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Discus Throw, Women

Date	28 – 29 September 1988
Status	Olympic
Location	Ol-lim-pik Ju-gyeong-gi-jang, Seoul Sports Complex, Seoul
Participants	22 from 13 countries

Martina Hellmann-Opitz had won the 1983 and 1987 World Championships, but the favorite was world record holder Gabriele Reinsch (GDR). Reinsch was never a factor, placing seventh. Hellmann took the lead early with 71.84 (235-8½) in round one and was never overtaken. She improved to 72.30 (237-2½) in the fourth round, which she needed for the gold, when her teammate Diana Gansky, 1986 European Champion, threw 71.88 (235-10) in round five.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	269	Martina Hellmann	GDR	67.12 (1)	72.30 (1)	Gold	OR
2	265	Diana Gansky	GDR	65.40 (5)	71.88 (2)	Silver
3	48	Tsvetanka Hristova	BUL	65.92 (4)	69.74 (3)	Bronze
4	51	Svetla Mitkova	BUL	64.68 (6)	69.14 (4)
5	552	Elina Zverava	URS	63.26 (8)	68.94 (5)
6	492	Zdeňka Šilhavá	TCH	66.52 (3)	67.84 (6)
7	283	Gabi Reinsch	GDR	66.88 (2)	67.26 (7)
8	90	Hou Xuemei	CHN	62.64 (11)	65.94 (8)
9	108	Yu Hourun	CHN	62.86 (9)	64.08 (9)
10	537	Larisa Mikhalchenko	URS	64.32 (7)	64.08 (10)
11	558	Carol Cady	USA	62.72 (10)	63.42 (11)
AC r2/2	539	Galina Murašova	URS	62.54 (12)	– (NM)
13 r1/2	451	Renata Katewicz	POL	60.34 (13)	–
14 r1/2	106	Xing Ailan	CHN	59.26 (14)	–
15 r1/2	591	Ramona Pagel	USA	57.50 (15)	–
16 r1/2	593	Connie Price	USA	57.04 (16)	–
17 r1/2	125	María Isabel Urrutia	COL	53.82 (17)	–
18 r1/2	232	Jackie McKernan	GBR	50.92 (18)	–
19 r1/2	425	Grace Apiafi	NGR	49.84 (19)	–
20 r1/2	391	Kim Chun-Hui	KOR	45.88 (20)	–
21 r1/2	494	Siololovau Ikavuka	TGA	44.94 (21)	–
AC r1/2	118	Jeanne-Nicole Ngo Minyemeck	CMR	– (NM)	–

Qualifying Round (28 September 1988)

Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 62.50 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance
1	Martina Hellmann	GDR	67.12	Q
2	Gabi Reinsch	GDR	66.88	Q
3	Zdeňka Šilhavá	TCH	66.52	Q
4	Tsvetanka Hristova	BUL	65.92	Q
5	Diana Gansky	GDR	65.40	Q
6	Svetla Mitkova	BUL	64.68	Q
7	Larisa Mikhalchenko	URS	64.32	Q
8	Elina Zverava	URS	63.26	Q
9	Yu Hourun	CHN	62.86	Q
10	Carol Cady	USA	62.72	Q
11	Hou Xuemei	CHN	62.64	Q
12	Galina Murašova	URS	62.54	Q
13	Renata Katewicz	POL	60.34
14	Xing Ailan	CHN	59.26
15	Ramona Pagel	USA	57.50
16	Connie Price	USA	57.04
17	María Isabel Urrutia	COL	53.82
18	Jackie McKernan	GBR	50.92
19	Grace Apiafi	NGR	49.84
20	Kim Chun-Hui	KOR	45.88
21	Siololovau Ikavuka	TGA	44.94
NM	Jeanne-Nicole Ngo Minyemeck	CMR	–

Qualifying Round, Group A (28 September 1988 — 9:10)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	Group A Round One	Group A Round Two	Group A Round Three
1	7	Zdeňka Šilhavá	TCH	66.52	66.52	-	-
2	8	Diana Gansky	GDR	65.40	65.40	-	-
3	5	Svetla Mitkova	BUL	64.68	64.68	-	-
4	10	Larisa Mikhalchenko	URS	64.32	×	×	64.32
5	2	Yu Hourun	CHN	62.86	61.22	62.86	-
6	11	Galina Murašova	URS	62.54	57.28	61.46	62.54
7	1	Ramona Pagel	USA	57.50	57.50	55.86	53.12
8	9	Connie Price	USA	57.04	51.78	53.36	57.04
9	6	Jackie McKernan	GBR	50.92	50.92	×	×
10	4	Kim Chun-Hui	KOR	45.88	45.00	×	45.88
11	3	Jeanne-Nicole Ngo Minyemeck	CMR	–	×	×	×

Qualifying Round, Group B (28 September 1988 — 10:25)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	Group B Round One	Group B Round Two	Group B Round Three
1	9	Martina Hellmann	GDR	67.12	67.12	-	-
2	5	Gabi Reinsch	GDR	66.88	×	59.18	66.88
3	8	Tsvetanka Hristova	BUL	65.92	65.92	-	-
4	11	Elina Zverava	URS	63.26	63.26	-	-
5	10	Carol Cady	USA	62.72	60.08	56.38	62.72
6	1	Hou Xuemei	CHN	62.64	62.64	-	-
7	2	Renata Katewicz	POL	60.34	58.60	57.20	60.34
8	7	Xing Ailan	CHN	59.26	57.74	59.26	59.20
9	4	María Isabel Urrutia	COL	53.82	53.82	48.90	52.06
10	3	Grace Apiafi	NGR	49.84	49.84	49.52	48.40
11	6	Siololovau Ikavuka	TGA	44.94	44.94	43.28	43.78

Final Round (29 September 1988 — 13:15)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6
1	4	Martina Hellmann	GDR	72.30	71.84	64.80	68.70	72.30	69.66	67.50	OR
2	8	Diana Gansky	GDR	71.88	65.58	66.14	×	65.82	71.88	68.08
3	5	Tsvetanka Hristova	BUL	69.74	66.48	66.44	64.06	66.84	69.74	69.00
4	11	Svetla Mitkova	BUL	69.14	63.62	65.74	65.56	67.24	×	69.14
5	3	Elina Zverava	URS	68.94	×	65.74	66.86	×	×	68.94
6	7	Zdeňka Šilhavá	TCH	67.84	67.40	×	65.70	66.30	67.84	66.50
7	2	Gabi Reinsch	GDR	67.26	67.26	66.50	63.30	65.88	66.40	×
8	9	Hou Xuemei	CHN	65.94	63.44	63.88	65.18	65.94	65.50	65.06
9	6	Yu Hourun	CHN	64.08	62.94	×	64.08	–	–	–
10	1	Larisa Mikhalchenko	URS	64.08	×	64.08	×	–	–	–
11	12	Carol Cady	USA	63.42	60.82	61.06	63.42	–	–	–
NM	10	Galina Murašova	URS	–	×	×	×	–	–	–