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Discus Throw, Women

Date	28 – 29 July 1996
Status	Olympic
Location	Centennial Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Participants	39 from 24 countries

Germany’s Ilke Wyludda had won the 1990 and 1994 European Championships but had struggled at the Olympics and World Championships, winning silvers at the Worlds in 1987 and 1995, after being favored. She had been the top thrower in the world from 1988-91, but was now felt to be slightly past her prime. But she ended that jinx in Atlanta with dominating performance. She opened with 68.02 (223-2) to take the lead and improved to 69.66 (228-6½) in the second round. She did not better that mark but her five fair throws all were good enough for the gold medal.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	3384	Ilke Wyludda	GER	66.78 (1)	69.66 (1)	Gold
2	3712	Nataliya Sadova	RUS	62.28 (9)	66.48 (2)	Silver
3	3094	Elina Zverava	BLR	62.74 (8)	65.64 (3)	Bronze
4	3345	Franka Dietzsch	GER	63.94 (3)	65.48 (4)
5	3159	Xiao Yanling	CHN	65.10 (2)	64.72 (5)
6	3679	Olga Burova-Chernyavskaya	RUS	63.02 (5)	64.70 (6)
7	3656	Nicoleta Grasu	ROU	63.00 (=6)	63.28 (7)
8	3048	Lisa-Marie Vizaniari	AUS	63.00 (=6)	62.48 (8)
9	3605	Mette Bergmann	NOR	62.24 (10)	62.28 (9)
10	3640	Teresa Machado	POR	62.02 (12)	61.38 (10)
11	3351	Anja Gündler	GER	63.80 (4)	61.16 (11)
12	3092	Iryna Yatchanka	BLR	62.04 (11)	60.46 (12)
13 r1/2	3189	Bárbara Hechevarría	CUB	61.98 (13)	–
14 r1/2	3021	Daniela Costian	AUS	61.66 (14)	–
15 r1/2	3210	Alice Matějková	CZE	60.72 (15)	–
16 r1/2	3194	Maritza Martén	CUB	60.08 (16)	–
17 r1/2	3105	Atanaska Angelova	BUL	59.82 (17)	–
18 r1/2	3388	Anastasia Kelesidou	GRE	59.60 (18)	–
19 r1/2	3211	Zdeňka Šilhavá	CZE	59.24 (19)	–
20 r1/2	3323	Jackie McKernan	GBR	58.88 (20)	–
21 r1/2	3577	Jacqueline Goormachtigh	NED	58.74 (21)	–
22 r1/2	3395	Aikaterini Vongoli	GRE	58.70 (22)	–
23 r1/2	3613	Beatrice Faumuina	NZL	58.40 (23)	–
24 r1/2	3685	Valentina Ivanova	RUS	58.38 (24)	–
=25 r1/2	3255	Eha Rünne	EST	58.24 (=25)	–
=25 r1/2	3623	Renata Katewicz	POL	58.24 (=25)	–
27 r1/2	3650	Cristina Boiț	ROU	58.10 (27)	–
28 r1/2	3784	Monia Kari	TUN	58.02 (28)	–
29 r1/2	3788	Olena Antonova	UKR	57.92 (29)	–
30 r1/2	3816	Lacy Barnes-Mileham	USA	57.48 (30)	–
31 r1/2	3393	Stella Tsikouna	GRE	56.66 (31)	–
32 r1/2	3450	Agnese Maffeis	ITA	56.54 (32)	–
33 r1/2	3864	Suzy Powell	USA	56.24 (33)	–
34 r1/2	3843	Aretha Hill	USA	56.04 (34)	–
35 r1/2	3015	Liliana Martinelli	ARG	55.68 (35)	–
36 r1/2	3576	Corrie de Bruin	NED	55.48 (36)	–
37 r1/2	3289	Isabelle Devaluez	FRA	55.08 (37)	–
38 r1/2	3077	Liudmila Filimonava	BLR	53.30 (38)	–
39 r1/2	3567	Oumou Traoré	MLI	39.70 (39)	–

Qualifying Round (28 July 1996)

Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 62.00 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance	2nd Best
1	Ilke Wyludda	GER	66.78	–	Q
2	Xiao Yanling	CHN	65.10	–	Q
3	Franka Dietzsch	GER	63.94	–	Q
4	Anja Gündler	GER	63.80	–	Q
5	Olga Burova-Chernyavskaya	RUS	63.02	–	Q
=6	Nicoleta Grasu	ROU	63.00	–	Q
=6	Lisa-Marie Vizaniari	AUS	63.00	–	Q
8	Elina Zverava	BLR	62.74	–	Q
9	Nataliya Sadova	RUS	62.28	–	Q
10	Mette Bergmann	NOR	62.24	–	Q
11	Iryna Yatchanka	BLR	62.04	–	Q
12	Teresa Machado	POR	62.02	–	Q
13	Bárbara Hechevarría	CUB	61.98	–
14	Daniela Costian	AUS	61.66	–
15	Alice Matějková	CZE	60.72	–
16	Maritza Martén	CUB	60.08	–
17	Atanaska Angelova	BUL	59.82	–
18	Anastasia Kelesidou	GRE	59.60	–
19	Zdeňka Šilhavá	CZE	59.24	–
20	Jackie McKernan	GBR	58.88	–
21	Jacqueline Goormachtigh	NED	58.74	–
22	Aikaterini Vongoli	GRE	58.70	–
23	Beatrice Faumuina	NZL	58.40	–
24	Valentina Ivanova	RUS	58.38	–
=25	Renata Katewicz	POL	58.24	–
=25	Eha Rünne	EST	58.24	–
27	Cristina Boiț	ROU	58.10	–
28	Monia Kari	TUN	58.02	–
29	Olena Antonova	UKR	57.92	–
30	Lacy Barnes-Mileham	USA	57.48	–
31	Stella Tsikouna	GRE	56.66	–
32	Agnese Maffeis	ITA	56.54	–
33	Suzy Powell	USA	56.24	–
34	Aretha Hill	USA	56.04	–
35	Liliana Martinelli	ARG	55.68	–
36	Corrie de Bruin	NED	55.48	–
37	Isabelle Devaluez	FRA	55.08	–
38	Liudmila Filimonava	BLR	53.30	–
39	Oumou Traoré	MLI	39.70	–

Qualifying Round, Group A (28 July 1996 — 10:05)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	Group A Round One	Group A Round Two	Group A Round Three
1	6	Ilke Wyludda	GER	66.78	66.78	-	-
2	14	Olga Burova-Chernyavskaya	RUS	63.02	60.36	59.62	63.02
3	4	Nicoleta Grasu	ROU	63.00	63.00	-	-
4	11	Elina Zverava	BLR	62.74	61.86	62.74	-
5	13	Teresa Machado	POR	62.02	59.14	62.02	-
6	17	Daniela Costian	AUS	61.66	61.66	×	61.24
7	3	Maritza Martén	CUB	60.08	59.70	57.80	60.08
8	15	Atanaska Angelova	BUL	59.82	59.82	×	×
9	8	Anastasia Kelesidou	GRE	59.60	59.60	58.44	58.56
10	19	Zdeňka Šilhavá	CZE	59.24	59.24	57.98	57.14
11	18	Aikaterini Vongoli	GRE	58.70	58.24	55.48	58.70
12	16	Renata Katewicz	POL	58.24	×	×	58.24
13	9	Monia Kari	TUN	58.02	×	53.02	58.02
14	2	Lacy Barnes-Mileham	USA	57.48	×	57.48	56.32
15	12	Agnese Maffeis	ITA	56.54	×	×	56.54
16	10	Aretha Hill	USA	56.04	56.04	55.20	55.14
17	7	Liliana Martinelli	ARG	55.68	51.46	55.68	×
18	1	Corrie de Bruin	NED	55.48	×	×	55.48
19	20	Liudmila Filimonava	BLR	53.30	×	53.30	×
20	5	Oumou Traoré	MLI	39.70	×	39.70	37.16

Qualifying Round, Group B (28 July 1996 — 11:35)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	Group B Round One	Group B Round Two	Group B Round Three
1	19	Xiao Yanling	CHN	65.10	59.56	59.60	65.10
2	9	Franka Dietzsch	GER	63.94	63.94	-	-
3	14	Anja Gündler	GER	63.80	53.10	61.72	63.80
4	1	Lisa-Marie Vizaniari	AUS	63.00	63.00	-	-
5	6	Nataliya Sadova	RUS	62.28	59.50	61.36	62.28
6	3	Mette Bergmann	NOR	62.24	59.60	62.24	-
7	17	Iryna Yatchanka	BLR	62.04	59.60	62.04	-
8	16	Bárbara Hechevarría	CUB	61.98	56.74	61.38	61.98
9	12	Alice Matějková	CZE	60.72	60.72	59.40	×
10	5	Jackie McKernan	GBR	58.88	53.74	58.88	57.60
11	10	Jacqueline Goormachtigh	NED	58.74	55.70	56.94	58.74
12	2	Beatrice Faumuina	NZL	58.40	57.30	×	58.40
13	4	Valentina Ivanova	RUS	58.38	58.30	58.38	58.32
14	11	Eha Rünne	EST	58.24	×	×	58.24
15	15	Cristina Boiț	ROU	58.10	58.10	×	×
16	8	Olena Antonova	UKR	57.92	57.56	57.92	54.82
17	7	Stella Tsikouna	GRE	56.66	×	53.62	56.66
18	18	Suzy Powell	USA	56.24	55.06	56.24	53.98
19	13	Isabelle Devaluez	FRA	55.08	55.08	×	53.92

Final Round (29 July 1996 — 18:45)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6
1	6	Ilke Wyludda	GER	69.66	68.02	69.66	66.70	67.86	67.34	×
2	2	Nataliya Sadova	RUS	66.48	62.04	65.66	63.34	66.48	65.72	65.82
3	10	Elina Zverava	BLR	65.64	63.96	65.64	65.64	63.02	64.10	64.84
4	5	Franka Dietzsch	GER	65.48	64.22	65.48	63.90	63.56	×	×
5	7	Xiao Yanling	CHN	64.72	56.90	63.34	63.72	60.86	64.72	×
6	8	Olga Burova-Chernyavskaya	RUS	64.70	64.70	64.06	×	64.20	61.40	×
7	4	Nicoleta Grasu	ROU	63.28	61.12	63.28	×	59.92	62.78	63.26
8	12	Lisa-Marie Vizaniari	AUS	62.48	62.48	×	59.62	60.32	×	59.96
9	11	Mette Bergmann	NOR	62.28	59.48	×	62.28	–	–	–
10	3	Teresa Machado	POR	61.38	61.38	60.48	60.02	–	–	–
11	1	Anja Gündler	GER	61.16	61.16	60.76	59.48	–	–	–
12	9	Iryna Yatchanka	BLR	60.46	×	57.76	60.46	–	–	–