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Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw

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Women's discus throw
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueStadium Australia
Dates25 September 2000 (qualification)
27 September 2000 (final)
Competitors32 from 20 nations
Winning distance68.40
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ellina Zvereva
 Belarus
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anastasia Kelesidou
 Greece
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Iryna Yatchenko
 Belarus
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The Women's Discus Throw event at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Olympic Stadium on Monday, 25 September and Wednesday, 27 September.[1]

The qualifying athletes progressed through to the final where the qualifying distances are scrapped and they start afresh with up to six throws. The qualifying distance was set at 63.00 metres. For all qualifiers who did not achieve the standard, the remaining spaces in the final were filled by the longest throws until a total of 12 qualifiers.

Medalists

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Gold Ellina Zvereva
 Belarus
Silver Anastasia Kelesidou
 Greece
Bronze Irina Yatchenko
 Belarus

Schedule

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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
25.09.2000 – 10:00h 25.09.2000 – 11:40h
Final Round
27.09.2000 – 20:30h

Abbreviations

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Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
OR olympic record
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Records

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Standing records prior to the 2000 Summer Olympics
World Record  Gabriele Reinsch (GDR) 76.80 m 9 July 1988 East Germany Neubrandenburg, East Germany
Olympic Record  Martina Hellmann (GDR) 72.30 m 29 September 1988 South Korea Seoul, South Korea

Qualification

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Group A

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Rank Overall Athlete Country Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
1 1 Ellina Zvereva  Belarus 61.26 64.81 64.81 m
2 4 Ilke Wyludda  Germany 62.97 X 60.83 62.97 m
3 7 Seilala Sua  United States 56.19 61.88 59.06 61.88 m
4 8 Stiliani Tsikouna  Greece 59.58 61.59 56.33 61.59 m
5 11 Yu Xin  China 59.79 61.00 60.12 61.00 m
6 13 Olena Antonova  Ukraine 60.73 60.28 59.85 60.73 m
7 14 Vladimíra Racková  Czech Republic X 60.24 55.32 60.24 m
8 17 Oksana Yesipchuk  Russia 59.51 57.14 58.64 59.51 m
9 19 Nicoleta Grasu  Romania X X 58.87 58.87 m
10 20 Larisa Korotkevich  Russia 58.81 56.90 X 58.81 m
11 21 Qi Cao  China 57.88 57.01 58.03 58.03 m
12 23 Monia Kari  Tunisia 56.32 52.61 54.01 56.32 m
13 29 Mélina Robert-Michon  France X 54.11 X 54.11 m
14 30 Renata Gustaitytė  Lithuania X 53.64 X 53.64 m
15 31 Daniela Costian  Australia X 51.96 X 51.96 m
16 32 Mariana Canillas  Paraguay X 32.31 X 32.31 m

Group B

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Rank Overall Athlete Country Attempts Distance Note
1 2 3
1 2 Natalya Sadova  Russia 64.62 64.62 m
2 3 Anastasia Kelesidou  Greece 63.64 63.64 m
3 5 Irina Yatchenko  Belarus 62.72 58.94 60.89 62.72 m
4 6 Lisa-Marie Vizaniari  Australia 60.39 59.39 62.47 62.47 m
5 9 Beatrice Faumuina  New Zealand 61.33 57.88 58.55 61.33 m
6 10 Aikaterini Vongoli  Greece 61.29 X X 61.29 m
7 12 Franka Dietzsch  Germany 59.78 60.74 59.29 60.74 m
8 15 Suzy Powell-Roos  United States X X 59.68 59.68 m
9 16 Alison Lever  Australia X 54.45 59.58 59.58 m
10 18 Kris Kuehl  United States 59.45 54.02 57.54 59.45 m
11 22 Li Qiumei  China 56.28 56.59 55.01 56.59 m
12 24 Anna Söderberg  Sweden 54.94 55.89 56.11 56.11 m
13 25 Teresa Machado  Portugal X X 55.86 55.86 m
14 26 Neelam Jaswant Singh  India 55.22 55.26 X 55.26 m
15 27 Oksana Mert  Turkey 54.18 54.74 55.02 55.02 m
16 28 Alice Matejková  Spain 54.19 53.12 X 54.19 m

Final

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Rank Athlete Attempts Distance Extra
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Ellina Zvereva (BLR) 67.00 66.12 68.40 65.80 X X 68.40 m SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Anastasia Kelesidou (GRE) 65.71 63.20 62.59 64.58 63.07 61.85 65.71 m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Irina Yatchenko (BLR) X 62.93 61.09 63.15 65.20 X 65.20 m
4  Natalya Sadova (RUS) 65.00 61.64 61.92 62.86 X 60.47 65.00 m
5  Styliani Tsikouna (GRE) 61.85 60.66 X X 59.91 64.08 64.08 m
6  Franka Dietzsch (GER) X 61.65 58.17 60.36 63.18 X 63.18 m
7  Ilke Wyludda (GER) 63.16 61.91 62.22 59.86 61.72 62.33 63.16 m
8  Lisa-Marie Vizaniari (AUS) 60.78 62.43 62.57 X 62.24 X 62.57 m
9  Ekaterini Voggoli (GRE) 60.72 61.57 60.45 61.57 m
10  Seilala Sua (USA) 58.03 56.24 59.85 59.85 m
11  Teresa Machado (POR) 54.48 59.50 56.84 59.50 m
12  Beatrice Faumuina (NZL) 56.86 X 58.69 58.69 m
13  Yu Xin (CHN) 57.95 58.34 57.89 58.34 m

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 2000 Sydney 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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