2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw

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.

Medalists

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Gold Belarus Iryna Yatchenko
Belarus (BLR)
Silver Greece Anastasia Kelesidou
Greece (GRE)
Bronze Greece Ekaterini Voggoli
Greece (GRE)

Schedule

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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

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  • 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

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RANK FINAL GROUP A
1.  Song Aimin (CHN) 62.20 m
2.  Olena Antonova (UKR) 62.14 m
3.  Vera Pospíšilová (CZE) 60.64 m
4.  Mélina Robert-Michon (FRA) 60.47 m
5.  Franka Dietzsch (GER) 59.77 m
6.  Stiliani Tsikouna (GRE) 59.39 m
7.  Kristin Kuehl (USA) 58.07 m
8.  Marzena Wysocka (POL) 57.80 m
9.  Elisângela Adriano (BRA) 57.69 m
10.  Aretha Thurmond (USA) 50.79 m


RANK FINAL GROUP B
1.  Natalya Sadova (RUS) 63.47 m
2.  Ekaterini Voggoli (GRE) 63.13 m
3.  Beatrice Faumuina (NZL) 63.12 m
4.  Suzanne Powell (USA) 61.83 m
5.  Iryna Yatchenko (BLR) 61.79 m
6.  Anastasia Kelesidou (GRE) 61.23 m
7.  Neelam Jaswant Singh (IND) 60.33 m
8.  Teresa Machado (POR) 59.87 m
9.  Anna Söderberg (SWE) 59.66 m
10.  Shelley Newman (GBR) 57.65 m

Final

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Rank Athlete Attempts Result Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Iryna Yatchenko (BLR) 67.32 62.57 66.12 X X X 67.32 m SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Anastasia Kelesidou (GRE) 65.76 63.93 67.13 65.18 X 67.14 67.14 m SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Ekaterini Voggoli (GRE) X 63.39 66.04 66.73 64.75 65.64 66.73 m PB
4  Olena Antonova (UKR) 64.51 60.56 X 60.70 65.90 61.72 65.90 m SB
5  Vera Pospíšilová (CZE) 62.04 61.12 63.23 64.01 65.55 61.96 65.55 m
6  Natalya Sadova (RUS) 65.22 X X 63.94 65.07 X 65.22 m
7  Song Aimin (CHN) 59.71 62.08 63.84 63.20 X 57.53 63.84 m
8  Anna Söderberg (SWE) 59.81 56.73 61.61 59.32 X X 61.61 m SB
9  Suzanne Powell (USA) 58.38 59.86 X 59.86 m
10  Teresa Machado (POR) X 57.86 59.46 59.46 m
11  Mélina Robert-Michon (FRA) 58.52 52.99 54.84 58.52 m
12  Neelam Jaswant Singh (IND) X 54.42 57.92 57.92 m
13  Beatrice Faumuina (NZL) 54.68 X 56.86 56.86 m

References

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