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Hammer Throw, Women

Date	23 – 25 August 2004
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympiako Stadio, Olympiako Athletiko Kentro Athinon Spiros Loues, Maroussi
Participants	48 from 27 countries

Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) had a habit of placing second in major internationals – the 1998 Europeans and the 1999/2001/2003 World Championships, although she had won the 2002 European Championships. She was favored, having set nine world records with the hammer, but none since 1999. She led throughout, tossing 73.18 (240-1) in round one, and improving to 74.27 (243-8) in round two, and 75.02 (246-1) in round three – her best mark. Cubans Yipsi Moreno and Yunaika Crawford won the other medals, moving into these positions in rounds two and three.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	2903	Olga Kuzenkova	RUS	73.71 (1)	75.02 (1)	Gold	OR
2	1469	Yipsi Moreno	CUB	70.56 (7)	73.36 (2)	Silver
3	1447	Yunaika Crawford	CUB	71.74 (2)	73.16 (3)	Bronze
4	1888	Betty Heidler	GER	69.81 (8)	72.73 (4)
5	2699	Kamila Skolimowska	POL	68.66 (10)	72.57 (5)
6	1204	Volha Tsandar	BLR	69.61 (9)	72.27 (6)
7	1384	Zhang Wenxiu	CHN	71.56 (5)	72.03 (7)
8	3195	Iryna Sekachova	UKR	71.63 (4)	70.40 (8)
9	3131	Candice Scott	TTO	68.27 (12)	69.94 (9)
10	1343	Gu Yuan	CHN	71.65 (3)	69.76 (10)
11	1867	Andrea Bunjes	GER	70.73 (6)	68.40 (11)
12	2002	Alexandra Papageorgiou	GRE	68.58 (11)	66.83 (12)
13 r1/2	1428	Ivana Brkljačić	CRO	68.21 (13)	–
14 r1/2	1365	Liu Yinghui	CHN	68.12 (14)	–
15 r1/2	1760	Manuèla Montebrun	FRA	67.90 (15)	–
16 r1/2	2893	Yelena Konevtseva	RUS	67.83 (16)	–
17 r1/2	2068	Katalin Divós	HUN	67.64 (17)	–
18 r1/2	2093	Júlia Tudja	HUN	66.85 (18)	–
19 r1/2	2910	Tatyana Lysenko	RUS	66.82 (19)	–
20 r1/2	3265	Erin Gilreath	USA	66.71 (20)	–
21 r1/2	1898	Susanne Keil	GER	66.35 (21)	–
22 r1/2	1706	Sini Pöyry	FIN	66.05 (22)	–
23 r1/2	1567	Berta Castells	ESP	66.05 (23)	–
24 r1/2	2083	Éva Orbán	HUN	65.76 (24)	–
25 r1/2	1196	Maryia Smaliachkova	BLR	65.68 (25)	–
26 r1/2	2156	Ester Balassini	ITA	65.58 (26)	–
27 r1/2	2279	Yuka Murofushi	JPN	65.33 (27)	–
28 r1/2	2169	Clarissa Claretti	ITA	65.06 (28)	–
29 r1/2	3304	Anna Mahon	USA	64.99 (29)	–
30 r1/2	1836	Lorraine Shaw	GBR	64.79 (30)	–
31 r1/2	1200	Sviatlana Sudak	BLR	64.42 (31)	–
32 r1/2	1060	Bronwyn Eagles	AUS	64.09 (32)	–
33 r1/2	1072	Brooke Krueger	AUS	63.88 (33)	–
34 r1/2	2750	Vânia Silva	POR	63.81 (34)	–
35 r1/2	2518	Violeta Guzmán	MEX	62.76 (35)	–
36 r1/2	2022	Evdokia Tsamoglou	GRE	62.76 (36)	–
37 r1/2	1478	Aldenay Vasallo	CUB	62.64 (37)	–
38 r1/2	1550	Marwa Hussein	EGY	62.27 (38)	–
39 r1/2	3286	Jackie Jeschelnig	USA	62.23 (39)	–
40 r1/2	2001	Stella Papadopoulou	GRE	61.61 (40)	–
41 r1/2	1845	Shirley Webb	GBR	61.60 (41)	–
42 r1/2	1522	Lucie Vrbenská	CZE	60.29 (42)	–
43 r1/2	1037	Jenny Dahlgren	ARG	59.52 (43)	–
44 r1/2	1091	Debbie Sosimenko	AUS	57.79 (44)	–
45 r1/2	1431	Sanja Gavrilović	CRO	56.79 (45)	–
46 r1/2	1112	Marina Lapina	AZE	55.34 (46)	–
AC r1/2	1048	Lisa Misipeka	ASA	– (NM)	–
AC r1/2	1488	Eleni Teloni	CYP	– (NM)	–

Qualifying Round (23 August 2004 — 9:05)

Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 68.50 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance	2nd Best
1	Olga Kuzenkova	RUS	73.71	–	QOR
2	Yunaika Crawford	CUB	71.74	–	Q
3	Gu Yuan	CHN	71.65	–	QOR
4	Iryna Sekachova	UKR	71.63	–	Q
5	Zhang Wenxiu	CHN	71.56	–	Q
6	Andrea Bunjes	GER	70.73	–	Q
7	Yipsi Moreno	CUB	70.56	–	Q
8	Betty Heidler	GER	69.81	–	Q
9	Volha Tsandar	BLR	69.61	–	Q
10	Kamila Skolimowska	POL	68.66	–	Q
11	Alexandra Papageorgiou	GRE	68.58	–	Q
12	Candice Scott	TTO	68.27	–	q
13	Ivana Brkljačić	CRO	68.21	–
14	Liu Yinghui	CHN	68.12	–
15	Manuèla Montebrun	FRA	67.90	–
16	Yelena Konevtseva	RUS	67.83	–
17	Katalin Divós	HUN	67.64	–
18	Júlia Tudja	HUN	66.85	–
19	Tatyana Lysenko	RUS	66.82	–
20	Erin Gilreath	USA	66.71	–
21	Susanne Keil	GER	66.35	–
22	Sini Pöyry	FIN	66.05	64.35
23	Berta Castells	ESP	66.05	64.30
24	Éva Orbán	HUN	65.76	–
25	Maryia Smaliachkova	BLR	65.68	–
26	Ester Balassini	ITA	65.58	–
27	Yuka Murofushi	JPN	65.33	–
28	Clarissa Claretti	ITA	65.06	–
29	Anna Mahon	USA	64.99	–
30	Lorraine Shaw	GBR	64.79	–
31	Sviatlana Sudak	BLR	64.42	–
32	Bronwyn Eagles	AUS	64.09	–
33	Brooke Krueger	AUS	63.88	–
34	Vânia Silva	POR	63.81	–
35	Violeta Guzmán	MEX	62.76	61.45
36	Evdokia Tsamoglou	GRE	62.76	57.56
37	Aldenay Vasallo	CUB	62.64	–
38	Marwa Hussein	EGY	62.27	–
39	Jackie Jeschelnig	USA	62.23	–
40	Stella Papadopoulou	GRE	61.61	–
41	Shirley Webb	GBR	61.60	–
42	Lucie Vrbenská	CZE	60.29	–
43	Jenny Dahlgren	ARG	59.52	–
44	Debbie Sosimenko	AUS	57.79	–
45	Sanja Gavrilović	CRO	56.79	–
46	Marina Lapina	AZE	55.34	–
NM	Lisa Misipeka	ASA	–	–
NM	Eleni Teloni	CYP	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group A (23 August 2004 — 9:05-10:00)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	Group A Round One	Group A Round Two	Group A Round Three
1	22	Gu Yuan	CHN	71.65	71.65	-	-	OR
2	12	Iryna Sekachova	UKR	71.63	66.57	71.63	-
3	15	Andrea Bunjes	GER	70.73	70.73	-	-
4	23	Yipsi Moreno	CUB	70.56	70.56	-	-
5	19	Kamila Skolimowska	POL	68.66	67.29	68.66	-
6	3	Ivana Brkljačić	CRO	68.21	63.21	68.21	68.15
7	13	Yelena Konevtseva	RUS	67.83	66.88	67.83	×
8	24	Katalin Divós	HUN	67.64	67.39	67.64	×
9	14	Júlia Tudja	HUN	66.85	62.80	65.94	66.85
10	1	Erin Gilreath	USA	66.71	66.71	65.46	66.52
11	18	Berta Castells	ESP	66.05	64.30	×	66.05
12	6	Maryia Smaliachkova	BLR	65.68	65.68	65.31	×
13	5	Ester Balassini	ITA	65.58	×	54.97	65.58
14	8	Yuka Murofushi	JPN	65.33	65.33	×	63.42
15	2	Clarissa Claretti	ITA	65.06	62.43	×	65.06
16	20	Bronwyn Eagles	AUS	64.09	×	64.09	×
17	4	Brooke Krueger	AUS	63.88	63.00	×	63.88
18	9	Vânia Silva	POR	63.81	63.81	61.77	61.44
19	7	Evdokia Tsamoglou	GRE	62.76	57.56	62.76	×
20	17	Shirley Webb	GBR	61.60	61.60	×	×
21	16	Lucie Vrbenská	CZE	60.29	×	60.14	60.29
22	11	Jenny Dahlgren	ARG	59.52	×	×	59.52
23	10	Sanja Gavrilović	CRO	56.79	56.79	×	×
NM	21	Eleni Teloni	CYP	–	×	-	-

Qualifying Round, Group B (23 August 2004 — 10:50-11:45)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	Group B Round One	Group B Round Two	Group B Round Three
1	14	Olga Kuzenkova	RUS	73.71	73.71	-	-	OR
2	22	Yunaika Crawford	CUB	71.74	71.74	-	-
3	16	Zhang Wenxiu	CHN	71.56	71.56	-	-
4	4	Betty Heidler	GER	69.81	66.20	69.81	-
5	8	Volha Tsandar	BLR	69.61	66.20	×	69.61
6	5	Alexandra Papageorgiou	GRE	68.58	64.59	68.58	-
7	23	Candice Scott	TTO	68.27	×	66.97	68.27
8	21	Liu Yinghui	CHN	68.12	66.67	66.30	68.12
9	20	Manuèla Montebrun	FRA	67.90	64.31	67.74	67.90
10	13	Tatyana Lysenko	RUS	66.82	×	66.82	65.57
11	11	Susanne Keil	GER	66.35	66.35	×	×
12	12	Sini Pöyry	FIN	66.05	66.05	×	64.35
13	6	Éva Orbán	HUN	65.76	65.76	63.68	63.31
14	18	Anna Mahon	USA	64.99	64.11	64.99	61.65
15	15	Lorraine Shaw	GBR	64.79	63.06	63.13	64.79
16	19	Sviatlana Sudak	BLR	64.42	×	×	64.42
17	1	Violeta Guzmán	MEX	62.76	62.76	58.18	61.45
18	17	Aldenay Vasallo	CUB	62.64	62.64	60.71	61.08
19	9	Marwa Hussein	EGY	62.27	62.27	×	57.24
20	10	Jackie Jeschelnig	USA	62.23	58.00	×	62.23
21	24	Stella Papadopoulou	GRE	61.61	61.48	61.61	×
22	7	Debbie Sosimenko	AUS	57.79	×	57.79	57.62
23	3	Marina Lapina	AZE	55.34	55.34	50.60	×
NM	2	Lisa Misipeka	ASA	–	×	×	×

Final Round (25 August 2004 — 22:10-23:29)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6
1	9/8	Olga Kuzenkova	RUS	75.02	73.18	74.27	75.02	×	72.60	74.92	OR
2	12/5	Yipsi Moreno	CUB	73.36	×	72.68	×	×	73.36	×
3	1/7	Yunaika Crawford	CUB	73.16	70.98	71.43	73.16	×	×	70.06
4	8/6	Betty Heidler	GER	72.73	×	67.71	72.73	72.47	70.21	68.49
5	4/4	Kamila Skolimowska	POL	72.57	69.91	68.50	72.57	×	×	67.06
6	5/3	Volha Tsandar	BLR	72.27	66.17	70.15	72.27	65.01	×	68.63
7	10/2	Zhang Wenxiu	CHN	72.03	×	72.03	×	68.03	×	×
8	2/1	Iryna Sekachova	UKR	70.40	69.40	70.11	67.34	66.40	70.40	×
9	6	Candice Scott	TTO	69.94	63.13	69.94	68.51	–	–	–
10	7	Gu Yuan	CHN	69.76	67.59	68.62	69.76	–	–	–
11	3	Andrea Bunjes	GER	68.40	68.40	61.78	68.22	–	–	–
12	11	Alexandra Papageorgiou	GRE	66.83	×	63.26	66.83	–	–	–