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Allman's throw of 69.50 was almost two ... Valarie Allman’s unprecedented path to double Olympic gold might spark a dance-to-discus pipeline. Allman dominated the women’s discus competition on ...
The men's discus throw has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1896 (one of two throws events at the first Olympics, alongside the shot put). The women's event was first contested at the 1928 Olympics, being one of the five athletics events in the inaugural Olympic women's programme.
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 3 qualified athletes in the women's discus throw event if all athletes meet the entry standard or qualify by ranking during the qualifying period. (The limit of 3 has been in place since the 1930 Olympic Congress.) The qualifying standard is 63.50 metres.
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.
None of her competitors came within two meters of Allman's first throw of the discus final.
Olympic gold medalist Valarie Allman won the women's discus at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials on Thursday at Hayward Field.
The discus throw (pronunciation ... he earned a silver medal in the 1900 Olympics. Women's competition began in the first decades of the 20th century.
The Women's discus throw competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, ... Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw.