Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Women's hammer throw

Women's hammer throw competition at the 1997 Summer Universiade took place on August 29, 1997 in Catania, Italy.[1] The event was contested for the first time at the Summer Universiade.

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Mihaela Melinte
 Romania
Olga Kuzenkova
 Russia
Deborah Sosimenko
 Australia

Results

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Qualification

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Rank Group Athlete Nationality Result Notes
1 A Mihaela Melinte  Romania 68.26 Q[2]
2 A Olga Kuzenkova  Russia 64.86 Q[2]
3 ? Deborah Sosimenko  Australia 60.44 Q[2]
4 ? Lyudmila Gubkina  Belarus 59.74 Q
4 ? Nataliya Kunytska  Ukraine 59.74 Q[2]
6 ? Inga Beyer  Germany 59.46 Q[2]
7 ? Renetta Seiler  United States 59.20 Q
8 ? Dawn Ellerbe  United States 58.58 Q
9 ? Caroline Fournier  Mauritius 56.34 Q
10 ? Norbi Balantén  Cuba 55.86
11 ? Svetlana Sudak  Belarus 55.74
12 ? Diana Holden  Great Britain 53.86
13 ? Brenda MacNaughton  Australia 53.38 [3]
14 ? Renate Beunder  Netherlands 52.84
15 ? Olivia Kelleher  Ireland 52.12
16 ? Chiao Man  Chinese Taipei 50.50
17 ? Claudia Becerril  Mexico 50.40
18 ? Violeta Guzmán  Mexico 49.64
19 ? Dragana Simić  Croatia 49.38
20 ? Simona Kozmus  Slovenia 46.90
21 ? Helena Engman  Sweden 44.10
22 ? Loreta Zengjinazi  Albania 42.84
23 ? Ana Lucía Espinoza  Guatemala 40.78

Final

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Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Mihaela Melinte (ROM) 69.84 m
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) 65.96 m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Deborah Sosimenko (AUS) 65.02 m
4  Lyudmila Gubkina (BLR) 63.48 m
5  Svetlana Sudak (BLR) 61.70 m
6  Dawn Ellerbe (USA) 61.52 m
7  Caroline Fournier (MRI) 59.84 m
8  Nataliya Kunytska (UKR) 57.52 m
9  Renetta Seiler (USA) 57.42 m
10  Norbi Balantén (CUB) 56.18 m
11  Inga Beyer (GER) 55.52 m
12  Diana Holden (GBR) 52.54 m

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Results at Tilastopaja
  2. ^ a b c d e IAAF 1997 ranking
  3. ^ "Australian 1997 Almanac" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-12.