14 | 52.76 |
Final
| Place | Athlete | Mark | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 66.61 | ||
| 2 | 63.90 | PB | |
| 3 | 63.40 | ||
| 4 | 63.22 | ||
| 5 | 62.41 | SB | |
| 6 | 61.35 | ||
| 7 | 61.17 | ||
| 8 | 59.37 | ||
| 9 | 58.67 | ||
| 10 | 58.20 | ||
| 11 | 57.81 |