1995 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 1995 IAAF World Championships

1995 World Championships in Athletics

The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and August 13.This edition featured 1804 athletes from 191 nations....

in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 33 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Saturday August 12, 1995.

Medalists

Gold	Ellina Zvereva Ellina Zvereva Ellina Zvereva is a Belarusian discus thrower best known for winning the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She became world champion in 1995, and again in 2001 after the disqualification of Natalya Sadova.... Belarus Belarus Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,... (BLR)
Silver	Ilke Wyludda Ilke Wyludda Ilke Wyludda is a former discus thrower from Germany.She set eleven junior records at discus throw and even two at shot put, and became junior world champion. Between 1989 and 1991 she recorded 41 successive wins, only to be beaten by Tsvetanka Khristova at the 1991 World Championships... 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)
Bronze	Olga Chernyavskaya Olga Chernyavskaya Olga Chernyavskaya, née Davydova, then Burova is a Russian discus thrower best known for winning the gold medal at the 1993 World Championships. Her best Olympic performance is 5th place in 1992, and she even competed in 2004 at the age of 41. Her personal best is 68.38m, achieved in... Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... (RUS)

Schedule

All times are Central European Time
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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
10.08.1995 – 09:30h 10.08.1995 – 11:30h
Final Round
12.08.1995 – 17:00h

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
10.08.1995 – 09:30h	10.08.1995 – 11:30h
Final Round
12.08.1995 – 17:00h

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

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance	Note
1			63.64	—	—	63.64 m
2			62.44	—	—	62.44 m
3			61.42	X	60.50	61.42 m
4			X	61.18	X	61.18 m
5			57.54	57.24	60.48	60.48 m
6			59.78	58.96	58.18	59.78 m
7			X	54.60	58.68	58.68 m
8			58.62	X	58.28	58.62 m
9			57.64	X	58.14	58.14 m
10			53.20	X	56.38	56.38 m
11			52.08	55.14	X	55.14 m
12			50.42	54.48	54.62	54.62 m
13			50.50	53.40	54.32	54.32 m
14			X	X	49.92	49.92 m
15			44.52	41.96	45.18	45.18 m
16			39.96	41.78	41.78	41.78 m

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance	Note
1			60.30	65.24	—	65.24 m
2			61.28	64.50	—	64.50 m
3			64.42	—	—	64.42 m
4			62.96	—	—	62.96 m
5			60.92	62.54	—	62.54 m
6			59.88	53.58	X	59.88 m
7			59.56	57.88	58.90	59.56 m
8			58.54	59.24	X	59.24 m
9			X	58.94	X	58.94 m
10			55.16	58.88	57.78	58.88 m
11			55.20	58.54	X	58.54 m
12			55.54	X	57.82	57.82 m
13			57.34	55.82	56.00	57.34 m
14			56.26	53.76	56.88	56.88 m
15			54.78	53.48	54.64	54.78 m
16			36.46	35.54	28.64	36.46 m
17			31.94	32.84	31.50	32.84 m

Final