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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.
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.
(Top) 1 Records. 2 Qualification ... The women's discus throw at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene on 18 and 20 July 2022 ...
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 ...
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 fifth throw, she threw the winner 69.49 m (227 ft 11 in), a four metre (13 feet) improvement in her personal best over the course of three rounds.
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.
In July 2022, she competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. [ 9 ] Competing for Vanderbilt University , she became the first female athlete to win the discus throw competition for Vanderbilt at the Southeastern Conference Championships, throwing a lifetime-best of 62.84m in Baton Rouge in May 2023. [ 10 ]
Athletes must finish in the top three at Olympic Trials and either have met an Olympic qualifying standard in the past year or be high enough in the World Athletics rankings to make the team ...