1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw

None The women's discus throw event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 1 August. Peters Lionel Magnusson Tomas WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2 http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/WJC/WJC1998.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131203010825/http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/WJC/WJC1998.html 3 Dec 2013 dead WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH") 13 June 2015 IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES http://dt9guucc6nuua.cloudfront.net/competitioninfo/1b820a45-e3d7-40f4-9d5d-7a3abea7f433.pdf IAAF 13 June 2015 Medalists Gold Liu Fengying CHNSilver Mélina Robert-Michon FRABronze Lăcrămioara Ionescu ROU Results Final 1 August Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123456 Liu Fengying CHN 59.21 60.66 59.91 58.60 59.19 58.65 60.66 Mélina Robert-Michon FRA 51.90 53.47 x 55.01 x x 55.01 Lăcrămioara Ionescu ROU 53.87 52.55 52.92 52.81 54.64 50.89 54.64 4 Ileana Brindusoiu ROU 51.51 51.51 49.39 53.01 50.67 53.20 53.20 5 Katja Kròl GER 50.93 53.17 52.90 51.16 x 47.05 53.17 6 Anaelys Fernández CUB 51.61 52.27 51.17 49.78 x 50.85 52.27 7 Olga Tarantayeva RUS x 51.88 50.81 51.58 x x 51.88 8 Mandy Borschowa USA 37.32 40.43 49.97 42.91 x x 49.97 9 Katrina Steele AUS 49.73 48.38 48.35 49.73 10 Krista Keir USA 49.14 46.01 x 49.14 11 Debra Turnbull AUS 48.04 47.58 x 48.04 12 Vera Begić CRO 43.19 x 46.34 46.34 Qualifications 31 Jul Group A Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123 1 Katja Kròl GER 53.49 - - 53.49 Q 2 Liu Fengying CHN x 52.11 - 52.11 Q 3 Olga Tarantayeva RUS 51.86 - - 51.86 Q 4 Ileana Brindusoiu ROU 49.83 47.10 49.86 49.86 q 5 Mandy Borschowa USA x x 49.84 49.84 q 6 Debra Turnbull AUS 47.23 49.46 49.15 49.46 q 7 Vera Begić CRO 45.16 47.10 45.01 47.10 q 8 Tanya Thomas JAM 38.37 41.26 45.13 45.13 9 Amélie Perrin FRA 42.61 x 43.82 43.82 Group B Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123 1 Mélina Robert-Michon FRA 53.67 - - 53.67 Q 2 Lăcrămioara Ionescu ROU 52.94 - - 52.94 Q 3 Anaelys Fernández CUB x 52.36 - 52.36 Q 4 Katrina Steele AUS 51.53 - - 51.53 Q 5 Krista Keir USA 49.61 x x 49.61 q 6 Venera Getova BUL 45.36 x 46.71 46.71 7 Lauren Keightley UK 44.62 41.10 x 44.62 8 Wioletta Potępa POL x 41.24 40.76 41.24 9 Roselyn Hamero PHI x 35.28 35.76 35.76 Participation According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event. 22em AUS (2) BUL (1) CHN (1) CRO (1) CUB (1) FRA (2) GER (1) JAM (1) PHI (1) POL (1) ROU (2) RUS (1) UK (1) USA (2) References Discus throw Category:Discus throw at the World Athletics U20 Championships