2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw

Discus throw event at 2009 World Athletic Championships The women's discus throw at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 19 and August 21. Reigning Olympic champion Stephanie Brown Trafton was the favourite for the gold. She had set a career best and had the four longest throws of any athlete that season, although she had not competed since late June. Franka Dietzsch was another prominent performer: the 41-year-old was the defending champion and was making her 10th appearance of the tournament, but a weak season had underlined her waning powers. Cuban Yarelis Barrios looked set to build upon her World and Olympic silver medals from the last two years and Aimin Song had also performed well during the season. Veteran athletes Nicoleta Grasu and Natalya Sadova were also favoured to be among the top performers of the competition.Ramsak, Bob (2009-08-09). Women's Discus Throw - PREVIEW https://web.archive.org/web/20091010021516/http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=109/newsid=52518.html 2009-10-10 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-10-21. Chinese athletes led the qualification rounds with Ma Xuejun and Song topping their respective groups. Newcomers Żaneta Glanc and Dani Samuels rounded out the top four qualifiers. Dietzsch sole legal throw of the competition was not enough for qualification, leaving Nadine Müller as the only host competitor to make the final. Brown Trafton edged into the final, needing all three throws to qualify.Ramsak, Bob (2009-08-19). Event Report - Women's Discus Throw - Qualification https://web.archive.org/web/20090922000704/http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=108/newsid=53378.html 2009-09-22 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-10-21. In the final, Grasu and Barrios quickly established themselves with marks of 65.20 m and 64.44 m, respectively, in the first two throws. Samuels, Glanc and Müller proved themselves on their third attempts, each throwing over 62 metres. Brown Trafton and Ma Xuejun both threw poorly and were among the four athletes eliminated after three throws. Personal bests of 64.76 and 65.44 m in the fourth and fifth round put Samuels in the lead. On the final throws, Song threw only enough to move up to fifth place, leader Grasu fouled but Barrios responded, although her mark of 65.31 m guaranteed her only second place.Ramsak, Bob (2009-08-21). Event Report - Women's Discus Throw - Final https://web.archive.org/web/20120613030813/http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=108/newsid=53759.html 2012-06-13 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-10-21. Samuels was a surprise winner: at 21 years old, she was the youngest ever World discus champion,Dani Samuels - In A Spin. Inside Athletics. Retrieved on 2009-10-21. and she had progressed from Youth champion, to Junior winner, to the senior title in just four years. Barrios had matched her silver medal achievement at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and Grasu's bronze was her fourth medal in her career at the World Championships. Medalists GoldDani Samuels AUSSilverYarelis Barrios CUBBronzeNicoleta Grasu ROM Records World recordGabriele Reinsch GDR76.80Neubrandenburg, East Germany7 July 1988Championship recordMartina Hellmann GDR71.62Rome, Italy31 August 1987World leadingStephanie Brown Trafton USA66.21San Mateo, United States24 May 2009African recordElizna Naudé RSA64.87Stellenbosch, South Africa2 March 2003Asian recordXiao Yanling CHN71.68Beijing, China14 March 1992North American recordHilda Ramos CUB70.88Havana, Cuba8 May 1992South American recordElisângela Adriano BRA61.96São Leopoldo, Brazil21 May 1998European recordGabriele Reinsch GDR76.80Neubrandenburg, East Germany7 July 1988Oceanian recordDaniela Costian AUS68.72Auckland, New Zealand22 January 1994 Qualification standards A standardB standard 62.00 m 58.50 m Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 19, 2009 10:10 QualificationAugust 21, 2009 20:20 Final Results Qualification Qualification: Qualifying Performance 61.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final. Rank Group Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes 01 1 A Ma Xuejun China 2009 World 63.38 63.38 Q, SB 02 2 B Song Aimin China 2009 World 00.00 x 62.80 62.80 Q 03 3 B Dani Samuels Australia 2009 World 62.67 62.67 Q 04 4 B Żaneta Glanc Poland 2009 World 49.79 62.43 62.43 Q 05 5 A Yarelis Barrios Cuba 2009 World 00.00 x 00.00 x 62.19 62.19 Q 06 6 A Sandra Perković Croatia 2009 World 61.02 00.00 x 62.16 62.16 Q 07 7 B Natalya Sadova Russia 2009 World 61.94 61.94 Q 08 8 A Nicoleta Grasu Romania 2009 World 60.25 61.78 61.78 Q 09 9 A Nadine Müller Germany 2009 World 61.63 61.63 Q 10 B Mélina Robert-Michon France 2009 World 58.36 61.53 61.53 Q 11 A Stephanie Brown Trafton United States 2009 World 60.15 57.44 61.23 61.23 q 12 B Aretha Thurmond United States 2009 World 60.09 59.09 61.08 61.08 q 13 B Xu Shaoyang China 2009 World 59.67 61.02 57.96 61.02 SB 14 B Yarisley Collado Cuba 2009 World 59.56 59.23 60.37 60.37 15 B Seema Antil India 2009 World 59.85 00.00 x 00.00 x 59.85 SB 16 A Elizna Naudé South Africa 2009 World 59.46 59.46 59.67 59.67 SB 17 A Wioletta Potępa Poland 2009 World 00.00 x 59.54 00.00 x 59.54 18 B Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová Czech Republic 2009 World 57.87 58.37 59.52 59.52 19 A Dragana Tomašević Serbia 2009 World 58.32 59.30 59.38 59.38 20 A Svetlana Ivanova-Saykina Russia 2009 World 59.31 00.00 x 58.45 59.31 21 B Joanna Wiśniewska Poland 2009 World 00.00 x 58.85 00.00 x 58.85 22 A Becky Breisch United States 2009 World 58.50 00.00 x 58.08 58.50 23 B Franka Dietzsch Germany 2009 World 00.00 x 00.00 x 58.44 58.44 24 B Vera Begić Croatia 2009 World 54.63 00.00 x 58.25 58.25 25 A Yania Ferrales Cuba 2009 World 57.71 55.84 58.24 58.24 26 B Anna Söderberg Sweden 2009 World 56.38 57.92 00.00 x 57.92 27 A Kateryna Karsak Ukraine 2009 World 56.79 00.00 x 00.00 x 56.79 28 A Krishna Poonia India 2009 World 00.00 x 00.00 x 56.75 56.75 29 A Elisângela Adriano Brazil 2009 World 54.99 52.00 55.75 55.75 30 B Rocío Comba Argentina 2009 World 52.62 54.69 00.00 x 54.69 31 B Zinaida Sendriute Lithuania 2009 World 52.85 54.55 00.00 x 54.55 32 A Sofia Larsson Sweden 2009 World 51.87 00.00 x 54.28 54.28 33 A Olena Antonova Ukraine 2009 World 00.00 x 54.28 00.00 x 54.28 34 B Li Wen-Hua Chinese Taipei 2009 World 53.88 49.91 52.49 53.88 35 B Kazai Suzanne Kragbé Ivory Coast 2009 World 52.24 53.84 52.79 53.84 NR 36 A Venera Getova Bulgaria 2009 World 53.33 00.00 x 00.00 x 53.33 37 B Tereapii Tapoki Cook Islands 2009 World 00.00 x 45.29 00.00 x 45.29 SB 98 A Ellina Zvereva Belarus 2009 World 00.00 x 00.00 x 00.00 x 00.01 NM 98 B Iryna Yatchenko Belarus 2009 World 00.00 x 00.00 x 00.00 x 00.01 NM 99 B Natalya Fokina-Semenova Ukraine 2009 World 00.00 00.00 00.00 00.00 DNS Final Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes Dani Samuels Australia 2009 World 00.00 x 59.05 62.71 64.76 65.44 00.00 x 65.44 PB Yarelis Barrios Cuba 2009 World 64.44 63.87 61.17 00.00 x 00.00 x 65.31 65.31 SB Nicoleta Grasu Romania 2009 World 00.00 x 65.20 62.38 60.68 63.41 00.00 x 65.20 SB 04 4 Zaneta Glanc Poland 2009 World 58.69 59.83 62.66 00.00 x 57.71 00.00 x 62.66 05 5 Song Aimin China 2009 World 51.69 60.50 61.78 00.00 x 61.39 62.42 62.42 06 6 Nadine Müller Germany 2009 World 57.53 57.62 62.04 60.40 00.00 x 00.00 x 62.04 07 7 Natalya Sadova Russia 2009 World 60.70 61.78 59.31 60.44 58.26 61.44 61.78 08 8 Mélina Robert-Michon France 2009 World 59.80 60.92 60.89 00.00 x 59.90 59.69 60.92 09 9 Sandra Perković Croatia 2009 World 00.00 x 60.77 00.00 x 60.77 10 Aretha Thurmond United States 2009 World 00.00 x 59.89 59.88 59.89 11 Ma Xuejun China 2009 World 58.79 00.00 x 58.58 58.79 12 Stephanie Brown Trafton United States 2009 World 58.53 00.00 x 57.94 58.53 References General Discus throw results. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-10-21. Specific Discus throw Category:Discus throw at the World Athletics Championships