Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw

These are the official results of the Women's Discus Throw event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total number of 39 competitors, with the qualification round mark set at 62.00 metres.[1]

Women's discus throw
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Pictogram for athletics
VenueCentennial Olympic Stadium
Date28 July 1996 (qualifications)
29 July 1996 (finals)
Competitors39 from 25 nations
Winning distance69.66
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ilke Wyludda
 Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Natalya Sadova
 Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ellina Zvereva
 Belarus
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Medalists

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Gold Ilke Wyludda
  Germany
Silver Natalya Sadova
  Russia
Bronze Ellina Zvereva
  Belarus

Results

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Qualification

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Qualification Rules: Qualifying performance 62.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

Rank Group Athlete Nation #1 #2 #3 Result Notes
1 A Ilke Wyludda   Germany 66.78 66.78 Q
2 B Xiao Yanling   China 59.56 59.60 65.10 65.10 Q
3 B Franka Dietzsch   Germany 63.94 63.94 Q
4 B Anja Gündler   Germany 53.10 61.72 63.80 63.80 Q
5 A Olga Chernyavskaya   Russia 60.36 59.62 63.02 63.02 Q
6 A Nicole Grasu   Romania 63.00 63.00 Q
6 B Lisa-Marie Vizaniari   Australia 63.00 63.00 Q
8 A Ellina Zvereva   Belarus 61.86 62.74 62.74 Q
9 B Natalya Sadova   Russia 59.50 61.36 62.28 62.28 Q
10 B Mette Bergmann   Norway 59.60 62.24 62.24 Q
11 B Ira Yatchenko   Belarus 59.60 62.04 62.04 Q
12 A Teresa Machado   Portugal 59.14 62.02 62.02 Q
13 B Bárbara Hechavarría   Cuba 56.74 61.38 61.98 61.98
14 A Daniela Costian   Australia 61.66 x 61.24 61.66
15 B Alice Matejková   Czech Republic 60.72 59.40 x 60.72
16 A Maritza Martén   Cuba 59.70 57.80 60.08 60.08
17 A Atanaska Angelova   Bulgaria 59.82 x x 59.82
18 A Anastasia Kelesidou   Greece 59.60 58.44 58.56 59.60
19 A Zdeňka Šilhavá   Czech Republic 59.24 57.98 57.14 59.24
20 B Jacqui McKernan   Great Britain 53.74 58.88 57.60 58.88
21 B Jacqueline Goormachtigh   Netherlands 55.70 56.94 58.74 58.74
22 A Ekaterini Voggoli   Greece 58.24 55.48 58.70 58.70
23 B Beatrice Faumuina   New Zealand 57.30 x 58.40 58.40
24 B Valentina Ivanova   Russia 58.30 58.38 58.32 58.38
25 A Renata Katewicz   Poland x x 58.24 58.24
25 B Eha Rünne   Estonia x x 58.24 58.24
27 B Cristina Boit   Romania 58.10 x x 58.10
28 A Monia Kari   Tunisia x 53.02 58.02 58.02
29 B Olena Antonova   Ukraine 57.56 57.92 54.82 57.92
30 A Lacy Barnes-Mileham   United States x 57.48 56.32 57.48
31 B Stella Tsikouna   Greece x 53.62 56.66 56.66
32 A Agnese Maffeis   Italy x x 56.54 56.54
33 B Suzy Powell   United States 55.06 56.24 53.98 56.24
34 A Aretha Hill   United States 56.04 55.20 55.14 56.04
35 A Liliana Martinelli   Argentina 51.46 55.68 x 55.68
36 A Corrie de Bruin   Netherlands x x 55.48 55.48
37 B Isabelle Devaluez   France 55.08 x 53.92 55.08
38 A Lyudmila Filimonova   Belarus x 53.30 x 53.30
39 A Oumou Traoré   Mali x 39.70 37.16 39.70

Final

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Rank Athlete Nation #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
  Ilke Wyludda   Germany 68.02 69.66 66.70 67.86 67.34 x 69.66
  Natalya Sadova   Russia 62.04 65.66 63.34 66.48 65.72 65.82 66.48
  Ellina Zvereva   Belarus 63.96 65.64 65.64 63.02 64.10 64.84 65.64
4 Franka Dietzsch   Germany 64.22 65.48 63.90 63.56 x x 65.48
5 Xiao Yanling   China 56.90 63.34 63.72 60.86 64.72 x 64.72
6 Olga Chernyavskaya   Russia 64.70 64.06 x 64.20 61.40 x 64.70
7 Nicole Grasu   Romania 61.12 63.28 x 59.92 62.78 63.26 63.28
8 Lisa-Marie Vizaniari   Australia 62.48 x 59.62 60.32 x 59.96 62.48
9 Mette Bergmann   Norway 59.48 x 62.28 62.28
10 Teresa Machado   Portugal 61.38 60.48 60.02 61.38
11 Anja Gündler   Germany 61.16 60.76 59.48 61.16
12 Ira Yatchenko   Belarus x 57.76 60.46 60.46

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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