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The discus throw at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983. The competition format typically has one qualifying round contested by two groups of athletes, with all those clearing the qualifying height or placing in top twelve overall advancing to the final round.
The first world record in the women's discus throw was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1923. As of 2013, 55 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.
Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date World record Gabriele Reinsch (GDR) 76.80 m: Neubrandenburg, East Germany: 9 July 1988 Championship record Martina Hellmann (GDR) 71.62 m
American Laulauga Tausaga-Collins took gold in the women’s discus at the 2023 World Athletic Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Tuesday. Tausaga-Collins won the competition with a throw of ...
At the end of the third round, Laulauga Tausaga had to throw a 65.56m personal best to leap from dead last 12th place into fifth place and a chance to make three more throws. She had needed to throw a personal best 65.46m as the final throw at her USA National Championships just to be eligible to come to these championships. On her newly earned ...
Her current world ranking in the Women's Discus Throw category is 46, and in the Women's Overall ranking is 4165. [2] She was the bronze medalist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, with her final throw of 57.43 m and became the second Indian to win a medal at the World Junior Championships in Athletics in 2014.
In the finals, Feng Bin threw 62.48m as the first thrower in the ring. The next thrower was world leader Yaime Pérez, who promptly took the lead with a 68.10m.Three throwers later, defending champion and double Olympic champion Sandra Perković threw 66.72m to take over second place.
Women's discus throw at the 2017 World Championships Venue Olympic Stadium Dates 11 August (qualification) 13 August (final) Competitors 30 from 19 nations Winning distance 70.31 Medalists Sandra Perković Croatia Dani Stevens Australia Mélina Robert-Michon France ← 2015 2019 → Events at the 2017 World Championships Track events 100 m men women 200 m men women 400 m men women 800 m men ...