Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15–18 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.[1]

Women's discus throw
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Date15 August 2008 (qualification)
18 August 2008 (final)
Competitors38 from 24 nations
Winning distance64.74
Medalists
Stephanie Brown Trafton  United States
Olena Antonova  Ukraine
Song Aimin  China

Summary

The qualifying standards were 61.00 m (200.13 ft) (A standard) and 59.00 m (193.57 ft) (B standard).[2]

On the sixth throw of the competition, world leader Stephanie Brown Trafton settled the results, throwing 64.74 m (212 ft 4 in). The next thrower in the ring Yarelis Barrios threw 63.17m which would be good enough for second place. Barrios improved to 63.64m in the second round to assure her hold on second place. The final thrower in the first round, Olena Antonova pulled into third position, which she gradually improved to her best of 62.59 in the fifth round. Through the rest of the competition, Brown Trafton didn't land another throw that would be competitive with the leaders, but she didn't need to. Song Aimin struggled with the worst throw of the opening round and was flirting with elimination until her third round throw which put her into fourth place. Song solidified that position with a fifth round 62.20, which would later become relevant.

Eight years after the event, the IOC reanalyzed doping samples of silver medalist Yarelis Barrios and disqualified her for having the masking agent acetazolamide in her sample. She was stripped of her medal.[3] If the IOC reallocates medals, Antonova stands to advance to the silver medal and Song would get bronze. On May 24, 2017 medals were reallocated.[4]

Schedule

All times are China standard time (UTC+8)

Date Time Round
Friday, 15 August 200819:55Qualifications
Monday, 18 August 200819:00Finals

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Gabriele Reinsch (GDR)76.80Neubrandenburg, East Germany9 July 1988
Olympic record Martina Hellmann (GDR)72.30Seoul, South Korea29 September 1988

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

Results

Qualifying round

Qualification: 61.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

RankGroupNameNationality#1#2#3ResultNotes
1AStephanie Brown Trafton United States 57.78x62.77 62.77Q
2BNicoleta Grasu Romania 57.7562.5162.51Q
3AIryna Yatchenko Belarus 62.2662.26Q
DSQ[5]AYarelis Barrios Cuba 62.2362.23Q
5AMélina Robert-Michon France x55.1862.21 62.21Q, SB
6BAretha Thurmond United States 58.7061.9061.90Q
7ADani Samuels Australia xx61.7261.72Q
8BSong Aimin China 59.8961.3161.6761.67Q
9BVera Pospíšilová-Cechlová Czech Republic 61.6161.61Q
10BLi Yanfeng China 60.9961.29x61.29q
11AOlena Antonova Ukraine 61.2560.6159.9261.25q
12AEllina Zvereva Belarus x60.2859.6060.28q
13BDragana Tomašević Serbia 55.59x60.1960.19
14ANatalia Semenova Ukraine x60.18x60.18
15BYania Ferrales Cuba 59.8758.7359.8559.87
16BSvetlana Saykina Russia xx59.4859.48
17AWioletta Potępa Poland 59.4459.2059.1059.44
18AJoanna Wiśniewska Poland 59.4058.08x59.40
19AElisângela Adriano Brazil xx58.8458.84
20BElizna Naudé South Africa 58.7557.0958.3558.75
21AKateryna Karsak Ukraine x53.1458.6158.61
22AVera Begić Croatia 55.8758.50x58.50
23AMa Xuejun China 58.45x56.8458.45
24BKrishna Poonia India 57.3158.2358.1558.23
25BNatalya Sadova Russia x58.1157.7658.11
26ASuzy Powell-Roos United States 58.02xx58.02
27APhilippa Roles Great Britain x56.8857.4457.44
28BBeatrice Faumuina New Zealand 57.15x54.4957.15
29BHanna Mazgunova Belarus xx56.7756.77
30AHarwant Kaur India 56.3856.3856.4256.42
31BAnna Söderberg Sweden x55.2853.4855.28
32AOxana Yesipchuk Russia 54.9154.3455.0755.07
33BZinaida Sendriūtė Lithuania 54.8153.4152.4254.81
34BVenera Getova Bulgaria 52.5154.0052.4054.00
35BDorothea Kalpakidou Greece x53.0051.6153.00
36BBarbara Rocio Comba Argentina xx51.3651.36
37ATereapii Tapoki Cook Islands 46.7744.1148.3548.35
BŻaneta Glanc Poland xxxNM
AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
DNS = did not start | DQ = disqualification | NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result) | Q = qualification by place in heat | q = qualification by overall place

Final

RankAthleteNationality1st2nd3rd4th5th6thResultNotes[6]
Stephanie Brown Trafton United States64.74xx58.3961.30x64.74
Olena Antonova Ukraine 60.7962.16x60.5062.5962.3462.59SB
Song Aimin China 56.4159.5562.1761.7562.2060.5162.20
4Vera Pospíšilová-Cechlová Czech Republic x61.08x58.7461.7561.6661.75
5Ellina Zvereva Belarus 60.4360.10xx60.3460.8260.82
6Li Yanfeng China 60.68x59.72xx60.62 60.68
7Mélina Robert-Michon France 60.49xxx60.6660.4560.66
8Dani Samuels Australia 57.14x60.1560.15
9Aretha Thurmond United States 56.7259.8057.9959.80
10Iryna Yatchenko Belarus xx59.2759.27
11Nicoleta Grasu Romania 58.63xx58.63
DSQ
(2nd)[7]
Yarelis Barrios Cuba63.1763.6462.2262.12x60.3063.64
AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
DNS = did not start | DQ = disqualification | NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result) | Q = qualification by place in heat | q = qualification by overall place

References

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