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Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw

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Women's discus throw
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Gold medalist Valarie Allman
VenueStade de France, Paris, France
Date
  • 2 August 2024 (qualification)
    5 August 2024 (final)
Competitors32 from 19 nations
Winning distance69.50 m
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Valarie Allman  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Feng Bin  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sandra Elkasević  Croatia
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The women's discus throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in Paris, France, on 2 and 5 August 2024. This was the 23rd time that the event is contested at the Summer Olympics.

Summary

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Valarie Allman won the previous Olympics on her first throw. Since then Feng Bin won the 2022 World Championships, with 2012 and 2016 champion Sandra Perković pushing Allman to bronze. After marrying her coach in 2023, she now goes by Elkasević. In 2023, Laulauga Tausaga pushed Allman to silver, but Tausaga couldn't land a fair throw at the US Trials and was not here. 2019 World Champion Yaime Pérez was also the 2024 world leader but after defecting to the United States was not eligible to compete.

In the first round of the final, Elkasević started with 64.25m. Vanessa Kamga moved ahead with 65.05m. Feng capped of the round with 66.33m. Allman took the lead in the second round with 68.74m. In the third round, Elkasević tossed 67.51m, matched exactly at the end of the round by Feng. Because Feng had the superior second best throw, she held second place. In the fourth round, Allman improved to 69.50 m (228 ft 0 in). That proved to be the winner as only Marike Steinacker was able to improve to 65.37m, good enough for fourth place in the final rounds. With the tiebreaker remaining, Feng took silver and Elkasević the bronze.[1][2]

Background

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The women's discus throw has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1928.

Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics
Record Athlete (Nation) Distance (m) Location Date
World record  Gabriele Reinsch (GDR) 76.80[3] Neubrandenburg, East Germany 9 July 1988
Olympic record  Martina Hellmann (GDR) 72.30 Seoul, South Korea 29 September 1988
World leading  Yaime Pérez (CUB) 73.09[4] Ramona, United States 13 April 2024
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics[5]
Area Record Athlete (Nation) Distance (m)
Africa (records)  Chioma Onyekwere (NGR) 64.96
Asia (records)  Xiao Yanling (CHN) 71.68
Europe (records)  Gabriele Reinsch (GDR) 76.80 WR
North, Central America

and Caribbean (records)

 Yaime Pérez (CUB) 73.09
Oceania (records)  Dani Stevens (AUS) 69.64
South America (records)  Andressa de Morais (BRA) 65.34

Qualification

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Main article: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification § Women's discus throw

For the women's discus throw event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 32 athletes were able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by throwing the entry standard of 64.50 m or further or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.[6][7]

Results

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Qualification

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The qualification was held on 2 August, starting at 18:55 (UTC+2) for Group A and 20:20 (UTC+2) for Group B in the evening. 32 athletes qualified for the first round by qualification distance or world ranking.[8] Qualification: 64.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.[9]

Rank Group Athlete Nation 1 2 3 Distance Notes
1 A Valarie Allman  United States 69.59 69.59 Q
2 B Sandra Elkasević  Croatia 65.63 65.63 Q
3 B Feng Bin  China 65.40 65.40 Q
4 B Vanessa Kamga  Sweden 65.14 65.14 Q, NR
5 A Jorinde van Klinken  Netherlands 63.68 64.81 64.81 Q
6 B Alexandra Emilianov  Moldova 64.33 64.33 Q
7 A Mélina Robert-Michon  France 63.77 62.13 59.29 63.77 q, SB
8 A Kristin Pudenz  Germany x 63.45 63.35 63.45 q
9 A Daisy Osakue  Italy 56.77 63.11 x 63.11 q
10 B Irina Rodrigues  Portugal 62.90 60.45 x 62.90 q
11 B Claudine Vita  Germany 59.77 62.25 62.70 62.70 q
12 B Marike Steinacker  Germany 62.63 x x 62.63 q
13 B Veronica Fraley  United States 62.54 62.30 60.95 62.54
14 A Liliana Cá  Portugal 57.59 62.43 59.55 62.43
15 B Taryn Gollshewsky  Australia 56.86 62.36 58.79 62.36 PB
16 B Alida van Daalen  Netherlands 62.19 61.62 61.99 62.19
17 B Izabela da Silva  Brazil 61.68 x 61.21 61.68
18 B Jayden Ulrich  United States x x 61.08 61.08
19 B Melany del Pilar Matheus  Cuba 60.19 61.07 60.90 61.07
20 B Daria Zabawska  Poland 57.84 60.48 60.86 60.86
21 B Chioma Onyekwere  Nigeria 60.78 60.66 x 60.78
22 A Ieva Gumbs  Lithuania x 60.37 56.88 60.37
23 A Marija Tolj  Croatia 59.87 59.27 x 59.87
24 A Lisa Brix Pedersen  Denmark 59.81 x 57.75 59.81 SB
25 A Silinda Moráles  Cuba 59.46 58.30 55.20 59.46
26 A Andressa de Morais  Brazil 52.24 59.14 59.43 59.43
27 A Caisa-Marie Lindfors  Sweden 56.82 x 59.29 59.29
28 A Jiang Zhichao  China 56.58 57.13 59.10 59.10
29 A Ashley Anumba  Nigeria 57.23 x 58.83 58.83
30 A Subenrat Insaeng  Thailand 58.07 x x 58.07
31 A Samantha Hall  Jamaica x 54.94 x 54.94
32 B Obiageri Amaechi  Nigeria x x 45.45 45.45

Final

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The final was held on 5 August, starting at 20:30 (UTC+2) in the evening.[8]

Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Distance Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Valarie Allman  United States x 68.74 68.06 69.50 x 69.21 69.50
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Feng Bin  China 66.33 64.80 67.51 67.13 67.25 65.98 67.51
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sandra Elkasević  Croatia 64.25 x 67.51 x x x 67.51 SB
4 Marike Steinacker  Germany 54.37 61.37 x x 65.37 x 65.37
5 Vanessa Kamga  Sweden 65.05 x x 62.32 x x 65.05
6 Claudine Vita  Germany 63.62 x 63.25 x 61.25 63.03 63.62
7 Jorinde van Klinken  Netherlands 63.35 61.50 x x x 51.23 63.35
8 Daisy Osakue  Italy 63.11 x x x 62.53 60.31 63.11
9 Irina Rodrigues  Portugal 60.39 61.19 x did not advance 61.19
10 Kristin Pudenz  Germany 60.38 60.07 x did not advance 60.38
11 Alexandra Emilianov  Moldova 58.08 x 58.02 did not advance 58.08
12 Mélina Robert-Michon  France 56.63 x 57.03 did not advance 57.03

References

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  1. ^ https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/ATH/OG2024_ATH_N59A_ATHWDISCUS------------FNL-000100--.pdf
  2. ^ https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/ATH/OG2024_ATH_C73I2_ATHWDISCUS------------FNL-000100--.pdf
  3. ^ "All time Top lists – Senior – Discus throw women", World Athletics, 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – Discus throw women", World Athletics, 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Records – Discus throw women". World Athletics. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  6. ^ Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com, 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Road To | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  8. ^ a b "Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Women's Discus Throw Qualification Results". olympics.com. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
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