1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw

Events at the
1991 World Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
10 km walkwomen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

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

Gold Bulgaria Tsvetanka Khristova
Bulgaria (BUL)
Silver Germany Ilke Wyludda
Germany (GER)
Bronze Soviet Union Larisa Mikhalchenko
Soviet Union (URS)

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group A Group B
29.08.1991 – 19:00h 29.08.1991 – 19:00h
Final Round
31.08.1991 – 18:10h

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

Qualifying round

  • Held on Thursday 1991-08-29
RANK GROUP A DISTANCE
1.  Ilke Wyludda (GER) 67.72 m
2.  Daniela Costian (AUS) 62.74 m
3.  Maritza Martén (CUB) 60.88 m
4.  Iryna Yatchenko (URS) 60.38 m
5.  Zhao Yonghua (CHN) 59.80 m
6.  Franka Dietzsch (GER) 59.16 m
7.  Stefania Simova (BUL) 58.10 m
8.  Lacy Barnes-Mileham (USA) 56.84 m
9.  Agnese Maffeis (ITA) 56.36 m
10.  Mette Bergmann (NOR) 55.78 m
11.  Teresa Machado (POR) 53.64 m
12.  Alice Matějková (TCH) 53.22 m
13.  Ikuko Kitamori (JPN) 48.52 m
14.  María Lourdes Ruiz (NCA) 41.78 m
—  Hanane Khaled (EGY) DNS


RANK GROUP B DISTANCE
1.  Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL) 67.10 m
2.  Martina Hellmann (GER) 65.26 m
3.  Larisa Mikhalchenko (URS) 64.68 m
4.  Ellina Zvereva (URS) 61.86 m
5.  Xiao Yanling (CHN) 61.68 m
6.  Bárbara Hechavarría (CUB) 60.86 m
7.  Min Chunfeng (CHN) 59.42 m
8.  Vladimíra Malátová (TCH) 58.38 m
9.  Marie-Paule Geldhof (BEL) 57.26 m
10.  Carla Garrett (USA) 56.62 m
11.  Jackie McKernan (GBR) 55.64 m
12.  Manuela Tirneci (ROM) 55.62 m
13.  Penny Neer (USA) 54.26 m
14.  Angeles Barreiro (ESP) 51.24 m
15.  Wilna Bredenhann (NAM) 43.60 m
16.  Hughette Robertson (GUY) 34.52 m

Final

Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL) 62.16 64.20 62.82 X 66.96 71.02 71.02 m SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ilke Wyludda (GER) 67.10 68.78 66.34 69.00 69.12 X 69.12 m SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Larisa Mikhalchenko (URS) 66.20 67.30 67.46 67.12 67.96 68.26 68.26 m
4  Martina Hellmann (GER) 65.32 66.28 67.14 65.80 X 66.56 67.14 m SB
5  Daniela Costian (AUS) 64.32 X 65.56 X 66.06 X 66.06 m AR
6  Min Chunfeng (CHN) 63.76 64.70 62.32 65.56 63.88 64.30 65.56 m
7  Iryna Yatchenko (URS) 63.84 63.86 X 64.92 60.76 62.24 64.92 m SB
8  Zhao Yonghua (CHN) 60.94 63.62 61.28 X 60.84 X 63.62 m PB
9  Ellina Zvereva (URS) 63.22 m
10  Maritza Martén (CUB) 62.40 m
11  Xiao Yanling (CHN) 61.20 m
12  Bárbara Hechavarría (CUB) 60.62 m

See also

References