2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw

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.

Medallists

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Gold Franka Dietzsch
  Germany (GER)
Silver Yarelis Barrios
  Cuba (CUB)
Bronze Nicoleta Grasu
  Romania (ROM)

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

Records

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World Record   Gabriele Reinsch (GDR) 76.80 Neubrandenburg, East Germany 8 July 1986
Championship Record   Martina Hellmann (GDR) 71.62 Rome, Italy 31 August 1987

Qualification

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Group A

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Place Athlete Nation 1 2 3 Mark Notes pie
1 Franka Dietzsch   Germany (GER) 65.17 65.17 Q
2 Nicoleta Grasu   Romania (ROM) X 64.26 64.26 Q
3 Yarelis Barrios   Cuba (CUB) 63.44 63.44 Q PB
4 Iryna Yatchenko   Belarus (BLR) 63.44 63.44 Q
5 Ma Xuejun   China (CHN) 51.67 59.62 60.89 60.89 q
6 Dani Samuels   Australia (AUS) 54.47 60.44 57.97 60.44
7 Song Aimin   China (CHN) 60.10 X 57.98 60.10
8 Kateryna Karsak   Ukraine (UKR) 59.46 X X 59.46
9 Wioletta Potepa   Poland (POL) X 59.20 X 59.20
10 Anna Söderberg   Sweden (SWE) 56.56 57.96 58.65 58.65
11 Becky Breisch   United States (USA) X 54.55 58.42 58.42
12 Dragana Tomašević   Serbia (SRB) 57.85 56.96 57.96 57.96
13 Cecilia Barnes   United States (USA) 53.02 X X 53.02
14 Tereapii Tapoki   Cook Islands (COK) 50.35 48.37 48.32 50.35

Group B

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Place Athlete Nation 1 2 3 Mark Notes
1 Joanna Wisniewska   Poland (POL) 63.13 63.13 Q SB
2 Sun Taifeng   China (CHN) 61.99 61.99 Q
3 Darya Pishchalnikova   Russia (RUS) 58.76 61.88 61.88 Q
4 Mélina Robert-Michon   France (FRA) 59.79 57.95 61.66 61.66 Q
5 Yania Ferrales   Cuba (CUB) 59.96 X 61.48 61.48 q
6 Natalya Fokina-Semenova   Ukraine (UKR) 61.33 X 59.15 61.33 q
7 Olena Antonova   Ukraine (UKR) 59.04 60.90 X 60.90 q
8 Suzy Powell-Roos   United States (USA) 59.57 59.08 58.23 59.57
9 Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová   Czech Republic (CZE) 57.56 56.97 X 57.56
10 Elisângela Adriano   Brazil (BRA) 56.50 55.15 57.21 57.21
11 Krishna Poonia   India (IND) 50.52 54.38 57.17 57.17
12 Nadine Müller   Germany (GER) 55.98 55.09 X 55.98
13 Beatrice Faumuina   New Zealand (NZL) X 55.75 X 55.75
14 Yuka Murofushi   Japan (JPN) 50.76 51.79 52.76 52.76

Final

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The finalists
Place Athlete Nation Mark Notes
  Franka Dietzsch   Germany (GER) 66.61
  Yarelis Barrios   Cuba (CUB) 63.90 PB
  Nicoleta Grasu   Romania (ROM) 63.40
4 Sun Taifeng   China (CHN) 63.22
5 Olena Antonova   Ukraine (UKR) 62.41 SB
6 Joanna Wisniewska   Poland (POL) 61.35
7 Natalya Fokina-Semenova   Ukraine (UKR) 61.17
8 Ma Xuejun   China (CHN) 59.37
9 Iryna Yatchenko   Belarus (BLR) 58.67
10 Yania Ferrales   Cuba (CUB) 58.20
11 Mélina Robert-Michon   France (FRA) 57.81

References

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