2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw

None thumb|250px|Li Yanfeng celebrating in Daeguthumb|110px|Official Video The women's discus throw event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27 and 28. Dani Samuels was the defending champion, but had not performed well prior to the event. Germany's Nadine Müller was the leader in the Diamond League, but it was Chinese thrower Li Yanfeng who held the best mark that season (67.98 m). Stephanie Brown Trafton entered as the reigning Olympic champion, while 2009 World medallists Yarelis Barrios and Nicoleta Grasu were other prominent competitors.Rowbottom, Mike (2011-08-19). Women’s Discus Throw - PREVIEW https://web.archive.org/web/20120509210322/http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/NewsEventPreviewsListDetail.aspx?id=61154 2012-05-09 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-28.Discus Throw 2011. IAAF (2011-08-27). Retrieved on 2011-08-28. Sandra Perković, the leading athlete earlier in the season, was absent due to a six-month ban for doping offences.World Championships preview – women’s field events https://web.archive.org/web/20120616075110/http://www.athleticsweekly.com/news/world-championships-preview-womens-field-events/ 2012-06-16 . Athletics Weekly (2011-08-25). Retrieved on 2011-08-28. Nadine Müller had the best mark in the qualifying rounds, with her sole throw of 65.54 m to make the final. Li Yanfeng and Yarelys Barrios were the next best throwers in the first round. Dani Samuels narrowly avoided elimination, while Aretha Thurmond was among those to miss the final.Rowbottom, Mike (2011-08-27). Women's Discus Throw - Qualification - Muller leads the round, Samuels squeaks through https://web.archive.org/web/20120515222006/http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/NewsEventReportsListDetail.aspx?id=61298 2012-05-15 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-29. In the final the following day, Li took the lead in the first round with a throw of 65.28 m and Müller followed her over the 65 m line into second place. Żaneta Glanc of Poland had an opening throw of 63.91 m, moving into third place. The top three remained unchanged after the second throw, although Li improved her lead to 66.52 m and Müller consolidated her second place with a mark of 65.97 m. Barrios of Cuba moved into third in the next round with her best mark of the competition (65.73 m) and defending champion Samuels was struck out in the final cut off. Brown Trafton threw her best (63.85 m) in round four, moving into fifth place, but the medal positions remained unchanged thereafter – Li won the gold medal, while Müller and Barrios took the silver and bronze medals, respectively.Rowbottom, Mike (2011-08-28). Women's Discus Throw - Final - Li dominates final to give China its first gold medal https://web.archive.org/web/20120515222011/http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/NewsEventReportsListDetail.aspx?id=61430 2012-05-15 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-29. Although Li had won gold medals in Asian-level competitions, it was the 32-year-old's first medal of any colour on the world stage. She credited her success to her work with German coach Karl-Heinz Steinmetz and increased seasonal competition against foreign athletes.Butcher, Michael (2011-08-28). Discus champion Li Yanfeng’s German Connection https://web.archive.org/web/20111030034538/http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/NewsListDetail.aspx?id=61471 2011-10-30 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-29. Müller silver also represented her first medal at a global championships. For Barrios it was her fourth consecutive time on the major podium, having been runner-up at the two previous world championships and winner of the 2008 Olympic silver medal. Medalists GoldSilverBronzeLi YanfengChina 2011 WorldNadine MüllerGermany 2011 WorldYarelys BarriosCuba 2011 World Records Prior to the competition, the established records were as follows. World recordGabriele Reinsch GDR76.80Neubrandenburg, East Germany7 July 1988Championship recordMartina Hellmann GDR71.62Rome, Italy31 August 1987World leadingLi Yanfeng CHN67.98Schönebeck, Germany5 June 2011African recordElizna Naudé RSA64.87Stellenbosch, South Africa2 March 2003Asian recordXiao Yanling CHN71.68Beijing, China14 March 1992North, Central American and Caribbean recordHilda Ramos CUB70.88Havana, Cuba8 May 1992South American recordElisângela Adriano BRA62.00São Caetano do Sul, Brazil23 July 2011European recordGabriele Reinsch GDR76.80Neubrandenburg, East Germany7 July 1988Oceanian recordDaniela Costian AUS68.72Auckland, New Zealand22 January 1994 Qualification standards A standardB standard 62.00 m 59.50 m Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 27, 2011 10:05 QualificationAugust 28, 2011 19:05 Final Results Qualification Qualification: Qualifying Performance 62.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final. Rank Group Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes 1 A Nadine Müller Germany 2011 World 65.54 65.54 Q 2 B Li Yanfeng China 2011 World 00.00 x 64.44 64.44 Q 3 A Yarelis Barrios Cuba 2011 World 63.80 63.80 Q 4 B Żaneta Glanc Poland 2011 World 59.48 63.44 63.44 Q 5 A Tan Jian China 2011 World 62.26 62.26 Q 6 B Stephanie Brown Trafton United States 2011 World 61.89 00.00 x 59.87 61.89 q 7 A Zinaida Sendriūtė Lithuania 2011 World 00.00 x 56.61 61.72 61.72 q 8 A Dragana Tomašević Serbia 2011 World 60.45 00.00 x 00.00 x 60.45 q 9 B Denia Caballero Cuba 2011 World 00.00 x 52.93 60.36 60.36 q 10 B Nicoleta Grasu Romania 2011 World 60.13 58.25 59.58 60.13 q 11 A Dani Samuels Australia 2011 World 59.77 60.05 59.98 60.05 q 12 A Darya Pishchalnikova Russia 2011 World 54.11 59.94 59.53 59.94 q 13 B Aretha Thurmond United States 2011 World 59.88 00.00 x 59.48 59.88 14 A Ma Xuejun China 2011 World 55.80 59.34 59.71 59.71 15 A Gia Lewis-Smallwood United States 2011 World 00.00 x 56.91 59.49 59.49 16 A Natalya Fokina-Semenova Ukraine 2011 World 56.73 55.16 58.27 58.27 17 B Monique Jansen Netherlands 2011 World 58.23 58.06 57.96 58.23 18 A Andressa de Morais Brazil 2011 World 00.00 x 44.41 57.93 57.93 19 B Kazai Suzanne Kragbé Côte d'Ivoire 2011 World 57.55 55.75 00.00 x 57.55 20 B Kateryna Karsak Ukraine 2011 World 57.54 00.00 x 57.29 57.54 21 B Harwant Kaur India 2011 World 55.50 56.49 52.98 56.49 22 B Elisângela Adriano Brazil 2011 World 56.28 53.70 56.45 56.45 23 A Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová Czech Republic 2011 World 53.87 51.52 00.00 x 53.87 24 B Karen Gallardo Chile 2011 World 51.32 52.33 53.69 53.69 Final Format: Each athlete has three attempts, then the eight best performers have three further attempts thumb|Li Yanfeng celebrating her victory in Daegu Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes Li Yanfeng China 2011 World 65.28 66.52 65.50 64.32 64.34 63.83 66.52 Nadine Müller Germany 2011 World 65.06 65.97 64.08 62.55 00.00 x 00.00 x 65.97 Yarelys Barrios Cuba 2011 World 00.00 x 61.87 65.73 63.93 00.00 x 63.90 65.73 SB 04 4Żaneta Glanc Poland 2011 World 63.91 62.30 63.11 62.69 62.17 60.32 63.91 05 5Stephanie Brown Trafton United States 2011 World 60.20 60.97 60.24 63.85 60.26 00.00 x 63.85 06 6Tan Jian China 2011 World 60.46 61.44 61.79 62.96 00.00 x 61.12 62.96 07 7Dragana Tomašević Serbia 2011 World 62.26 58.97 62.48 00.00 x 59.03 58.63 62.48 SB 08 8Nicoleta Grasu Romania 2011 World 57.95 60.34 62.08 60.79 60.45 60.72 62.08 09 9Denia Caballero Cuba 2011 World 60.73 60.46 00.00 x 60.73 10 Dani Samuels Australia 2011 World 58.08 59.14 00.00 x 59.14 11 Darya Pishchalnikova Russia 2011 World 56.89 58.10 57.61 58.10 12 Zinaida Sendriūtė Lithuania 2011 World 00.00 x 57.30 53.53 57.30 References External links Discus throw results at IAAF website Discus throw Category:Discus throw at the World Athletics Championships