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Pages in category "Olympic female discus throwers" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. E.
Valarie Carolyn Allman (born February 23, 1995) is an American track and field athlete specializing in the discus throw. [5] She is a two time Olympic champion, having won the gold medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and 2024 Paris Olympics. Allman earned bronze at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, which made her the first American woman to ...
Olympic female discus throwers (15 P) + ... Pages in category "Female discus throwers" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
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]
In addition to the main 1900 Olympic men's discus throw, a handicap competition was held four days later. Gustaf Söderström, who had placed sixth in the main event, took first place with a throw of 40.50 m, having had a handicap of 5.5 m. Gyula Strausz, 13th in the main discus, was runner-up with 39.49 m off a 6.3 m handicap.
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.
1928 Amsterdam details: Halina Konopacka Poland Lillian Copeland United States Ruth Svedberg Sweden 1932 Los Angeles details: Lillian Copeland United States Ruth Osburn United States
Rank Name Nationality Mark 1 2 3 Notes 1: Nina Romashkova Soviet Union 53.68: 53.68 – – 2: Irene Schuch United Team of Germany 52.22: 52.22 – – 3: Tamara Press Soviet Union 51.47: 51.47