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 1988 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:...

in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 22 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final (12) took place on Thursday September 29, 1988.

Medalists

Records

These were the standing World and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.

World Record	76.80	Gabriele Reinsch Gabriele Reinsch Gabriele Reinsch is a German track and field athlete. She represented East Germany in the Olympic games in the discus throw....	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 ....  (GDR)	July 9, 1988
Olympic Record	69.96	Evelin Jahl Evelin Jahl Evelin Jahl, née Schlaak is a German former discus thrower, who won two Olympic gold medals as an athlete representing East Germany....	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...  (URS Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... )	August 1, 1980

The following Olympic record was set during this competition.

Date	Event	Athlete	Distance	OR	WR
September 29, 1988	Final		72.30m	OR

Qualifying round

• Held on Wednesday September 28, 1988

  RANK	GROUP A	DISTANCE
  1.		66.52 m
  2.		65.40 m
  3.		64.68 m
  4.		64.32 m
  5.		62.86 m
  6.		62.54 m
  7.		57.50 m
  8.		57.04 m
  9.		50.92 m
  10.		45.88 m
  —		NM

RANK	GROUP B	DISTANCE
1.		67.12 m
2.		66.88 m
3.		65.92 m
4.		63.26 m
5.		62.72 m
6.		62.64 m
7.		60.34 m
8.		59.26 m
9.		53.82 m
10.		49.84 m
11.		44.94 m

Final

RANK	ATHLETE	DISTANCE	1	2	3	4	5	6
		72.30 m	71.84	64.80	68.70	72.30	69.66	67.50
		71.88 m	65.58	66.14	X	65.82	71.88	68.08
		69.74 m	66.48	66.44	64.06	66.84	69.74	69.00
4.		69.14 m	63.62	65.74	65.56	67.24	X	69.14
5.		68.94 m	X	65.74	66.86	X	X	68.94
6.		67.84 m	67.40	X	65.70	66.30	67.84	66.50
7.		67.26 m	67.26	66.50	63.30	65.88	66.40	X
8.		65.94 m	63.44	63.88	65.18	65.94	65.50	65.06
9.		64.08 m	62.94	X	64.08
10.		64.08 m	64.08	X	45.88
11.		63.42 m	60.82	61.06	63.42
12.		NM	X	X	X

See also

• 1986 Women's European Championships Discus Throw (Stuttgart)
  1986 European Championships in Athletics - Women's Discus
  These are the official results of the Women's discus throw event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany.-Final:-See also:* 1982 Women's European Championships Discus Throw...
  
  
• 1987 Women's World Championships Discus Throw (Rome)
• 1990 Women's European Championships Discus Throw (Split)
  1990 European Championships in Athletics - Women's Discus
  These are the official results of the Women's discus throw event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia. There were a total number of sixteen participating athletes...
  
  
• 1991 Women's World Championships Discus Throw (Tokyo)
  1991 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Discus
  These are the official results of the Women's Discus Throw event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total of 31 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Saturday August 31, 1991.-Medalists:...